The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-06
SHARP DEBATE BEFORE
BOARD; DITCH PETITION
From Saturdays Daily.

from saturdays Oaity.
There was a real warm time at
the meeting of the county COM
mlssioners yesterday afternoon. The
discussion resembled some of those
hot debates that take place in con-
gress once in awhile. Those who
entered into the gabfest did not
use diplomatic language, but rather
they resorted to words that would
do credit to a Roosevelt Once or
of the board to throw out a peace
offering in order to restore order
The vaudeville performance, it is
said, resulted over petition for
ditch in Ceresco township William
Cooling petitioned for ditch to be
known as No. 81. Six farmers own
ing $40 acres of land opposed the
petition strenuously and four people
owning $40 acres of land were in
favor of it. What these farmers
said to each other in their attempt
to convince the board as to it's
merits or dement's will not be print
ed, but the board finally took no
action on the matter, but will pro-
badly settle it this afternoon.
A committee of Mankato business
men came before the board and ask
ed for an appropriation for the
Mankato fair. The committee did
not specify the amount The matter
was left over until this afternoons
session.
The Good Thunder Road.
Road construction under the new
Elwell law will probably be started
soon. Judge Lorin Cray and George
M. Palmer appeared before the
board and presented a petition ask
ing the board to proceed with the
construction of the Good Thunder
road. On motion of Commissioner
John H. Holman the petition was
received The bond was fixed 1T
5000. This bond was furnished, and
the road construction will probably
start shortly.
City Commissioner J. ID. Humiston
asked the county to pay $195, being
one-fourth of the cost of replanking
the Main street bridge across the
Minnesota river and also $40 for
repaving the street on the Jackson
street SIDE
Morgon Brooks and Attorney c. o.
DALEY presented request to ap-
point viewers to consider damages
caused by the construction of Judi
cial Ditch No. 1. This petition was
denied on the advice of County At
torney ]. w. Schmitt, because of
lack of jurisdiction.
Money Allowed on Contract.
G. E. Gilbertson of ST. James was
allowed $1,552.32 for work on Ditch
No. q. A delegation representing
the Lake Washington and Volk road
asked for improvements where the
road goes around the foot of Volk
hill. The matter was deferred until
later during the session.
A petition signed by Robert Hall
and twenty-four others was present
ed, asking for change of road in
Section %, Rapidan township. A
committee of the full board was
named to meet with the committee
of the Good Thunder people com
posed of C. H. Matzke, C. F. Ulrich,
Henry Kuehn and Louis Miscke. A
petition for the improvement OF the
road between Lake Crystal and the
Watonwan river, and Butterheld
bridge, was received. With it came
two subscription lists amounting to
$1,4OO These petitions were con-
sidered favorably and one-halt OF
the S1.4OO was allowed toward the
road. The county will give $500 this
year and $500 next year, thus the
total Improvement that being $4,000.
These lists for $1,400 were gotten
up by farmers which shows the
interest taken in good roads.