The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
.GOODTHUNDER IS MUCH
|. TAKEN UP IN HIGHWAY
State Road No. us DESIGNATED
BY County Board.

The newly designated state road
running from Mankato to this place
and thence south to Sterling and
Amboy, was thoroughly inspected OIL
Thursday, says The Good Thunder
Herald. County Commissioners Mad
igan, Olson, Hanson and Schnee-
berger, County Surveyor Brooks and
George NJ. Palmer and John Hob
mann of Mankato, accompanied by a
number of our local business men,
went over the north end of this
road and arrived here at noon
Following lunch the matter of i'm
proving this road Under plans for
merly considered, were discussed,
but no definite plans were adopted,
other than that Mr.. Brooks has been
authorized TO make survey and
prepare estimates, which in this
case is equivalent to an admission
by the board that some work will
be undertaken. '..
County Road and Bridge Fund.
1t is learned that there is in the
ter of about $4,000, which with an
equal expenditure from the state.
makes an available sum of $4,000
for road work this year, and this
has already been designated or ap-
propriated. True, portion of this
has been designated for state road
No. Z, but not enough to carry
through the work that has been ask
ed for, consequently it is felt that
only about half of the work can be
done this year
AS regards the cost of the work
it is merely from visual inspection
yet estimated Coming out of Man
kato and for distance of about
five miles, the road winds around,
and up and down many steep hills.
Here would be fully three-fourths
if not more of the entire cost of
the grading and the bulk of this ex-
pcnse should be borne by Mankato,
as they are the ones specially
benefited.
Practically Level Stretch.
The next seven miles to this
place is through practically level
stretch, through which Mr.. Brooks
estimates that the grading could be
done for $25 per mile. There are
but two bad places in these seven
miles, one the Bartch ravine, the
other the Houk hill, three-fourths
of a mile out, but neither of these
places need concern us as they en-
tail no cost upon the county. The
former place is provided for in an
appropriation Of 5000 by Rapidan
town. The grading OF the latter
place alone is estimated at at least
81 900, but Good Thunder not only
assumes this as her prCportionate
share of the work, but undertakes
| to cut down smaller hill and gray
ell from there into the village. Con-
sidering that our population num-
bers but 419 this is considered q
most generous donation and the
proper spirit in which to boost the
good road movement
Liberality of Petitioners.
With all the petitions for ROAD
aid before the county commissioners
| it is doubtful indeed if any are
showing the liberality OF the Good
Thunder petitioners, and for this rea-
son alone the board would be tuily
justified in materially and financial
| ~ encouraging the same. Coupled
with this it is an important, wen
traversed road, is about centrally TO-
| Gated and it's Improvement under
| state grade and specifications would
/ be the awakening of greater sys-
| lem of road building for the south
ern part of the county.
In case the commissioners award
! the contract for only part OF this
grading this year, it is naturally IN
ferred that it will be in this local
ity since here only has any DEFINITE
aid been pledged 1t is hoped how
ever that those interested in Man
kato will make sufficient offer as
to induce the road to be built the