The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-04-11
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of County Commission
ers Of Blue Earth County, Mimi;
Special Session.

ers of Blue Earth County, Mimi;
Special Session.
| Mankato. 1dlnn., Thursday, March
Goth, 1913.-Board met at
m, pursuant to previous no
tice, to consider the petition OF
R. L. Houk, ct al, for state
rural highway No. 1, the viewers re
port of estimated benefits and dam
ages in said matter and the engi
neer's report in the premises under
the Elwell law All members were
present except Commissioner Hob
mann.
The chairman requested the audi.
tor to read the substance of the view.
ers' report that all present might
know the assessments liable to be
levied. This was done and num-
Der Of those present expressed their
views.
Hubert Bruels, one of the viewers.
briefly explained how the viewers es-
timated the benefits
After due consideration the board
made the following findings and or
der in said matter.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth.--ss
In the matter of the petition of
r. l.. Houk and others for state
rural highway in the county of Blue
Earth, state OF Minnesota, designate
and numbered as state rural high
way No. l.
The above entitled matter came on
duly to be heard by and before the
county board of the county of Blue
Earth, state of Minnesota, at spe-
clal meeting of said board duly call
ed for the purpose of hearing and
considering the petition of said state
rural highway in the above entitled
matter on the goth day of March,
A. ID. 1913, at o'clock p. M, of said
day, and 1t appearing by proper evil
dence that due notice had been given
of the tendency of said petition and
of said time OF hearing thereon, and
that Walter F. Brooks. the civil en-
gineer appointed by this board to
survey the route OF said highway, has
completed his work and duly filed
mis- report thereon in the office of
the county auditor of said county
and that the viewers appointed by
said board to view and report upon
said work have duly completed their
labors and made and filed their re-
port in due form of law in the Of
flee OF said county auditor. the said
county board did, at the time above
specified. proceed TO hear said petit
ton and said viewers report there
on; and said board having duly con-
sidered said petition and heard all
the parties interested for or against
the construction of said state rural
highway and all other matters per-
tanning thereto, find as follows, to-
wit: a@ SAGE
First: That the Said civil engineer
has completed his work and filed his
report thereon in all respects accord
ing to law s
Second: That the viewers appoint.
ed herein have duly completed their
labors and have made and filed their
report thereon according to law.
Third: That the estimated bene-
fits to be derived from the construc-
ton of said work are greater than
its total cost, including damages
awarded.
Fourth: That the damages and
benefits arising from the construction
of said state rural highway have
been duly awarded and assessed, and
that said work will be of public util-
ity and that said reports of said en-.
giDeer and viewers are complete and
correct
Fifth: That notice of this hearing
OF said petition and of said view
ers' report and said engineers report
has been duly given, published and
posted and mailed as by law re-
quired, and that proofs of said serv-
ice of said notice have been duly
made and filed in the office of the
county auditor of said county, and
that all other proceedings in the
matter have been made and taken in
accordance with the provisions of
law
Now. Therefore, AS conclusions
from the foregoing findings, we, the
county board of the county of Blue
Earth, state of Minnesota, at said
special session of said board, held at
the time above specified, being salts
fled that the proposed state rural
highway will be of public utility and
public benefit and convenience, do
hereby locate and establish the said
state rural highway according to the
report and specifications of said civil
engineer made and filed herein; and
do hereby establish and confirm the
report of the viewers made and filed
herein.
1t is further ordered, that the dam.
ages awarded to the persons and cor
porations named in the viewers re.
port herein, excess of benefits, be
paid out of the county treasury of
said county on warrants to be drawn
and attested by the auditor of said
county and signed by the chairman
Of this board. and delivered to the
persons entitled thereto as provided
by law.
Given under our hands this Goth
day of March, A. d. 1918.
BY the Board.
A. M. SCHNEEBERGER
Chairman Oh County Board of Blue
Earth County, Minnesota.
Attest:
c. L. Kennedy,
County Auditor and Ex.Officio
Clerk of Board.
auditors SeaD
On motion said order was adopted.
On motion board adjourned until 2
p. M, April 18th, 1913.
A. NJ. SCHNEEBERGER.