The Mankato free press., 1915-04-16
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY coMMie.
sioNeRs OF BLUE EARTH
COUNTY MIMI
Special Session.

MankatO, Minn., Feb. lSth. 1915.
All members OF the board con
vened at Q n. IN. pursuant to adjourn
ment.
A petition signed by n. VI. Ander.
son and "a others who reside in
South Bend and LeIIillier. was re
ceiyed asking for a foot path on the
north side OF the Blue Earth river
bridge Commissioner Foley was direct
ed to take the matter up with the
city OF Mankato. ..
A motion was made and carried
that Roy II. Allison be authorized to
employ Philip +. Comstock as as.
sistant engineer on all ditch and
drainage work on which he Is now
or may hereafter be appointed as
engineer.
A number OF interested parties ap-
peared relative to the change OF
route of state road No. . in section
Il. Garden City. made on December
nth. 1914. the following resolution
was introduced.
Resolved: that the change OF rou,e
on state road No. 0 In Sec. II. Garden
City. made on Dec. 11th. 1914. be
rescinded and the road left as orl.
ginally laid. On motion duly carried,
the same was adopted.
Monthly morbidity report of state
board Of health for Dec. 1914 and
circulars accompanying were read and
filed.
large number of persons appear.
ed relative to a bridge at the Finke
Ford in section 2S. Rapidan and pre-.
sented largely signed petition. The
highway engineer will view the site,
take soundings and estimate the cost
The Blue Earth County Abstract
company requested that they be nj.
lowed a room In the court house and
permission TO copy the Register Of
deeds records. Action was deferred
until afternoon.
On motion. board adjourned at 12
m. to meet at 1890 p. IN.
Board resumed business at lao
p. m. ..
County Attorney Schmitt presented
a report on county ditch No. % and
read an offer from the surety thereof.
Moved and seconded that the county
attorney be authorized TO offer them n
settlement upon the payment to the
county OF $75G.00 within two weeks Of
the time they are notified IL they do
not accept, the county auditor shall
be authorized 10 advertise and resell
the job. Motion carries. ...-
A petition was received for a change
OF road in Sections 90 and "a, LeRay.
signed by Frederick Stankey and 26
others. The date for hearing on same
was set for p. m. April 22nd. 1915.
The chairman appointed all the men,
bers OF the board as the committee on
said change. to meet at proposed
change at 3 p. m. April 2lst. 1916.
The board adjourned at 5:45 n. m.
to meet at Q q. m. February 18th
Friday. February 10Th. 1916.
All members of the board convened
at o a. IN. = ..r
On motion. the sheriff was author
lied to make any sale or. trade of the
county bloodhound which he consider.
ed would be for the hest interest of
the county. ..
The following were selected from
whom to draw jurors:
Grand-McPherson. Henry +. VIII
son: Eagle Lake. Nelson Reed: De-
cor'a. \. n. Burlison: Mankato Twp,
Michael Wagner. Lime. William Och
Ter. Albert Lentz: City. End ward.
Ernest Roscnberger; City. 9Th ward,
Henry Madison: Lake Crystal, VIM.
O. Hughes: Cambria. James A..
Thomas; Rapldan. Carl ]. Mohr. c..
N. Strand: Shelby. Frank Hannay,
VIM. Cole: Pleasant Mound. Chas.
Sulfow, Ceresco. James Cooling; Me.
do, p. L. Olson: Mapleton Twp. Fay
ette Hicks: .Mapleton Village, w. ID.
Sprague; Beauford. John Krengel;
Sterling. Frank Rehse; Lyra, Martin
Conroy; Good Thunder. Frank p.
Fairchild.
Petit-McPherson. T.. F. Froehlich:
LeItay, Frank Riese; jamestown, Ed
ward Danberry: Madison Lake, os-
car Wells; Decoria. II. A. Wilder:
Mankato Twp. Dan Foley: City. LIST.
ward. John +. Lemke. Ferdinand
Graf. J. NJ. Huettl; City. 3rd ward. p.
II. McGraw; City. 4th ward. Frank
Mention. A. p. Stone: City. 9Th ward.
Hugh G.. Jones. T.. r. Rutan ]. X.
Penhale: hudson. William J. Roberts;
Lincoln. Edward Johnson: Butternut
Valley. Ellis L. Jones. Robert James:
Shelby. John Kienholtz, John Geise;
Amboy, Chas. Chamberlain: Vernon
Center Twp Fred wingen. Richard
Jones; Garden City, Knute Peterson;
Danville, O. c. Latourelle; Mapleton
Twp. Emil Proehl. Robert lager;
Maplston Village Julius Richter:
Beauford. John Albright: Sterling, r.
+. Alderman; Lyra. T. IT. Mountain,
Michael Caven.
The following resolution was intro
duced.
Whereas. the county road running
north and south ,on the east side OF
section 2l and the county road run
ming north and south on the east side
of sections 6 and .. Township 105.
range 2s, Blue Earth county. Mime