The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-18

county auditor request the city council
and assessor to investigate the blocks
affected and recommend how these
parties can be relieved. The motion
was carried
IL was moved and seconded that pur
suant to an agreement made in 1919
$l00. 90 be paid Carl -. Wilson and
$1,000 be paid 10 Gilbert Gilbertson
FOR thing done on State Road No 6.
The motion was carried.
II was moved and seconded that the
AUDITORS Plat of part Of Lot 4. Section
80. Town 100. Range %. be approved.
The motion was carried.
Blume. asking that certain lands be
set of from Consolidated School Dis
! trict No. is 20 Common SCHOOL District
No. 80 This was set for hearing at 2
+. Nj. June, eth. 1929.
\ petition was received from G.. |.
Franklin. asking that certain lands be
! set of from Consolidated School Dis
trict No. 10 to Common School Dis
trict No. 80. This was set for hearing
at 2:30 p. NJ. June 7th. 1928.
The county auditor read a letter from
! the State Weed Inspector relative to
! plans for weed inspection for 1928.
This was discussed at considerable
! Geo. w. Champhn spoke relative TO
! County Ditch No. SO and 10 the OBJ
| jections which have been raised to
| certain features. me interested Ddi
ties would like TO have some disinter-
ested attorney investigate and report
on the matter. They feel that his
charges should be paid by the county
and charged against the ditch. {. A.
| Fossen OF Montevideo would be salts
! factory 10 considerable number.
A very large DELEGATION appeared to
support a petition recently filed for a
state aid road running South and West
! from Lake Crystal. Geo. w. Champlin
! acted as spokesman. L. r. Kraus. Geo.
f. Austin. NJ. j. Barney. l. n. Fred
erickson, !, n. Olson r c: WILDER
James and others spoke in support of
/ the petition.
The board will consider the matter
later.
until 80 p. NJ. and resumed business
The board discussed the state aid
road which had been presented before
adjournment.
Engineer c. r. Schwanenberg. filed his
report as to clean out work needed
! on County Ditch No. %
! II was moved that the engineers re-
port he accepted and that he be
authorized TO employ the necessary
| help and have the ditch repaired: The
motion was seconded and carried.
At P. NJ. Pursuant to~notice legally
given, the board proceeded to hear the
petition OF the school board Of Consoli-
/ dated School District No. is. to have
certain lands set from District No. %
! to their district
Fred. c. WILDER. clerk of District No.
! 25. spoke against the granting Of the
| petition and denied some Of the Gains
made in the petition. Godfrey Wend-
! landt and others also opposed the petit
| ton.
Comr Hughes moved that the ped-
ton be denied. The motion was second
/ ed and carried.
At 3 p. m. pursuant to notice legally
given. the board proceeded to hear the
! petition of the school board Of Consoli-
dated School District No. Is to have
certain lands set from District No. 20
TO their district.
After the petition was read, Attorney
for District No. 20 J. w Schmitt OBJ
| jected to the granting OF the petition
| for several reasons which he stated. A
remonstrsnce was also presented.
John NJ. Chapman spoke in support
Of the petition and gave reasons why
it had been presented. J. w. Schmidt
requested that some OF the parties
present be sworn as witnesses and ex-
amined as to the facts OF the case
! l.. r. Krause was sworn by Chairman
Alderman and examined. He was
questioned by Mr.. Schmitt and others.
F. r. Wilde was similarly sworn and
Otto .. Hohenstein next took the
stand and testified. F. II. Wrightson
was the next witness.
E. d. Baker made some statements.
| without being sworn.
]. NJ. Chapman was sworn and made
some statements in regard to the mat
| tiers involved in the petition. E. G..
Buffer was sworn and examined as to
some OF the matters which had been
! testified to by Mr.. Chapman and others.
/ Knud Petersen was sworn and stated
ne was not in favor of the petition and
had signed the remonstrance.
Gerold Hanson made statements as
to some parties who wished to be set
into District No. Is. He was examined
as to other matters.
c. F. Griffith was sworn and testified;
10 d. Baker was sworn and made
an argument against the petition. Mr..
Chapman challenged some of the state
ments made by Mr.. Baker. and Mr..
Baker made some further statements In
! explanation.
Geo. r. Gilman was sworn and testi-
fed as to some OF the children who are
attending the consolidated school. He
! requested that the petition be granted.
| Attorney Schmitt summed up the op-
position to the petition.
Nj. Chapman spoke Of the railroad
crossings and that a man was sent
John Schiokiing was sworn and spoke
as to the danger at the railroad cross
Tho hearing was declared closed;
| II was moved that the petition be
denied. The motion was seconded and
| carried.
| The town board of Mcpherson ap-
4 peared relative TO a bridge needed be-
| tween Sections and 16 on new road.
| II will require about a so foot span
| and they desire aid in constructing IT..
| 1t was moved and seconded that the
county would pay half Of the cost II
| the work Is done under the supervision
of the highway engineer. The engineer
/ was instructed to prepare plans and
| specifications and the county auditor to
| advertise for bids at the proper time.
| The motion was carried.
| On motion. the board adjourned at s
p. NJ. until 9 A. NJ. May End 1923.
May and. 1923.
| All members of the board resumed
business at A. NJ. pursuant to adjurn-
ment.
II was moved and seconded that the
purchasing agents be authorized to buy
| courts office. The motion was carried.
The county surveyor brought up the
matter of some repairs needed on
judicial Ditch No. 3.
| A letter was read from F. NJ. Kali
| sersatt relative to issuing bonds for
| trunk highway construction in this
| county. 1t was ordered placed on file.
County Surveyor Schwanenberg filed
reports on the condition and need Of
repairs of County Ditch No. So and
Judicial bitches 3, Z, IL and 2S.
pairs and changes be made under the
supervision of the county surveyor. no
change to be made in the course OF a
ditch until the written consent OF the
property holder affected is obtained. No
change to be made which will increase
| the cost Of repairs to more than they
| would be as the ditch is now located.