The Mankato free press., 1923-06-15
FRANK T. MORSE ELECTED BY BOARD
ATTORNEY FOR BLUE EARTH COUNTY
Reversal Of Three Votes: Soldier Preference
Act Decided Officials In Their
Selection T oday

| ing Morse elected remained the
/ same as the informal ballot.
| The reading of the law governing
| the preference shown to soldiers IL
! governmental position in which they
! the qualified seemed to be the one
thing which changed the entire vote
of the board. Commissioner Hughes
was the most Cutspoken ia favor o.
| the appointment OF, an ex- soldier tc
| the office which would eliminate any
possible litigation over the matter IL
the future.
Salary At $4,000.
The board fixed the salary of the
| new county attorney at $4,000 a year
his appointment tc be effective or
June II, the same day the resigna
tiOn of Attorney Philips takes effect
Members of the appraisal commit
tee from the Mankato Realty Board
| appeared before the board with q
request that they be allowed 10 e
over applications Of abatemcnts ol
real estate taxes in the city before
being decided upon The board spoke
favorable upon the matter although
they did not take any official action
Members Of the committee were:
George Atchison. F. W. Hunt, o. w
W dlh6T anu -, =. T..
Members Of the committee stated
that it was the purpose of the com
mittee to see to it that the taxes OF
poor people in the city were regu
lated in comparison with the more
we'll to do citizens of the city. They
were advised to take up the matter
with the Mankato board of liquida-
tion.
Several delegations appeared be-
fore the board of commissioners yes
terday afternoon relative to school
district and road designation prob
lens. Several more delegations were
scheduled to appear before the board
at this afternoons. meeting. 1t is
probable that the meetings of the
commissioners will extend to tomor-
row morning.
Number Of Petitions.
A petition was received from VIII
liam Kruger, who acted as spokes-
man, and twenty seven other inter
ested parties relative to the vaca-
tion of a short piece of road in Sec
tion 13, township 10S and range 25
d hearing on the question was sci
for the board meeting July 9.
Two petitions were granted, thai
of Emil H. Blume and G. I. Frank
lin, requesting that they be set of
from Consolidated School District
No. 16 to Common School District
No. 80.
A delegation appeared requesting
that something be done regarding
work on County Ditch No. Sc. The
county attorney was requ"~trI to get
IN touch with the contractor ano
have Kim begin WORK on the ditch
| 'H,mediately.
A petition with forty fve sigma
turcs was presented to, the heard foI
the designation OF state aid road
from the Spring Island road TO cen
meet with Trunk Highway No. S
over the Jones Ford bridge and UP
the Dornberg hill. The board did not
take any official action in the matter
M. A. Nichols reported two serious
cases of tuberculosis, mother and
daughter of small means, for whom
county aid was requested. John D
Little appeared before the board
with a request that bridge be CON
structed in section 80, township OF
Decoria.
A delegation urged the board tc
designate state aid road nine miles
south of Lake Crystal. L. K. Fred =
erickson an6 several others request
ed that 1aVOrdDle aCLlOn De TAKEN
regarding the matter as soon\as pos
sible.
A large delegation attended yes
terday afternoons meeting relative
to the location of trunk highway
between Lake Crystal and Madelia.
James M. Mccarthy was the first
speaker and made fine presents
tion of the location situation. Adam
Andrews, of the Ceresco town board
spoke favorablv regarding the mat
ter. Phillip Murphy talked to the
board relative to the location OF
several bridges. F. A. Frederickson
spoke regarding the route OF the
road along the railroad tracks as the
preferable one.
The Lake Crystal Madelia road
question will come before the board
again when a representative of the
state highway commission attends
the meeting.
c. J. Laurisch when Informed of
the election of Frank Morse as coun-
ty attorney. said that he was p,easea
over the selection. It was rumored
around the court house this morning
that Mr.. Laurisch had withdrawn
from the field in favor OF Mr., Morse.
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