The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-23

hat all licenses terminate on the
4 st day of December, 1850, and that
or any part of the last half of the
Iear, no license be granted for less
han $40.
Bids for planking west end of the
Garden City bridge, was then opened
" follows:
Chas. Foster, Tloo
Jobn Walker. Sl6b |
John Mccall, $25i |
Bids for putting u new top floor on
The approaches 10 the Shelby bridge.
John Walker. so
Cbas Eoster. SOS |
The contracts for planking ut the
west end OF Garden City bridge and
for putting new top floor on the
to the Shelby bridge. were
awarded TO Chas. Foster on his bids.
Bond of J. q. Fowler. register of
deeds, In the sum of S5.Wn. with j.
X. Tinkcom, Chas. Mansfield. y. =.
shannon, Noah Webster. John T..
Meagher, Jacob Guenthers. Isaac
Cheshire. l.. IL. Carney, VIM. Bier.
tMueI uipu w III. h' h''"i'"' 40 WV
ties, was approved.
Liquor license bond of j. G. Byers'
dorf, for saloon in the village Of Hi
ton, with Ferdenand Byersdorf and
John Bestman ~ SurcticS, was ap-
proved AMI license ordered granted
upon payment of SIS into the county
treasury.
Liquor license bond of VIM. tlrich
with county treasurers receipt for SO
attached for saloon In village ii I'LL
ton. with i. II. Carney ami Peter
Thielman aS sureties. was approved,
and license ordered granted.
Liquor license bond of Il. J. Mich.
elke with county trcasurers receipt
for SIS attached for saloon in village
of Good Thunder, with i. II. Carney
and John Nagli, ~ surities. was al'
proved and license ordered granted.
Ordered that the bond of ID. {.
Evans rs county treasurer elect, he
fixed at 81, 900.
County attorney Freeman reported
that In the case of commissioners al
Blue Earth county vs. John Jordon,
he had collected SIPS, of which
amount he had paid sheriff's and clerks
fees $3.50, and tho remainder, S3.I%
he had disposited in the county treas
ury to the credit of the poor fund
Ordered filed.
| Report of county superintendent
! for the month of December, 1919, rc
cciyed and ordered placed on file.
Ordered that the salary of the c0Iin
ty superintendent for the ensuing
: year DO fixed ut 81, 100.
Adjourned till s., Il. M. tomorrow
January eth, lSSU. s., II. M, bourC
met; all present.
The committee appointed to exam
inc the Hilton Bridge, reported that
tho bridge was built according to con
tract, and that the approaches were
finished in good shape; report adopted
The chairman was authorized t.
pay the Canton Wrought Iron Bridge
Company the balance due on thci
contract for Hilton bridge.
The committee appointed to opel
bids fdf the purchase Of $4,000. Min
nesota river bridge bonds reported
that they had received bids as fol
lows:
Merchants National Bank Of II
Paul. $4,000. or will take bonds II
par, and pay premium Of Onc.hali %
one per cent.
James McCutchcn. will take bond
at par, and pay preium of $50.
10. A. Marsh will take $500
worth of bonds and pay $685.
bonds To bear per cent.
q. ii. Marsh will pay premium q
SOL on whole amount, $4,000.
The bonds We're sold to Joseph Ne
Cutchen, OF his bid; Report adopted
, The committee appointed to opcl
bids for rebuilding the Blue Fart
bridge, reported that they had recei y
ed bids rs follow;
Dennis Sullivan, wooden, s ola
Durfee d Carroll. 2,439, 3
Farrell 4 Smith, " 30
Ii. j.. Horton, - 2,jO
ii. +. Horton, continuation, 300
Canton Co., iron, and take old
iron ut $3.50, 4,lH
Canton Co., from floor beams, 4,j@
" Z" wooden floor beams, 4.UJ
Ht tOtlttdIl wan w i'i
: mis- sullivan on his bid, and the chat
, man was authorized to enter into
4 contract with him. and that he De =,
, uuired to give bond with two goo
sureties. IN the sum Of 81. l43; repol
adopted.
Claim OF John =. Davis for TIRE
r bounty on sc "a sec 50, l0S. y, (Ju,
I sOn) refused for non compliance wit
the statutes.
Communication of s. Parks, trca
D ilrer of Blue Earth Valley stock Co
\. In regard TO the assessment of Il hors
/, in the town of Shelby, In 1878, rcfc
red to commissioner Swan for invest
CATION.
= Ordered that the tax on Walt
$ alton of $l93 personal property again'
Edward Scott of the town of Mlnki
:, to, he abated for the year 1879, q
- evidence of the records, the san
. property being assessed In the tow
G of Mcpherson, Adjourned till
1 p. N.
I'D. M, board met; all presen
Application of j, +. Brown, &,
u aid for Mrs. Mccormick of MapletOl
was referred 10 commissioner Gaino
q Ordered that $50 be allowed til
;. town board of Medic, towards bull,
=, Ing u bridge across the Little Cobb
u In sections % and "a. and that enous
u lumber I've furnished from the Blu
Earth bridge to complete said bridge
~ far rs said lumber will suit.
Petition of. Brown and Others I
set off = J.. sec ~, ; and > n
q sec 90 and all 1f sections - and 3,
l0S, %, from school district l21 an
-, form the same into Il new school iii
trict, was granted.
Petition of Robert Johnson. to 81
| of the W - sw a see -, lO;. -. frol
school district ~ to ". received IN
q notices ordered posted; hearing St
for March IL. 1880. Petition Of j. 7
King. to set off the ne 4 see II. ln1
= -, from school district No. Il Ia lN
was granted.
Petition Of Jos. Dauk 20 set off )
sw and ! NV sw and Sc ne 'sw Sc
-, 100, rs, from school district NJ
Is To j., was not granted,
/ Petition Of Ezra Mullen and other
to attach parts OF school district 4
and IS to districts -. Faribault com
ty, WAS not granted.
The following officers reported fee
and receipts for the year ending Dee
3lst, 1879, rs follows:
J. q. Fowler, register of deeds, : | ,s5
l.. Schweitzcr, sheriff
Arrests, commitments and dis
charging criminals, 2l0.3,
Serving summons and other pa.
pers, 1904
Attendance in court, 100
F0reclosureand execution sales, 1854
Board Of prisoners, 1879, 5000