The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-08-06
poor
road aud bridge.


Total, s,o3i ~
The chairman of the board was author
wed 10 purchase one of ButtcrIicld's fan
ming mills for use on the poor farm.
Orlcrc,L that the chairman bcauthoiZ
cd to prepare plans and specifications
and advertise for bids for building I'm
iron bridge at Garden City, bids to be
received up Ia noon on the 18th day Of
August, and opened on that day by the
members of the board as II committee of
the whole. said committee being hereby
authorized Ia enter into contract for the
samr at their discretion.
Ordered, That Mr.. Swan be authoriz
cd To have the Garden City bridge piers
repaired.
On motion ordered that $544 be trans
icrrcd from State school fund and 81 .33
from State University fund to unappol- =
toned school fund, being unaccountcd
for balance from former years.
The board adjourned to ~ T.. NJ, to
visit Lcllillcr to investigate matters re-
lating to IN obstruction of the highway,
it being reported that the ST. u. IL S. &.
Il. II. Co. was building culvcrt in Nc
Kcnzic street in said village to the dam.
age Of t.aycl.
2ia T.. NJ. Board met, all present.
The list of qualified voters to serve ~
grand and petit jurors in place Of those
drawn at the last general term of court,
was made out. The board adjourned Ia
. \. NJ, July 23d.
The chairman Of the board was i'll
StruCtcd to notify the contractor for
building the Blue Earth bridge and hi,
bOndsmcn To complete the same i'll aCcGr-
dance with the terms of the contract
within thirty days, and that if it is moi
done within that time the board will
complete the bridge at their expense.
The board having made and sworn Il
their estimate Of money necessary to bt
raised by tax to conduct the affairs of tho
county for the ensuing year, it was
Ordered, That there he levied on III,
taxable property Of the county for thu
year 1880, per ccntum sufficient to pro
ducc for the different funds the follow
ing amounts, viz:
For county lunds...... ..................s is,so
" poor . ..... .................. 4,5W
road and bridge fund ................. 7.6O
Blue Earth bridge fund. ............... 75
hinncsOa river bridge fund. ........ 75
Road and bridge, mill rs authorized
by the voters of the county, November
1913; also, mill for general school pur
poses.
Certificate Of Geo. Green town clerk o
Shelby, stating that at IN annual town
meeting held March nth, 1871, it wa
voted not TO grant license TO sell in.OX
eating liquors in said town. Received
and ordered to be placed on file.
| Liquor license bond of j. +. Murtoi
for saloon in town Of Vernon, with J. A
Arnold and VIM. Gasslcr rs siIrItics, wa
approved and license ordered granted up
on payment Of $40 fee into county treas
ury, provided that the township of Yer
non Center has not voted against grant
ing license.
Consideration of proposition to st. Pau
and Sioux City II. Il. Co. to settle RICH
Of way damage suit to county squar
was laid over to next meeting.
Ordered, That the taxes for 1870, z
and ~ on und Il Sc sw 3, 10S, 20, b
abated, the land being railroad land no
| contracted for those years.
| Ordered, that the auditorcause und !
sw nc sec, 81, 100, 25, to be Icdecmc'
from sales for taxes Of 1874, being douh
y assessed.
Ordered, that the auditor cause 10
of S 10H OF ne sw NV sec, IS, 10S, 81
to DC redeemed from sales for taxes q
1874, Is, 20, II and IS, and that the ia
of 1870 he abatcd, said lands being tax
ed rs blocks in West Mmkato. Als'
1915 bo refunded VIM. II. Shepard
said amount being tax of 1873, paid b
him on same land.
Ordered, that the auditor cause g
sc NV and swlI SC NV %, 105, go, to u
redeemed from taxes for 1871 to 1877;
and that the 1879 tax be abatcd; ais
the taxes from 1871 to 1879, on NV 5
NV same section, DC abated, this Ian
being government land up to Jan. 9
1880, as shown by the statement of til
U. s. land office.
Ordered, that sw NV sec O, 107, go, L
redeemed from sale for taxes of 1878, b,
ing government land.
Ordered, that the rear OK feet of 81
lot 6, block 8, MankatO, be redecmc
= from sale of taxes of 1874 to 1870, the
f being no such land.
, Ordered, that the NV sc sw sec 90, 10
90, be redeemed from sales for tax
from 1878 to 1870, being doubly asse
sed.