The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-01-30
$l,7S0.S5

Filing, &c, town officers bonds, 1850 |
Fees in suits, civil and criminal, 1852. "a
Total, 81, 7S0.S5
January I, 1880. Bond of John
Lilly, county surveyor, in the sum of
$500, with j. q. Fowler and j. j.
Thompson, rs sureties, was approved.
Ordered that the salary of the coun.
~ attorney for the ensuing year, be
fixed ut 81 900.
Annual report Of the overseer of
the poor, received and ordered fled.
Sundry bills allowed. and the board
adjourned.
Up. m.; board met, all present ex-
:ept Kelly. The board then made Il
list of qualified persons to serve as
grand and petit jurors.
January Sth. At 81 a. m, board
net, Ill present; ordered the chairman
re authorized to advertise for pro.
posals for digging we'll ut the jail,
lids to be opened Jan. 24th, 1880, At
- IN. Ordered that the chairman be
authorized u have the necessary re.
pairs made on the Tivoli bridge.
Ordered that the board select the
site for the bridge at Jones ford. on
Ian. Goth, 1880.
Ordered that the chairman appoint.
ed committee on poor farm for the
ensuing year. Messrs. Kelly, Hughes
and swan were appointed as such com.
mittec. Sundry bills were allowed,
and the board adjourned til y p. IN.
At IL p. M: board met, all pres.
ent.
Bond of ID. c. Evans. county treas
urer, in the sum of $1,000, with oath
Of office attached. with Z. Bradley,
| d. Il. Owen, W. J. Williams, W. W.
Davis. G. T. Barr, G. A. Chapman,
j. \. Jones, W. II. Price and l.. Il.
NJ. Fletcher, rs sureties, was APPROX
ed.
Application OF W. J. Williams and
u. J. Williams for abatement of 1879
road tax on personal property, in
town of Cambria. was refused for
want of jurisdiction and communities
ton ordered filed.
Petition of G. \. Clark and others
in the town of Mapleton, received.
and McSsrs. Gainor, Hughes and
Swan. were appointed a committee to
examine said road, to meet ut Maple
ton on the 10Th Of Feb, 1880; adjourn
ed till H. tomorrow, 10 visit poor
| farm.
January 9th, H.. p. M, board met.
all present. Bids were opened for
blank books, blanks, stationary and
printing.
Ordered that the several newspapers
published in the county are hereby
authorized to publish the proceedings
of the board for the ensuing year, at
a compensation of S25 each for the
| year.
The board of audit reported rs fol-
lows: TO the Honorable Board of
Commissioners of Blue Earth county.
The undersigned would respectfully
report. so requested by the said board
of audit, in order to receive bids from
the blanks for the deposit of the
county funds for the year ending Dec.
3lst, 1880; no bids were received.
Signed.
Jacob Born chairman. Mankato.
Jan. 9th, 1880.
Ordered that the county bounty for
wolves be fixed ut SIS each, for all
wolves caught and killed within the
limits of this county. up TO April LIST,
and $3.50 each for all wolves caught
or killed from that date up to Oct. LIST,
of each year. This order to stan1
until otherwise ordered.
The publication Of the delinquent
tax list, was awarded to John c. Wise,
AZ ten cents per description. 1t was
therefore, Resolved that the Manka-
TO Weekly Review, newspaper of
general circulation, printed in the
English language, and which has
been Regularly published for at least
three months prior to this date. in
the city of Mankato, county of Blue
Earth, State Of Minnesota, Is hereby
designated as the newspaper in which
the Notice and Delinquent tax list
shall be pub ished as provided 10y
sections Il and p. Chap. ! Of the
General Laws of 1873, and that the
rond for the faithful performance OF
Of the above be fixed at 81 900.
J. A. II. Howerwas was elected
pverseer of the poor farm, and the
rmount Of his bond WAS fixed 1T 81 900.
Adjourned till 81 Il. m, tomorrow.
Jan. 10th, board met So r. M, all
present.
! Liquor license bond of NJ. B. Rasdall.
with county treaSurer's receipts for
SIS, attached for saloon in village of
Hilton, with +. b. Haynes and A.
White, sureties, was approved, and
license ordered granted.
Ordered that 8 a, Of l7'l00a, Of e
IL i Il, of W q 3 a, of ne sw l8, l08,
rs, be redeemed from sale for tax OF
1875, being paid twice on evidence of
the record.
Application Of the town Of Manka.
to for aid in repairing roads and
bridges, laid over till next meeting.
Bond of G. n. Gilmore, county com.
missioner, in the sum of $1,000, with
Geo. NJ. Ray and Gaylord Lamb, as
sureties. was approved.
The salary of the overscer of the
poor farm, was fixed at $500 per an.
mum, he to furnish all necessary help
at his own cost.
Ordered that the chairman be an.
thorized to sell 100 cords of soft wood
from the poor farm.
Ordered that the Overseer Of the
poor farm be authorized to get 100
cords of wood chopped and piled at
poor farm, Adjourned till IL p. m.
~ p. m. board met. all present.
County surveyor, Lilly, was direct.
ed to supcrintend the erection of Blue
Earth river bridge.