The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1881-11-25
Commissioners Proceedings.

Nov. 18th, 1881. Board me-. Pres.
ent Commissioners Swan, Galnor.
Hughes, Kelly and Forster.
On motion, the sum of $40 was
fixed as the price of license for Auc'
tionecrs in Blue Earth county for the
term of one year.
The following bids were received
for building Il house for the accom-
modauon of the poor ut the pooi
farm.
Jesse wclch Il Perry wysong ie-5 90
Jacob PIatf ......... cCo W
The following bids were received
for building two stone ahutmeniS for
bridge over the little Cottonwood
river in the town of Cambria, 1t Col.
Shaw's:
James Griiiiths ........'.'...... sS'"i
Juu. Mccall 80. ..'....... o,.oU
%. 4. Davis \ Co................ -''>'
The following bids were received
! for building IN ahutment for extern.
sion of bridge 1T Garden City
Jno. Mccall ............ ....... S!.3n
James Grlihths ..-....... ....-... -''"'
Petition OF Patrick O'Connor and
/ sixty-one others for Il bridge across
I the lie Sucur river i'll section 10.
town of Mcpherson was received and
ordered ,,iaced Oh file.
Petition of J. billy and others for
change Of road i'll the town OF l.eRay,
WAS received and MeSsrs. Hughes.
Forster and Kelly were appointed a
committee 10 examine road and To
yAf /
ouist at o'clock Z. NJ on the 23rd
Ci December 1881.
Board adjourned to meet Nov. Is.
Nov. 10TH. Board met, all present
Petition of V. ii. May and Others
for change o! the old Bennett road
in the township Of ManEa.o was re
ceived and Commissioners Hughes
Kelly and Forster were appointed /
committee to examine said road, Il
meet nj the house of ID. Foley ut s
o'clock i. y, on the 23rd day OF
December 1881.
Petition of Ed. Koch and others
tor change of road i'll the town OF
Lime received and rejected on ac'
cgunt If error in descriptions.
The board Of Audit submitted the
following report which was adopted
and ordered published.
TO the Board of County Commission
els OF Blue Earth County
The Board of Audit wonld re-
srectfully report that they have thi:
day eXaii,.gel the accounts of county
treasurer's Once sGd found as fol
lows
County Treasurer Debtor us shown
by IN books lnAudtor's Office Slisi' :
f,r which the Tr, asurcr exhibited
. Receipts from ist Nat Bank $685. 10
BANK .,3y' Il
Receipt from City Bank 5.ei =
Town orders 80. ......... 5i> s,
School orders ...........-. . -
VIII bounty orders against
: STATE .. ........- Gee. l." %
Drafts, checks, currency,
silver, gold 81. .......... 3,H22 ".-S2+,s'' =
Nankato, Mimi, Sept. -. ISL.
JAS. Is SWAY, Chm County Bd.
W. G. DyRKEE, Clr'k Diso't Ct.
4 T. SCATTERGpOD, Cp. Audli n.
. ON motion the County Treasure
: was directed to visit the towns o
. Maplet0E, Amb3y, Lake Crystal arc
. Wiuneh.go Agency for the purpose
OF collecting taxes. and ordered that
: he he allowed 5000 per day for cleis
e hire and his travelling expenses while
= necessarily engaged in that business
On motion Board adjourned 70 y
4 ". HGv. l7Ih.
= Nov. i7lh. Board met. all present
d On motion the Contract for build
=. ing house for the accommOGation u
| poor on the poor farm WAS awarded
" t Theodore Roemer at his bid %
I S4.S6l 80, and the chairman Wa
$ directed to enter into contract will
) him.
: Report of committee appointed a
= last meeting to advertise for bids ant
e award contract for building an abut
u mcnt for TIyoli bridge and raising
a said bridge ana for repair of abut
e ment at Rapidan bridge WIS receives
p rs follows: