The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-25
Proceedings Of Board Of Commissioners
Of Blue Earth County.
MAY TERN, 1883.

MAY TERM, 1883.
May 18th 1883, Board met at 10 A. M.
Present. Swan, Reese, Gainor, and
Klein. Mr.. Philip Miller CON-, of tst
district by appointment, presented his
credentials and took his seat Bids for
grading roadway ON both sides of the
LeSueur at new bridge near B. Laube's
were opened.
Sullivan and Mcdonald. ............. 800
u. u. SAVIOR. ............. aSo
IL. NJ Minor -...,..... 5000. 2S'.hO
Bids Tor grading atapproach to Ii
wolf bridge were opened.
Frank Enders ...... ..... ...... 500
Sullivan and Mcdonald ............... 293
l.. ID. Saylor. Observation-Disclosures. ....... 3.5
j. J. Gill having declined to do the
grading at the new bridge on the Lc-
Sueur river at I.aubc's, the contract for
doing that work was awarded To l.. NJ.
Milnor for $o64 so and also the grad.
ing at Tivoli bridge was awarded TO
same party, at his bid $225.
Adjourned To . A. NJ. May 10, 1883.
May 10th o O'Clock A. NJ. Board met.
All present. Bids for painting the fol.
lowing named bridges were opened:
Garden City, Butteriield, Ceresco,
Shelby, Vernon, Good Thunder, Beau-
ford, Poor Farm, Kern's. Medic, Rapi-
dan, Hilton and Jones Ford.
sullivan and Mcdonald for painting, &.43
Manderfeldt aud Payne, and paint 500
u. IL. Williams, 8U0
n. ), Fowler, - $50
d. - =" "a
On motion the contract for painting
the above named bridges was awarded
to Manderfeldt u Payne.
Petition Of John Mathews To set OF the
sci Of SCI of section 10, town lot range
aG from school district l43 to 10, Was
granted.
Petition of N. z. John and others, to
set ofi sections 81, 22, 20, 33, "a and %.
except y of ne /! all in town lOS,
range 29, from school district IL to
form new school district to be mum.
bered l44, granted.
Petition of II. II. McGovern to set of
the Il of sw l of section %, town
l07, range 25 from district 80 to SO, was
granted.
Petition of Adam Keller to set off til e
nv ! of section %, town 1O7, range GO,
from school district 1l6 to 1879, granted.
Petition Of Harvey Noyes to set of
the 4 OF NV 4 of section II, town
l07, range 20 from district 13l to 1870,
rejected, the petitioner not owning all
this land.
Board adjourned to . A. NJ. May IL.
May 18th 1888. Board met. All
present.
On motion the contract for putting
rs inch oak floor on approach to Kern's
bridge, awarded to Dennis Sullivan for
$50.
Petition OF Vim. Scheide for change
OF road in the town OF Rspidan was re.
jected.
On motion the contract for grading
approach To- iron bridges gu the Cobb
river, near j p. Eschbach, in town of
Danville WAS awarded to J. P. Kramer
at $3.50
Application OF VIM. Pleymat for Ii
cense as auctioneer, was received and
license ordered to be issued on payment
of SO to county Treasurer.
Bond of l.. NJ. Millnor with l.. l..
DeRosia and l.. ID. Saylor, as sureties
conditioned on his doing the grating
at Tivoli bridges and LeSueur. near
Lanbe's in u proper and workmanlike
manner, accepted.
Application of N. Julian for abate.
ment of taxes on sw section Ia, town
l0', range 26, received and ordered sent
to the State Auditor for his approval.
Application of w. b. Craig for abate-
ment of taxes on lots | and ), block 1873
and on block ] and 9 in the city of
Mankato, received and ordered To he
paid.
On motion the county surveyor was
directed Ia prepare plans AMI sIecifica-
tions for = bridge over u creek on the
poor farm road near Reinbnld's, and
Commissioners Swan and Klein were
authorized To let contract for building
said bridge.
On motion. Commissioners Swan and
Klein were authorized to enter into "a
contract for driving piles and building
trcstle approach To the iron bridge over
the Cobb river, in the town of Danville
near j. Il. Eschbach's.
TN motion, ordered that 500 he APP
propriated for repairs Of roads in But
ternut Valley, sectiOn---tO he expend-
ell by the town board under the direc-
ton of Commissioner Reese.
Road petition Of Ole Englebretson
and others, for road in towns Of MedO
and Mcpherson, received, and Commits
sioner Gainor, Miller and Reese were
appointed committee to examine
route Of roads, and to meet at the house