The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-03-13

ION motion, the contract for furnishing
80 cords OF elm @ $2.35 per cord, and &C
cords of bass wood a. $2.l0 was awarded
to John Bowen.
On motion, Board adjourned to March
4. at nine o'clock a. IN.
Board met at Q a. M, March 9TH. All
present.
On motion, the Auditor was directed
to issue an order in favor ofSecretary OF
State for $3.50, to pay for certificate copy
OF law, authorizing the Issue of So, 00C
for building court house.
On motion ordered that the balance OF
ment of road in section 20, Butternui
Valley, be expended under direction OF
Commissioner Martinson.
On motion, the chairman was author
lied to advertise for bids for building
abutment for bridge over the Cobb
river in the town of Medic near Atcher-
sons; also for culvert near school
house district So, in the town of Medic.
Bids to be opened on May Is, 1885.
On motion, Commissioners Swan, Dia-
mond and Klein were appointed COM
mittee to enter into contract for build
ing iron bridge over creek at the Man
kato Junction of the Chicago & North.
On motion, the committee on poor
farm was directed to have the slough on
the northeast corner of poor farm
drained as soon as possible.
to set of the swt of section %, l0S, q,
from school district 107 and attach It to
school district 4, was granted.
| Petition of MVron Vr0man IN sat "a
the nwt dissection Is, -l05, -27 from school
district SO to school district 81, was re-
ceived and notices ordered posted, hear
ing set for May IL, 1885.
Petition Of w. b. Buell., to set off the
swt of section 10 and the ell set of sec.
l6-l05-27 from school district 80 to school
district 81, was received and notices or
dered posted, hearing set for May 18th,
Petition of John Seefelt, to set off the
nwf Of section 30-l08-25, from school dis
trict 10S to school district 95, was receiv-
ed and notices ordered posted, hearing
set for May Is, 1885.
Petition of Fl. B. Perrin and others,
for laying out road in the towns of Shell
oy ana vernon was not granted, an ac-
count of excessive damages.
On motion, Board adjourned to Q a.
March 9Th, 1885, Board met at a. m.
All present.
Application of Fowler and Messer for
attainment of taxes on 81 nwf swf section
2O-l09-26 was received and ordered sent
to State Auditor for his approval.
| Bond Of j. c. Wise & Son for publica-
ton of delinquent tax list of the year
| 1884, was approved.
Bond of Thos. MeGarry, as overseer
Of the poor farm, was approved.
| Auctioneer license bonds of George
Kiefte and Fl. II. Edwards were APP
proved.
On motion it was ordered, that in con-
formity with and pursuant to the provi-
sions of an act, entitled: can act to au-
thorize the County Commissioners of
Blue Earth county to issue bonds for GER
tain purposes, approved Feb. 10, A.. d.
in the several election districts of
the said county Of Blue Earth, and in
the several wards of the City of Man
kato for the purpose of submit
ting to the electors of said county
the question of issuing bonds in sum
not exceeding $50, 900 to build court
house and Jail at the county seat in said
county, and that the town clerks of the
several towns, the clerks of the several
villages, and the recorder of the City of
Mankato issue and post the proper calls
| for the said election to be held on the
9Th day of May, A. d. 1885, the said
election to be held at the usual places
for holding elections in the several
towns and villages in said county and
the several wards of the city of Manka-
to, the several polls to hold open during
the usual hours on said day, and that
the notices calling said election set forth
the objects of said election, and that
they be posted at least 20 days prior to
the said date of holding thereof.
On motion the county auditor was
directed to furnish the necessary blanks
and ballots for special election.
| On motion ordered that the personal
property tax of A. G. Blume in the town
OF Rapidan, for the year 1884 be refund
ed to him on valuation of 81 400.
On motion ordered that the tax on a
valuation of $500 for the year 1884, on
n 22a feet of lot 8 and 81 Of lot 8 Shau-
butts subdivision of block % city of Man
kato be refunded to E. 4. Schultz on
account of assessment for house on said
lot. when no house has ever been on
| said lot.