The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-11-06
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS

Board met Oct. 9th, 1885, at . A.. NJ.
Present commissioners Swan, Gainor,
Klein, Diamond and Martinson.
On motion commissioner Klein, Dia-
mond and Gainor were appointeGa CON-
mittee to contract for an iron bridge
over Willow creek, in the town of Shell
by.
On motion 81 per month was appro-
priated for the support of John Roberts,
and the county attorney was directed to
notify the said Roberts children that
the county will expect them to reim-
burse the county the money spent for
his support.
On motion commissioner Gainor was
appointed Il committee to examine Ma
pleton bridge, and if satisfactory to ;give
an order for payment to contractor.
On motion commissioners Klein and
Diamond were appointed a committee
To have II sidewalk put down on the
south side of county square.
On motion commissioner Gainor was
authorized 10 contract for putting some
rip-rap at abutment ..of Thompson ford
bridge.
On motion commissioners Martinson
and Gainor were appointed a committee
To examine grade across Vernon slough,
and finished to their satisfaction, to is
sue an order for payment to contractor.
On motion board adjourned to Octo-
bfr 2Sth, 1885.
Board met October 2Sth, 1885, at 9 A.
NJ. All members present.
Petition of Christof Frank and others
TO set off the + of section 80 and ST !
of section 2S, town Jos, range %, from
school district l45 to school district l35,
was received and notices we're ordered
posted, hearing of said petition set for
January 9th, 1886.
Petition ofJohn Murtaugh and others,
to set off from school district 43 to form
Il new school district of the following
territory: the w and the w } ONE !
and the NE of NE and lots l, 2, and
3. all III section "a, town 100, range 25,
also lots 7, s, and 8 in section q, also
lot | i'm section %, all in town 100, range
%, was received and notices were order
ed posted, hearing set for January 9th,
1886.
Petitions of Wallace Wells to set of
the S } of NV, section 26, and the Sc /
of NE of section q, all in town los,
range 2S, from school district AZ to
school district III was granted.
On motion $500 was appropriated for
building road across slough in section
81, town of jamestown, payment to :.be
made after LIST of March, 1886, and COM
missioners Diamond, Gainor and Klein
were appointed a committee to let ON
tract.
On motion $50 was appropriated for
repairs of road in section 29-10S-29 to
be expended under the direction of
commissioner Martinson.
On motion 500 was appropriated for
building road across slough at south east
corner of section 33-l07-28, to be eX-
pended under the direction of commits
sioner Swan.
On motion S25 was appropriated for
repairs of road between sections 33 and
"a. town of Lime, to be expended un-
der direction of commissioner Diamond.
On motion S25 was appropriated for
repairs of road, between sections 3 and
4, Decoria, to he expended under the
direction of commissioner Klein.
Application of Thomas +. Evans for
a~uctioneer licence ordered issued.
Petition of Jacob Wagon and others
for establishing and construction of a
ditch i'm the towns Of Mankato aad Lime
received and George Mahill, Frank
Burgnieir and Phillip Hodapp were APP
pointed viewers, to meet at the house
of J.. Anderegg, on November 10th, 1885.
Applications for state appropriations
for bridges at Tivoli, Mapleton and Gar
den City ordered sent to State auditor.
The board ofaudit submitted the fol-
lowing report.
To THE Hon. BOARD OF COUNTY CoMMIs-
sIoNERs OF BLUE EARTH COUNTY. MINI:
| Genaemen:-The board of audit would
respectfully report that they have this
day examined the conditions of the
county treasury, and found the treasur-
err, as shown by the county auditors
books, liable for the sum Of S26, 203. 81,
for which the treasurer exhibited as fol-
lows.