The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-03-12

The Board of Audit would respectfully
report that they have this day examined
the condition of the county treasury,
and found the Treasurer, as shown by
the County Auditors books, liable for
the sum Of $l0,943.Sl; for which the
Treasurer exhibited as follows:
Receipts from Citizens Natl Bank S,5i1ss
City Bank 29iO.43
Mapleton Bank LOCI so
Town Orders ....,............ ......... 1910
School Orders ......,............. 9.43
Wolf Rounty 49,. 35.Oi
Cash .... ........... 5000
SIO.9i3 81
Respectfully submitted.
NJ. GAINoR, Chm Board Co. Com.
w. b. ToRREY, Clerk District Court.
r. SCATTER1ooD, Co. Auditor.
Mankato Jan. 27th, 1855.
| To the Hon. Board OF County Commissioners
Of Biue Earth County, MinH.
GENTLEMEN The Board of Audit
would respectfully report that they have
advertised for two successive weeks, for
proposals from banks and bankers, for
payment Of interest on deposits of coun-
ty funds as provided bv an act, approx
ed March 3, 1884. Bids to be received
up to noon, January 2Sth, 1886. No bids
were received, but the following propo-
sition was received.
To he BOARD Of Audit of Blue Earth Co.,
MINI.
The undersigned herby submit pro-
position TO give bond same as hereto
fore for the security Of the county de-
posts for the ensuing year, the said bond
shall be good and sufficient, and shall
be given at such time as you may desig-
nate.
Citizens Natl Bank--By w. G. IL ,err. Cashier
Firt National Bauk--By Geo II Clark,
City Bank-By Geo. L. Barr, Cashier.
| Dated Mankato. MIMI, Jan. %, 1886.
| Respectfully submitted,
| NJ G MINOR Chm Board 20. Com.
| w. ID. ToRREY, Clerk of Dist. Court.
| 4. SCATTERGOOD, County Auditor
Bond of w. l.. Coon as Court Commits
sioner, with Henry Shaubut as surety,
was approved.
Bond Of Thos. McGarry rs overseer OF
poor farm was approved and ordered
placed on file.
Petition of Luther McMahill and 9TH
ers, for change of road in the town of
Drcoria was granted and road establish
ed as per road record book, page l7S.
Petition of IL. Busch and others for
change of road in town of Shelby, re-
ceived, and c. II. Piper, John Diamond
and NJ. Gainor, were appointed a com
mittee to view the route, to meet at the
house Of ii. Busch on the 18th day of
April 1886.
On motion Board adjourned until 8
O'Clock a. m, March 3, 1886.
| March 3, 1886. Board met at . 4. III
Present, Commissioners Gainor, Klein,
Diamond and Martinson.
! Petition of Christof Frank and others,
TO set off the e9 of sec. 33 and the set OF
sec, Is, all i'm town los, range %, from
school district li5 to school district l3J
was granted.
Petition OF Henrietta Schroeder TO set
off the swt of the nwt of section q,
town l08, range q, from school district
number 81 to school district number 50,
was received and notices ordered post
ed, hearing set for May 9Th, 1885,
Petition of Myron Vroman and w. b.
Buel to set Off the nwf and the WI OF
of swf of sec. Is, town los, range q
from school district 33 to school district
81 was received and notices ordered
posted and hearing set for May 5, 1886.
Petition of VIM. Hike to set off the Sc
/ of sec. 80, town LOG, range y, from
school district SO to school district lis
was received and notices ordered post
ed, hearing set for May 9th, 1886.
| Petition of Louis Williams and others
to set oti lot 7 and west 2i.l3 acres of
| lot 8 and north 233 acres Of e 10! acres
of west 2lt acres of nwt of swt and east
! 20 acres of lot in sec. /, town los, range
| rs from school district to school dist
ret received, and notices ordered post
| ed, hearing set for May 5, 1886.
| Petition of John Murtaugh and others
| for the formation OF new schoo! district
| from territory now in district 43 was
postponed until next meeting.
Applications for refunding taxes for
the wear 1855 by the following named
persons were received, and ordered sent
to the State Auditor for his approval.
John Duffy, Jacob Miller. Mrs. r. Is. Hitch
cock, Ellen McBeth, 8. w. Gleason, Chas. Fos-
Y Yer; ae GhyIstiana Hamatb, D. r. OWEN. Fred
Z. HeinZe, l.. n. Holiness Catholic Society, NJ.
Andrvwski, Hugh Evans, &C. Barney, Joseph
Fischer NJ Roblce, A. L. Noble H. d. Lath-
rop, j. A. Lewis.
Application of Charles l.. Slocum for
refunding of taxes paid by him on south
!, nw3 and n2 swl sec. 81, lO7, 20, was
| referred TO county attorney and County
Auditor, to report at next meeting.
On motion the chairman was author
| lied to advertise for bids for the con-
structiOn of abutments for bridge near
| Lake Crystal, bids to be received up to
noon May 1, 1856.
Petition of NJ. Russell and others for a
bridge over Perch Creek in the town Of
| Cercsco was received.
On motion the Goth day of April 1886
was selected as the time for Board to ex-
anime above bridge site, and on the
same day to examine bridge site near Is.
| o. Rhoades in Ceresco petltioned for by
T. j. Mitchell Board to meet at the
house of p. Russell.
Application of Geo. Kieffe for auc-
tioneers license received. and license
ordered to be issued.
Application of NJ. E. Berry for auc-
tloneer's license received and license or
dered to be granted.
Petition of f. \. Cooper and Others
for the appointment of viewers to assess
damages and benefits in the construction
Of pablo drain In the town OF Vernon
was received and Lysander Cook, l.. ).
Terry and Vim. Mcqueen were appoint
ed viewers to meet on March 23d, 1856.
On motion proceedings on petition oi
j. Wagon for a public drain in the towns
of Mankato and Lime were adjourned to
meeting of County Board in Nav next.
On motion the salary of the county
physician in the Sd district was raised to
500 per annum.
On notion: Resolved, That the County
Board deem it right and expedient to
paw for one hired man upon said poor
farm at the expense of the county, and
one hired girl at the expense OF the
county. at the customary prices, and the
committee on poor farm shall have the
right to secure such hired help aud fix
the price.
On motion Board adjourned to March
9th, in order to examine plans for q new
court house.
Board met March 9th, 1886. Present,
Commissioners Gainoi, Diamond, Klein
and Martinson.
| On motion Messrs. Haley d Allen
were authorized to prepare detail plans
and specifications for new court house
Said plans 10 be submitted to the County
Board for their acceptance at their May
meeting. Said Haley & Allen to receive
no payment for said plans and specifica-
sions, unless accepted by County Board
and approved by experts appointed by
said Board to examine them.
On motion Commissioners GainOr,
| Klein and Diamond were appointed II
| building committee.
On motion the chairman was author
lied to advertise for bids for grading 80
much of court house square as may be
necessary to admit Of building court
house, bids to be received upto noon on
the 4th day of May 1886.
On motion Commissioners Diamond,
Klein and Martinson were appointed a
committee to examine bridge site III the
town of Beauford near John MorrOw's,
to meet April %, 1886, at the house of
John Morrow, and on same day to ex-
anime site Of culvert in Decoria near f.
Kennedy's.
On motion the County Attorney
salary was fixed at 81 900 per annum and
800 was allowed him for Office rent.