The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-05-14

ceived as follows:
John Acknowledgement. 1886 90
Griffith WillIams................ 1874 90
John +. Davis....................... $50 90
John Johnson............- 4OO w
On motion the contract was awarded
to Griffith Williams ut his bid.
On motion board adjourned to a. m,
May 9Th, 1886.
Board met at 9 a. M, May 9Th, 1886.
All present.
On motion $500 was appropriated for
repair of road and for culvert on the
territorial road south of Kennedy's
bridge on the LeSueur river, and also
for culvert near Adam Lutz's, to be |
expended by the town board, under the |
direction of Commissioner Diamond.
On motion Commissioner Piper was
authorized TO purchase plank for repair |
of Butterfield bridge, and also for new |
floor on bridge over Warner creek near
Garden City.
Petition Of VIM. Hawkins for change
of school district joint 1872 was not acted
on.
Petition of Lewis Williams and others
to set off lot z and w. "a 1900 acres of
lot 8, and N. 2 33-10O acres of +. 1O4
acres of N. w. /, S. w. 80 acres of lot 8,
section l, town lOS, range %, from school
district No. 8 to school district No. 6,
was granted.
Petition OF Myron Norman and w. b.
Buell. to set off N. w. and w. of S.
w. /, section 10, town LOG, range q,
from school district No. 33 to school dis
trict No. 81, was granted.
Petition of Henrietta Schroeder to set
off the S. W. of N. w. / of section q,
town LOG, range q, from school district
No. 81 to school district No. 80, was
granted.
Petition of VIM. Hike to set off the
S. E. of section 33, town log, range q,
from school district No. 118, was laid
over to meeting on July 9th, 1886.
Petition of John Murtaugh and 9th
ers for the formation of a new school
district out of territory now included in
district No. AZ, was not granted.
Petition of John Mahony, Jr., to set
off the w. 4, N. w, / section l, town LOG,
range 25, from school district No. 5, TO
school district No. SS, was received and
notices ordered posted, hearing set for
July 9th, 1886.
Petition of H. Brush and others for
change of road in the town of Shelby
was not granted.
20 the Honorable Board Of County Commissioners of
Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
GKNTLExKN:-The board OF audit would respect
fully report that they have this day designated de-
positOries Of the funds Of Blue Earth county they
having furnished bonds required by law, to.wit:
Citizens National Bank, First National Bank, City
Bank Of Mankato. and Mapleton Bank OF MapletOn
That the County Treasurer Of Blue Earth county is
haraI AaA
and said County Treasurer Is hereby directed to de-
post the funds OF said county In said repositories not
TO exceed at any one time the following amounts I'm
each bank to-wit:
First National Bank, Mankato. $4,000
City Bank, Mankato. 25,0O0
Mapleton Bank Mapleton. 1900
That the aboye shall remain in effect until further
Dated Mankato, MIMI. May 5th, 1886.
| Respectfully submitted,
| NJ GAINOR, Chairman Board Of County Com.
w. B. TORKEY, Clerk of District Court.
| T. sCATTERGOoD. County Auditor.
On motion the above report was &C
copied.
Bond of Corliss & Brown for deposit of
county funds with ]. N. Wishart, Robert
Orr, John Schweitzer, Jas. Mclaughlin
and f. M. Dyer as sureties was approved.
| Bond of First National bank for
$50, 900 with M. q. Willard, r. ID. Hub
bard, J. A. Willard, s. Lamm and Geo.
p. HOerr as sureties was approved.
| Bond of Citizens National bank for
$50, 900 with J. F. Meagher, j. H. Ray,
L. Patterson, n. Weis and J. s. Hinck-
ley az sureties was approved.
Bond of City bank for $4,000 with
Lewis, Shaubut & Barr, ]. Manderfeld,
G. ID. Taylor, K. Roberts, J. p. Christen-
sen, ID. l.. Clements, G. G. Burt, s. F.
Barney, G. A. Chapman, J. ID. Firestone
and ID. Buck as sureties was approved.
| Applications for abatement of taxes
for the year 1885, of the following NAM
ed persons were received and ordered
sent to State auditor for his approval:
E. e. Schultz N. 90 feet lot s and s.
lot 8, Shaubut's subdivision of block 90,
city of Mankato.
Leander Wilson, lot 9, block 2, Lewis
& Shaubut's addition to city of Mankato.
| j. ID. Thomas, w AZ feet of block z,
Hunts addition to Lake Crystal
Geo. M. Palmer, executor of the estate
OF w. T. Gibson, personal property, city
Of Mankato.
John Bowen, personal property tax
city of Mankato.
Anthony Simon, personal property
On motion ordered that taxes on lots
3 and 10 and u ! of lot 8, block 164,
west Msnkato, for the years 1881 and
1882 be refunded,
Application Of Mrs, Cleveland for
abatement Of taxes on s 33 feet Of N sc
feet of lot in block % was rejected.
On motion commissioners Piper and
Martinson were appointed a committee
to examine Morgan creek bridge and
road at slough on section 26, in town of
Cambria, to meet at r. HI. Hughes
house on May 20, 1886, to report at the
next meeting.
On motion commissioners Gainor and
Diamond were appointed a committee
to examine grade at Cobb river bridge |
near Up. Kramer's, in town of Danvilie, |
to report at next meeting. Committee |
to meet on the 2lst day of May, 1886. |
On motion commissioners Piper and |
Gainor were appointed q committee to |
examine culyert on Good Thunder road |
near Jabez Vaughns and also road on
town line between Rapidan and Decoria.
on section z, town 10Y, range 26, and
the committee were authorized to ex-
pend q sum not to exceed $50 in making
the necessary repairs, to meet at Jabez
Vaughn's on May.1S, 1886.
On motion commissioner Martinson,
Piper and Diamond were appointed a
committee to contract for bridge ut Lake
Crystal.
On motion commissioner Piper was
authorized to pay Mr.. McKibben 50 for
work at Willow Creek bridge.
On motion commissioner Diamond
was directed to ascertain the condition
of the child of Mrs. Mack, in the town of
LeRay, and if necessary he is authorized
to expend $32 for surgical operations, etc.
On motion the county surveyor was
directed to examine bridge site at
OConner's crossing of the LeSueur river,
in the town of Mcpherson, and report
at the next meeting on the feasibility of
building an iron bridge with iron legs or
piles instead of stone abutments.
The matter Of building bridge over
Cobb river at John Morrow's in town of
Beaufort was laid over to next meeting.
The matter Of building q bridge or
culyart near n q Rhoodau, in tho tou,,