The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-01-11
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS

Board met Jan. LIST, 1889. Present,
CONS Lee, Diamond, Deitz, Hannay
and Jones.
Mr.. Tobin, of the firm of Ring & To-
BIN, contractors, appeared before the
board and stated that he, on the part of
the firm, would accept the terms of set
Element offered some time ago bv the
county board, being the sum of $500,
in full payment for all claims of whatev-
er kind, whether under the contract or
| for extra work done or claimed To be
done by them.
On motion, ordered that Mcssrs. Ring
X Tobin be paid the sum of 81 600 in full
for all claims on account of work done
i'll building new court house.
On motion, board adjourned to Jan. 2,
1889.
Board met Jan. 3, 1889, all the men,
beers being present.
Liquor license bond of Jacob Pfaff,
with John Murphy and Chas. Cords as
suretIes, was approved.
Liquor license bond of +. q. Malzahn,
with A. F. Billet and r. Malzahn as
suretles, was approved.
Bond of Geo. w. Mead. as Judge of
probate, with w. w. p. Mcconnell, VIM.
Thomas, John Klein and VIM. Frisbie
as sureties, was approved.
Bond of 7. Scattergood, county audi
tor, with Geo. I. Barr and John Klein
as sureues, was approved.
Bond of VIM. Il. Geddes, sheriff, with
Burton futile, NJ. l.. Lockerby, John
Johnston, Geo. NJ. Phillips and VIM.
Mcqueen as sureties, WAS approved.
Bond of Peter Lloyd, county treasurer,
with VIM. Jones, F. Roberts, DAVID ID.
Evans, l.. q. NJ. Fletcher, I. o. Jones,
VIM. Davis, E. Wigley, r. WIglev, L. J.
Williams, II. f. Davis, w. Il. Jones, j.
Rees, j. w. Roberts, j. l.. Lewis, L. j.
Thomas, J. j. Lloyd, ID. Pugh, Fl.
Hughes, w. p. Jones, T. n. Davis, ID.
Price, ID. J. Williams and ID. l.. Harris,
as sureties, was approved.
On motion, board adjourned to Jan. 3,
1889.
Board met Jan. 8, 1889, all the MEM
bers being present.
Petition of &. n. Nelson and others
for change of road between the towns of
Rapidan and Lyra was granted, and the
sum of S25 was allowed to G. FitZsim-
mons as damages.
Petition of +. NJ. Griffith to set off the
swi swf sec IA, town 10Y, range 81, from
school district 81 to school district 70
was received and notices ordered post
ed, hearing being set for March 6, 1889.
Petition of K. &. Swartout to set off
the nw1 swi sec Is, town 107, range 26,
from school district 139 to school district
l43, was received and notices ordered
posted, hearing being set March 6, 1889.
Petition of Hans Peterson to set off
the nw4 sec 6, town los, range q, from
school district llS to school district 40,
was laid over until March 6, 1889.
Petition for re-hearIng of the petition
of James o. BrIen and others for the for
nation of a new school district TO be
composed of parts of school districts 81
and al, in the towns of Lyra and Beau
ford, was received and the 9th day of
March, 1889, was appointed as the time
for hearing said petition.
Petition Tor re-hearing of the peti-
ton of Chas. Halves and others for the
formation of new school district to be
composed of parts of school districts ITO,
l2l, Sc and 126, was received, and the
9th day of March, 1889, was set for the
re-hearing of said petition.
On motion, ordered that w. B. Craig
be paid at the rate of 10 cents per cubic
yard for all dirt hauled on county square
from J. II. Longs cellar.
On motion, the county attorney was
directed to take the steps necessary to
compel G. Hypsch, of the town of Rapi-
dan, to provide for the proper support
of his father.
On motion, the county attorney was
ordered to proceed at once to collect
monies due Blue Earth county by State
Bank of Lake Crystal.
The following bills were allowed:
RK Wilson Justice fees s7.b5
Knapp do 6.55