The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-01-05

seer or The poor farm.
Ed. Shumaker was elected janitor
at the court house.
On motion board adjourned until
January 9Th, 1894.
Board met January 5th, all mem
berS present.
The motion was made and carried
that Chairman Graf and county sur
veyor Thompson be authorized to
make plans and specifications for a
culvert on the Eagle Lake and st.
Clair road, about one and one alf
miles south Of Eagle Lake in the
town Of LeRay, being the outlet Of
Eagle Lake, and the chairman was
authorized to advertise for sealed
bids for the building of said culvert,
said bids to be received up to Jan. %,
| 1894.
The motion was made and carried
that commissioner Mountain and
county surveyor ThompsLn be au.
thoriZed TO make plans and specitica-
tionS for culvertrin the raVine on
the town line between Lyra and
Rapidan, near the house of M. Fitz-
simmons. and the chairman was au-
thorized TO advertise for bids to be
received up to Jan 23d, 1894.
Commissioners Hannay and county
surveyor Thompson were authorized
to take the measurements and make
plans for two culvertS, one in the
town Of Shelby, on the road running
west from the iron bridge in section
16 and one in section % in the town
OF Vernon. The chairman was au-
thOriZed to advertise for sealed bids
for the above work TO be received up
to he 23d OF January, 1894.
On motion commissioner MahO-
waid unsupported to look after the
poor in the second commissioner dis
trict.
On motion the salary of the janitor
OF the court house for the year be-
ginning March 1St, 1894, was fixed at
$500, and the janitor is required to
lake care OF the grounds, grass and
walks in addition to his duties inside
the building.
was allowed an extra amount Of SIS
for publishing the board proceedings
for the year 1899
Petition of Mis- Larvick to set off
the Se4 of net and Cd of ne4 of sci
and ne3 of sci of sec. Is, in town 1O7,
range II, from school district &c to
school district 109, was received and
March 7th, 1894 was set for the hear
ing of said petition.
Petition of Mathew Lang to set
off the WI of sci of section 10, town
105, range 26, from school district "a
To school district &c, was received,
and March 7th, 1894, was set for the
hearing of said petition.
Petition of John Norlinger, of Fari-
bault county, to set off the nj of ne4
of sec. /, town I04, range 81, from
school district II in Faribault county
to join school district 81 in Fari-
bault and Blue Earth counties, was
received and March 7th, 1894, was set
for the day of hearing.
Petition of Mcclellan Douglass for
the formation of a new Joint school
district confusing the foil wing terri
tory, to wit: The east half of SET, sec.
80, and the 81, sec 33, land the 81 and Sd,
ne4, sec "a. and Sd, nu4, and lots and
4, sec. 35, all in los %, Blue Earth
county; and the nw4 sw4 ad lots and
4, sec.2, and all of sec 3. and nj, seed,
all in l04 II, Faribault county, was
received and March 7th, 1894, set for
day of hearing.
Applications from w. p. MarStOn
and +. N. Ware for lefunding of i'll
legal taxes was received and ordered
sent to the state auditor for his ap-
proyal.
Application from the State bank of
Good THU der for abating of taxes
was received and ordered sent to the
state auditor for his approval.
On motion board adjourned to
January 9th, 1894.
On motion commissioner Hughes
was appointed committee on the
part of this county to care for the
pontoon bridge across the Minnesota
river in the town of Cambria.
On motion chairman Graft was au-
thOriZed to advertise for bids for the
construction of an iron bridge across
the Little Cobb river in the town of
Cambria, at place known as the
lower crossing. Bids to be opened at
the March meeting of the board, and
the plans and specifications to be
furnished by the county surveyor.
On motion commissioners Hannay,
Hughes and Mahowald were APP
pointed committee to seek out a
remedy, if possible, to correct the &C.
cOuSticS of the court room
The following named persons were
selected by the board of county COM
misSioners of Blue Earth county to
serve as grand and petit jurors for
the ensuing year.
GRAND JURORS. PETIT JURORS.
LIME.
T Henze M Brooks
j. Born Salfer
ia MEsTOwN.
] Shanahan M B Farrell
ChaS Forster L Pitcher
LERAY.
A Ewing F Waller
Geo Gmach John Anderson
S Thompson r G Wood
0 E Harvey LII Miner
MCPHERSON.
John Murphy John Bestman
j Reader f. LassOw
Geo May ] Wingen
N MEDIGTEE
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