The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-23
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

BOdrQ OF County, COllLhiSSiohSAo LIZ
Aug. IA, 1895, present CONS. Chas.
Graf, Robt. S. Hughes, James Noun
tain, Robt. Roberts and A. M. Han
nay.
On motion, moved that the minutes
of this board for the 10th day of May,
AID, 1895, be amended to show that
the iron work for the Butternut Val
ley bridge was let to the Wisconsin
Iron Bridge Co., at the sum OF SlSC
per contract on file in this office.
To the board of county commission
ers: The undersigned would respect.
fully report that as committee au'
thorized by you we have meteor the
18th of June on the Sterling bridge
and found it complete and in salts
factory manner. James Mountain,
Chas. Graf. Robt. Hughes.
On motion, the report of the COM
mittee was adopted.
To the board of county commission
ers: The undersigned would respect
fully report that as committee au-
thorized by you we examined on the
9th of June last the iron work on the
new Cambria bridge and found the
same defective and we recommend
that it be not accepted. We also on
same date let contract to the lowest
bidder for building dirt approaches
to said Cambria bridge at 81 cents
per yard. A. M. Hannay, James
Mountain and Robt. S. Hughes.
On motion, ordered that the report
of this committee be adopted by said
board.
On motion, ordered that the chair
man of this board be authorized to
advertise for bids for improving the
sand road in town of Lime as per
plans and specifications on file in the
auditors office, bids to be opened on
the 18th day of September next at
800 p. m.
On motion, ordered that the same
committee consisting of Robt. 5.
Hughes, James Mountain and A. M.
Hannay be instructed to make fur
Their report on Cambria bridge and to
report at next meeting sof the board,
and it is also ordered the same COM
mittee to examine the iron work on
the Butternut Valley bridge and to
report at the next meeting of this
board.
Bids were opened for the construc-
tion of stone arch culvert, sec. Sc,
Vernon.
Bowen, Gill & Hurd complete. 1869
Joseph Landkamer " -. 49S
Jacob Effer -. 4o2
B. H. Buttermer -. 529
John Mccall -. $50
On motion ordered that the con-
tract be awarded to Joseph Landkam-
mer at his bid of s498 upon furnish
ing bonds to the county commission
ers of Blue Earth county the sum of
$500.
On motion ordered that all county
bridges where the painting in badly
worn, be painted and that each COM
missioner is hereby made committee
of one to have the bridges in his dis
trict reprinted.
Resolved that no bills be consider
ed at future meetings except they
have been presented to the auditor
before the commencement of the
meeting at which they are to be au-
dited.
On motion, Com. Roberts was in
structed to have door cut from the
sheriff's office to the kitchen in the
jail building.
Application of Frederick Boegen
for refunding of taxes on lot 6, blk
40, Mankato, by Everett's surveys of
City of Mankato was presented and
on motion the reduction recommend
ed to the state auditor.
On motion, the following personal
property taxes for the year 1894 were
ordered cancelled, the sheriff's report
showing them to be uncollectable:
John Stephens, Garden City............S Sc 81
G A Smith, City ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ii
Henry Lang, Sterling Observation-Disclosures. 1 q
wv Lang, Lime township. ................. 81
F Gilson Decoria OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6s
Hanford Produce Co, City. 20 81
Frank Jones, City. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1 81
J Miller, Decoria. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
Thos Egan, City ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Q!
WI Mclaughlin, Lake Crystal. ........... l s.
Reeko Co CITY ..........,.........14 6:
M Ullman, City .......................4 A;
Standard Sewing Machine Co., City .... u
Standard Wagon Go, City. ............ 9 81
Schimmel g. Nelson, City A