The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-01-25
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

been administered by p. A. Gunders,
county auditor, the board organized
by the election of Chas. Graf, chair
man.
Present, County Commissioner
Chas. Graf. r. A. Hughes, A. NJ
Hannay, Jas. Mountain, Robert
Roberts.
On motion, resolved, that a COM
mittee, Hannay, Mountain and Graf,
of this board, be appointed to confer
with like committee from Waseca
county to make, if considered neces-
sary, reduction of the highway on
county lines on east line of sec. 25
Mcpherson township, also make neces-
sary arrangements for improving said
highway.
On motion, commissioner of Second
commissioner district, Roberts, was
authorized to buy $4,000 feet of white
oak plank at S25 per 1000 delivered at
Mankato, said planks to be 16 and IA
feet long.
On motion county superintendent
is hereby authorized to procure di-
plOmaS according to sample submitted
to this board for the public schools of
this county.
Petition of B. f. Fumald to set off
the NV of sec. l, township 105, range
20 from school district No. 129 was re-
ceived and hearing set for March 6,
1895
Petition of Chas. HoweS to set off
the NV of NV I, sec. 6, township LOG,
range 26 from school district No. 12l
to school district No. ITO was received
and a hearing set for March 6, 1895.
Petition of Adelard p. Pierce to set
off the ] of ne T. sec. 6 and also ne I
of ne !, sec. 6, township 106, range 26
from school district No. 121 to school
| district No. 10 was received and a
hearing set for March 6, 1895.
On motion board adjourned to meet
Jan. 9, 1895.
JANUARY 9, 1895.
Board met Jan. 9, 1895, all men,
bers present.
Liquor license bond of Alb. Pagen-
kOff, with Fred Gerlick and Albert
FrtzlOff as sureties was approved and
| license ordered to be issued.
Liquor license bond of ThOS. H.
Dooley with Michael Dooley and
Mathew Linch as suretieS was APPROX
ed and license ordered to be issued.
Liquor license bond of Chas. J.
Pagenkotf with William Pagenkoff
and Fritz Franz as SuretieS, was ap-
proved and license ordered to be issu-
ed.
On motion bond of Oscar Bierbauer
as register of deeds with John
f. Meagher and JOS Manderfeld as
sureties was approved.
The petitionOf Jos. III. Enghleth to
set off the ne / of sec 10, township l0S,
range %, except the east 80 rods of
the south "a rods from school district
81 to school district AZ was granted.
On motion ordered that each of the
following named newspapers be paid
the sum set after their names for pub
| fishing proceedings for the ensuing
year: FREE PRESS $50; ReUieaU, $50;
Lake Crystal Union, $50; Anaboy Herald,
$50; Mdpleton Enterprise, $50; Good
Thunder Herald, $50; Mdnkat0 Post,
$50; MankatO Journal, $50.
On motion resolved that any bids
on printing will not be considered eX-
cept they conform to our advertise
ment for the same, and that the
printing be awarded to the lowest
average bidder in all the items.
On motion ordered that the FREE
PRESS Co. be awarded the county
printing as per schedule for the ensue-
ing year, said FREE PRESS Co. being
the lowest average bidder
On motion resolved that the delin-
quent tax list for 1893 be published in
the WEEKLY FREE PRESS and the
Weekly Revieao at cents description
each.
Resolved that the commissioners
annual report be published in the
WEEKLY FREE PRESS and the
Weekly ReUieoU at $50 each.
Resolved that the tax rate notice
for 1895 be published in the WEEKLY
FREE PRESS and Weekly ReUieaD at $25
dollars each.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet Jan. 10, 1895.
JANUARY 10th, 1895.
Board met Jan. 10th, 1895, all mem
berS present.
Petition of Patrick Mullen, Jr. to
set off the north 10 acres of lot 5 and
the north "A acres of lot 6, sec. 81,
township 100, range 25 from school
district No. 43, to school district No.
Isl, was received and hearing set for
March 6, 1895.
! On motion resolved that the follow
ing goods are in Sheriff Bowens pos
session: Shackels, pair; handouts,
l pair; chains; 3. range stove l; kettles
2; spiders, 2; coffee pots, 2; high lamps,
2; dish pans, 2: fiat irons, 6; box
knives and forks, /; large dripping
pans, 2; clock, /; blanks, %.
On motion the judge of probate was
allowed $500 for clerk hire for the
coming year.
On motion w. P. Lewis was elected
overseer of the poor farm for the en-
suing year.
Bids for furnishing 300 cords of soft
wood for the county use was received
as follows:
G. n. Stand, elm wood, ca $2.49 per
cord, so cords.
VIM. Wittrock, elm wood, ca $40
per cord, 20 cords
| JnO. B. Scherer, green mixed wood,
ca S1.95 per cord, 25 cords.
Same, dry mixed, (0 S1.90 per cord,
so cords.
Geo. S. Scherer, mixed dry wood, Ca
81. 95 per cord, 81 cords.
Geo. Kieffe, soft wood, ca S215 per