The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-07-24

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Respectfully submitted, Mankato,
July 9Th, 1896,
RoBT. S. HUGHES, Chm. Co. 3D.,
S. THoRNE, Clerk of Dist. Court,
P, A. GUNDERs, County Auditor,
Blue Earth Co. State of MINI.
On motion, the report of board OF
audit was approved and ordered hled'
To the Board of County Commissioners
Your committee, consisting OF CONS.
Hughes. Graf and Roberts, appointed
to approve of plans and contract for
the improvement of Guenther hlll, re-
port that they have so approved OF
said plans and the contract as let by
the board of public works for the i'm
provement of said hill.
H ESsE: S 5 E? E9sHss. Committee.
On motion, the above report was &C
. copied and ordered filed.
On motion, the contract awarded to
Robt. Buttermer for building a culvert
and grading road in FitZsimmon's
rayine is hereby declared forfeited,
and the county attorney is requested
to make contract for same work at
same bid with T. R. Coughlin, with
the prOviso that the work must be
commenced on or before the 10th
inst, and completed On or before the
first day of Sebtember.
On motion, committee of three
was appointed to investigate the
necessity of a bridge on WatonWan
river, sec 6, town of Ceresco. to Sc
cure an estimate of cost and lind the
amount now remaining in road and
bridge fund and make their report at
next meeting of the board, committee
consisting of CONS. Hannay. Mountain
and Hughes, to meet at McCarthy's
Ford on Sept. 1st, 1896, at HOO a. m.
According to advertisement, bids
were opened for the construction OF
stone culvert across the ravlne on the
county road running north and south
near the residence of Ora Swan on the
WI, Sc /, sec. q, Garden City, as fol-
lows:
Dunlevy & johnson, complete. 1853 10
Gus Carlstrom, complete. ...... 55O.OO
Burrell. Rause & Carlson, comp. ASSOC
Joseph Landkammer, complete 4S5.OO
Bids were also opened for the con-
struction of stone double box culvert
at the outlet of Madison Lake, on the
GAINESVILLE and Eagle Lake road as
3 follows:
fDunlevy &Johnson, complete. 1901 90
Bowen & Thomas, complete. $4,000
Hurd & Gill, complete. ........ $4,000
Joseph Landkammer, complete 10000
j. Mccall, complete. ........... 353OO
On motion, the contract for build
ing the stone culvert in Garden City
was awarded to Dunlevy & Johnson.
they being the lowest bidder.
On motion, the contract for build
ing the double box culvert at the out
let of Madison Lake road was awarded
to Bowen & Thomas, they being the
q lowest bidder.
On motion, board adjourned to July
18th, 1896.
July 14th, 1896, board met pursuant
to adjournment, all members present.
Petitions of Gustav and Edward
jaeger to be set off from school district
los to school district l2O, was granted
as per pages 429, 43O, 43l and 432, COM
missioner's record 3D."
School petition of A. P. Johnson to
be set off from school district No. l19
to school district No. SO was presented,
and upon motion was granted a hear
ing at session of this board Sept I'd.
1896.
Application of w. B. Craig for re-
funding of 1895 and abatement of 1892,
1893 and 1894 taxes on lots and TO-
block ii, city of Mankato, was re-
ceived, and upon motion the reduction
recommended and ordered sent to
state auditor tor his approval.
Petition of Frank Runhart and
others asking for an appropriation OF
800 to be expended on county road,
sec. %, town of MankatO, was pre-
sented and upon motion ordered laid
on the table.
On motion, the matter Of redistIict-
dng the county into new commissioner
districts was referred to committee
of the whole board to devise plan
Ethat will give to each district as near
equal number of population as pcs
sible, the committee to report at the
September meeting of the board.
On motion, board adjourned to July
rs, 1896.
July 18th, 1896, board met pursuant
TO adjournment, all members present.
On motion, committee Of three
was appointed to inspect the iron
work on the Vernon bridge when said
iron work is completed for planking,
committee consisting of CONS Graf