The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-09-18
C0UNY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.


Robt. Roberts, Chas. Graf, A. M.
Hannay and James Mountain.
On motion, Robt. Roberts was
chosen chairman of this meeting in
the absence of Chairman Hughes.
On motion, ordered that notices up
on the school petition of A. P. john
son to be set off from school dist. 119
to dist. 80, presented to the board at
it's July meeting, are hereby required
to be posted according to law and the
date of hearing on said petition is
hereby fixed for Nov. 10th, 1896.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners:
Your committee appointed to look
after the grading Of the hill and con-
struction of stone culvert in Sc t, sec.
SO, Rapidan, would report that the
same is completed according to con-
tract and in a workmanlike manner.
AS n M9 q MAN Committee.
On motion, above report was &C
cepted and ordered placed on file.
On motion, committee consisting
of CONS. Mountain, Graf and Roberts
was appointed to inspect the culvert
in town of Garden City near Ora Swan
and report to the auditor, the COM
mittee to meet at the culvert on Sept.
18th, at 800 o'clock p. M.
On motion, CONS. Graf, Roberts and
Hannay were appointed committee
to make examination of planks and
stringeTS of the Garden City bridge
with authority to contract for repairs
sufficient to put said bridge in good,
safe condition, committee to meet at
Garden City, Oct. lst, 1896.
School petition Of L. A. Cornell to
set off w Of Sc ! and of S Of ]
of Sc /, sec. II, town of Garden City,
from school district 80 to district "a,
was received and upon motion hear
ing set for November 10th, 1885,
To the Honorable Board of County Com
nliSSi0nerS:
The undersigned, on behalf of the
committee appointed at last meeting
to ascertain the need of a bridge across
the Watonwan river in the town of
Ceresco, near the residence of John
Mccarthy, would respectfully report
that in our opinion the crossing is an
important one and that permanent
bridge is much needed and would
recommend that steps be taken to
build one, provided there is money in
our road and bridge fund sufficient for
the purpose. Upon investigation it
appears certain that there is no money
for the above purpose at this time.
A. M. HANNAY,
Committee.
On motion, report Of Com. Hannay
was accepted and ordered filed.
On motion, board adjourned to Sept.
9th, 1896.
Sept. 9th, 1896, board met, members
present CONS. Roberts, Graf, Noun
tain and Hannay.
On motion, CONS. Mountain and
Hannay, committee on Medo bridge,
were instructed to have approaches
constructed to said bridge now just
completed, and road made fit for
travel at cost not to exceed $120.
On motion, Com. Roberts is hereby
authorized to send a car load of coarse
rip-rap to Vernon Center to protect
culvert near D. Flemming's place.
On motion, the poor farm committee
is hereby instructed to have water
placed in poor farm house for house
and vault use.
Report of uncollected personal
property TAX was considered by the
board and upon motion ordered that
the clerk of court issue citation
against the following named persons:
VIM. Roberts, Evan A. Evans, Sarah
f. Childs, A G. Melich, Geo. Knud-
son, NJ. Knutson, l. n. Flanagan, c.
II. Hanson, John Macbeth and A. NJ
Morrison, and that the balance of list
on file be abated per abatement
ledger. page ~.
On motion, the following bills were
allowed:
ID T Bowen, sheriff fees observation-disclosures 20 IA
d I Bowen board of prisoners ....... 209 1C
w " Paddock, coroner fees. ............. As. 10
John ScLiman, assisting coroner 800
DR. ii Ii Herring post norton examina-
ton. ..... 10 90
s Thorne clerk of court fees. ....,........ 2I 20
ID 7 Reese. clerk of supreme court fees... IL 80
Z Brown janitor fees sch. exam ...... 200
Larry Griffin, cutting weeds on wood lot. LOO
w III Lafavor, hauling ashes from court
mouse. 0o
A Gunders, postage, exp. and drayage Is 55
Geo w Scherer, postage, exp. and drayage S96
Peter Lloyd, postage Observation-Disclosures. 150
Paul Lehman. repairs at court house,. 1.50
Mankato Gas & E L Co,gas July and Aug $40
S Hill, hauling wood for county y 90
Chas Yates. constable fees. .............. 125 so
John G Karium, fees. Observation-Disclosures. 575
NJ Cole fees Observation-Disclosures. 1900
James Name fees Observation-Disclosures. 800
s Nj Presnall fees Observation-Disclosures. $40
T Bleedorn. Jurors fees .................. LOO
j p Crosen. same ..................... los
Davis, justice fees. ................. 1.35
l. L Minor, same OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $50
John Brown, same Observation-Disclosures. 1.S5
c f Pakies. witness fees. 106
r Z Redner, same observation-disclosures. 172
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