The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-05-15
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
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Blue Earth county convened pursuant
to call by a majority of the board, ac-
cording to law. Members present,
CONS. Hughes, Hannay, Graf, Roberts
and Mountain.
On motion, $500 is hereby appro,
priated to the township of Lincoln
from the road and bridge fund, as fol-
lows: $3.50 to aid in building culvert
on road between sections IL and II,
> and $3.50 for the improvement of road
beginning at point between center
line of sections 26 and q, from thence
south to town line. The auditor is
hereby authorized to issue warrant
for said amount of $500, according to
the provision of the statutes of 1891.
On motion, $50 is hereby appro-
priated from road and bridge fund to
aid the town of MankatO in grading
hill north of north culvert in poor
farm road, sec. 81, the auditor to
issue warrant in accordance with the
| provision of the laws of 1891.
Application of VIM. Bucholz to pur-
! chase state forfeited lands, lot 5,
block 176, West Mankato, was re-
ceived and recommended to the sta tie
auditor for his approval.
Road petition of 1873 petitioners of
the town of South Bend, sec %, petit
tioning for establishing of a highway
shortening and improving old road,
was presented, and due proof of post
ing was read. On motion, the follow
ing committee was appointed to meet
at said proposed highway: CONS.
Roberts, Graf and Hughes, and here
by designate May 18th at 2 O'Clock D.
M, and to report at next extra session
of this board.
Road petition of ~ petitioners of
the town of Shelby, sec. 26, for the
laying out and establishing of high
way was presented and due proof of
posting was read. On motion, fol-
lowing committee twas appointed to
meet at Amboy: CONS Hannay,
Mountain and Graf, and hereby
designate May Both, 1896, at 200 p.
m, and to report at next extra
session of the board.
A road order was passed, as per
page 404, commissioners record CD
granting the petition for a highway
in Shelby.
On motion, board adjourned to 900
a. m. May 7, 1896.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, May It'll, 1896, all members
present.
On motion, committee of three,
consisting of CONS. Roberts, Graf and
Hughes, is hereby appointed to meet
town board of Judson to view road in
section II, 108-2o, where creek has
washed out three bridges, committee
to meet on the ground at 1000
o'clock May 18th, 1896.
On motion, the chairman of this
board is instructed to advertise for
bids for putting in stone sidewalk,
curling and guttering on the two
fronts of jail lot according to specif-
cations on file in the auditors office,
bids to be opened at 800 o'clock p. M.
June I'd, 1896.
Upon motion, resolution was
adopted, as per page 1856, Commits
sioners' Record book 3D." providing
for the posting of notices for meet
ing in the territory proposed to be
added TO Amboy, to vote on the ques-
tion, June 18th, and appoint S. R.
Brush, Moses Kunselman and P. w.
Cheney to preside at and act as in
spectors of such meeting.
According to advertisement, bids
were opened for sodding court house
square where unfinished, as follows:
Hurd & Gill, 81 cts per square; Louis
Bishman, Is cts per square; W. W.
Chittenden, So cts per square.
Upon motion, the sodding is here
by awarded to Louis Bischman at his
bid of Is cents per square of sodding
to be done as per specifications in
notice published for.bids. The whole
work to be completed by June 18th,
1885,
On motion the chairman is hereby
instructed to advertise for bids for
building stone piers for bridge be-
tween secs. 25 and 26 in Butternut
Valley, known as Fetch bridge, such
bids to be made in accordance with
plans and specifications on file at
county auditors office, bids to be
opened at 200 p. M, June I'd, 1866.
To the honorable hoard of county
commissioners: The undersigned
committee appointed to meet and ex-
anime bridge at Wilson's creek in
Mankato township met at said bridge