The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-03-13
TRIED TO SETTLE.
The County Board and County Sur
veyor Haynes Together.


The county board spent three hours
Friday trying to settle it's legal
entanglements with County Surveyor
A M.Haynes. There was DISPOSE
tion on the part of some of the board
to settle the disputein consistent
manner, the appeal to the Supreme
court to be dropped, and Mr.. Haynes
to drop his proceeding to hold up MI.
Thompson's bills, and Mr.. Haynes to
do the work hereafter that has usual
ly been done by the county surveyor.
However, the following resolution
to carry this into effect was defeated:
WHEREAS this board was led by Co.
Surveyor A. M. Haynes to think that
he did not claim. all the county WORK
such as the construction OF piers or
culyerts or grading roads, and on his
previous position on this point the
county board felt authorized by said
Haynes to employ another surveyor
to 90 county work; but in view OF the
difficulty existing between said board
and SAID Haynes, therefore be it,
kesOlUed, That this board acknOw-
Lodges the principle that every person
elected by the people to any office is
entitled 10 perform the duties of that
office and to take the pay allowed by
law for such services.
ReSOtUed further that we consider
the duties OF county surveyor to be,
to do all Surveying and engineering
work for the county. particularly alt
such work that requires the Skill and
knowledge OF a surveyor or civil
engineer, when the tools and inStru-
mentS OF that profession are required
to accomplish the work to be per-
formed.
heSOtUed further that the troubles
between Mr.. Haynes and this board
can be attributed mostly to misunder-
standing, and that for peace and har-
mony instead Of litigation, which is
decidedly detrimental to the best in
terests of this county, Mr.. A. M.
Haynes on his part agrees to give
written instructions to the county
attorney to dismiss all appeals
against payments OF claims Of }. Il.
Thompson, surveyor, Huttlegren ana
Shelter, contractors; and that this
board of county commissioners on
their part hereby instruct the county
attorney to accep Judgment ordered
by Judge ShiSsler in case of A. Nj.
Haynes VS.. Board of County commits
sioners, thus taking all cases of dis
pute out of the courts, making con-
tractors on county work safe as to
their duty in the performance OF work
and sure as to their pay when work is
completed.
Ayes, CONS. Hanay and Roberts,
nays, CONS. Graf, Mountain and
Hughes.
The following was then adopted:
WHEREAS, at the beginning Of the
year 1895, the county board as custO-
mary, gave all engineering work to
the county surveyor and he declined
to do portions OF it, claiming that he
had no authority, and asked to have
Mr.. Thompson do it. Later on, diff
ferenceS OF opinion as to the conduct
of the work arose between the county
surveyor .and the board so the board,
acting on the advice of the county
surveyor and what they considered
the interests of the county, did en-
ploy another surveyor. Mr.. Haynes
therefore held up the surveyors bills,
and that of some contractors, and
tried to destroy work under construc-
tion, claiming the Eight to do all en-
gineering work for the county by vir-
tue of his office. Therefore be it
ResOlved, That the board employ
Mr.. Haynes to do all future engineer
ing work on condition that he with
draw all suits now pending.
Ayes, CONS. Graf, Mountain and
Hughes; noes, CONS. Hannay and
Roberts.
The first resolutions were satisfac-
tory to Mr.. Haynes, but it is doubtful
whether the last one is. The board
adjourned at noon.