The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-01-17
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.


Earth county, convened January 18th
persuant to law. All members pre-
:ent.
The oath prescribed by law having
been administered by the county au-
ditor, the board organized by the
election of Robert S. Hughes as chair
man.
On motion, w. P. Lewis was cleo
ted oyerseer of the poor farm for the
ensuing year.
W. E. Edwards was elected JAM
tor of the court house for the year
beginning Mar, h l, 1896 Said JAM
tor is hereby requested to have care
of the grounds, grass and walks in
addition to his duties inside of build
ing.
Commissioner Robt. Roberts was
appointed to look after the poor OF
the Second commissioner district of
Mankato.
Reports Of grand jurors, Jail and
poor farm were read, approved and
placed on file.
Invitation to the Social Science
Club of this city to the county COM
missioners was received, and on mo
tion the invitation was accepted the
board to attend the meeting in
body.
The judge of probate was allowed
$500 for clerk hire for the year 1896,
the same as in 1895.
Ordered to proceed to the election
of county physicians for one year
commencing March /, 1896, and end
ing March :, 1897.
The following named physicians
made application for physician OF
Second district: Drs. f. D. Branden-
burgh, G. f. Warner, l. d. Webster,
VIM. Jacoby. Ballot was taken, and
DR.. Jacoby received votes, DR.. War
ner votes, the chairman casting the
deciding vote for DR.. Warner; and
he was elected county physician for
Second district, salary S6OOper annum;
first district Dr. A. @. Smith Eagle
Lake, S75 per annum; Third district,
DR.. W. r. Cullen, salary 500 per
annum; Fourth district, DR.. O. H.
McMichael, Vernon Center, salary
$40 per annum; Fifth district, DR..
G. j. Biese, MapletOn, salary $50 per
annum; Sixth district, DR.. w. S.
Smith, St. Clair, salary $45 per
annum; Seventh district, DR.. w. FL.
Rolden, Amboy, salary $40 per an !
mum.
On motion board adjourned to
meet Jan. s at $50 a. m.
Y Board met January s, 1896 persuant
to adjournment. All members pre-
sent.
Report of A. G. Smith, county ply
stefan of First district was read and
ordered filed.
Report of d. f. Bowen, sheriff, !
was read and on motion ordered |
fled
Liquor license bond of Henry Hake-
meyer, with Mathew Lynch and
Albert Fitzloff as sureties was approx
ed and license ordered issued.
Liquor license bond Of Chas. G. |
Pagenkuff, with Fred Frantz and
Fred Gerlach as sureties, was read and
same ordered issued.
Application of 0. +. Seversen for
auctioneer's license for the term of
one year was read and same ordered
granted.
The county attorneys salary swas
made the same as last year. The
same order was made in regard to the
county superintendent salary.
Application of n. Juliar to pur-
chase state forfeited lands, the IA
a of e $40 acres of W $3.50 of nw4 sec 6,
twp los, range 25, was received and
recommended to state auditor for ap-
prevail.
w. p. Lewis salary as OverSeer of
the poor farm was made the same as
last year. Same withW. E. Edwards,
janiCOr court house.
On motion bids for pEinting to be
opened at p. m. was postponed until
Up. M. 9th inst.
A committee of the whole board
was appointed to examine the arch
culverG at ThompsOn's ravine, Manka-
to township at p. M.
On motion board adjourned as a
committee to meet at Thompson's
ravine.
Board of county commissioners con-
vened at 4 p. m.
We, the committee, would respect
fully report that we have examined
arch culvert at Thompsons ravine,
and found it to be built in work.
man-like manner. But the joints on