The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-06-12

reduction recommended and ordered
sent to the state auditor for his ap-
proval.
Moved and carried that the minutes
of commissioners meeting Of May
9th, 1896, be corrected by approving
Of the plans and specifications for iron
bridge at Severson's crossing in town
of MedO, and that j. r. Thompson be
allowed for said plans and specifi-
cations the sum of $40 from the road
and bridge fund.
On motion, DR.. Ira Bishop is hereby
appointed county physician for the
fifth district for the unexpired term
of DR.. G. j. Beise, resigned, having
moved out Of the county.
On motion, board adjourned to June
End, 1896.
June End, 1896, board met pursuant
to adjournment, all members present.
Application of f. Becquette for re-
funding of 1895 personal property tax,
city of MankatO, was received and up
on motion the reduction recommended
and ordered.
On motion, the contract for build
ing culvert on town line Of Lyra and
Rapidan in Fitzsimmons' ravine will
be awarded to tine lowest bidder SUBJ
| ject to purchase of right of way in
making change of road in said ravine.
Bids were opened according to no.
tice as advertised, per plans and speci-
tications on file: first, stone piers for
bridge between secs. 25 and q, town
of Butternut Valley; second, eXcava-
tiOn, construction, stone box culvert
in Fitzsimmons' ravine between sec.
l, Lyra, and sec. SO, Rapidan: third,
for curb and gutter on both fronts of
county Jail lot, and for sawed stone
sidewalk on both fronts of said lot.
Butternut Valley bridge piers
r. FL. Buttimer, complete per plans
and specifications, S4.Sl per cubic
yard.
Gust CarlStrOm, same, 1859.
John Mccall, masonry, $3.50, eXca-
walton % cents.
FitzSimmOns' ravine, piers
John Mccall, complete per plans and
specifications, 1918, grading hill IA
cents per yard.
r. H. Buttimer, same, $3.50, grading
hill 9 cents.
Curb, gutter and sidewalk, jail3 lot
n. Brooks, curb and gutter per
lineal foot, 70 cents, sidewalk 20 cents
per square foot.
The Jefferson Co., curb and gutter
70 Cts, sidewalk 24t cts.
Jordan & Hayes, curb and gutter SO
cts, sidewalk % cts.
r. H. Buttimer, curb and gutter II
Cts, sidewalk Is cts.
On motion, contract for building
stone piers for bridge in Butternut
Valley is hereby awarded to aGust
Carlstrom at his bid of 1859 for work
complete. The chairman isIinstruct-
ed to make contract with ss~.said 'Carl-
strom for said piers.
On motion, the contract for build
ing box culvert and grading sroad in
Fitzsimmons' ravine is awarded to r.
HI. Buttimer at his bid, contract to be
executed after the right of way is
secured.
On motion, the contract for build
ing gutter and sidewalk atsthe Jail
lot is hereby awarded to r. II. But
timer at his bid of Is cents per square
foot for sidewalk and II cents'sper
lineal foot for curb and Sgutter, and
the chairman is hereby instructed to
make contract with said Buttimer
for said work, according to plans and
specifications for same.
On motion, S2l5 is hereby. appropri-
ated from the road and bridge fund
to aid the township rof sMankato in
building a stone box culvert in sec.
q, at point known as Wilson's creek,
said culvert to be obuilt according to
plans and specifications at county au-
ditor's Office. The auditor is instruct
ed to issue warrant to said town in &C.
cordance with the laws of 1891.
On motion, the chairman is in
structed to ADVERTISER for bids for
building double box culvert at out
let of Madison Lake on thes.Janes-
vile and Eagle Lake road, said bids
to be opened on July 18th, at 200 p.
m.
Onmotion, 5000 is hereby aappropri-
ated from road and bridge fund to
| the town of Jamestown to improve
road in section 33, 1925, on Forster's
mill and Madison Lake sroad. The
auditor is instructed to issue warrant
for said ount'according to the gen.
eral laws of 1891.
On motion, Com. Robt. Roberts is
appointed committee of one to con-
fer with the officials of the c., M, &
St. P. railroad company relative to
the building of an overhead bridge at
the crossing of the wagon road on
the c., M. & ST. P. railway in Red
Jacket ravine north of Rapidan Sta