The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-21

Ing IS SAID TO De UWeDUy-lOur years Olu
and other portions of the bridge are
too rotten. County Surveyor Brooks
found a good foundation for steel
bridge. Plans and specifications pre-
pared by him we make a part OF our
report and in view of the Importance
of having a safe bridge at this point
on account of the amount of travel
and it's being a United States mail
route, we recommend the building
of a bridge according to plans and
specifications submitted, as soon as
funds can be had for that purpose.
ROBERT ROBERTS,
VIM. BORCAERT.
Committee.
On motion, the above report was ac-
copied and adopted.
On motion, it was decided that open
bids be received for the construction
of said bridge, the sub-structure,
superstructure and approaches, &C
cording to the plans and specifications
in the office of the county surveyor.
The following parties were present
and bid for building said bridge: L. H.
Johnson, tor the Wisconsin Iron and
Steel Bridge Co.. w. II. Wilcox, for
the Mankato Manufacturing Co., and
Louis Mayer, for Mayer Bros.
The Wisconsin Iron and Steel
Bridge Co. was the lowest bidder, and
the lowest bid was 5000.
On motion, it was voted that a
bridge be built over the Maple river
at Taylor's crossing, in the town of
Mapleton, this county, according to
the plans and specifications therefor
! prepared by and 10 the office of the
county surveyor OF this county.
On motion, it was voted that the
building of said bridge, complete, SUBJ
structure, superstructure and ap-
proaches, according to the plans and
specifications be let to said Wisconsin
Iron and Steel Bridge Co., for the sum
of 5000, according to it's bid.
On motion, the chairman was au-
thorized to make a contract with the
Wisconsin Iron and Steel Bridge COM
pany for the construction of an iron
and steel bridge across the Maple river
at Taylor's crossing in township of
Mapleton, according to plans and
specifications on file in the county
surveyors office, said bridge to be COM
pleted ready for travel on or before
July Goth next.
On motion, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That all claims for abate-
ment of taxes for the year 1896 in the
city of Mankato on account of assess
ments being raised beyond the just
assessed valuation by the city council
shall be recommended for abatement
to the state auditor on the basis of
taxes paid for the year 1896, as fol-
lows:
City of Mankato-
] Williams, % # of lot I, blk Z, abate-
ment recommended. ....:::...........$ 2.54
L Hunt, Castigan's sub of blk II, lots 5
and 6, abatement recommended. ......... 1890
Jennie L Higgs, lot 3, block "a, abatement
DR. Warner, lots and I, block H. ''i'
abatement recommended. ............... q. 81
Longini & Thoms, lot 10, blk s, abatement
DR. B Snow, lot s. blk IS, abatement H. Of
Bernhard Kohler, lot 8, blk II, abatement
joseph Stahi' lot s. blk il, abatement '0'fi
recommended. Observation-Disclosures. 800. 1890
90 Pitcher, IS # of lot 8 and ny of lot L.
blk %, Everetts survey, abatement
recommended. Observation-Disclosures. $50
James Shoemaker, lots 1 and 2, Shoemak-
er's sub of blk Sc. Observation-Disclosures. 737
B Ford, 81 # of lots and blk 80,
Fletcher & Wizards add ............. 54
J A Willard, lot 10, blk 4, Lewis e. Shau-
butts add. neutrality-suspicious.. 1915
NJ L Lockerley, lot /, blk 1. ............... 5.46
G L Benedict, lot 1, blk 3................... 203
Florence Gates, lot 3, blk 1................. 3O5
John Peterson, lot 3, blk 4.................. 2O3
Anderson. lot 2, blk 1..:.............. 6.22
ID Il Perrin, lot A. blkl, Randall S add. 4.06
Theodore Zelmer, lotto, blk 5, Van Brunts
add ......:............... .............. sos
Meyer, lot II, blk 49,. ................. 1867
Mary J Kelly lot s. blk 49, .......... $50
Geo kenaston, lot IA, blk IS. ............. I'll
Carlos Boynton, lots and 2, blk ID. 1915
Q Monson, lot 4, Smith s sub of blk 10. go. $40
Murray Pearson, lot 6, blk 4............... 1852
Jane Chapman, lot TO- blk 49,. ........ 597
Geo 81, E1 at lot T. Harringtons sub ..
P Thomas, lot ID, blk is. ............... IS
Mrs 3 Schultz, lots 6, 7 and 9, blks IA
Elizabeth liza Burnett lot 5, Harringtons Si0O
Frank Pearson, lot 5. blk is ............ Ills
Abbie PITCHER VIZ OF lot Z, blk "a ;......... $50
Observation-Disclosures. INSTRUMENTATION. 1895
Thos . Jones, lot 1, blk IA 800. 1854
John Nickerson, lot 6, Harrington's sub
of blk 49,. ........... 5.46
III l. McCullom, lot 4, blk IL, wR........... LIS
Murray Pearson, lot T. blk IA. -. 1856
Frank l. Clark, lot II, blk Is. ........... 1852
Creamery Package Manufacturing Com
pany' Mitchelrs sub of blks Ii and H. .,
w III Anderson. lot 6, blk 13............... $40
NJ Roblee lot g. blk Observation-Disclosures. 2.03
Andrew Under, lot 2, Smiths snb of blk
10. ............... .... 49,. 1925
r M Jones, lot 7, blk Observation-Disclosures. 1919
Nellie N Olson, sA of lot /, Mitchell's sub
OF DIX LOO
ZIG Harrington, lot 5, sub blk 49, ~ $3.50
Hulda J Hill, lot s, blk 14.............. AS
CIV McGraw, lot blk 49,. ............. 3.S1
Mary E Preston, nh of lot l. Mitchells
sue OF DIX r.. E.Z9
Harriet Thurston, 155 fit of eh of blk