The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
On motion the auditor was instruct.
ed to notify the different bridge com.

ed to notify the different brldge COM
panies of an iron bridge to
be built across Perch creek at
the old Boeck bridge, section
%, town of Ceresco; that sealed bids
will be received at the auditors off
fee up to 1000 a. M, Oct. 9th, 1897,
according to plans and specifications
now on file in his office. The board
will then decide upon the day and
hour for opening said bids. A certi-
fed check for 800, payable to the
county board, must accompany each
bid. The right to reject any or all
bids is reserved.
Commissioners Hughes, Roberts and
Hannay were appointed committee
to meet at the Jones ford bridge with
the county surveyor on Sept. 18th at
200 p. m. and bargain. for the repair
of the bridge according to the recon-
mendations Of the county surveyor
and plans on file in the auditors
office.
Commissioner Roberts was instruct
ed to have the narrow circular walks
in the court 'house square in front
and at the sides of the building paved
with hard Mankato brick and laid in
Mankato cement, and also cover
the floor of the corridors of the court
house basement with two inch plank.
The following resolution was
adopted:
ReSolUed, That this board approves
to the contract made by the board Of
public works of the city of Mankato
and D. P. Hayes for the improve ,nent
of the Silver ravine road, according to
plans and specifications on file in the
office of the city engineer, for the sum
of So, 040, and that an additional ap-
preparation from the road and bridge
fund is hereby made of $500, to cover
one-half of said contract on the same
terms as that made July 18th last.
CONS. sRoberts, Borchert and Graf
were appointed committee with the
county surveyor to meet at the St.
Clair bridge Sept. 18th at 1000 a. m.
for the purpose Of letting the contract
for repairing said bridge.
The following named persons were
selected by the board of county COM
missioners of Blue Earth county,
state of Minnesota, from the qualified
electors Of said county, to serve as
grand and petit jurors in place of
Of of
district court in and for said county,
GRAND. PETIT.
LeRay. VIM. Rhode Ira B. REYNOLDS
Aug. Riece.
Mankato. August Halter
Maron Hill.
Mcpherson f. A. Duemeland. o. E. TiIIotson,
Decoria .... John Steel. Martin Bowe.
Stephen May.
CITY OF MANKATo
First ward ...........M. Jost c. S. .Hallstrom
John Breaker.
Second ward. Fred Westhoff Fred Boegen.
F. T. Skuse.
Third ward E. l. P Staede Isaac Roberts,
Fifth ward....T. W. Hart. John Graham.
Alba Lewis. E. L. Hanson.
Perry Wysong.
Sixth ward Theo Roemer. Henry Hughes
s. Billings.
South Bend. g "A. Hultengren John Roads.
gud 1L 2. ;:;,:..'' John IN PHILLIP Phillips,
ButternutV all eyJohnS M arkston.
Richard S. Hughes.
Rapldan John K. Anderson Aug. Possin.
Chas. A. Cheney.
VIM. barge.
Garden City M. F. Crane. E. E. Norton.
Vernon Center. Harry Thompson
shelby. IN. henholz. Jack Buell..
Frank Otterstein
Pleasant Mound Chas. Russo.
Ceresco .Thos Rooney.
Danville. j. R. Treanor. H. G.. Kenward
Fred Lentz.
Mapleton ID. A; cumming Martin Schimmele
Lyra. James Weir.
Sterling. Robert Curry. Jonas johnson.
WHEREAS, petition for survey
and proper location of the northeast
corner post and the quarter post on
the east side of section 3, town of
DeCoria, has been presented to this
board according to law, now
ReSolUed, That said petition be and
the same is hereby granted; and, ac-
cording to chapter $50, of the laws of
1895, the county surveyor or Mr.. w.
f. Brooks is hereby appointed to
make the proper survey and locate
said posts, and to commence the said
survey on Sept. Doth, 1897, and prose
cute the same according to said law.
On motion, the contract and bond
OF w. f. Brooks for the surveying and
location of the northeast corner post
and the quarter post on the east side
of section 3, town of Decoria, Blue
Earth county, Mimi, were approved.
On motion, the following bills were
allowed
L Bowen, sheriff's fees ...........S 219 6s
board of prisoners. ............. 100 81
Stephen Thorne, clerk of court fees - 14O 30
Jessie Becquette, transcribng evidence 25 90
w w Paddock coroner's fees. ............ 81 SO
Chas Graf board OF audit and mileage. 3 so