The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-05-13

hereby appropriated out Of any money
in the county treasury belonging to
the road and bridge fund to aid In the
improvement of said highway in Sec
tion 8. Said appropriation is made
according to section 10, general laws
OF 1891.
On motion, board adjourned to 1:30
p. m.
At 80 p. M, board met, pursuant
to adjournment, all members present
except Robert Roberts.
On motion, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, An application Of the
board of supervisors of the town OF
Cambria, asking for an appropriation
of $500 for the improvement OF ROAD
in section 20, at a place known as
Hughes ravine, be 1t oooo
Resolved, That the sum OF S5oo is
hereby appropriated out OF any money
in the county treasury belonging 10
the road and bridge fund to aid In the
Improvement of a road in section ~,
at place known as Hughes ravlne.
Said appropriation is made according
to section 10, general laws of 1891.
On motion, Com. Graf was appoint
ed to look after the poor Of the city OF
Mankato, End commissioner district,
in the absence of Com. Roberts.
On motion, the chairman of the
board was authorized to advertise for
bids for rebuilding the piers OF two
small bridges adjacent to the Cramer
bridge in the town of Danville, &C.
cording to plans prepared by the
county surveyor. Bids to be opened
June End, 1898. at 200 p. m.
Application of E. E. Pritchard Tor
refunding and abatement of part OF
1896 tax on south 524 feet of lots 7 and
8, block %, Warren's addition to the
city of Mankato, ON an excessive valua-
tion Of 5000 was received, and upon
motion approved and ordered sent to
the state auditor for his approval
Application of Gottfried Wendlandt
for refunding and abatement OF taxes
on six acres Of land wrongfully enter
ed on the tax list from 1885 to 1897, in
the nj of nw4, sec, 81, 107-27, was re-
ceived, and upon motion approved and
ordered sent to the state auditor for
his approval.
The application of S. 81. Grannis
for refunding and, abatement of part
of 1897 tax on lot 538 of subdivision
of net of set, section q, 106-2S, on an
excessive valuation of 1914, was recelV-
ed, and upon motion approved and Or
dered sent to the state auditor for his
approval.
On motion, the following, CONS.
Borchert, Hughes and Hannay, were
appointed committee to examine for
acceptance new bridge in the town
ship of Beaufort, now completed by
l.. H. johnson, to meet at said bridge
at 1000 o'clock, May 11th, 1898, and
to report at next meeting OF this
board. -
On motion, the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, An application Of the
board of supervisors of the town OF
Garden City asking for an appropria'
tion of $3.50 for the purpose OF build
| ing bridge on county road south OF
the village of Garden City, in section
IS. said town; be it
Resolved, That the sum Of $3.50 is
hereby appropriated out OF any money
in the county treasury belonging to
the road and bridge fund to aid in
the building of a bridge on county
road south of the village of Garden
City, in section 35. Said appropria-
tion is made according to section 10,
general laws of 1891.
On motion, the following bills were
allowed:
John Loomeway, labor at court house. S 10 IS
W. f. Brooks, engraving school diplomas 2.S
B. Bangerter, Jr., recording bonds. 1890. IL .0C
B. Bangerter, Jr., listing mortgages. 138 81
II. M. Hillestad county blanks.......... 3.5C
Pioneer Press Co., same; -. 2.SO