The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-02-11

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L e. Diamond 81 Co, same 1.30
ltarry, same. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
O is Anel same ................. 16. 90
man & Polchow ice for poor farm. $50
Foley horse shoeing for poor farm -. 9.35
q nix Kunz, grinding feed for poor farm. $40
On motion, The hearing on school
petition of Edward Soaring was ad-
burned until 2 p. M, March 22nd,
Bids were opened for steel bridge
yer the Big Cobb river in section
even, township of Beauford:
} bley & Robinson, per plans en- files SSS. 90
ette-Herzog Mfg Co, same. .......... 072.00
Van Norman Bridge Co... .............. l,05O.OO
Milwaukee Bridge Iron Co, same...... So. 100
Wrought Iron Bridge Go, same: ;........ SSO.00
Wisconsin Steel & Iron Bridge Con-. 79O.OO
Wisconsin Steel and Iron Bridge
Co. being the lowest bidder and sat-
isfactory bid, on motion ordered that
the chairman be authorized to make
contract with said Wisconsin Stee
and Iron Bridge Co. for steel bridge,
according to plans and specifications
now on file, and said bridge to be COM
o ete on or before April 10th, A. d.
1898. .
On motion, board adjourned to $3.50
a. M, third day Of February, 1898.
Thursday, February 8, 1898.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members present.
Ooyr ,6lon, committee of three,
CONS. Roberts, Hughes and Borchert,
is hereby appointed to act with
county surveyor to make plans and es-
innate for the improvement Of Pigeon
hill on Garden City road, and the hol-
low in village of South Bend, on the
Mankato and Judson road, and to re-
port at the next meeting of this
board. s" 81
On motion, the committee on county
buildings is hereby authorized to pur-
chase thirty trees to plant in court
house grounds at cost not to exceed
one dollar per tree, and also to pur-
chase six dozen grape plants for poor
farm at cost not to exceed $500 per
dozen.
On motion, the matter of damages
for opening road ON east side Of rail-
road track south of Amboy village, is
hereby referred to a committee Of
Hughes, Roberts and Hannay. Said
committee to consider the interest Of
all parties and to obtain as reasonable
settlement as possible, consistent
with the rights of owners of land and
interest of the county.
Application of Aug. Sohre for re-
funding and abatement Of 1896 tax,
lot 5, block 6,village of Good Thunder,
on an illegal valuation of $4,000, was
received. and upon motion approved
and ordered sent to the state auditor
for his approval.
On motion, the following committee
are hereby appointed: Hannay,
Hughes and Borchert, to examine the
condition of Shelby bridge and to meet
at said Shelby bridge at o'clock p.
m.r oath day of February, 1898;
sam committee, Hannay, Hughes and
Borchert, to examine the condition of
the Rapidan bridge and to meet at
said Rapidan bridge at 1 o'clock p. m.
the 23rd day of February, 1898; and
Hughes, Roberts and Graf to examine
the condition of Butterfield bridge,
and to meet at said Butterfield bridge
at 10 o'clock a. m. the Goth day of Feb
ruary, 1898; and said committee,
Hughes, Roberts and Graf to examine
the condition of Cam bria bridge and
to meet at said Cambria bridge at IL
O'Clock m. the first day of March,
1898; said committees to make full
report at next meeting of this board,
and the different town boards are re.
Quested to meet the said committees
at said bridges.
On motion the chairman of this
board is hereby authorized to advertise
for bids to be opened at p. M, 18th
day of February, A. D. 1898, fer one
stone culyert, sec. II, town of Decoria,
and one box culvert, sec. IA, LIE Ray,
according to plans and specifications
now on file at this office.
On motion, the following resolu-
tion was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, An application of Geo.
Schultz, chairman of supervisors of
Mankato township, asking for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 tosrepair two
culverts, sec. II, Mankato township,
therefore be it
Resolved, That the sum of $3.50. 90 is
hereby appropriated out of any money
in the county treasury belonging to
the road and bridge fund, to aid in re-
pairing culvert over Warren's creek
on the Pohl road, and the balance of
said appropriation to 0e applied to the
culvert over Warren's creek on what