The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-04-08

Cambria, met at said bridge at 10
o'clock a. m. March LIST, 1898, and fully
examined the same. We find all the
timbers greatly rotted and unsafe for
travel, and we recommend that new
stringers and planks be put in place of
old ones.
RoBT S. HUGHES,
ROBT ROBERTS,
CHAs. GRAF,
Committee.
On motion, the report was unani-
mously adopted.
On motion, the proposition of Laird,
Norton & Co. to furnish 10 pieces of
number one pine plank, 3x12x14, and
40 feet of 14x6, same quality of lumber,
delivered at bridge over Little Colt on
wood river, town of Cambria, for the
sum of S75, was accepted, the lumber
to be delivered when ordered by
Commissioner R. S Hughes.
To the board of county commission
ers OF Blue Earth county: The under
signed committee, appointed at last
meeting of this board to investigate
damages for right of way of road
late laid by this board north of Amboy,
and terminating in said village of Am
boy, report that they have failed to
reach an agreementwith thee. st. M.
q o. Railway company, it's claim being
that the company needs all the land
that is taken from said COMPANY for
said laid out road, and as the damages
were not assessed at the time of LAYING
out said road, we recommend that
nothing further be done in the matter
of damages,
ROBT. ROBERTS,
A M. HANNAY,
ROBT. S. HUGHES,
Committee.
On motion, the above report was
unanimously adopted.
On motion, board adjourned to 1:3O
p. m.
At 130 p. m, board met persuant to
adjournment, and all members present.
On motion the county surveyor was
instructed to make survey and stake
out retaining pier at outside ends of
both approaches to the Butterfeld
bridge, and furnish plans, specifca-
tiOns and estimate as soon as possible.
He will also report on the soundness of
timber in said approaches and bridge
The chairman, Chas. Graf, is instruct
ed to advertise for bids to be opened at
three o'clock p. M, April 18th, 1898, for
the construction of said work.
To the board of county commission
ers of Blue Earth county: Your COM
mittee appointed to act with the coun-
ty surveyor on plans for improvement
of road in the village of South Bend,
recommend the adoption of grade as
outlined on plan hereby Submitted and
placed on file, and we also recommend
that said improvement be done as soon
as the finances of the county will war
rant the county board in expanding the
funds for said Improvement
ROBT. ROBERTS,
ROBT. S. HUGHES,
VIM. BoRCHERT,
Committee.
On motion, the above report was
unanimously adopted.
On motion, the following committee
was appointed, CONS. Borchert,
Hughes and Hannay, to examine the
condition of a bridge over the Cobb
river, sec. 21, town of Danville, and
also the bridge on town line between
Danville and Medo towns, to meet at
said bridge on April 27th next, and said
meeting of this board May Sd, 1898.
president of the Mankato National
bank, with J. HI. Ray, John R.
Thomas. q. G. Harrington, John C.
Noe, George T. Boynton. Martin o.
Sundt, Frank Fowlerand Thos. A Sherk
as sureties, was approved.
On motion, the bond of w. G.. Hoerr,
president of the National Citizens
bank, with John B. Meagher, w. G.
Hoerr L. P. Hunt, VIM. Thomas and
John G. Wise as sureties, was approved.
On motion, the bond of S. Lamm,
president of the First National bank,
with S. Lamm, Anton j. Busch, John
Klein and Geo. P. Hoerr as sureties,
was approved.
On motion, the bond of Marston, Lar
son & Davis, as partners Bank of Lake
Crystal, with S. Lamm and Geo. P,
Hoerr, as sureties, was approved.
:, On motion, the bond of Secors, Ware
& Co., Bank of Amboy, with John
Robinson, Andrew Moffatt, Chas.
Holden, F. M. Schwarz and Thomas
Randall as sureties, was approved.
On motion, board adjourned to 7:3O
p. m.
At 7:3O board met pursuant to ad-
journment.
To the board of county commission
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