The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-21

Com Paddock offered the following
resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That there be levied on the
taxable property of the County of Blue
Earth, State of Minnesota, one mill to
be known as the general road and
b idge tax for the construction, main
tenance ind repair of roads AMI bridges
in said county.
Bids were opened as follows:
First. For stone culvert, section T.,
town of MCPHERSON
E. V. Walters per plans and specifca
tions for $650.00
Second. For stone culvert on town
line of Mcpherson and Medo between
section "a Mcpherson and section
Medic
M @. Johnson per plans and specifca
tions complete for 1927 90.
Gust Carlstrum per plans and specif-
ca ions conf lete for $3.50 90.
Third. For stone piers Burns bridge
on town line of Medic and Danville be-
tween section 6 Danville and section 81
Medo-
Gust Carlstrum per plans and speci-
fcations complete for $136300
Thos. Dunlevy per plans and specif-
cations complete for $3.50 co.
Com. Paddock offered the following
motion which was unanimously carried:
Moved, that.we accept of E. V. Waters
bid to build stone culvert section z,
town of Mcpherson according to plans
and specifications complete. for $3.50 90
and the chairman is hereby authorized
to sign contract with E. V. Walters
for said work, that the building of said
culvert must be complete on or before
Oct. 1, 1899, and provided that said E.
V. Walters furnish the county com
missioners a bond with two or more
sureties in the sum of S650.0O to be ap-
proved by the county attorney and
filed with the county auditor.
Com. Paddock offered the following
motion which was unanimously carried:
Moved, that we accept of M. c John
sons bid to build a stone culvert on
town line of Mcpherson and Medic be
tween section "a Mcpherson and section
3 Medo according to plans and specific :
tions complete for S327.00 and the
chairman is hereby authorized to sign
a contract with M. G Johnson for said
work, that the culYert must be COM
pleted by October 1, 1899, and provided
that said M. G. johnson furnish the
county commissioners bond with two
or more suretles in the sum of 1927 90
to be approved by the county attorney
and filed with the county auditor,
Com. Paddock offered the following
motion which was unanimously carried
Moved, that we accept of Thos Dur
levy's bid to build stone piers, Burns
bridge on town line of Medo and Oar
vile between section 6 Danville and
section 81 Medo, according to plans and
specifications complete for 1880 90 and
the chairman authorized to sign a con-
tract with Thos. Dunlevy for said work,
that the work according to plans and
specifications must be completed on or
before Oct 1, 1899, and provided that
said Thos Dunlevy furnish the county
commissioners bond with two or
more sureties in the sum of 1880 90 to
be approved by the county attorney
and filed with the county auditor.
Road petit ion of Fred Roberts and
others for change of county road
section 10 and 13 town of Shelby and
sections and Is town of Sterling was
considered, the committee on said pc
tition recommended the granting of
the petition, and on motion of Com
Paddock, petition was by allowing dam
ages to Ed Brace, owner of Gov lots 1
and 2, section 10, town of Shelby, SIS 90
to be paid by the owner of the S. E. of
S. E. and Gov. lot 4, section 10, town
of Shelby, p Peterson per load order
recorded in state and county road re-
COZ d No. page 1856.
Application of Mrs. T. J. Hughes for
refunding part of 1898 taxes on an
excessive valuation on lot 5, block 10
Van Brunt's add to city of Mankato was
received and on motion was disallowed.
Road petition of g. G. Bartsch and
others for a change of county road
sec 80, town of Rapidan considered
and on motion of Com. Borchert petit
ton was not granted.
Road petition of Carl Fischer and
others for change of county road sec.
ton 80, Rapidan was received and read
and on motion the commissioners
unanimously agreed that in their iudg-
ment the petition is not reasonable on
its face and reject said petition.
On motion the following bills were
allowed as follows:
Fred GerIich, sheriff fees S2S1 Is
B o Killmer, witness fees. 400
A b Burgess, same ............. ......... 1850
w PettiS, same. Observation-Disclosures. 4 go
w Cobb, same. Observation-Disclosures. 3 40
Davis, same neutrality-suspicious.. rs
James Thomas, same. Observation-Disclosures. 2 "a
Charles Schaff1er, constable fees man. Is. ID
G w Marks, same ................ 80 Al
Robert Little, same. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. II 20
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