The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-18

To the Honorable County Commits
sioners OF Blue Earth County, Min
nesota.
Your committee appointed July
10th 1899 at meeting Of this board
to make an examination OF the ap-
proaches to Shelby bridge, sec. Is
town of Shelby, and to report at this
meeting. beg leave to report as fol-
lows: We secured the services Of the
county surveyor and met at said
bridge July 18th, 1899, and the condi-
tions are as follows: That the planks
are nearly worn out and piles and
stringeIs are rotten and the said ap-
proaches are not safe for travel and
must be rebuilt at once without much
delay.
We recommend a fill be made in
stead of wooden approach and that q
stone pier with stone wings to hold I'LL
be built This improvement would
be a permanent improvement, and
we submit for your consideration
plans and specifications for said i'm
and recommend that it be
made as early as possible.
Respectfully submitted,
d "
R. S. Hughes,
VIM. Borchert,
Committee.
Com. Paddock's motion to accept
the above report was unanimously
carried.
Com: Killmer offered the following
motion which was unanimously car
RED.
Moved that the chairman of this
board be authorized to advertise for
bids to be opened at 2 p. m. Sept. 18th
A. D. 1899 at meeting of this board
for the improvement Of the approach
to Shelby bridge sec. 16 Shelby town.
ship, according to plans and specitica-
tions now on file in the auditors Of
fee.
School petition of P. b. Peterson
was presented to this board and read
asking to be set off from school dis
oTict no. 81 to school district No. 40
with his lands, the nw4 of sec. 6,town
los, range q. and on motion Of Com.
Borchert hearing on said petition
was set at p. M, Sept. 18th A. d.
1899.
Com. Borchert offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
Resolved, That we rescind our &C
ton on July 18th, 1899, in ordering
that a certain list marked B contain
ing list of names and amounts Of
personal property taxes for the year
1898 ordered returned to the clerk Of
the district court for judgment and
be it further
Resolved, That all taxes in said
list marked B be Cancelled.
On motion, board adjourned to a.
m. 1st day of August, A. D., 1899.
Tuesday, August 1st. A. D. 1899.
Board of county commissioners Of
Blue Earth county, met persuant to
at a, m. and was call
ed to order by the chairman. Mem
bers all present.
Com. Paddock offered the following
resolution which was adopted.
Whereas, On this day road petit
tion signed by 26 freeholders of the
town Of Cambria praying for a public
highway section 16 and II said town
of Cambria, the board have deter
mined that in their judgment said Pc
tition is reasonable on It's face.
1t is hereby ordered that hearing
be had on said petition at this Office
p. 10, Sept. II A D.1699. at which
Time and place said board will hear
all that may be said in favor Of and
against the granting Of said petition.
1t is further ordered, that Hughes,
andBorchert,m members of this
board be and they herebyare appointed
q committee to examine said proposed
change Of highway, and that said
committee to meet upon the route of
said proposed road sec. 16, said town
Of Cambria on the 18th day of August
A. d. 1899, 10 a. m. for the purpose of
of said proposed high
way, and to make their report at a
meeting of this board hereinbefore
specified. and that notice thereof be
given as provided by law.
Com. Paddock offered the following
which was carried:
Moved, that we accept the bid of M.
G, Johnson for to build a stone arch
and fill on the ST. Peter road near the
Mankato junction in section 80, town
Of Lime, according to plans and
Specifications complete for 100000
and the chairman is hereby author
Ized to sign contract with M. G.
Johnson for said work. That the
building Of said culvert must be com
pleted on or before November 1st,
1899, and provided that said M. G.
Johnson furnish the county commits
;ioners a bond with two or more sure
ties in the sum of 100000 subject to
the approval of the chairman and fiji
ed with the county auditor.
Com. Killmer offered the following
motion, which was carried:
Moved, that we accept OF the bid of
.alstead & Beckwith for to build a
stone culvert and fill at James Nc
Quaides on line between sec. SO and