The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-12-15
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December 18th. A D. 1899.
Thursday, December It'll, 1899.
Board of County Commissioners of
Blue Earth county, Mimi. convened
pursuant to adjournment and was call
| ed to order by the chairman.
Members present, Chas. Graf, chair
man, Robert S. Hughes, B. o. Killmer,
VIM. Borchert and w. W. Paddock.
Com. Hughes offered the following
resolution which was adopted.
Resolved: That 1. J. Gardner on &C
count of County road being ordered
laid by this Board on the east and North
line of the ST of SET of section 7-1O7-2S
be and he is hereby allowed the sum of
$50. 90 as damages in, addition to the
$4,000 previously awarded at last ses-
sion of this board November 3rd.
Com. Killmer offered the following
resolution which was adopted.
Whereas: 1t was the intention of this
board at our November meeting to
authorize and instruct our County
Surveyor w. F. Brooks to superintend
the construction of all Bridges and
stone culverts in course of construc-
ton and be it
Resolved: That the minutes of said
November session be corrected and to
contain the following resolution
Resolved: That W. f. Brooks be
authorized and instructed to superin-
tend the construction of the following
work, improvement of Shelby bridge
town of Shelby, Jones Ford bridge town
of South Bend, the stone wing and
piers bridge sections 10 and Is town of
Decoria, the building of an iron bridge
and piers on town line of Medo and
Danville, stone arch and fill st. Peter
road near Mankato Junction sec. %
town of Lime, stone culvert and fill at
James McQuade secs. 80 and 81 town of
Lime, a stone culvert and fill on Poor
Farm road sec. 80 Mankato town, stone
piers and fill for iron bridge GAINESVILLE
road secs. 20 and 80 town of LeRay and
at Mineral Springs sec 80 town of Lee
Ray.
Com. Hughes offered the following
motion which was unanimously car
ried.
Moved: That the chairman appoint
a committee of 3 members of this board
to investigate the advisability of main
tanning the Tourtellotte hospital for the
care of the sick county poor which are
cared for by the county.
That said committee to meet at the
auditors Office Dec. 18th. 2 p. m. for to
proceed with said investigation and to
make full report at meeting of this
board Jan, 2nd 1900, 2 p. m. The chair
man appointed the following members:
W. w. Paddock, B. O. Killmer and VIM.
Borchert..
Com. Hughes offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
Whereas: The county surveyor has
filed with this board a resurvey plat
and assessment roll of sections 16 and
81 town of Lyra and be it,
Resolved: That we approve of said
resurvey and plat and authorize the
chairman of this board to sign said plat
and that the surveyor be instructed to
cause said plat to be recorded, and be
it further
Resolved: That we hereby designate
the End day of January, A. D. 1900, 2
p. m. at meeting of this board at the
courthouse, city of Mankato. Blue
Earth county for hearing to correct
and confirm said assessment as filed by
the surveyor.
| On motion of Com. Killmer the fol.
lowing bills were allowed:
| P A Gunders, postage. freight, drayage,
| and express. -......-.-....-.....S ID IS
Calvin Smith, goods to court house,. 425
Frank A Brady, inspecting boiler at
poor farm. ................,...... 800
III Parry. goods to poor. 2.90
M Hanna, goods to poor farm. .......... 80 so
Mankcto Plb q Htg Co. plumbing at
jail and court house. ...... 75O
Mankato Post, county printing So IS
Free Press PIT Co, same. ................. 465
Free Press PIT Co, books and blanks. 217 90
| j q Wise d IONS, county printing SO 95
w f Brooks, supt constructing of Gull
vert and bridges. neutrality-suspicious.. IS so
piers at Mineral Springs. -. 80. 26S. 40
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