The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-02-15
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commits
sioners of Blue Earth
County, Minnesota.

p, Office of County Auditor, Blue Earth
County, Mimi.
ADJOURNED SESSION.
Wednesday, Feb. 9th, 1901.
Board of county commissioners of
Blue Earth county, MINI. convened
pursuant to adjournment Jan. 18th,
1901, and was called to order by the
chairman. All members present.
Minutes of January session ap-
proved.
School petition of John Gainor ask
ing to be set off from school district
ninety-eight 1857 to school dist. No.
, eighty-seven (S7) was received and
date set for hearing same. March 18th,
1901 at 3 o'clock p. m. His lands
described as follows; The west one
hundred and fifty (150) acres of the
south half (s15) of the south half (s19)
of section sixteen (16) township one
hundred and six (106) range twenty
seven (27).
Application of Thos. O. Jones for
the abatement of a part OF the l9OO
personal property taxes was made by
A. B. Hughes, Atty. Application re-
! fused.
| Application of James Marvin for the
abatement of a part of his 1900 per-
| sonal property taxes was made by b.
C. Taylor, Atty. Application was
refused, ~disallowed and ordered filed.
Application of R. G. Hill for the
abatement of part of his personal pro-
| perty taxes was received and the claim
| was disallowed.
Wood-Bids for furnishing the
county one hundred 1907 cords upon
the Jail yard was opened as adver-
tised. They were as follows:
Per Cord
Fayette Wilder, dry mixed elm and bass :,
A b Ewing green mixed elm and basswood 3.25
P j McGrath, dry soft password 49,. 3.4l
ID Oster, dry mixed elm and password. =. $40
| A Wenner, dry mixed elm and Eastwood. 3.75
By unanimous vote Fayette. Wilder
was authorized to furnish % cords
(all he offered) and D. Oster seventy
five (75) cords.
Board adjourned until 9 o'clock the
| 18th.
Thursday, February 18th, 1901.
Board convened pursuant to ad-
journment. All members being pre-
sent.
S. w. Callahan presented a bill for
| caring for an old soldier. This same
bill was ~disallowed by the board in
1897 and by unanimous vote now laid
over until another meeting.
The following resolution was offered
and unanimously adopted.
Whereas, The commissioners of Blue
| Earth county, state of Minnesota, did
by motion on the 18th day of January,
1901, accept the bid submitted by the
proprietors of the Mankato Review
to-wit: Twelve (12l cents a descrip,
tion for publishing the delinquent tax
list for the year 1899 and did award
to them the contract and also by the
same motion designated the Mankato
Review as the county official paper
for the year 1901 and for the purpose
of complying literally with the law as
required by section No. 1851, statutes
of 1894 MINI. J Be it now
Resolved, That the list of taxes
and penalties on real estate of Blue
Earth county, state of Minnesota, re-
naming delinquent on the first Mon
day in January, 1901, be published
once in each week for two (2) consec-
utive weeks in the Mankato Review
at it's bid of twelve (12) cents a de-
| scription. The Review being a news
| paper of general circulation, printed
in the English language and has been
regularly published and generally cir
f! culated more than three (3) months
| prior to Jan. 18th, 1901, in Blue Earth
| county and state of Minnesota, in
| which said real estate is situated and
the said newspaper, the Mankato
Review, is hereby designated by the
| board of Blue Earth county commits
sioners as the county official newspaper
| for the publication of said delinquent
| tax list, also the legal notices and be
| it further
Resolved, That the. proprietors of
| the Mankato Review shall furnish a
bond for one thousand dollars Isl, 000)
to indemnify Blue Earth county in
said delinquent tax list publication,
the bond to be approved by the
county auditor.
On motion of Com. Bruels, DR.. Carl
J. Holman of st. Clair was elected
county physician for the sixth 18th
physicians district at a salary of
sixth 1850. 00) dollars a year in place
of DR.. w. S. Smith ~(deceased).
On motion of Com. Borchert Dr.. 1.
W. Bishop of Mapleton was elected
county physician for the fifth 10TH
physicians district to succeed himself
at the same salary as heretofore, viz
$50. 90 a year.
Application of J. T. McCleary for
the abatement of part of his personal
property tax, was received and the
claim disallowed.
The bond of j.. H. Moore, appointed
| by the coroner E. r. Kennedy, as his
| deputy with G. L. Holmes and r. G..
Hill as sureties was received and ap-
proved.
Adjourned until 2 p. In.
Board convened. All members pre-
sent at 2 p. m.
Com. Epson moved and the motion
was carried that when the insurance
| policy for So, 600 on the poor farm
buildings expires March 18th, 1901,
that they be reinsured by the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Co.. of Lake
Crystal, for a five year term.
A petition signed by Reese Evans
and others asking for the formation
of a new school district out of dis
trict 1874, ia and 10. The date set
for hearing March 18th, 1901, 2 p. m.
Aug. Gems, chairman of the town
board for Ceresco called the attention
of the board to a dangerous place in
the highway on Sec. 6. The board
unanimously decided to send at once
to Madelia for such repairs, two (2)
carloads OF stone and make the re-
pairs to save the bridge. The auditor
was authorized to have the stone
shipped.
Com. Brules moved and the same
was carried that the chairman ap-