The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-04
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
CT the Board of County Commits
sioners of Blue Earth
County, Minnesota.
! Office of County Auditor, Blue Earth
| County, Mimi. =
SPECIAL SESSION.

Thursday, December 9th, A. D. 1900.
Board of county commissioners sof
Blue Earth county, Mimi, convened
pursuant to a call by majority of the
board, according to law. and was
called to order by the chairman, Chas.
Graf
Members present Chas Graf, chm,
Robert S. Hughes, B. o. Killmer, W.
w. Paddock ana VIM. Borchert.
Com Borchert offered the follow
ing motion which was carried
Moved that the minutes of the De-
cember 4th meeting of this board be
approved as published.
Application of Mic Petersen for
abatement of part Of 1900 taxes on an
illegal valuation of personal property,
city of Mankato, was on motion Of
Com. Hughes approved and ordered
sent to the state auditor for his ap-
prevail.
Com. Killmer offered the following
motion which was carried:
Moved, that the bonds and sureties
thereon of the various county officers
be approved as follows: Bond of Ed
gar Weaver, county auditor, with Ed.
Il. P Staede and L. G. NJ. Fletcher as
sureties; bond of Lewis Davis, county
treasurer, with Nels Nyquist, David
L. Harris, David Y. Davis, John G.
Jones, James A. Ewing, Daniel T.
Bowen, Richard Wigley, August Ct.
Meyer, Peter Lloyd, Thos Jones' Owen
J. Hughes, Henry r. Roberts, Evan
Pugh, John c. Davis, John r. Jones,
Hugh E. James, Evan J. Williams
and Humphrey J. Roberts as sureties;
bond of Benedict Bangerter Jr., regis
ter of deeds, with Benedict Bangerter,
Oscar Bierbauer and John A. Luis
dorff as sureties bond of William f.
Hughes, judge of probate with James
A. Ewing, and Humphrey J. Roberts
as sureties bond of Stephen Thorne,
clerk of district court with Timothy
Reese and Peter A Larson sureties
and of Samuel B. Wilson, county at
torney, with L. A. Linder and Paul
Iverson as sureties and of E. R. Ken
nedy, coroner, with Paul Iverson and
James H. Moore as sureties and of
W. F. Brooks, county surveyor with
W. E. Young and E. D. Steele as
sureties.
Com. Borchert offered the following
motion which was carried:
Moved, that the county auditor be and
is hereby instructed to advertise for
bids for the publication of the annual
statement for the year 1900 and for the
advertising of the delinquent tax list
for 1899 and also for publishing the
board proceedings for the year 1901 to-
gether with the county board of equal
ization proceedings for said year, bios to
be opened January 10th, 1901, 2 p m.
Com. Killmer offered the following
resolution which was unanimously
adopted.
Whereas, Mr.. P. A. Gunders retires
from the office of county auditor on
January 18th, 1901, and
Whereas, His faithful service in
behalf of the tax payers of Blue Earth
county for the past six years, and his
uniform courtesies towards the mem
bers of this board are acknowledged
and appreciated, therefore be it
Resolved, That we, members of the
board of county commissioners of Blue
Earth county, commend Mr.. Gunders
for his faithfulness and efficient per-
Torrance of public duties.
On motion of Com. Hughes the fol-
lowing bills were allowed as follows:
Thos Hughes, expense in state cases $50
J. A. Ewing, postage $40
P A. Gunders, fees in ditch petitions 2675
Fred Gerlich, conveying prisoners to Red
C. j Iaurisch, getting ballots for Maple
ton village ............... $40
phone rental e2.OO
Geo. W. Neff, county printing. ........... 500
j. R. Ashworth putting on storm WIN 90
r d 2 N ss 5eh steel ceiling at jail. $50
G. Pritchard, gods to poor 3' 2255
John r. Bowen. ........... 300
T. Randall & Son, ......... 500
Mrs ], Eckhardt, .... 500
F. II. Barnes. burying Of poor 800
John R. Thomas, burying poor ........... 1000
Mrs. E. McBeth. rent to poor ........... 1000
Merritt Mutt, rent to poor. .............. 500
W. w. Paddock transportation to poor. 7-90
Henry Guth, goods to poor farm. 800
Geo. w. Monks, goods to poor farm. 1000
T. w. Hart, goods to poor. .....:..... 4.5O
Robt 8. Hughes, Com. fees and mileage
care or poor o.oU
Robt. S. Hughes, Com. fees and mileage
session of board Observation-Disclosures. 600
r. o. Killmer, Com. fees and mileage Ses-
sion of board. 900
B. o. Killmer, Com. fees and mileage R.
and B. committee ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 600
VIM. Borchert, Com. fees and mileage
session of board ............... ....,..... 7.20
W. w. Paddock, Com. fees and and mile
age care of poor ......... ............ 1910
Chas. Graf Com. fees and mileage care
OF poor o.fo
Chas. Graf, Com. fees and mileage Ses-
sion of board observation-disclosures. $50
Chas. Graf, Com. fees and mileage, sign
Chas. Graf, Com. fees and mileage, R.
b. committee. $50
Chas Graf, Com. fees and mileage, Jail
On motion of Com. Paddock board
adjourned sine die.
CHAS. GRAF,