The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-12-20
|OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of County Commits.
sioners of Blue Earth
County, Minnesota.
Office of County Auditor, Blue Earth
County, Mimi

were approved.
Bids for replanking and repairing
the Kerns and Swartout bridges were
opened and ''as follows: N. P, Olson
1883. 90; John Bowen, 1867. 90.
| On motion of Com. Killmer the con
tract for replanking and repairing tn
Kerns and Swartout bridges according
| to specifications in the auditors offic
was awarded to John Bowen at hi
bid of 1857.
Petition signed by VIM. Minse ask
| ing to be set over from school distric
! No. Sc to ITO was received, and OF
motion of Com Epson the date set TO
hearing was made Wednesday, Jan
Sth, 1902, 2 p. m.
Com Killmer offered the following
Resolved. That the bonds of thu
First National bank, Mankato; Ma
tional Citizens bank, Mankato; Man
kato State bank, Mankato; State Banl
of Goud Thunder; Mapleton State
bank Amboy State bank, and banl
of Marston, Larson & Davis be anG
the same are hereby approved. Reso
luton adopted.
Meeting on motion of Com. Paddock
adjourned until 9 O'Clock a. m. the
18th.
Nine O clock Wednesday, Dec. 18th.
All present.
On motion of Com Bruels an appro,
priation for the town of Beauford of
sixty six dollars was made payable out
of the road and bridge fund when the
money is available, not otherwise ap-
propriated, to aid in Kremer bridge
construction.
81. G.. Parker, M. D., of Madison
Lake was elected physician for the
9Th physician district at salary of
$40 year beginning Sept. LIST, 1901.
Vacancy caused by removal from
Madison Lake of DR.. Benham.
Application signed by John Wolcott
of st. Clair for a license to sell liquor
was received and date fixed for hear
ing, Tuesday, Jan. 7th, 10 a. m.
Application signed by Henry Nun
singer of st. Clair for a license to sell
liquor was received and date fixed for
hearir & Tuesday, Jan. 18th, 10 a. N.
Application signed by James Leary
of st. Clair for license to sell liquor
was received and date fixed for hear
ing Tuesday, Jan. 7th, 10 a. m.
Recommendation of grand jury
November term, that the scales be re-
placed on the court house figure, also
that a clock be placed in the tower
was received and placed on file.
An application of A. l.. Veigel and
the two supervisors of Mankato town
ship for an appropriation of $500 out
of road and bridge fund for the i'm
provement of Charles Graf road was
received and on motion of Com. Bruels
was granted payable when the funds
are available not otherwise appropri-
ated
An application by the supervisors of
the town of Butternut Valley for an
appropriation for new iron bridge
where the oldNelson bridge now stands
on sec. %. Butternut Valley, was re-
ceived and on motion of Com. Epson
the sum of 5000 was appropriated from
the road and bridge fund payable when
money is available. Not otherwise
appropriated.
Board adjourned until 2 p m.
Two p. m, meeting called to order
All present.
Petition of Wendeline, Muellerlile
and others asking for change of
highway in sec. %, LIE Ray was re-
ceived and on motion of Com. Bruels
the chair named the following COM
mittee to investigate and report at the
next meeting. Bruels, Paddock, Up
son.
Com. Killmer offered the following
resolution
= Resolved, That this board of county
commissioners accept the steel bridge
recently constructed in Medo town
hx,t - Ir;l 0E
New York, it being mutually agreed
that it's cost shall be forty dollars
$40. 00) less than contract price and
the auditor is directed to pay for the
said bridge 30 days from this date.
Unanimously adopted.
Com. Killmer moved that the county
purchase at once the 20th Century
school record book for use in all COM
mon schools of the county at an agreed
price, Motion was lost.
Mankato, Mimi. Dec. 9th, 1901.
To the Board of County Commits
sioners, Blue Earth County, Mimi
The board of audit met
Mt 2 clock p. m. this day, all mem
bers being present
On motion of Clerk of Court Thorne,
the following bonds for deposit of
county funds were approved:
First National bank, Mankato, $780,
600; National Citizens bank, 500, 600
Mankato State bank, 500, 600; Mars
ton, Larson q Davis, bankers, Lake
Crystal, Sc, 600; Vernon Center bank,
Vernon Center, SO, 400; Mapleton State
bank, Mapleton, Sc, 600; State Bank of
Good Thunder, So, 00G; Amboy State
bank. Amboy. SOD. 000
These bonds were secured at the
suggestion of the public examiner, he
acting under the advice of the aJtor-
ney general. He decided that the
bonds then in existence were defective
The board of audit also respectfully
reports that it has examined this day
the books of the county treasurer and
compared them with those of the
county auditor and that they agree as
to the county finances. 1t has also
counted the cash and examined the
county deposit books. Find cash on
hand in the Office, 1898. O6; deposited
in bank, $40, 840.S7; total, $40, 033. a.
Edgar Weaver, County Auditor.
Stephen Thorne, Clerk of Court.
VIM. Borchert, Chm. of Co. Board.
On motion of Com. Paddock the re-
port of the board of audit was ap-
proved.
On motion the board adjourned un-
til a. M the 18th.
Thursday, Dec. 18th, 8 a. m.
Members of the board all present.
Meeting called to order by the chair
man.
The committee appointed in Novem-
Der to inspect the Wingen bridge in
sections 10 and 90. Mcpherson make
she following report.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Blue Earth County,
Mimi. Gentlemen The undersigned
committee appointed by you to inspect
he Wingen culvert in town of Nc
Pherson constructed by M. G. johnson