The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-10
WILL NOT SIGN.
Chairman Borchert Prevents
Abatement of Taxes.
County Board Selects County Physic-
ians, 0verseer of Poor Farm, and
Does Other Business.

Robert Little of Mapleton was be,
fore the county board for some time
Tuesday. afternoon, on behalf of his
application for the abatement of his
taxes to the amount of about 800.
Commissioner Borchert last summer
listed several thousand dollars of Mr..
Little's property for taxation. Mr..
Little claimed an offset of debts, and
yesterday presented affidavits from a
number of Mapleton citizens in sup.
port of his case.
Four members of tho board voted
to recommend to the state auditor
that the abatement be made, but chair
man Borchert opposed the motion. 1t
requires the signatures of all OF the
commissioners to send an effective
recommendation for an abatement OF
taxes to thesstate auditor. Four OF the
commissioners signed the application,
but again Chairman Borchert refused
to come to the aid of Mr.. Little. He
stated this afternoon to the Free Press
reporter that he will not sign the ap-
plication. ....
Mr.. Little is resident of Commits
sioner Borchert's district.
The board has elected county physi-
clans for the year com mencing March
1st. DR.. A. o. Bjelland of this city
was reelected for the first district by
a unanimous vote, and his salary was
fixed at 5000. The only other appli-
can't for the, position was DR.. G. j.
Holman, whose application was pre-
sented late yesterday afternoon.
The other physicians elected were
the following:
Second district, DR.. A. G. Smith of
Eagle Lake, at $50 per year.
Third district, DR.. 81. 81. Herrin z
of Lake Crystal, at 800 per year.
Fourth district, DR.. Thos. D. War
ham of Vernon Center, at $50 per year.
Fifth district, DR.. L. W. Kruger
of Mspleton, at $50 per year.
O1AlA utpI1AOUS LII ~. -. OouOA VI
st. Clair, at $50 per year.
Seventh district, DR.. j. E. Merrill
of Amboy, at $50 per year.
L. Eighth district, DR.. 81. Il. Parker
of Madison Lake, at $40 per year.
W. P. Lewis was reelected oversee +
of the poor farm at $500 per yea r,
without opposition.
The salary of the county attorney
was fixed at 81, 500 per year, and that
of the clerk of the judge of probate at
$500 per year.
The Russian thistle resolution was
adopted, allowing until July 2lst for
the destruction of these weeds, after
which weed agents are to be appointed
II RG 6dhfitSAry T. eaver and e
Paddock and Epson were appointed
committee to engage wood for the
city poor for the year.
Commissioner Paddock wasssppoint-
ed to look after the poor of the city.
The annual financial statement was
approved.
Auditor Weaver was made ;purchas-
ing agent for the court house and Jail.
Henry Munzinger of st. Clair was
granted liquor license.
The auditor was authorized to ad-
vertise for furnishing and hauling rip
rap to the Graf road.
1t. was decided to hold 1.-The next
meeting Feb 9th,
A petition for change of road in
LeRay. was received, and was refe rred
to committee consisting of Com
missioners Bruels, Epson and Pad
dock
This afternoon W. E. Edwards was
reelected janitor of the court house
without opposition. and his salary was
placed at $500, the same as heretofore.
The wood bids were opened, and
those fol-. furnishing wood to the poor
farm were rejected as being too high.
Fred Hoehn of Madison Lake was
awarded the contract for furnishing
eighty cords of mixed wood to the
court house and Jail at So. 40 per cord.
Adam Arnold secured the contract
for furnishing forty cords of elm to
the court house and Jail at So. 30 per
cord.
The bids for doing the official print
ing were opened and were still under
consideration late Wednesday afternoon