The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-01-17
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of County Commits
sioners of Blue Earth
County, Minnesota.
SESSION.


Board of county commissioners all
present. Meeting called to order by
the chairman. Then an adjournment.
Judge VIM. F. Hughes administered
the oath after which VIM. Borcheri
was elected chairman.
Minutes of last session approved.
On motion of Com. Bruels the appli.
cations of John Wolcott, James Leary
and Henry Munzinger of st. Clair
for liquor licenses were considered
granted, bonds approved and Licenses
ordered issued, the money having beer
paid.
Russian thistle resolution adopted.
Resolved, That pursuant to genera
laws of 1896, chapter 274, July 21st,
1909, be and is hereby fixed as the
date for destruction of Russian thistle.
Application of Robert Little fol
abatement of apart of his personal pro-
perty tax for 1902 because of a claimed
over assessment was on motion OF
Com. Killmer approved.
Authorized by motion (carried) of
Com. Bruels the chair named CONS.
Paddock, Epson and the auditor a
committee to secure wood for the city
poor for 1902.
Com. Paddock was on motion of
Com. Epson elected poor commissioner
for the second commissioner district.
On motion of Com. Killmer, the
animal financial statement for the year
1901 al prepared by the county auditor
was approved.
On motion of Com. Killmer,
Auditor Weaver was made purchasing
agent for the court house and Jail for
1902.
Board adjourned the meeting to
January Sth, 9 o'clock.
Wednesday, January Sth, 9 o'clock.
ALI present when chairman called
meeting to order.
Com. Padd0ck's resolution:
Resolved, That inasmuch as DIR.
Bjelland has filled the position of
county physician the past year en-
tireIy satisfactory to this board, we do
hereby unanimously ~reappoint him at
sHme salary, 5000 a year payable
L onthly.
Com. Bruels moved the election of
DR.. Smith of Eagle Lake as county
physician for second district at salary
of $50 a year payable quarterly.
On motion of Com. Epson DR.. Fl.
b. Herring was elected physician for
third district, salary 500 a year pay
able quarterly.
DR.. Thos. Warham was on motion
of Com. Killmer elected physician
fourth district, salary $50.
DR.. l.. W. Kruger was on motion of
Com. Borchert elected physician fifth
district, salary $50.
DR.. s. D. Saurer was on motion of
Com. Bruels elected physician sixth
district. Salary $50.
DR.. J E. Merrill was on motion of
Com. Killmer elected physician It'll
distr ct. Salary $50.
DIR. h. G. Parker was on motion of
Com. Bruels elected physician eighth
district. Salary $40.
Terms of all above county physicians
to commence March 1st, 1902, and each
to furnish his own medicines.
Application by Anton Lang to be
set over from School district SO to 14S
was received. Date for hearing We'd
nesday, Feb. 9th, 2 p. m.
For the Graf road.
Com. Bruels moved that the audi
tor be instructed to advertise for..bids
for riprap stone on sections 9 and 4
and work to be done according to plans
provided by the surveyor.
Petition of Joseph Stagmeier and
others for the Strengthening of road
sections 9 and 16 LIE Ray was received
and on motion of Com. Bruels the
chair named CONS. Bruels, Paddock
and Epson a committee to view and
report at next meeting.
School petition of VIM. Minse askin g
to be set off from district No. Sc to
10 was considered and on motion Of
Com. Killmer the order made is as fol-
lows:
Whereas, The petition of William
Minse, a legal voter, freeholder and
resident of school district No. sc in
this county, representing that he is the
owner of the lands hereinafter de
scribed. which are situate in said
school district, and adjoin school dis
trict No. ITO and asking that he with
his said lands may be set off from said
district No. SO to said adjoining school
district No. d10 for the following rea-
SONS: That now his children are COM
PEELED to go two and one-half miles
(2h) whereas they would have but
one mile to go to district No. 10, was
presented to the board Of county COM
missioners of this county, at a session
of said board held on the nth day of
December, A. D., 1901, for the action
of said board thereon; and whereas,
it was Uhereupon ordered by said board
that a hearing should be had on said
petition at a session of said board
commencing on the 7th day of Janu-
AIRY, A. D. 1902, at the county auditors
Office in the city of Mankato, in said
county and Whereas, it was further
ordered in and by said order that no.
tioe of the time and place of such hear
ing be given by posting a copy of said
order in one public place in each of
the school districts to be affected by