The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-17
WILL STAND ITS SHARE
County Board Will Pay for Asphalt or
Maeadam Paving.
Will Aid In the Improvement of Fifth
Street.
Board Viii NOT Go Higher Than Mic
oIlet Comfy for Iudson Bridge.
From Wednesdays Daily.

NiOlh HcuitS~ay Ddell
The county board adjourned this af-
ternoon after transacting a good deal of
business.
The board decided informally that it
will stand its share of the expense of
either macadamizing Fifth street or paw
ing it with asphalt. 1t was decided not
to sign the petition in favor of as
phalt, as the members felt that as they
were not individually affected, they
should not try 10 influence the council
in whatever decision is made
The commissioners decided to stand by
its former action and not appropriate
more for the bridge across the Minneso-
ia river near Judson than the county
board of Nleoliet county does. This de-
cision was reached on account of the
board having received a report to the eff
feet that the Nicollet county board has
decided to appropriate only $3.50 to-
ward the bridge This county will 90 as
high as $500, in case Nicollet county
does, but II will 90 no higher than that
county Ire bridge must be a substan-
tial one, capable of bearing the weight of
threshing machines.
No formal action was taken upon the
representation of the committee of the
Saving and Building association of this
city, that the tax case be settled by
throwing eff the cost and interest. The
sentiment of the board was, as expressed
by the chairman, that it was not author
lied to make any reduction from the
amount ordered paid by the courts. He
said that the board might have listened
TO such a proposition before the ease was
tried, but that now it was too late.
The application of l. A. Cummings for
the correction of his real estate assess
ment for last year, ON account of an er-
Tor, was granted.
The jury list for the November term of
the district court was drawn up
An application from Vernon Center
township for an appropriation OF $500 to
aid in rebuilding the steel culvert over
the creek in section II was read, and
5000 was appropriated.
A resolution was adopted approTiating
$50 fortthe current expense fund for the
county officers.
An application from the supervisors of
Mankato township for an appropriation
of 500 to aid in repairing the Red Jack
ct road near Capt. Wolobens was refus-
ed
The bids for building stone piers for
steel bridge in section II, Danville, were
as follows: Carlstrom Bros, S625: G.
S. Erickson, $6S5; Alex Bashaw, $3.50.
The contract was awarded to Carlstrom
Bros.
The bids for rebuilding the stone cul-
vert in section 26, Mankato township,
were as follows: John Mccall, Slips;
Carlstrom Bros, Sl.095; G. S. Erickson,
$500; Alex Bashaw, Sl,l54. The contract
was awarded to Mr.. Erickson.
The bids for putting in steel bridge
with wooden stringers over theCobb river
in section IL, Danville, were as follows:
Iowa Bridge Co., Des Moines, Sl,45S; B.
F. Parks & Co., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ST.
1913; Mayer Bros, 1884; Minneapolis
Bridge and Iron Co., 81, 500; A. Y. Bayne
& Co., Minneapolis, Sl,645; Hewitt
Bridge Co, Minneapolis, $l,6l9; l. IL
Johnson, Minneapolis, 81 ,260. The con-
tract was awarded to Mr.. johnson.