The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
VIM. SCHULTZ,
VIM. BORCHERT,
Fl. BRUELS,

LIZ DNOCIAO,
Committee.
On motion of Commissioner Schultz,
the report of the committee on petition
of c. S. Burrows and others for the open
ing of a road in Garden City and Lin
coin townships was adopted.
On motion of Commissioner Bruels,
the county surveyor is instructed to pre-
pare plans and specifications for 80 fit I
beam bridge on stone piers over Cam
bria creek in section 81, Cambria Same
to be advertised for and bids to be open
ed at next meeting.
Adjourned to 80 p. m.
May 9th, l:3O p. m.-Members all
present Only one bid for grading the
road in section % Mankato township was
received and being unsatisfactory it was
rejected.
On motion of Commissioner Schultz,
it was voted to change the route of
Strand ravine road so as to follow the
east side of the creek from its head to
below the springs on Mr.. Strands prop
erty providing, said Chris. Strand will
accept the damages awarded, viz: Sis,
the county surveyor being instructed to
change the plat accordingly
Commissioner Bruels moved to have
the auditor advertise for bids for steel
bridge over Cobb river at Ziegler ford
according to the plans and specifications.
Bids to be opened Thursday, June 9th,
2 p. m. Motion carried.
Commissioner Bruels moved, Com
missioner Schultz seconded that the
North Western Telephone company con-
tract for telephone be cancelled and all
phones belonging to that company used
by the county be removed excepting one
at the Jail and phones of the Citizens
Telephone company be installed as per
agreement made this day with the board.
Motion carried.
Application of supervisors of town.
ship of Vernon Center for an appropria-
ton of three hundred dollars to repair
and read. On motion of Commissioner
Schultz two hundred dollars was APP
propriated out of the road and bridge
money payable when available.
Application of Amelia Prohl for cor
rection of assessment of personal prop
erty, 1903 was on motion disapproved.
Application of Mapleton Creamery as
ISOLATION for correction of assessment on
1902 and 1903 tax on account of high
valuation was on motion abated to the
extent of $240O on 1908 tax.
On motion of Commissioner Schultz,
the auditor is directed to advertise for
bids for the proposed span for the Kim
ball bridge over the Watonwan river on
the west side of section IL, Ceresco, ac-
cording to plans and specifications with
the county auditor.
Date of next meeting, Wednesday,
June 8th, p. m.
School petition of Chas. E. Burgess
asking to be set over from school dis
trict No. 81 to AZ was received and on
motion the date of hearing was made
Wednesday, June 9Th, p. m.
On motion the following bills were al
lowed:
Art Metal Construction Co., vault
construction ......... .S449. 90
Bangerter, B., listing mortgages 1913 .55
Bangerter, B., recording bonds. Is. 10
Beaver, M. A, work on ditch No.
III ............. III OD
Borchert, VIM, road and bridge
committee ...-...........a... %. 40
Borchert, VIM, session of board Is. 40
Borchert, VIM, special poor com
mlttee ..,.............,... "a 90
Bradley, j. E., goods to poor. 20 90
Brodersen, Peter, labor at poor
ioi III 0U UU
Brooks, w. F., auditors plat, sec.
8, Mcpherson, ........... 1000
Brooks, w. F., notes for bridge
section 81, Cambria ........ 400
Brooks, w. F., plans, etc., Kim
ball bridge ................ 80. 90
Brooks, w. F., inspection and es-
innate, Yeager culvert $3.50, 400
Brooks, w. F., survey ditch, No.
10 SO. Is
Bruels, Hubert, special poor COM