The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-26
Of the Board of County Commissioners
of Blue Earth County, MINI.
Special Session.

Petition of John Anderson and others
for bridge across the outlet of Lake
Alice between sections 20 and 26 LIE
Ray was received and read and ordered
fled.
Adjourned to 9 a. m.
Wednesday, Feb. 18th, 1904.
Nine o'clock a. m. All present.
To the Hon. Board of County Commits
sioners:
The undersigned committee having the
inspection of the stone piers for the
Cobb river bridge in town of Danville.
respectfully report that the Carlstrom
Bros, have fully completed the work as
recently ordered and recommend that the
job be now accepted.
VIM. BORCHERT.
w. W. PADDOCK.
HUBERT BRUELS.
On motion of Com. Bruels the above
report was approved and adopted.
Adjourned to 2 p. m.
Two o'clock p. m. All present.
Resolution offered by Com. Bruels.
Resolved, That the sum of two thou
sand ($2,0O0) dollars be and is hereby
appropriated out of the road and bridge
fund payable to the treasurer of the
township of Judson to assist in the
construction of steel bridge on steel
piers across the Minnesota river at JUDD
son TOWNSHIP, under the following ex-
pressed conditions. The work as it pro-
crosses must be satisfactory to the coun-
ty surveyor of Blue Earth county. Pay
ments to be made as estimates are made
by the county surveyor of Blue Earth
county to the Blue Earth County board
of county commissioners. The bridge
when completed to be subject to the ap-
prevail of the county board of this county
when final payment to the approval of
county board of this county when a final
payment of the 100000 will be made.
A copy of the plans and specifications as
shown by the blue print prepared by w.
F. Brooks to be left with County Audit
or Weaver. Adopted
Application of Standard Brewing Co.,
for correction of assessment 1903 real
estate, was considered on a motion that
one third of the amount asked for be ap-
proved.
On motion the application was disap-
proved.
Adjourned to 9 a. M, February 18th.
Mankato, February 18th, 9 a. M, 1904.
All members present Chairman Up
son presided.
To the Hon. Board of County Commits
sioners:
Gentlemen: We the undersigned COM
mittee having examined the Butterfeld
bridge would respectfully report that we
find the the same needs general over
hauling. new stringers and floor, and
would recommend that the same be done
the coming season.
VIM. SCHULTZ,
w. W. PADDOCK,
E. A. UPSON,
Committee.
Adjourned to 2 p. m.
Thursday, February 18th, 1904, 2 p.
m.
Board in session. All present except
Com. Schultz.
Applications of Geo. Seebauer and
Elizabeth Bienapf for correction of as
sessment of real estate in 1903 on &C
count of error in transcribing were on
motion approved.
Adjourned to 0 a. M, 10th.
Nine o'clock a. m, February 10, 1904
Board in session. All members pres
ent. Com Epson presiding.
Adjourned to 2 p. m.
Two o'clock p. m, All members pres
, emit.
Petition of D. E. Bowen and others
for bridge over Cambria creek in Sec
ton 81, Cambria, was received and read.
On motion of Com. Bruels the Chair
appointed as an examining committee,
CONS Epson, Bruels and Borchert.
Resolution offered by, Com. Schultz:
Whereas, Edgar Weaver, county audia-
or of Blue Earth county, Minnesota, has
brought to our attention certain records
and filed of this county, pertaining to the
transaction of the business of the coun-
ty during the years of 1895 to 1900, in
elusive, during al of which time Mr.. P.
A. Gunders was county auditor of said
Blue Earth county; and since these GER
tain books and records show that the
original names for which warrants were
drawn and the endorsement on the backs
thereof have been erased and other
names, workings and endorsements sub
stituted therefor, all of which appear to
lis as having been done in the hand writ
inc of the said P. A. Gunders, thereby
| changing their purport to such extent
as to necessitate the making of erasures
and erroneous transpositions of the ac-
counts to such extent that, on their
faces, they do not appear to have been
drawn and the money used for the pur-
poses indicated by the original stubs
in the auditors office or the books OF
record in the treasurer's office; and
Whereas; The above facts justify us
in believing that the records have been