The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-24
with Faribault county, was received and
m, motion ordared filed

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northeast corner of section % to center
of east line of 33 and $500 east and west
road of also between secs. % and "a,
was received and on motion of Com.
Bruels the same was appropriated pay
able when available out of road and
bridge fund
Board adjourned meeting until 2 p. m.
June 9th, 1904, 2 p. m. Meeting call
ed to order by Chairman Epson. All
members present.
Bids for the several bridges advertised
for were opened and found as follows:
Mankato Mfg. Co.-One soft span, Cam
bria, $3.50.
Iron Bridge Co. of Des Moines-One
soft bridge, wood joist, $2,272; steel
joists, $2,35l. One 72ft span, 1887; one
4Oft span, SLIGO; one soft span, $40;
one 20ft span, $3.50.
Crown Iron Works, Minneapolis One
soft bridge, wood joist, $2,34O; steel
joist, s2,497. One 72ft span, $l,39s; one
4Oft span, l,25O; one soft span, 1864;
one 2Oft span, S799.
The Marsh Bridge Co., Des Moines,
Ia.-One 72ft span, $l,452; one soft
span, s2,375; one 4Oft span, $l,l30; one
soft span, $56s; one 2Oft span, $799.
Campbell Flagler Co., Council Bluffs,
Ia.-One lift span, 1880; one soft
span, $3.50; one 40ft span, $l,l92; one
soft span, $500; one 2Oft span, $50.
Milwaukee Bridge Co.-One 72ft span,
ST. $50; one soft span, 1925; one 40ft
span, sl,l50; one soft span, $546; one
2Oft span, s772.
Mayer Bros, Mankato-One lift
span, 81 ,299; one soft span, wood joists,
So, l49; one soft span, steel joists, 81
800; one 4Oft span, sl,lOO; one soft
span, 1854; one 2oft span, s775.
Griffith Bridge Co., Des Moines-One
72ft span, $3.50; one soft span, wood
joist, $4,000; one 4Oft span $l,l44; one
soft span, 1922; one 2Oft span, $775.
III. T. Ward & Co., Lincoln, Neb.-One
72ft span, $l,33s; one soft span, $2,2l5;
one 4Oft span, $l,lOO; one soft span,
534; one 2Oft span, $7S5.
Twin City Bridge Co., Minneapolis
One 72ft span, 1890; one soft span, 3d.
29S; one 4Oft span, $780,; one soft
span, $50; one 2Oft span, 1892.
| Hennepin Bridge Co., Minneapolis
One 72ft span, $780,; one soft span,
wood, $2,ll9; one soft span steel, ST.
269; one 4Oft span, $l,04l; one soft
span, $500; one 2Oft span, $720.
On motion of Com. Paddock the bid of
the Mankato Mfg. Co. on the Cambria
bridge, 80 foot, $500, was accepted and
contract ordered made accordingly.
| Com. Bruels moved that all bids for
bridges except the 80 foot Cambria, be
rejected, figures being considered too
high, and that all certified checks be
returned to bidders. Motion carried.
The board then offered to pay $4,-
3l7 for the remaining four bridges which
figure was 1913 less than the lowest bid
submitted. This offer was accepted
by the Mayer Bros. of this city. Bridges
divided as follows:
Twenty-foot span on steel tubes.
$44S; 4Oft span, 1929; 72ft span, ST.
O7O; soft span with steel joists, 81
$40; total, $4,3l7.
On molten of Com. Schultz the con.
tract was awarded to Mayer Bros
Time to complete the work limited to
four months. All work to be done &C.
cording to the same plans and specifca.
lions upon which all bids have been sub
mitted and $500 bond to be furnish
ed by Mayer Bros. to cover all.
Bids for the piers for the bridge ovel
Cambria creek were opened and as fol
lows: Geo. Kaiser, $500; c. S. Erick
son, $500.
Figures being the same, lot was cast
and the contract awarded to Geo. Kaiser
who is to furnish bond for 5000.
Meeting was adjourned to a. m.
10th.
!, Friday, June 10th, 1904, 9 o'clock q
m. board convened according to adjourn
ment. All members present. Com. Up
son in the chair.
: Ditch petition of Thos. J. Long an,
! others was received and on motion hear
, ing will be Wednesday, July 18th, at
a. m.
Application of Amboy Creamery asso
) citation for correction of assessment o.
account of being too high was on motto
: disapproved.
e Application of John Schweitzer, Maple
: ton, for correction of assessment on &C
S count of double valuation was on motto
of Com. Borchert approved.
o Application of F. F. Lassow for corree
ton of assessment on real estate becaus
e of their being no buildings upon the Ian
was on motion approved.
Application of Minnie Beaver for col
! rection of assessment in 1903 was on me
ton disapproved.
Ditch petition signed by Thos. ]. Lon
and others accompanied by a bond fc
$500 was received. This petition ask
for ditch in the town of Lyra. Bon
II was approved, petition read and Wedne
s day, July 18th, at ii o'clock a. N. Il
a day and date for hearing.
. County Surveyor w. F. Brooks sul
: mitted his report on ditch No. 8, whi'
:, was approved and the following We've