The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-01
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commissioners
of Blue Earth County, MINI.
Special Session.

Of the Board of County Commissioners
of Blue Earth County, MINI.
Special Session.
Mankato, Mimi, March %, 1904.
All members present. Meeting called
to order by Chairman Epson when the
board convened according to call.
Minutes of last session approved.
Adjourned to a. m the 23rd.
Wednesday, March %, 1904, 9 a. m.
Application of Pleasant Mound Town
ship for $500 to aid in building steel
bridge across Perch creek between Sec
tions and was received and on motion
of Com. Schultz granted payable out of
Road and Bridge fund when available,
not otherwise appropriated.
Application of M. j. Barney for an
Auctioneer's license was received and
granted he having paid the fee and given
an approved bond.
Application of Julia Pratt for a cor
rection of real estate assessment for
1902 and 1908 was on motion of Com.
Borchert, approved.
Application by the supervisors of the
township of Mcpherson for an appropria-
ton of $500 to aid in the construction of
a bridge over the outlet of Elysian
Lake on the east and west quarter line
section ID, was received. On motion of
Com. Bruels the amount was appropri-
ated payable out of road and bridge fund
when the money is available, not other
wise appropriated.
On motion of Com. Paddock That the
chair appoint committee of two COM
missioners for each district, to investi
gate all cases of so called poor receiving
aid from the county and the said COM
mittees to not operate in their own dis
tricts. The chair named for the
LIST. CONS. Borchert and Schultz.
End. CONS. Bruels and Epson.
3rd CONS. Paddock and Borchert.
4th CONS. Paddock and Bruels.
5th. CONS. Schultz and Epson.
Meeting adjourned to 2 p. m.
Two o'clock p. m. Wednesday, March
%, 1904.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Epson. All members present.
On motion of Com. Bruels the Auditor
is instructed to advertise for bids for
grading the proposed change of road in
section %, Mankato township according
to profile and specifications on file. Bids
to be opened at the next session.
Bids for four books were opened and
as follows:.
Pioneer Press Co., books $2l.75 each.
Great Western Printing Co., SIT each.
Free Press Printing Co., Sl6.50 each.
Including canvass covers, metal indexes,
etc.
On motion the Free Press Printing Co.,
was awarded the work.
Meeting adjourned to a. m. the Oath.
March "a, Thursday o'clock forenoon,
1904.
Board convened according to adjourn
ment. All members present. Com. Up
son presiding.
Application of R. B. Hanna for cor
rection of assessments 1908 on account
of error was on motion disapproved.
Application of Mapleton State Bank
for correction of assessment 1908 on ac-
count of error was on motion disap-
proved.
Application of John M. Sprague for
correction of assessment 1908 on account
of error was on motion approved.
Application of John G. Stroebel for
correction of assessment 1908, on account
of error was on motion disapproved.
Application of A. Hartung for cor
rection of assessment 1902, 1903 on ac-
count of error was on motion approved.
Application of Fred Whitman for cor
rection of assessment 1902, 1908 on ac-
count of error was on motion approved.
Application of Andrew Rudberg for
correction of assessment 1908 on account
of error was on motion approved.
Application of 2. G. Harrington for