The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-04
MANKATO FREE PRESS
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of County Commissioners
OF Blue Earth County, MINI.
Mankato, Mimi, July 10th, 1908.

OF the Board of County Commissioners
OF Blue Earth County, Mimi
Mankato, Mimi, July 10th, 1903.
REGULAR SESSION.
The Board met according to law it
being the second regular session Oh
the year. All members were present.
Chairman Paddock, presided.
Minutes of last session approved.
The following resolution was offered by
Commissioner schultz:
Resolved, that there be and is hereby
levied on the taxable property OF Blue
Earth county. state of Minnesota per-
centage sufficient to produce for the va
rious funds the following amounts:
County purposes ..............S34 ' 5oo. W
support OF poor and the poor
Io taitn on court house bonds $500 90
SAL, coo 90
Resolution adopted.
w. W. Paddock, Chairman
VIM. Schultz,
Chas. r. Jones.
Robt. Madigan.
Alec. Hansen.
Estimate for the Coming Year.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth,-ss.
We. the Board of county commission
ers of Blue Earth county, state OF MIN
nesota. estimate the amount OF money
necessary to be raised by taxation 10
meet the current expenses of this county
for the ensuing year as follows:
District court .......... .S14, coo %
Jail ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1,ooo- w
Blanks, books and stationery Z'50V' W
solo iac IL, 900 90
Poor farm Observation-Disclosures 5000. 90
Justice court ................ Z,Ouo w
Interest ON court house bonds $500. 90
S45 600 90
The above estimate is hereby approx
ed:
w. w. Paddock, Chairman; VIM.
+
Alec. Hansen
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of July, 1905.
Edgar Weaver, County Audltof
Resolution offered by Commissioners
Hansen:
Resolved, That there be and is hereby
levied on the taxable property OF Blue
Earth county state of Minnesota one
mill on each dollar valuation as assessed
TO be Known as the general road ana
bridge tax for the construction, mann
tenance and repairs on roads ana plidS-
es in said county.
This resolution was adopted
w. w. Paddock, chairman, WIN.
Schultz CEas f. Jones. Robt. Madigan'
Alec Hansen, commissioners.
School petition of F. S. HemenWay 10
be set over from district y to l4l was
received. Date of hearing next session.
On motion of Commissioner Jones me
Auditor is directed to advertise Tor pldS
for repairing the following named
bridges:
One over the Maple river one-half mile
east of Good Thunder.
One in Section 4, Beauford one-hall
mile west of Beaufort creamery
One on north line of section %, Beau
ford known as the Morrow bridge
Also for new steel bridge over the
inlet of Lake Madison. section II. AT
the place where the Buqckmister bridge
now is.
Bids to be opened Wednesday, p. m,
july 10th. p.
To the Board of county commission
ers, Gentlemen:-Your committee APP
pointed at the last session to inspect
the defective bridge over the Hughes
creek Cambria township, respectfully re-
port that on the 18th day OF June we
visited the same and found the bridge
practically worthless and a new one IS
necessary. We further recommend that
a new one be built as soon as money IS
available for the purpose.
Alec Hansen, Robert Madigan, W. w.
Paddock. Committee.
Commissioner Schultz moved that
500 90 be appropriated the township OF
Ceresco to aid in repairinS n bridge over
Perch creek on the line between sections
20 and 3d. also to aid in making the
approach to the Mccarthy bridge over
the Watonwan river section 6, Ceresco.
Carried.
Meeting was adjourned to a. M, July
18th.
Tuesday. July 18th. a. M All pres
ent
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Blue Earthv County:
statutes of 1894, section $50, we have eX-
amined the county treasury, counted the
cash and beg to submit the following
rpnOrt.