The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-12-29
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board Of County Commissioners
of Blue Earth County, Minn.-Spe-
cial Session.
Mankato, Dec. goth, 1905, 2 pm.


Board of County Commissioners, con-
vened in special session as agreed. All
members present, Chairman Paddock
presiding.
Minutes of last session approved.
County Surveyor Brooks presented an
estimate for the Tidland Bros. ditch No.
Q, $4,000. On notion of Commissioner
Hanson the estimate was approved
Road petition signed by j. f. Berg
man and many others for the opening of
a highway on south line of Sec. 10 and
west line of See. 30, Vernon Center and
i.yra Townships was received On mo-
ton of Commissioners Jones that COM
mittee be appointed and examine same
and report at future date, the chair
named be appointed to examine same
and report at a future date, thine chair
named Commissioners Jones, Schultz and
Hanson, this committee to meet j. r.
Bergeman's house at l p. m. on We'd
nesday, Feb. 2lst. Hearing on Wednes-
day, March 18th at p. m.
Application for liquor license signed
by w. j. Frantz, Henry Hunzinger and
John f. Larson was received and read.
The date for hearing was made We'd
nesday, January Bird, 1906, at IL a. m.
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Schultz:
Resolved, That the county auditor
be and is hereby directed to advertise
for bids for printing and publishing the
delinquent tax list of 1904. The bids to
be opened at the January, 1906, meeting.
Resolution adopted.
Resolution offered by Commissioner"
Madigan:
Resolved, That the auditor be and is
hereby directed to advertise for bids
for printing and publishing the official
proceedings of the board of county COM
missioners. Also the official proceed
ings of the county board of equalization
of the year 1906. These bids to be
opened at the January, 1906, meeting.
Resolution adopted.
Resolution offered by Com. Hensen:
Resolved, That the auditor be and is
hereby directed to advertise for bids for
printing and publishing the annual finan-
cial statement OF county affairs for the
year 1905, the said bids to be opened at
the January, 1906, meeting. Resolution
adopted.
On motion of Commissioner Jones the
bond of the First National bank of
Mapleton was approved.
February meeting, Wednesday, the
18th, 2 p. IN.
March meeting Wednesday the 18th, 2
p. m.
Meeting adjourned to a. m., Dec. 2lst,
1905.
Wednesday, Dec. 2lst, l9O5.-All pres
ent
Com. Schultz moved that the surveyor
be directed to prepare plans and specifi-
cations for steel bridge on steel tubes
to be built across the Blue Earth river
near Vernon Center village and that
the auditor advertise for bids for the
same, bids to be opened on the Bird day
of January, 1906. Motion carried.
Security bond of Walter Brooks to
cover work on ditch No. ID, John I.
Davis, ct al, was submitted and approx
ed
To the Board of County Commission
ers of Blue Earth County: Your com
mittee appointed at the last session to
examine the cuvert in section Is, town
of Mcpherson, respectfully report that
as committee the cluvert was visited
on the 23rd day of Nov, 1905. That we
found the culvert in bad shape, that a
new one is necessary and we recommend
that a new one be built as soon as the
board can see its way clear to do it.
ROBERT MADIGAN,
w. w. PADDOCK.
Report adopted.
On motion the following bills were al
lowed:
Albrecht VIM, goods to poor. ....$ 400
house 800
Beetch, Joseph, hauling gravel. 10. 13
Borgmeier, Mat. repairs at poor
farm Is 90
Braam Peter hauling gravel. -. 20. 25
Brews, Peter hauling gravel. 49,. q .3S
Brugger. l.. NJ, labor and goods
at jail ....'.... foU
BrOdersen, Peter NJ labor at poor
farm .,."......... .OO
Baumgartner, Ben, juror fees JUS
tice court 1.12
Bosn. d. E., goods for poor..... 800
Bradley, ]. E., goods to poor. %. 90
Brooks w. F.. plans, etc., Rapi-
dan Crossing 20. 90