The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Ofthe Board OF Equalization Of Blue
Earth County, Minnesota.
Especial SeSSiOn.)

Minutes of last session approved.
Application of Mic Juliar for auc-
tioneer's license was received. Money
having been paid and bond furnished,
sued.
Bond of the National Citizens bank
for county money for two year period
was on motion approved.
An extension of the United States FL
deity and Guarantee company of the
bond of the Minnesota State bank of
Amboy for one year for county funds
was on motion approved.
Application by the Episcopal Church
society for correction of assessment was
on motion approved.
Adjourned to a. m, Oct. 18th.
Wednesday, Oct. 18th, 1905, o O'clock,
A. NAH members present. Meeting
called to order by Chairman Paddock.
The county attorney was requested to
confer with the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railway company relative to
the water openings under their tracks
for a mile this side of the Whitacre
crossing as the water backs up and de-
stroys crops.
Meeting adjourned to l:30 p. m.
l:3O p. M-Board convened. All pres
ent. Ditch No. A was reported as OBJ.
structed by d. A. Reed, A. p. johnson
and Jacob Jones. Commissioner Hansen
was on motion appointed a committee OF
one to attend to the same as he deems
best.
Application for correction of assess
ment by John Vertin was received. The
application was based on wrong loca-
ton of house and on motion the same
was approved.
On motion of Commissioner Hansen
the bond of the First National bank OF
Mankato for deposit of county funds
was approved.
| Whereas, A petition for a bridge
across the Watonwan river near Gar
den City at what is known as the
Meservey ford, signed by A. A. Meser.
vey and others, was received and filed
March Goth, 1903, which petition was
not acted upon at the time because OF
lack of funds and
Whereas, on the 18th day of October
1908, the voters of the township of Gar.
len City decided by a vote of 81 for tc
10 against to appropriate one thousand
lollars to be used in the construction
of this bridge, it being known that -four
hundred dollars appropriated by the
legislature was and is available to aid il
this work. Be it therefore
Resolved, That sum of money suf
ticient to construct the bridge in ex
cess of the fourteen hundred dollars a,
above stated this last sum not to ex
coed sixteen hundred dollars). Also the
mount necessary to pay the interest OF
the township orders issued in antieipa-
ton of this county approvation of and
is hereby appropriated for the town
hip of Garden City to insure the con.
'truction and erection of this bridge
This money payable when funds are
AVAILABLE in the road and bridge funC
within two years.
The work to be done according IL
plans and specifications made by the
county surveyor and under his supervis
on, subject to the approval of the boarc
of county commissioners.
Resolution adopted.
Adjourned to S a. m, 10Th.
| Thursday, Oct. 10th, 1905. 8 A. NJ
Board convened as per adjournment. AL
members were present. Meeting Gale,
o order by Chairman Paddock.
An estimate for the Tidland Bros. OF
itch No. for $s727S was considered
md allowed by the board.
| A petition signed by Geo. F. Yaege
md thirty-one Others for the placing o
! Northwestern telephone in the eour
'ouse was received and read.
| Mr.. Eaton, manager locally of tn
'ompany agreed to put in and maintain
UGH phone without expense to TIL
'ounty and on motion with the abov
understanding the petition was grant
ed.
| On motion of Commissioner Hansel
| the following bills were allowed:
Bradley, j. E., goods to- poor. -. SO. o.
Brewer, d. A., witness fees, JUS
tice court IL.
Brodersen, Peter, labor at poor
farm ............,,..,... Is. o.
Brooks, S. c., constable fees. $50. 8.
Brooks, W. F., work on ditch
No. ................ so
Brooks, w. F., work on Strand ra-
vine road .................... TO-
Brooks, w. F., survey of county
road in Lincoln .......... Is. o.
Brooks, w. F..inspection of bridge
work in Iowa ....... 90. O.
Brooks, w. F., Vernon bridge pro-
hle ..............-.... 40
Brooks, w. F., Hughes creek
bridge OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9.5(
Brooks, w. F., Good Thunder brig 81
Brooks, w. F., expenses in inspec-
ton of concrete bridges .... %. Il