The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-27
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Of the Board of County Commissioners
of Blue Earth County, MINI.
Nankato. Mimi. July 9th, 1906.

Mankato, Mimi, July 9th, 1906
Two p. m. regular session OF the Board
of County Commissioners. All members
present. Meeting called to order by
Chairman Jones.
Minutes of the last session approved
Road petition signed by Jas. Bryson
and Others for the establishment of a
road in Section l. Vernon Center town
ship, and 6 Lyra, was received and pre-
sented On motion the following Com
mittee was named to view and report
Commissioners Jones, Schultz and Pad
dock, to meet on Thursday, July 18th
Road petition signed by F. r. Schwan
and others for the change of highway
in Section -, Lyra, was received and
read. On motion that a viewing Com
mittee be appointed, Commissioners
Jones, Schultz and Paddock were named
to meet on Thursday, July 18th.
Whereas, Henry Foster of Mcpherson,
one of the oldest, most prominent and
respected residents of this County, who
was member of the Board of County
Commissioners about 1860, and died
Saturday, July 18th, AND whose funeral
is to take place Tuesday, 3 o'clock at
st. Clair, be it Resolved, That this
Board adjourn in respect to his MEM
DRY and to attend the funeral as a body.
Resolution adopted.
Road petition signed by Albert Guth-
| Ter and 81 others was received and pre-
scented asking for change in the high
way through the center of Section %,
Mapleton. Committee, Commissioners
Jones, Hansen and Madigan.
Road petition signed by H. F. Day
and "a Others for Il change of highway
in Section 8, Shelby, was received and
presented. On motion of Commissioner
Schultz Committee to view the pro-
posed change consisting of Commissions
ers Schultz, Hansen and Madigan was
named to meet at the site OH Satur-
day, Aug. 25th. Hearing September
meeting.
The Committee consisting of Commits
sioners Hansen, Paddock, and Jones
viewed the proposed change of highway
petitioned for by Charley Peterson in
Judson and advised him to make the
change himself as there was little to do
and he owned the land.
On motion this report was approved.
The County Auditor is authorized to
advertise for the construction of wing
walls for the Ziegler Ford bridge ac
cording to plans and specifications pre-
scented. Bids to be opened at the Au-
gust meeting.
The Committee named to examine the
Perch Creek bridge in Sections % and
81 Ceresco, report as follows:
The bridge is in poor condition and
needs repairing, further reports that
new steel piling and steel backing should
be installed. Report was approved and
the County Auditor is directed to ad-
vertise for bids for the same, bids to
be opened at the August meeting.
Board adjourned to meet tomorrow at
8 a. m.
Mankato, July 10th, 1906.
Eight o'clock forenoon. All members
present.
The following list of qualified electors
was selected as Grand and Petit jurors
in the different Commissioners Districts.
GRAND. w. Hintze, Mcpherson;
C. j. Wells, Geo. Westphal, LeRay; f.
r. Stevens, Eagle Lake; Chas. Muller
leile, Madison Lake; o. Treanor, De-
coria; Albert Hotaling, Mankato town
ship; Herman Batke, City, End ward;
w. f. Edwards, City, 4th ward; J. F.
Jones, City, 9Th ward; Anton Exner,
City, 9th ward; w. j. Roberts, Lake
Crystal; Halvor Nelson, Lincoln; John
T. Davis, Butternut Valley; Alfred
Sandberg. Cambria; NJ. Sturm, Geo. H.
Ballard, Rapidan Walter Kinney, Am
boy; o. S. Swan, C. Van Sickle, Garden
City; C. F. Kruger, Napoleon town; Or
sen Chase, Mapleton Village; Geo. Leur-
ing Sterling.
PETIT-Fred Sonenberg, LeRay; A.
J.. Cummins, Eagle Lake; Frank Fas-
nacht, Jamestown; James Mullin, Madi-
son Lake: f. A. Ady, Fayette Wilder,
Decoria; Frank Schultz, Joes. Kern,
Mankato township; F. Borgmeier, Lime;
Joseph Stahl, City, 1st ward; John
City, 3rd ward; w. w. Raymore, City,
4th ward; Sumner Ryel; City, 5th ward;
A. II. Steifenhofer, City. 9th ward Ma
son Hynson, South Bend; Ed. r. Jones,
Lake Crystal; Sam Evens, Butternut
Valley; Geo. Nelson, Rapidan; Fred
Runge. Rapidan; Ben Tight, Shelby;
VIM. Urban, Pleasant Mound Otto F.
Mas, Ceresco; Jas. p. Wolverton, Gar
den City; Lewis Coffman, Danville; L.
McComb, Medic; Henry Leiferman, Jr,
Beauford; James Weir, Albert Meilke,
Lyra.
| Commissioner Paddock moved that
| large safe for use of the County Sur
veyor be purchased at price to not
exceed $4,000. Motion carried.
Ditch petition signed by l. Jenkins
and others for ditch in LeRay town
ship was received and presented. Num-
bered Is. Hearing September meeting,
| 25th, 10 a. M.
The physical condition of Adolph
| Thomas of Mapleton was reported as
very bad and the Board, on motion of
Commissioner Schultz, directed that he
be sent to the st. Josephs Hospital for
| temporary treatment.
On motion of Commissioner Schultz,
one hundred cords of mixed wood was
purchased of j. E. Swartout at $3.50 per
cord, to be delivered at the poor farm
Examination of the County Treasury.
The full Board examined the County