The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-04-27
City ASKS For ST. 900 to Help
Fix The Main Roads.
BOARD PROMISES TO AID.
Ditch Petition No. II Received From
LeRay; Ditch No. 4 Needs Clean
ing Out; Other Business.

From Wednesdays Daily
Mayor Taylor and Aldermen Atchison
and Schroeder appeared before the eoun-
ty board Yesterday afternoon and asked
that it make an appropriation of $1,000
TO assist the city in placing the roads
leading into this city in good shape
again Later. the members of the board
were taken i'm carriages to the roads,
by Mayor Taylor and Aid. Atchison, and
saw the need for repairs. The MEM
bers said that they would do the best
that they could. The matter is expect
ed to be taken up this afternoon.
A hearing was had yesterday after
noon on the petition of L. Boettscher
asking to be set off from district No.
l2l to 81, and there being no objection
it was granted
w. H. Look, chairman of the town
board of Shelby, appeared and report
ed that the piers under the Pleasant
View bridge near Amboy are in danger
of being washed out. Commissioners
Schultz, Paddock and Hansen were APP.
pointed a committee to view the same.
A petition was received from A. p.
johnson and Messrs. Hoerr and Reed,
asking for the opening up of ditch No.
4, and the commissioners agreed upon
Friday, April 9th; as time to visit
the section, the entire board to go as
a committee.
Chairman Anderson of the Leray
town board reported that the bridge
near the Mankato mineral springs is in
bad shape, broken and replanking neces-
sary; also that the bridge near Brent
RobinsOn's farm is in bad condition and
needs repairs. Commissioners Madigan,
Paddock and Hansen were appointed a
committee to view the same. m cars
The, committee appointed to examine
the Zeigler Ford bridge recommended
that wings be built on the piers on the
west side, and that county surveyor
Brooks prepare plans for the same; also
that an appropriation of 5000 be made
to assist the town of Deeoria in the inn
provement of the Goeti hill in section
ofsthe same sfl.au..s 81 .ysr,-,,,
The bond of the, Napoleon State bank,
for $4,000, with Joseph Zahalka, Wash
ington Latourell, Thomas Howieson,
Judd Cornell, Oscar w. Healy, Byron
McGregor and Benz. F. McGregor as sur
cites, was approved.
The bond of the Gearman State bank
of Amboy, for $4,000, was approved,
with the following sureties: Joseph ].
Mcguire, Thomas Randall, Henry c.
Brush, George d. Secor and Frederick
NJ. Schwarz.
The following bids were received for
rebuilding two stonek culverts on the
poor farm road: S. A. Rouse, Except
furnishing stone), $l92; George Kaiser,
S26345; c. S. Erickson, $500; John
Mccall, 1899; Mankato Lime Stone and
Fuel Co., $43l, or if the county furnishes
the new stone, 1870. The board rejected
all of the bids because of a misunder-
standing, and decided to ask for new
bids, to be submitted Immediately with
out readvertising.
A
Weaver and Others for a steel bridge
over the Little Cobb, in sections nine
and four, Medic.
Com. Hansen moved to undertake to
pay towards the expense of opening the
judicial road between Blue Earth and
Watonwan counties. west of sections
six and seven, Lincoln, an amount as the
work progresses not exceeding $3.50. This
was in response to a petition received
from A. w. Johnson, Aft. Folsom and
Chairman Teigum of the Lincoln town
board. The motion was carried.
County Surveyor Brooks was directed
to prepare plans and specifications for
a culvert to accommodate the county
ditch No. IL, section %, Mankato town
ship; and the auditor was directed to
advertise for bids for constructing the
same, the bids to be opened May 18th
at 1890 a. m.
A ditch petition, No. II, signed by R.
G. Wood, was received, accompanied by
the requisite bond. 1t calls for ditch
in sections %, % and 81, LeRay town