The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-10-05


son and 100 others, was received. Mo.
ton by Commissioner Schultz that the
petition be filed. was carried
! Adjourned to $3.50 a. M, Sept. 25th.
/ Mankato, Sept. 25th, 1906, $3.50 A.
M.-Report of committee on bridge and
change of highway, section 25, Maple
ton, petitioned for Albert Guthier.
The committee consisting of Commits
sioners Jones, Maigan and Hansen re-
ported favorably, recommending that an
allowance for land taken of Mr.. Me
Quaig be made to not exceed $50
On motion of Commissioner Madigan
the petition of Albert Guthier and 9th
ers was granted and the auditor di-
rected to advertise for bids for con-
structing the bridge according to plans
and specifications here, and Commission
er Jones authorized to make a contract
for making the road. Motion carried.
School petition of John Mccall to be
set over from district SIS to SO was read.
Date set for the hearing October meet
ing.
On motion of Commissioner Paddock
the expense amounting to $306.3l for
cleaning out the ditch No. A is ordered
assessed upon all property originally
assessed, also assess nwA, lS-l07-2S and
VIE and swA 7-lO7-2S.
Hearing on the petition of H. G. Day
ton Q, Shelby, occurred. The commit
tee reported favorably on the change,
| it being understood as proposed by the
petitioners that they do all of the work
without expense to the county and that
there will be no damage for land taken.
On motion of Commissioner Schultz
the report was adopted and the petit
tion granted.
Application for correction of assess
ment by T. S. Paddock on account of
error was read and on motion approved.
William Schultz was authorized to 90
out and examine the old iron bridge
near Amboy and repair it as he thinks
best.
Hearing on ditch No. Is, I. Jenkins
and others. No one appearing in OPP
position to the petition the same was
on motion progressed and by resolution
w. F. Brooks was appointed engineer
and the order made appointing the fol-
lowing named men as viewers: p. M.
Lyons, Jamestown; George w. Norman,
Lake Crystal, and H. J. Goode, Vernon
Center.
Adjourned to 2 p. m.
Tuesday, Sept. 25th, P. M.-Hearing
on ditch No. 10, Mcnamara, was held.
No one appearing against the petition,
Oil the motion of Commissioner Madi-
gan, the work was ordered progressed.
A resolution appointing w. F. Brooks
engineer on the same was adopted, aft
er which on order appointing Fred w.
Force, city, James N. Wishart, Maple
ton, and Charles W.. Graf of Lyra as
viewers, was made
Board adjourned to a. M, Septem-
Der 26th.
Wednesday, Sept. Goth, 9 A. M
The board on motion authorized County
Surveyor Brooks to order the material
for the bridge on this end of the Strand
ravine road and see that it is properly
| constructed.
| Bids for the ditch and bridge in Lime
at the railway crossing are as follows:
S. A. Rouse, excavating dirt 20 cents.
excavating stone so cents, piers per cord
$l2.4O, bridge $257.5O.
C. S. Erickson excavating dirt 25
cents, eXcavating stone so cents, piers
per cord SIS, bridge 1870.
T. r. Coughlan excavating dirt 35
cents, excavating stone 90 cents, piers
per cord $l4, bridge 1923.
A. Bashaw excavating dirt 25 cents,
excavating stone 81, piers per cord $l5,
bridge 1920.
| The Rouse bid being lowest, on mo-
tion of Commissioner Madigan, the con-
tract was awarded to him, the work to
be undertaken by him only after the
railway companies have opened the
ditch on the lower sides of the highway
| Also made an agreement to open it
Oh the upper side at once upon compile
| ton by Mr.. Rouse of his contract.
On motion the following bills were al
| lowed:
Amboy Herald, printing notices. S 935
Atcherson Harry. delivering cleo
| ton returnes ............. 500
| Anderson, John, delivering cleo
| ton returns ................ 3 GO
Albrecht, Wm., goods to poor. 500
Bahma. Wm.. work on ditch
No. 4 80. II 90
Barnes, F. H., plank for bridge. 80. 35
Barnes, F. H., lumber. ......... Al SIS
Bashaw, Alec, Minneopa concrete
bridge -. j 200. 90
Berry, Howard, work on ditch
| No. l6 -. ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 9 90
Bosin, Daniel E., goods to poor 10 oU