The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-27
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CTIAS. E. JONES, Chm.
ALEX HANSEN.
ROBT. MADIGAN,
VIM. SCHULTZ.
w. w. PADDOCK:

Board adjourned until a. M, July
18th, 1906.
July 18th, 9 Il. m, 1906.
Bids for the Concrete bridge over the
AIinneopa creek near Minneopa Station
and found to be as follows:
Security Bridge Co., Minneapolis,
50 900; Marsh Bridge Co., Des Moines,
81 $50; Hennepin Bridge Co., Minneap-
oils, $500; j. B. Nelson & Co., Man
kato, $l,375; \. Bashaw, Mankato,
81 200.
On motion of Commissioner Paddock
the bid of A. Bashaw was accepted and
contract awarded to him.
An estimate of 81 ,039.S0 was allowed
Mayer Bros, on Wenner Ditch No. II.
Walter F. Brooks presented a Surety
Bond for a two-year period. American
Surety Company of New York, covering
all ditch work as authorized by Statute,
was on motion approved.
Notice of the obstruction of Ditch No.
| was received and request for the
opening of same.
On motion. which carried, Commits
sioner Madigan was authorized to make
arrangements for the immediate removal
of such obstruction.
A contract was entered into with the
Hennepin Bridge Co., of Minneapolis to
do the necessary piling and backing on
the Perch Greek bridge Sections % and
80, Ceresco township for $4,000, ac-
cording to plans and specifications on
| file
Ditch Petition signed by Michael Nc
Namara for ditch in sections 2, 3, a.,
9, and lG in LeRay township, was pre-
scented and date of hearing made Sep
TENDER meeting.
Adjourned to 2 p. m.
Two o'clock afternoon, July 18th,
| 1906 Board convened as per adjourn
ment All members present.
1t was unanimously decided to have
| Commissioner Paddock arrange for the
painting of the jail roof and draining
and thing of the jail cellar that has ever
been water soaked, caused by springs.
In order to settle litigation between
the Great Western and Omaha Rail
way Co.'S to which the County was a
party affecting the highway and crossing
on the st. Peter road near Salfer, Hen
line and Heintsman.
Commissioners Schultz offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved That it is the sense of this
Board that the controversy now pending
in the District Court of this County,
wherein the w. NJ. & p. Ry. Co.. is
plaintiff and the Omaha Co.. and others
are defendants respecting the cOnstruc-
ton of the ditch along the east and
west town road in Sections 81 and 80
of Lime township shall be finally settled
and for that purpose the Board hereby
authorizes it's Chairman to execute for
and on behalf of said County an agree
ment with the other parties to said
suit to extend said ditch at its own
expense westerly over and across the
County road known as the Mankato and
Kasota road to such depth and of such
width as the County Surveyor may APP
authorized to enter into such stipulation
and take such action respecting said
suit as he may deem necessary in order
to carry out the settlement of said con-
troversy.
Court House Bond Sinking Fund.
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Schultz Adopted.
Resolved. That sinking fund be ere
ated beginning July lst, 1906, for the
purpose of liquidation of Court House
Bonds in amount $35,O00.0O due in 1919,
bearing ) per cent. interest, by setting
aside One Thousand Dollars annually
from the Revenue Fund.
Commissioner Paddock was authorized
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purchase steel shelving for the office of
the County Treasurer, to not exceed
$1,000
An application by the Village of Lake
Crystal, represented by Elliott A. Up
son, for an appropriation of three hun
dred dollars ($30O.OO>, to aid in restor
ing order in highways caused by the
railway change, was asked for and on
motion of Commissioner Hansen granted.
payable as the work of grading pro-
crosses.
Mankato, Mimi. July 9th, 1906.
Estimate for the Coming Year.
Blue Earth.-ss.
We, the Board of County Commits
sioners of Blue Earth County, State of
Minnesota, estimate the amount of mon
ey necessary to be raised by taxation to
meet the current expenses of the Coun
ty for the ensuing year as follows:
District Court, $4,000: Jail $4,000;
Blank Books, ETC., $500; Interest on
Court House Bonds, $500; Salaries,
$4,000: Poor 81 900; Justice Fees, ST.
600: total, $4,000.
The above estimate is approved.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9th day of July, 1906.
EDGAR WEAVER,
County Auditor.
Resolved, That there be and is hereby
levied on the taxable property of Blue
Earth County. State of Minnesota. a
percentage sufficient to produce for the
various funds the following amounts:
County purposes, S3l,5OO; Support of
poor and poor farm, $1,000; Interest on
Court House Bonds, $500; total, 49,
600.
The above resolution was offered by
Commissioner Paddock and adopted.
CHAS. f. JONES,
Chairman.
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Schultz:
Resolved, That there be and is hereby
levied on the taxable property of Blue
Earth County, State of Minnesota, One
mill on each one dollar of valuation as