The Mankato free press., 1907-01-25

Schultz and adopted:
Resolved, that the bid of the Free
Press Printing company for printing and
publishing the delinquent tax list of the
year 1905, be and is hereby accepted and
the award is made accordingly APP
proved bond for $1,000 to be furnished
Fifteen cents description, to be pub
lished in the Daily and Weekly Free
Press and Daily and Weekly Review.
Hauling stone to Rice lake in Nc.
Pherson, section l8:
The following bids were opened
Fred Lemke, $lO.25 per cord; Jonn
Bowen, $l4 per cord; Arthur Matteson
SIC per cord; M. P. DEM, $500 for Il
cords; w. j. Nixon, $l4 per cord. No
action was taken.
Wood Bids.
John Lang, so cords of green maple at
S505; so cords of dry mixed at 1885 /;
rs cords of green mixed at $3.50.
Albert Hilgers, 10 cords of dry mixed
at 81.
Mrs. f. III. Sontag, 90 cords of dry
mixed at $525; so cords of green mixed
at S..
H. A. Wilder, 10 cords of dry mixed
at $3.50.
F. J. Carr, 80 cords of dry mixed at
S46O.
r. C. Woods, Is cords of dry maple
at 81.
j. A. Lulsdorff, 43 cords of dry elm
at $4.25; 10 cords of dry bass at 1915.
Sebastian Wagner, so cords of dry
mixed at 1915.
On motion the bid of Sebastian Wag-
ner for so cords of dry mixed at 1915
was accepted.
On motion the bid of John Lang for
80 cords of green maple at $5.95 was ac-
cepted.
On motion the bid of John Lang for
IS cords of green mixed at $3.50 was ac-
cepted.
On motion the bid of John Lulsdorf
for 43 cords of dry elm at $4.25 and lC
cords of dry bass at 1915 was accepted.
Official bond of James H. Moore as
deputy coroner, with Paul Iverson and
Nelson Weed as securities, was on mo-
tion approved.
The town of Lyra ditched the road
across the Baschnett slough at the sug.
gestion of the committee that visited
the road, this committee agreeing to pay
one-half the net expense, which was
S22s.2O.
Commissioner Jones moved payment
of this amount at once and this motion
carried. W#l Hu
Commissioner Jones moved that Coun
ty Surveyor Brooks be directed to pre-
pare plans and specifications for steel
bridge over the little Cobb river ir
sections~9 and q, Medo, petitioned for by
w. NJ. Weaver ct al, and have them
ready Feb. 25, 1907. Motion carried.
On motion, which carried unanimous
ly, the auditors office was allowed, as
heretofore, $500 year clerk hire in ad-
dition to the statute per centage allow
ance.
The Judge of probate $500 a year
clerk hire.
The county attorney $500 dollars a
year as salary.
Adjourned to $3.50 a. m, January TO-
1907.
January 10, l9O7.-Meeting called to
order by Chairman Madigan. All MEM
Der present.
The poor farm report was received,
read and on motion approved.
The chair named as poor farm COM
mittee, Commissioners Jones, Hansen
and Young.
As provided in section 2l34, Chairman
Madigan named Commissioners Young,
Jones and Dr. A. G. Liedloff as the coun-
ty board of health.
The county auditor assisted by the
county attorney are directed to take pre-
liminary steps for advertising and issu-
ing ditch bonds to an amount not eX-
ceeding $4,000 and at the lowest rate
of interest possible, the bonds to be sold
as the board thinks best. Bonds to run
no longer than six years. Bids to be
received Feb. 25 1907.
The financial statement for the year
1906 was presented, approved and order
ed printed, omitting warrant numbers to
make it less expensive.
On motion of Commissioner Jones,
Commissioner Young was authorized to
confer with electricians concerning light
ing by electricity, the court room. To
report at an early date.
Waseca and Blue Earth Joint Bridge.
After a conference, this day, with the
Waseca county board of county commits
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