The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-18
Of the Board of County Commissioners
of Blue Earth County, Mimi;
Special Session.

Chairman Hansen presiding.
Bond of German American State
Bank of Mankato, for $5O,OOOOO to in
sure county deposits with Lawrence
Henline, VIM. c. Henline, VIM. j.
Morehart, Joseph Stahl, Julian A. He'll
scher, joachim Kroeger as signers was
on motion approved.
Bond of MapletoA State Bank for
$20,0OO.OO to insure county deposits
with Benjamin Taylor, Benjamin F.
McGregor, Herbert c. HOtaling, Thomas
B. Taylor, Byron McGregor, John
Schweitzer, Chauncy L. Sellers, Thomas
Howieson, Ira Bishop, Oscar w. Healy
as signers was on motion approved.
Adjourned to 80 p. m.
| 1870 p. M, Nov. "a, 1908. All MEM
| beers present when the meeting was
, called to order.
Estimate of $4,000 was on motion
allowed c. S. Erickson on Ditch No.
Is, judicial. g..
Estimate of $S2420 was on motion
|, allowed c. S. Erickson on ditch No.
90.
Estimate of $l,24O.20 was on motion
! allowed John & Edward Mccall on
ditch No. 81.
The matter of raising Jackson Lake
was again taken up. The following
resolution was offered and adopted
/ viz:
Whereas, petition has been filed
with the auditor for the raising of
jackson lake to natural level and
: whereas conditions exist that make it
desirable and advisable that the said
petition be granted on the grounds
stated in the petition.
Therefore, Be it Resolved, That said
outlet of jackson lake be closed by
construction of dam so as to raise
the water level in said lake to its
natural height and level which is con-
sidered to be eighteen inches above
the level of the water in said lake on
October %, 1908, according to the in
formation furnished by the county sur
veyor.
Be it further Resolved, That the
chair appoint committee of three,
| which committee together with the
county surveyor are hereby authorized
F; to cause said dam to be constructed at
an expense to not exceed $4,000 The
said committee is clothed with full
power to act.
| Committee named by the chair, Com
| missioners Schultz, Young and Hansen,
also Brooks. ...
Commissioner Madigan asked for
| Committee to view the O'Connor bridge
in Mcpherson. The chair named Com
missioners Madigan, Jones and Han
sen.
Bond of Vernon Center bank to in
sure county deposits was offered.
Amount $l2,OOO.OO Signers, Edison L.
Warren, Edward w. Washburn, Edward
A. Barnes, Oliver H. McMichael, Henry
O. Thompson, Adelbert c. WILDER.
| On motion the bond was approved.
| The petition signed by Daniel Will
liams and others asking for the exami-
nation of the accounts OF the officers
of Cambria township was considered
and on motion denied.
Next meeting, Monday, Dec. l4th,
two p. m.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
/ Alleman, H. A.. goods to poor $500
Bangerter, B. Jr., work on
tract indexes ............. %. so
Batto, J. A., goods to court
| house 965
Brooks, w. F., ditch work.. Sc. "a
Brooks, w. F., road and bridge
work 2S. so
! Brush, S. R., election expense Ito
City of Mankato, water rent. l23 30
! City of Mankato, typhoid cpl
demic bills ............... ,527 30
Columbia Clothing Co., goods
TO lall IL. ~
Cousandier, Ed. goods to poor
| and poor farm ........... 80 60
/ Coy, Eugene transportation OF
! poor 20
, Credicott, C. NJ, election ex-
| -pense Observation-Disclosures. L ~
Deuser w. & Co., goods to
| poor 400
Donahue, John w., sheriff's fees 53S. rs
Donahue, John for Gates Phil
lips deputy fees ........ 1854
Draeger Herman, man and
team, ditch No 20 ...... $50
Eckhardt, Mrs. j., goods to poor So. 90
Farmers Mercantile Co., goods
to poor ................. IA. %
Fowler & Pay, goods to poor