The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-03-20
Blue Earth County Board Takes
Up Proposals Today.
LOWEST BID CUTS ESTIMATE
Commissioners to Have Drain Laid
Near Good Thunder: Supervisors
Make Number Of Requests.
From Fridays Daily.

The county board this forenoon
opened bids for the construction of
county ditch No. 2l, near Good Thun-
der, to be constructed of tile, as fol-
lows: Argillo Works of Rock Island
ILL.,, $500; ID. w. Radichel of this
city, $6,475, using cement tile; Chris
Erickson of Mankato, $4,000; John
Mccall of Mankato, $6,55O, using
Mason City tile, and $1,000, using Ar
CELLO tile
| The contract was awarded to John
Mccall, to use Rock Island tile, which
| is a shale tile.
The bids for ditch No.qa2O were
opened late this afternoon
The lowest bid is below the esti-
mate, and the highest comes within
the legal limit. The estimated cost
of the work was $6,36l.95, and the
main drain will be made of ten, twelve
and fifteen inch tile, and the branch
drains of eight and ten inch pipe.
1t is expected that the contract will
be awarded.
The board yesterday afternoon re-
ceived request from the supervisors
of Ceresco, asking for a bridge over
Perch creek in section 20. County
Commissioners Schultz, Young and
Madigan were appointed committee
to visit the proposed site at date to
be fixed later.
The supervisors of the town of De-
coria asked for an appropriation of
500 to aid in crawling the roads.
This was done. IL
Owners Of cottages at Lake Wash
ington asked the board to improve the
road on the edge. of Lake Washington,
in section 10, at the foot of William
Volk's hill; as it is always in very
poor condition, especially when wet,
the ground being very springy. The
full board decided to examine the road
Friday, March 27,I with power to act
as committee of the whole.
The application of Ferdinand F.
Benzel for liquor license in Penn
berton townsite,c Medo, was considered,
and remonstranee signed by 81 resi-
dents, principally of Medo, was read.
Mr. Benzel then withdrew his applica-
ton, and his money was returned.
Gilbert Guttersen was granted an
auctioneer's license.
The supervisors of Sterling township
asked for an appropriation of $500 to
aid in constructing a bridge in the
eastern part of section Is, across Jack
son or Providence creek. The request
was, granted. q +, ,4 :.
Commissioner Schultz moved that
$3.50 be appropriated to assist the two
Blue Earth county agricultural socie-
ties in making an agricultural exhibit
at the state fair, and this was car
ried.
A. A. Bundy and many others petit
toned for public ditch in Lincoln.
The hearing was set for the next
meeting.
This forenoon the bond of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce was APP
proved.
A petition was received, asking that
ditch No. 4 be cleaned out and the
board decided to go out with the sur
veyor and investigate the matter
March 20.
On March 81 the entire board will
60 to the site of the. proposed Coaling
bridge over Perch Creek, in Ceresco.
On March % it will meet in Decoria
to investigate the petition of John
Little and others for a bridge over the
Cobb river, and the petition for a
bridge over the Maple river at Nichols
ford the same day.
The board will not adjourn before