The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-11-13

doing the work was low, simply a
matter of expense.
Estimate of $632.Sl on ditch No. 20
was on motion allowed G.. S. Erickson
Estimate of $l,03l.06 on judicial
ditch No. Is was on motion allowed
G.. S. Erickson.
Estimate of $l95.9l on ditch No. l3
was on motion allowed Ludwig Han
sen.
Estimate of $5O9.56 on ditch No. ID
was on motion allowed John T. Davis
The auditor was authorized to pro-
cure extra file cases for the auditors
vault.
Commissioner Schultz moved the APP
pointment of committee to confer
with the city committee on claims
and accounts to settle the typhoid fe-
yer bill. The chairman named such
committee the full board, which will
meet the city committee Wednesday
at 10 a. m. DR.. oLiedloff, the county
physician, to be present.
The next meeting will occur on Mon
day, Nov. %, at 2 p. m.
Resolution offered by Commissioner
Young. Adopted.
Resolved, that there be and is now
hereby appropriated for the purpose
of paying expenses of delivering gem
eral election returns of 1908, at this
office, the sum of ($3OOOO) three hun
dred dollars or SO much thereof as
is necessary.
Whereas, on the 14th day of July
(S39,0OO) thirty-nine thousand dollars
of drainage bonds of the county of
Blue Earth were awarded to the
Wells & Dickey Co. Of Minneapolis.
that company being the highest bid
ders therefor the acceptance of the
bid being conditioned upon prompt de-
livery as the county was doing great
deal of ditch work and, Whereas, it
now being October 2lst, with no pros
pect of receiving the money and the
county having been compelled to over
draw its account at the banks to
carry on its work of drainage, there
fore be it, Resolved, that we do here
by direct the county auditor to notify
the said company, "Wells & Dickey
Co.," that we have waited until our
patience is exhausted, that we wanted
the money to use, that it is now too
late and that the bond sale matter
be dropped and we will now arrange
with the banks for all funds needed
until something further is decided
upon, whih will be during the COM
ing winter.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Albrecht, VIM, goods to poor. 1913. 70
Alleman, H. A., goods to poor. 500
Amboy Herald, envelopes. $50. 600
Andrews, DR.. J. W., post NOR
tenn examination . 90
Atcherson, Harry, delivering
election returns .. ) 90
Bangerter, B. Jr., recording state
ment, ditch No. ID ......... 10
Bjelland, DR.. A. O., post -mortem
examination Observation-Disclosures. s. 20
Bielland, DR.. A. O., assisting
county physician ....... 500
Bradshaw r. F., goods to Door
farm a7 II
bradshaw K. F., goods to poor 400
Brooks, w. F., ditch work. .l49. 6s
Brooks, ". F., road and bridge
work 9s M
Brooks, ". f., road work 80 nm
Bruels, Hubert, procuring cleo
ton supplies ....... $40
Brush, s R., delivering election
returns .......... ........... Ito
Brush, s R., procuring election
supplies 10
Bryson, James, delivering cleo
ton returns .y...... q 40
BurmeistG & Flo, goods to
poor farm ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 80. 18
Carlson, ]. W., work on ditch
NO. II SO. 90
Chamberlain, G. W., procuring
election supplies ......... 100
Cook, M. B., procuring election
supplies $50
Columbia Clothing Co., goods to
poor farm ................ 8 40
Credicott, G. NJ, procuring cleo
ton supplies ........ 100
Cummins & Co., goods to poor 100
Dahl, DR. G. A, assisting county
physician acknowledgements. 10. 90
Davis, Ben, constable fees. ... 8. So
Diamond L. c., goods to court
house observation-disclosures. 400
Dodds, R. p, procuring election =
supplies ...................... 400
Duemeland, E. A., delivering
election returns .............. 3. DO
DUNN, John, delivering election
returns ......,......,....sss. 42o