The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-17
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

l9OS-MeetlnS OF Ine DOaru vi couh
ty commissioners of Blue Earth county.
All of the members were present.
Com. Alec Hansen was formally
elected chairman for the year 1908.
Com. VIM. Schultz was selected by
acclamation as vice chairman for the
year 1908.
James Mullen overseer at the poor
farm submitted his report for the ten
months that he has been in charge.
This report was read in detail, APP
proved and ordered filed.
On motion of Com. Young he, James
Mullen, was then reelected as over
seer for the year 1908 at the same
salary to-wit: 100000 per year, pay
able monthly.
On motion of Com. Schultz, David
A. Jones was reelected as janitor at
the court house for the year 1908,
salary to be the same as heretofore,
to-wit: 100000, year payable month
ly.
/ Commissioner d. p Young was cleo
ted city poor commissioner, on motion
of Com. Madigan.
The chair authorized by motion to do
so, named as the poor farm commit
tee the entire board.
The election of county physicians
was\then taken up. On motion of the
different commissioners as interested
the following named physicians were
selected and at the following salaries,
each to furnish his own medicines and
to care for all cases of infectious dis
eases such as smallpox, diphtheria, etc.,
where dependent poor
First Physicians district, DR.. A. G.
Liedlof, Mankato, 100000
Second physicians district, Dr. A. c.
Smith, Eagle Lake, $4,000
Third physicians district, DIR. John
Williams, Lake Crystal, $l25.OO.
Fourth physicians district, DIR. o.
III. McAIichael. Vernon Center, $4,000.
Fifth physicians district, DIR. F. j.
Bomberger, Mapleton, 5000.
T. ISlAtH pIy A'i' W -
Macbeth, st. Clair, $4,000.
Seventh physicians district, DIR. j. Z.
Merrill, Amboy, $4,000.
Eighth physicians district, DIR. c. E.
Biglow, Madison Lake, $4,000.
Ninth physicians district, DIR. j. T.
Schlesselman, Good Thunder, $4,000.
On motion of Com. Schultz, that the
chair name two commissioners to act
with DR.. Liedloff as county board
of health, which motion carried. The
chair named commissioners Jones and
Young, so the board as now cOnsti-
tuted is DR.. A. G. Liedloff, P. O., Man
kato, Chas, F.. Jones, Mapleton ID. p.
Young, MankatO.
Russian Thistle.
Resolved; That July 18th, 1908,
is the day and date on or before which
the Russian thistle and all other
noxious weeds must be destroyed as
required by law and that the Herald
published by j. E. Brown at Amboy
be and. is hereby designated as the
paper in which this publication shall
be made. Resolution adopted.
4th Street Curb and Guttering.
The City of Mankato paid Fowler &
Pay for curbing, guttering and remov.
ing the old curb on the 4th street
side of the court house grounds
amounting to $3lO.s6. This the county
board directs the auditor to repay on
his warrant.
The annual financial statement of the
statement of the receipts and disbrse-
ments of the year 1907 as presented
by the county auditor was approved
and ordered printed same as hereto
fore done, as required by law, omit
ting warrant numbers.
We, the full board of county COM
missioners of Blue Earth county, hav-
ing checked over the county treasurer
and counted the cash respectfully re-
port the following: