The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-21

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9Th ward, David Harris, II. r. Weick
ing, p Kenney, J. w. Wigley; Lake
Crystal, III. A. Weymouth, Butternut
Valley, X. ID. Jones; Rapidan, Aug.
Bosin;' Shelby, Geo. Buckmister, Clark
Reynolds; Garden City, Albert Beer;
Danvlle, Frank Heller, Lewis Hicks;
Medo, d. c. DeRemer; Mapleton Twp,
Earnest More;. Sterling, VIM. l.. Rob
erts, John Ochs; Lyra. Chas. Borchert.
Mankato, July l4tb 1908, 2 p. m.
Sale of Ditch or Drainage Bonds.
Bids were opened and found as fol-
lows for $39,OOOOO, per cent semi:
Minnesota Loan & Trust Co.. 500, 100 90
Wells & Dickey Co. 39,l0O, 90
Union Investment Co. 49,. $4,000 90
Com. Schultz moved that the bids
be rejected and open bids be received.
Motion carried.
Wells & Dickey Co. bid, $4,000
premium.
Resolution offered by Com. Schultz,
] which was adopted unanimously July
l4th, 1905.
Resolved, That the bid of Wells &
Dickey Co., of Minneapolis for the
$4,000 drainage bonds as advertised
Ito be sold this day. be! accepted and
that the award be made to that com
Fpany.
On motion board adjourned to We'd
nesday July 10Th, l:3O p. IN.
Mankato, Mimi, judy 18th, 1908.
l:30 p. m. board again in. session.
All members present.
On motion of Com. Jones that a
committee be named to meet the Fart
bault county commissioners at the
proposed bridge site on the county line
near Sec. IA, MapletSR, on Saturday,
July 18th, hthe chair named Madigan.
Jones and Hansen
The county agrees to pay one-half
of the bridge, culyert and road repairs
in Rapidan township When >the town
ship IS ready TO pay the other half
Estimated cost of work, 100000.
Commissioner Jones moved that the
county auditor he directed to adver-
tise for bids for Constructing the road
known as the Cable Mills Hill road.
State road No. 4, it being understood
that the building of this road finally
costs the county only half. Bids to be
sealed and opened at the session Sept.
18th, 2 p. m. This advertisement to be
according to- plans and specifications
now here. Carried.
Com. Schultz moved that the county
| q ha faI s.,
sealed bids for constructing the road
known as the Rap:dan Mills Hill road,
state road No.s3. beingiilnderstood that
the building of this, road finally costs
the county but one-half. This adver-
tisement according to plans and speci-
fcations now here. Carried
| Whereas, the long continued wet
weather eliminating in the recent flood
caused frightfu damage to bridges,
culverts and grades throughout the
county, reaching every township and
practically every locality to the extent
OF fully forty thousand dollars in the
aggregate and Whereas, we are aware
that to replace these bridges, eulverts
and grades will be Impossible of ac-
eomplishment by the township, while
the highways will remain impossible
thus mountaineering the whole people,
be it therefore,
Resolved, That representing the cOun-
ty as it's commissioners. we agree to
pay one-half of the expense in replac-
ing such bridges, culverts and grades
as is Immediately necessary to place,
provided the townships pay the bal
ance of all such costs.
The resident, commissioner and one
other county commissioner selected bv
the resident Com. to in all cases act
with the township boards and this
committee of two to have power to
act Tor the county. Resolut .on adopted.
Mankato, July 18th, 1908.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Alleman, H. A., goods to poor. 81 90
Albrecht, VIM, goods to poor. -. 800
Anderson, Hans, potatoes to poor
farm Observation-Disclosures. 3 80
bangerter, Br. Jr., work on tract
ioeAeS .......... q 10
Beauford township, quarantine
expense Is 90
Brooks, W. F., road and bridge
WIN 81 30
brooks, W. F., work on tract in
oeA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2. Oc
Brooks, w. F., ditch work. - 81. 43
Bluhm; Marie, labor at poor farm 8. 30
Burmeister & Flo, goods to poor u 90
eraver, VIM. A., goods to poor
i"iih .UO
Coughlan, I. R. Co., goods to
poor farm ...a.....I.
Cousandier, Ed, goods to poor... 1000
Daby, A. L., assisting in fe-
covery of body of Charles Rosin 5. 90
Dawes Bros, goods to poor farm Al 5S
Donahue,- John W., sheriff fees. $50. 36
Eiehstaedt, G. W., wiring at Jail
"H0~ Itching, Bleeding and
Protruding Piles can al
- - ways be relieved and abb