The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-06-25
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commissioners
of Blue Earth County, Mimi,
Special Session.

Special Session.
Mankato. Mimi, June II. 1909, 2
P. M-All members of the board were
present. Meeting called to order by
Chairman Schultz.
Commissioner Madigan moved to have
County Surveyor Brooks 90 out to the
Mccarthy, Babcock change of road,
west corner of Lincoln, make complete
survey. also an estimate of cost of
expense in changing the road and re-
port at the July meeting. Motion car
ried.
Application for correction of assess
ment by Margaret Williams, ]. l..
Stevens and Joseph Safer were ap-
proved.
Bids submitted for the side and front
walk on the Jail lot were as follows:
North Star Concrete company, 1854.
Mankato Sidewalk company, $l75.
T. R. Coughlan company, net, $l36
The work was awarded to the T. R.
Coughlan company.
Board adjourned to $3.50 a. m.
Mankato, Mimi, June Is, 1909. $3.50
A. NAH members of the board pres
emit.
George HI. Barnard of Good Thun.
der was allowed two thirds of 500 fol
his part of work on state road No
4, the other one-third to be paid by
the town of Lyra The board directed
the auditor to now pay this two
thirds.
| The following resolution was offered
and adopted:
Mankato Mimi. June Is, 1909, Blue
Earth County. Resolved, that in ac
! cordance with the provisions of Chap
ter BOB, Section 81 of the Laws OF
1909, the compensation of Walter F
Brooks, county surveyor. is hereby fixeC
at So per day, plus all necessary ex
penses, to apply to all public work
in this county.
I Petition signed by Frank Laurisch
/ Ole Dixon, o. e. Plageman, for the
cleaning out of county ditch No. S
was received. The matter was on mo
tion referred to Commissioners Charle
| f. Jones, who is empowered to act.
! On motion of Commissioner Youn.
the auditor was directed to advertise
for bids, to be opened at the mex
i meeting, for 300 tons of coal to be de
livered at the court house, Jail and OF
order.
Blue Earth County. Mankato, Mimi
June Is, 1909. To the Honorable Boar'
Your committee to which on the l5tl
day of May, A. d., 1909, was referred
the matter of meeting with the tow
board of supervisors of Pleasant Moun
to open bids for the rebuilding of tn
Ludtke bridge between sections II an
l3, respectfully begs leave to submit
the following report. That the contrac
was awarded to the Central State
Bridge company of Indianapolis, Ind
| for the sum of $l,675. the county an,
town each to pay one-half. The abov
contract to be void if the town fail
to receive certain money. The work t.
be completed within six weeks afte
! notice from the town to commence tn
work. Very respectfully, William
Schultz, Alec Hansen, committee.
Report adopted.
| Commissioner Schultz offered the fol
lowing resolutions:
Resolved. that state road No. 3 b
and is hereby extended from Rapida1
station to the corner of Sections %
| 10 and IL, Rapidan.
| Adopted.
The township of Danville asked TO
a steel bridge over the big slough il
Section 20. Danville, the township t
: pay it's one-half.
The county auditor was directed t
advertise for bids for same, the bids t
be opened at the next meeting.
| The township of Medic asks for re
! pairs on a steel bridge over the Cob
river in Section 5, the town to pay it
i half of the expense
! On motion the auditor was drecte
to advertise for sealed bids for thi
work. these to be opened at the Jul
meeting.
| Commissioner Schultz moved that tn
auditor be and is directed to advertis
for bids for the construction of tn
Raridau Mills hill road. known a
state No. 3, according to plans an
specifications here. Bids to be opene
at July meeting.
Commissioner Jones moved that tn
auditor be and is directed to advertis
/ for bids for the construction of Cabl
Mills hill road, known as No: 4. &C
cording to plans and specifications here
Bids to be opened at July meeting.
Board adjourned to l:30 p. m.
Mankato, Mimi, June Is, l:3O P. NJ
All members present. Chairman
Schultz presiding.
| Commissioner Young moved that tn
county auditor be and is directed t,
advertise for bids for constructing tina
part of the Minneopa park state roa,
No. 2 as the plans and specification
, will show. Bids to be opened at Jul,
meeting.