The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-03
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commission
ers Of Blue Earth County, Mimi; f
Special Session. -

Bryson bridge in Lyra. He represente,
a bad condition of the bridge and show
ed conclusively that it must be re
paired at once to save it. He was as
sured by the board that the county wa
! ready to meet the township in matte
(, of expense.
Bids were opened for repairing tn,
Jones Ford bridge, viz: Seven lines o
seven inch steel stringers 1 beams, tw,
(, lines of channel beams same width, re
planking three inch pine or Washing
: ton fir, eighteen feet long. Bridge 10,
, feet long.
Central States Bridge Co. :. 81 Jos o.
Hennepin Bridge Co. ......... 1899 .O'
| c. S. Erickson. .............. 1919 On
Twin City Bridge Co.. ........ l,240. on
=, North Star Concrete Co. ...... 1869 OK
The contract was on motion of Com
missioner Hansen, awarded to the Cen
trail States Bridge company, $l,lO5.OO
The work was then contracted for
signed by the county and township
boards.
Final estimate on ditch No. 20 wa:
allowed c. S. Erickson, $l,l65.04.
On motion the sum of 100000 wa.
appropriated to the Blue Earth County
Agricultural association for the purpose
of repairing and rebuilding of struc
lures on their grounds on condition
that at least an equal amount sub
scribed for the same purpose be PAID
in and also that all premiums be paiG
in full at the county fair. Carried.
Application for correction of assess
ment in South Bend for George Pond
was on motion approved.
Adjourned to $3.50 a. M, Aug. 9th
1909.
Friday, Aug. 9th, 1909, $3.50 A. NJ
Board convened. All members present
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Schultz.
The salary of John w. Donahue
sheriff, was fixed at 100000 year
as per statute permitted. The sheriff is
to put in no bills for services except
ing what is specially provided for by
statute.
Ditch No. 5, Cleaning Out-About
two miles of Ditch No. was recon-
mended to be cleaned out, it having
been DAMAGED by filling in. County
Surveyor Brooks was directed to at
once 60 out and examine it, then make
report to county auditor who will
proceed to advertise and sell the work
Date of September meeting. Monday
Sept. goth.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Amboy Herald, advertising and
|. job work NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $40 81
Amboy Herald, advertising and
lob work 35(
Anderson, Hans, repairing Kerns
bridge ON
Allyn Bros. lumber for state
road No. | 2l2
Bedbury, Jane, care of sick poor 10 IN
Brooks, Walter F., work on state
roads |. 2. 3, and s. I79 2(
Brooks, Walter F., bridge and
culvert work OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. q u
Brooks, Walter F., ditch work. :'2 81
Burmeister & Flo, goods to poor
and poor farm. ............... 80 Al
Buffham, w. X, goods to court
| house % q
Bluhm, Marie. labor at poor farm 30. OF
Bosin, Daniel E., goods to poor SO .05
Clark, Mrs. Chas. T., care of sick
Cornell, Clair, conducting teach
ers' examinations ............. So
Cousandier, Ed, goods to poor. IL. on
Cummins & Co., goods to poor. 81 81
Davies, w. B., transcript of evil
dence and reporting. .......... S.. OF
Donahue, j. W., mileage, ETC.. 76 ;3i
Dethloff, Paul A., goods to poor
farm .................... 20. 81
Deitzgen, Eugene Co., goods to
county surveyor .............. 4 OK
Draeger, Herman, livery for engi-
neering party ................. l2 on
Erickson, C. S. culverts, state
| road No. g.. 1877 81
| Erickson, C. S., culverts, state
| IOdu NJ l.....' .fio o.
Erickson, c. S., culverts, state
road No. .........,-...... 264 "
Eckhardt, Mrs. j., goods to Jail IL .6(
lEckhardt, Mrs. j., goods to poor
| 1arm A a
Eckhardt, Mrs. j., goods to poor 80 OF
Ferguson, Walker, state road
Work Do u
Farmers Mercantile Co., goods to
l. poor ) IN
Franciseus, Frank, stenographic
work, Ledbeter case. ........ IS. OK
Foley, w. H., labor at poor farm SO 81
Free Press Printing Co., Books, I.
i blanks, etc. ..... lE3 II
Flo Bros, goods to poor farm. 81:
Fairbanks, Morse & Co., test
i weights Observation-Disclosures. 7.5'
tGoldenstar, Arthur, road and
bridge and ditch work. ....... al. o.
Caller, NJ. H., printing notices, etc. II 4,
Hennepin Bridge Co., bridge, Sec.
i 20, Danyille -. .....s......... 1852 s
Hennepin Bridge Co., repairing
j bridge, Mapleton township. -. "a. 5
Hennepin Bridge Co., bridge, Nc.
| -Phersen township ............ 1856 o.
Hansen, Alec, board of equaliza-
i ton meeting 49,. ........... Is g
i! Hansen, Alec. mileage. road and