The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-24

Minnesota:
Whereas, Consumers Power company
is constructing in section s, township
lO7, range %, in said county a dam
and power plant to develop electric
power, light, heat and energy for sale
to the public, and transmission to the
various cities and villages in said eoun-
ty, and elsewhere. to consumers, and
has applied for permission to erect and
maintain poles and wires upon the
public highways in said county to so
transmit such electrical currents to
consumers; and the board of county
commissioners has this day granted
such request;
Now therefore, be it resolved, That
permission be and it hereby is granted
to said consumers Power company to
erect and maintain poles and wires
thereon in the various public highways
i'm said county, for the transmission of
electricc heat, power, light and energy
from its power plant to the various
cities and villages within said county
and elsewhere, and to consumers at
large, and to do and perform all things
necessary and convenient to enable it
to so construct and maintain such poles
and wires and any and all reasonable
or usual appliances and appurtenances,
and to transmit such energy
Provided, that the center line of said
poles shall at no place be nearer to the
center line of the respective highways
than twenty seven feet, unless especially
authorized by said board and said poles
shall be so erected and maintained as
to interfere in no way with the safety
and over said highways, ard in the
construction and maintenance of such
poles and wires, said company shall be
subject to all reasonable regulations
imposed by the governing bodies of
the respective towns, villages. or cities,
in which such highways may be.
In witness whereof Said board of
county commissioners has caused these
resolutions to be executed this Sth day
OF June, 1910, by the chairman of said
board. and the county auditor of said
county.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION |
E.. OF BLUE EA..iH COUNTY, !
MINNESOTA,
BY u. p. Young, Chairman
Attest:
ED WEAVER,
County Auditor Of Said County.
Alex Bashaw was awarded the con
tract for filling at the end of the Bry
son bridge where the new pier has re-
Gently been built. Price SO. Work |
to be paid for half and half Work to
be done under the direction of Com
missioner Jones.
The townships of Decoria, Rapidan,
Mapleton and jamestown asked for as
sistance as follows:
DecOra, cutting down the top of
the hill Just beyond but close to the
Kennedy bridge, to the extent of 5000
The county to pay one-half James
town, to do work to the extent of
5000 on the two hills in sections 29 /
and 30, county to pay for Onehalf of
the work. For work on state road
No. near Rapidan under the manage
ment OF w. A. Just, the county will
pay for work to the extent of 800
On roads leading out of Mapleton vii
lage to be selected by and under the
direction of the Mapleton Commercial
club, the county will pay for work to
the extent of 5000. All of the work
to be done satisfactory to the resident
county commissioner.
Commissioner Madigan was directed
to have done road draining near the
James johnson farm as arranged for
last year, bills to be presented and
paid as are all bills BY the county.
Board adjourned to June 9th, l:3O
p. m.
MankatO, Mimi, June 9th, 1910, 100
p. M.-Board met as per adjournment
All members present. Chairman Young
presiding.
Commissioner Schultz moved that a
be named to meet with the
Vernon Center town board to examine
bridges which need repairing, at date
to be selected later. This committee
to have power to act. Commissioners
Schultz, Young and Hansen selected.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Anderson, Chas. A., cleaning out
ditch No. 4........ $l85 90
Anderson, John r., use of horse IL 90
Bradshaw, r. f., goods to poor. II OC
Bixby, A. E. county ditch No 25 Is 90
Brooks, w. F., work on county
ditch No. % 25 90
Boswell, VIM, work on county
ditch No % IL. 25
Blue Earth Co. Nursery, trees for
poor farm % 90
Christensen, c. S. Co, coal to poor 90
consumers Power Co., lighting at
jail and court house. 1918 e,
Drager, Herman, work on county
ditch No. o. pa ,
Diervik, Inea, Jabcr at poor farm 80. 90
DOran, Chas., work on ditch No. % Ia. So ,
c. S., work on state
road No. 4 40 90
Farmers Mercantile Co., goods to