The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-09-15
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of County Commission
ers Of Blue Earth County, MINI.


OF the Board Of County Commission
ers Of Blue Earth County, MINI.
Special Session.
Mankato, Mimi, August II, 1911.
The board of county commission
ers of Blue Earth county met as
agreed at the date of the last ses-
sion. All members of the board were
present. Chairman Hansen presid.
ing.
Minutes of the last session were
approved.
James Mahoney of Mcpherson APP
draining into ditch No. l.. who were
not assessed originally for the con-
struction of the ditch. The commits
sioners will take it into considera-
ton under Chapter 430. General Laws
OF 1911.
A committee consisting of Young,
Hensen, Schneeberger and Madigan
was named to look over the Murphy
bridge in section %, Mcpherson,
which is reported in very bad shape.
This committee to visit the site Fri
day, August IS.
Mr.. Burnett of South Bend hand
ed in a petition for the commission
ers to request the public examiner
to send a man to check up the &C
counts of d. T. Bowen, clerk of
school district No. 3. The board
laid it over until the next session
for the school officers to act and the
hope that Dan Bowen would return
home.
On motion of Commissioner
Schneeberger, Frank H. Neubel of
city was employed to put galvanized
iron ceiling on the basement of the
Jail for 1882, all the rooms, including
the stairway.
The auditor was authorized to ad.
vertise for 300 tons of coal, Hook
ing Valley Sunday Creek variety,
screened
The sheriff was authorized to make
a bin for coal in the cellar of the
Jail, using brick.
Commissioner Young moved for
the appropriation to the Mankato
Fair association of $225, which car
ried.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Brono, Anna, assisting county
superintendent ............ SGT 90
Brooks, w. F., road and bridge
work llo. III
Brooks, w. F., ditch work. .123 ii
Bundy, A. A., meals for engi-
neers, ditch No. %. ........ IL 90
Burrill, R., graveling state
road No. 2.................17 IT'S A
Chamberlain Metal Weather
Strip Co., work at court
house ............... % 30
Coy, Eugene, ambulance for
sick poor .................. s'oo
Cullen, Wr. William R., medi-
cal and surgical services to
poor ................. 1900
DAILY, j. B., justice fees. 2.1O
Dietzgen, Eugene Co., goods
to county surveyor. ........ IL 80
Eckhardt, Mrs. j., goods to
moor farm 81. 80
Eckhardt, Mrs. j., gods to poor 5 90
Foley, w. H., labor at poor
farm loo w
Farmers Mercantile Co., goods
to moor 20. 90
Free Press Prtg. Co., blanks. 800
Foley, T. H., ,horshoeing at
moor farm ~ 10
Girvin. Earl. ditch work. 81. SO
Girvin, Earl, road and bridge
work $1,000. .......... a. 90
Hansen. Alec, board of audit. 81. 90
Hansen, Alec, hearing on ditch
No. 70 .............. o.oo
Hansen, Alec, Board of Equal
iZation .......... ......... "a 6O
Hansen, Alec, Road and Bridge
Comm. :. 29. 90
Holbrook, DR.. J. S., assisting in
operation .................. o.oO
Jameson, Paul, work on ditch
No. % %. 90
Kennedy, E. R., coroner's fees. % 25
Krost, Geo. G., Board of Au-
QlL oo.VV
Larson, Peter, work on State
road No. 6 81 90
Lewis, J. A. and Son, auto for
grand jurors .............. 800
Lorentz, A. NJ, goods to poor. 800
Lorentz, F. j., goods to poor. 900
Madigan, Robert, hearing on
ditch No. 26 ............... $50
Madigan, Robert, Road and
Bridge Comm. ............. 81 20
Madigan, Robert, Board OF
Equalization ............... "a 90
Mankato Citizens Tel. Co., rem
tai and tolls ............ "a. 90
Mankato Mfg. Co., goods to
court house -. % 35
Mankato Mfg. Co., goods and
labor at jail ........ 1924. IL
Mankato Mfg. Co., goods to
poor farm ................ 4.oo
Merritt, Robert, chairman
ditch No. % ............... IA 40
Miller, E. R., publishing no.
tees ................. I''o
Mohr, Chas. H., goods to poor. 800
Mullen, Inez, labor at poor
farm ........ A 90
Mullin, O., goods to poor. $50. IL. 60