The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-06
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of County Commission
ers Of Blue Earth County, MINI.
Special Session,

Special Session.
Mankato, Mimi, Thursday, Septem
Der IA, 1911.-Mecting Of the board
Of county commissioners. arranged for
at the last session. All members
,, present with Chairman Hansen pre-
, siding.
Minutes Of the last session ap-
proved.
Hearing on the petition of W. w.
Ballard and others for the establish
ment of highway in sections and
S and II and Is, Decoria, known as
held. About twenty people interested
in the road were present. Both
sides were given an opportunity to
be heard. The hearing was contin-
ucd until tomorrow at 8 a. III.
Adjourned to Friday, September
Is, a. m.
Mankato, Mimi, Friday, Septem-
Der Is, 1911.-All members present
when meeting was called to order.
Committee appointed to view the
road on Cable Mills hill in Lyra
where drain is to be made to as
sist in the Cable Mills hill state
road No. 4, consists of the full
board
AL Bixby asked the board to ap-
point committee to view the Gar
den City bridge with view to re.
plankipg same. Committee named,
full board.
F. NJ. Schwartz of Vernon Center
asked the board to view the old Yer
non bridge with a view to replank-
ing same. This committee is the full
board
Dates for above committee visits
to be decided tomorrow.
Hearing October 25. Wednesday.
Hearing on the T. Rogers meeting
October 25, p. m.
Committee to visit the Vernon
Center and Garden City bridges the
eth.
Committee to visit Cable Mills
hill Thursday, September %, fore
noon.
at Lake Crystal was laid over to
October meeting.
The applications of the Standard
Lumber Co. and Strunk Lumber Co.
of Lake Crystal which were raised
so per cent in error, were ordered
reduced so per cent
Commissioner Madigan moved that
the prayer of the w. w. Ballard pc
tition be granted and the proposed
road in Sections Z and 8 and II and
IS, Decoria, be established. The
damages to be allowed to be 500
an acre, the timber to belong to the
county. If the timber is not sold
to the county to be S25 less for tim.
bered land. Carried.
Bids were opened for coal as fol-
lows:
G. w. Monks Lumber Co.: Re-
screened at dock. Hooking Valley,
Sunday Creek, $685.; Youghiogheny,
500.
Hayes Lucas Lumber Co.: Hook
ing Valley. s6.10; Youghiogheny, |
$6.15.
Lampert Lumber Co.. Hooking Val.
ley. $50; Youghiogheny, $6.15.
On motion of Commissioner Schnee-
berger the G.. w. Monks bid on
Hooking Valley was accepted at
$595.
s. o. Erickson asked to be set
over from school district No. &c to
81. The hearing was set for October
rs at 2 p. m.
Date of next meeting, October %.
2 p. nj.
On motion the following bills we're
allowed:
American Contractor, ditch no.
JlCcS So.fo
Bates, w. F., transcripts. $50. 1872
Bigelow, DIR. C.. E., medical at
tendance for poor. .......... b. 90
Brono, Anna, assisting county
superintendent ............. 1900
Brooks, W. F., ditch work. -. 81 rs
Burrill. r.. work OH state road
NO. l4i 80
Consumers Power Co.. light
ing at Jail and court house 1892
Crandall, VIM. r.. repairs on
numbering machine ........ LOO
Daby. A. L.. cleaning chimneys
court house and Jail. ....... 5.15
Eicbstaedt, G. W., goods to
jail 26.S5
Free Press Prtg. Co., books,
blanks, etc. .17S. ~
Gacke, J. & Son, repairs at
court house ............... 2.aG
Gacke, ]. & Son, goods to poor
farm 46. 95
Girvin, Earl. road work. ...... 400
Mailman, Chas. F., goods to
poor 1900
Herbert. Albert. wood to poor 500
Holbrook, DR.. j. s.. post-mortem 100
Hotaling, II. c.. publishing
board proceedings 49,. =. Sc. rs
fTotaling, Fl. c.. county printing 1000
Emmanuel hospital, care of
| sick poor ................ so. 90
Jaeger, J. H.. goods to poor. rs. 90
Kennedy E. r., coroner's fees 80 rs
Killmer, Mrs. B. E., labor at
poor farm 81 so
Krost, John P, goods to poor 49, 90