The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-24
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board Of County Commission.
ers of Blue Earth County, MINI.
Snecial Session.

Special Session.
Mankato, Mimi, Wednesday, March
Sth, 1911.-The board Of county com.
missioners of Blue Earth county met
as agreed at the last session at
ten o'clock forenoon. All members
of the board were present, Commits
sioner Charles E. Jones presiding.
Adjourned to 2 p. m. :.
Afternoon session, all members
were present. The subject of
county hospital with many other
matters were taken up. Nothing,
however, to be made of record.
Adjourned to 8 a. H., March 9Th,
1911.
Mankato, Mimi, Thursday, March
9th, 1911, 8 a. m.-Tbe board met
as per adjournment. All members OF
the board were present
Minutes of the last session were
approved.
Commissioner Schneeberger made
the following motion: That the
proceedings instituted for the pur-
pose of draining Jackson lake in
Blue Earth county be opposed and
that Samuel B. Wilson, who repre-
sents certain property owners who
are opposed to such drainage, be
authorized to oppose such proceed
ings in behalf of Blue Earth county,
on condition, however, that there
be no expense whatever to be paid
by said county for costs or attorney
fees. Carried.
The following named residents and
taxpayers within Blue Earth county
were selected for grand and petit
jurors:
Grand-S. S. Babcock, Mcpherson;
John Mcnamara, LeRay; L. Pitcher,
Madison Lake; Hance Killing, De-
coria; Frank Wandersee, Lime; John
Kunz, city, first ward; w. G. Hoerr,
third ward; C. M. Johnson, +. J.
Lorentz, +. G. Thayer. fourth ward :;
Plumer Pitcher, N. III. Wilcox, w.
Peterson, Fred Fisher. fifth ward;
w. l.. Hixon, sixth ward; d. T.
Bowen, South Bend; Ed Lewis, But,
ternut Valley; William Evans, Cam
bria; George Secrest, Amboy; AL
bert Urban, Pleasant Mound; Lew
Clapper, Garden City; William
Mead, Sterling; John Mccarthy
Good Thunder.
Petite. Youngerberg, Mcpherson;
John Miller, Jamestown; Amel Null.
lerleile, Madison Lake; r. Herzberg,
Sam Mace, Fred Cords, DecOria;
William Wittrock, Mankato town
ship; August Schultz, Lime; Henry
Kurth, first ward; A. M. Smith,
A. T. Wallace, fourth ward; Hugh
Jones, j. r. Wysong, John A. Ander-
son, fifth ward; Charles Evans, Lake
Crystal; David L. Thomas, Judson;
, Mat Nostdahl, Lincoln; Will Hughes,
, Thomas Jones, Butternut Valley;
James Thomas, Cambria; Malachi
Weir, Fred Reinke, Rapidan; Ole
. Johnson, Amboy; Charles Woodhall,
Ceresco; Harry John, Tom Norman,
, Garden City; Lewis Hoechst, Dan
: vile; James Faley, Medo; John
!. Schimmele, Beauford; Frank Schwan,
Lyra.
The city mayor, city commissions
ers and a delegation of physicians
came before the county board in the
interest Of detention hospital pro
posed to be constructed jointly. The
county board concluded to wait until
March 21St to decide for the county.
The road known as the overhead
bridge road was by resolution made
a state road, number to be given to
it at once, full description to be
found in the resolution now being
prepared by County Surveyor Brooks.
This refers to the Milwaukee rail-
way crossing at the Arthur Mitchell
farm north of Rapidan station.
The following bills were allowed
Albrecbt, VIM, goods to poor. 400
Bartlett, e. W., goods to poor 4.5o
Bartsch, Chas., wood to poor
farm 70. so
Beaver, Mat, chairman, ditch
No 26 20. sc
Reer Albert, goods to poor. 40. 90
Bosin, Daniel E., nails to Rapi-
dan Mills bridge. ....... II %
Boswell, Wm., board and liv-
erv. ditch No. &c. ....... GO. 90
Bradshaw, r. F., goods TO
moor 81. 90
brooks, w. F., ditch work 131. 40
Brooks, w. F., road and bridge
work 81 so
Buifham, w. k, goods to jail 1.25
Consumers Power Co., light
for court house and JAIL, "a w