The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-02-24
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commission
ers of Blue Earth County, Mimi,
Special Session. .

8, 1911, 10 A. M-The board of coun-
ty commissioners Of Blue Earth coun.
ty met as agreed at the last session.
All members were present.
Minutes of the last session were
approved.
The following applications for cor
rection of assessments We're received
and approved: Caroline Kraus, Maria
Award, George II. Lang, Mrs. J. f..
Hyde, Mic Petersen.
Board adjourned to 2 p. m.
Mankato, Mimi, Friday, February
3, 1911.-Board met as adjourned. ALI
members present at 2 o'clock p. m
To the Board of County Commits
sioners. Gentlemen: We beg to re-
port on the Rapidan dam bridge and
road across east and west side
through the TOWNSHIP that the road
be accepted and the road formerly
used be vacated. A lengthy report
will be copied in the record
On motion of Commissioner Han.
sen that the report be accepted and
adopted, the motion carried and the
new road is accepted and the old one
vacated.
Report on the Bixby ford road
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Blue Earth County.
Gentlemen: We. the members of the
committee appointed on the 4th day
of January, 1911, to examine and view
the road built and laid out TO the
Bixby ford on the Blue Earth river
above Rapidan at which point the
steel bridge formerly used at Rapi-
dan Mills is to be removed, beg TO
report that We have personally view
ed and examined the road and repre-
sent to your honorable board that the
same be approved and accepted and
that the old road described in de
tail in the road record be vacated as
soon as the new one can be Travelled
across the bridge. Adopted.
Moved by A. M. Schneeberger that
the town of Decoria be allowed 10
cents a load for gravel to the ex-
tent of $50. Carried.
Moved by Robert Madigan that the
township of Mankato, represented by
Wittrock, Sontag and Treanor, be al
lowed $3.50 for graveling the Maple
ton road. Carried.
Ditch No. % hearing was contin.
ued and on motion of Commissioned
Hansen that the prayer of the petit
TONERS be denied which carried. The
same was denied because Of condi-
tons which seemed to exist.
Petition signed by Gilbert Gutter
sen and others for a ditch was re.
ceived and presented. Number given,
20. This is the ditch known as the
Bundy, numbered %. The date for
first hearing was set for Wednesday,
March p, 2 p. m.
The National Bank Of Commerce,
city, presented bond for county de-
posits for $4,000, signed by Samuel
b. Wilson for $4,000, William F.
Hughes for $4,000 Louis Janda for
$4,000; Almon l.. Wheeler for $1O,.
900; Jay w. True for $4,000; Jean
r. Brandrup for $4,000; Oscar w.
Schmitt for $4,000. Which was alp
proved.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Albrecht, VIM, goods to poor So. 90
Amboy Herald, printing notices 90
Beaver, Mat, work on ditch
NO. ~ 33 rs
Bradshaw, r. f., goods TO
poor ................ 20 90
Brooks, w. F., work on state
roauS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 36. O8
Brooks, w. F., work on Red
Jacket bridge . 90
Brooks, w. F., ditch work. 1870. A
Brooks, w. F., indexing surveys 25. 90
Brono, Anna. assisting county
superintendent ..... 800
Buck, Jesse, work on ditch No
~ ....... 10 90
City OF Mankato, water rent. so. 72
DAILY, A. L., repairs on Jail els
'eiu '.............. 100
Donahue, j. W.. sheriff fees. SO. 60
Downing, Geo. W., repairs on
book typewriter .. 90. 90
Drager, Herman, team for sur.
vey ditch No. 81. 60 90
D'oPOi " cltGIS0Il, SOOUS TO
poor farm 58 AZ
Farmers Mercantile Co., goods
10 poor ................ 90. 90
Field, f. r., goods to poor. -. 16. 90
Field, F. r., goods to poor farm go. 6S
Fitzloff, j. c., taking man to
poor farm ..... 400
Fowler, j. g., recording bonds 10 rs
Free Press Printing Co., books.
blanks, etc. ............ SO Is
Gabler Bros, meals TO Jurors. 40
Caller, M. H., printing notices $40
Girvin, Earl, work on ditch No.
~ ............... 55 90
Hallman, Chas. F., goods to
poor .................. Is 90
Hansen. Alec, mileage, care of
poor -" ...:.. 800
Hansen, Alec, mileage, road
and bridge committee. Is. 20
Hansen, Alec, hearing on
dltches ................... 13 20
Hubert, Albert, wood to poor Is. 90
Hughes, DIR. Jane c., assisting
in operation - 500
Hunt. w. S., viewer ditch No.