The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-21
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of County Commission
ers of Blue Earth County, Mimi,
Cneciai Session

Special Session.
MankatO, Mimi, Friday, May "a,
1912, P. M.-The board of coun-
ty commissioners of Blue Earth
county, Mimi, met in special ses-
sion as per agreement at last meet
ing. All members of the board
were present. Chairman Madigan
Minutes of the last session were
approved.
A committee requested the board
to help pay the bills for. cutting
down the hill between Rapidan and
Good Thunder. known as the w. w.
Eberhart hill. 1t was agreed to do
this to the extent of $500, as this
work is positively necessary.
The supervisors of the township
of Bea lford applied for assistance
to repair bridges and build one new
concrete bridge. 1t was agreed to
pay the half of this expense.
A petition for change of road.
all in section 35, Lime, was re-
ceived. This was presented by
Rausch, Koch and others. Had the
requisite number of names. This pc
tition was read, the full board ap-
pointed as committee which is to
meet at Koch's home May 81 at 10
o'clock.
Adjourned to 8 O'Clock a. m.
Mankato, Mimi, Saturday May
25, 1912, 9 A. NAH members were
present when the meeting was call
ed to order by Chairman Madigan.
The figure representing Justice on
top of the court house being badly
unriveted, and the scales gone be-
cause of damage, the work of re-
storing same to it's original condi-
tiop and painting, was let to Mar
tin Krouse of West Mankato, for
$780,
On April rs the board of county
commissioners voted to assist in de-
fraying Memorial expenses as fol-
lows:
Lake Crystal 500, Mankato $35,
Eagle Lake SIS, Good Thunder SIS,
Amboy 500, Mapleton 500, Garden
City SIS, Vernon Center SIS.
Adjourned to lis p. m. =.
Mankato, Mimi, May rs, lis +.
NJ, 1912.-Again the board con-
vened. All present.
Petition for county ditch num-
bered 80, signed by William Cool
ing and others was presented, &C,
companied by the proper bond.
Seeming reasonable and correct, the
same was considered and the hear
ing for same was set for July 8,
2 p. m.
Next meeting of the board set
for Tuesday, June II, 1912. p. m.
An application was made by
John Mullen for correction of
assessment on his real estate, claim-
ing assessed. too high. On motion
this application was approved.
Ditch No. 26 is in course of con-
struction and concrete bridge
across the road two miles east of
St. Clair is now necessary. The audi
tor is therefore directed to adver-
tise for bids for same, the bids toI
be opened by the board May 81,
2 p. m. at the auditors office.
The repairs for the old Vernon
Center bridge is necessary. The
township will pay it's half of the
expense The auditor is therefore
directed to advertise for bids for
same, these bids to be opened May
81, 2 p. m.
The following resolution offered
by Commissioner Hansen was adopt
ed:
Resolved, by the board of county
commissioners of Blue Earth county,
state of Minnesota, duly assembled
this 25th day of May, A. d. 1912.
That county ditch bonds be issued
for this county to the amount OF
$4,000, more or less, as proves to
be necessary, payable at the county
auditors office in said county OF
Blue Earth semi-annually on thel
first day of December, yearly, bear
ing interest at the lowest rate OBJ
tainable but to not exceed per
cent. Each of the said bonds to
contain the provision that it is is
sued by the authority of the board
of county commissioners in accord |
ance with the provisions of Chap
ter 23O of the General Laws OF the
state of Minnesota for the year
1905 as amended by Chapter 367, |
General Laws of 1907, Chapter 469.
General Laws 1909, and the General
Laws of 1911. Adopted.
On motion the following bills
were allowed:
Andrews, DR.. ]. W., assisting
in operation SIS. 90
Barnes, r. L., repairs at poor
farm 20. AZ
Burroughs Adding Machine
Co., attention to machine. 2 90
Consumers Power Co., lighting
at Jail and court house. 49,. IL .46
Coughlan, T. r., Co., wood to
moor $50
Ed, goods to poor 400
Coy. Eugene, hacks, etc., to
poor o.oo
Crawford Bros, horse-shoeing
at poor farm. -. %. so
Deuser, w. & Co., goods to
poor :. 10. 90
Diamond, l.. c., goods to poor
and poor farm. ;. 6.35
Doxey. J. W.. goods to poor. 900
Draper & Petersen, goods to
poor 400
Draper & Petersen, goods to
poor farm ................. AZ. 9S
ia Jail -. $500
Erick, good to /
poor ........... .ou
Farmers Mercantile Co., goods
to poor 26. 90
Free Press Printing Co., books.
blanks, etc. 1S2 80
A., saving lumber, i