The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-09-05
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of Board of County Commissioners,
Blue Earth County, Mimi;
SneciaI Session.


Special Session.
Mankato, Mimi, August 81, 1913
Board met alto a. m. pursuant to
adjournment, all members present.
Bids were opened as follows:
Sixty foot concrete bridge, sections
Z and 8, Danville. Hennepin Bridge
company, $4,39S; North Star Con
crete company, $4,000; Marsh Engi.
neering company, $4,000, and So
cents per lineal foot of pile in place.
Thirty foot steel beam bridge Sec
ton rs, Beauford, and section 80,
Medo. Hennepin Bridge company,
$4,000 and alternate bid of $1,775;
Joliet Bridge company, $2,13O; North
Star Concrete company, $2,143, and
alternate bid of $3.50; Marsh En-
cheering company, $4,000; North Star
Bridge company, $4,000; Minnesota
Bridge company, $3.50.
Thirty-two foot steel beam bridge,
sections 25 and Sc, Medo Hennepin
Bridge company. $4,000, and alternate
bid of $1,S75; Joliet Bridge company,
$2,355; North Star Concrete COM
pany, $2,323, and alternate bid of
$1,975; Marsh Engineering company,
$4,000; North Star Bridge company,
$2,29O; Minnesota Bridge company,
$1,000.
State road No. IS. Jas S. Lloyd,
$625. " =
No bids were received on state
roads Nos. 7, II and Is. ....
On motion, the sixty foot bridge
was awarded to Marsh Engineering
com pany, and the thirty foot and
thirty-two foot bridges were awarded
to the HeAnepin Bridge company on
it's alternate bid, and state road No.
Is was awarded to James S. Lloyd
at the amount of their bids as given
above. ..
On motion, board adjourned at 4
p. m. until 9 a. m. August %. They
then went to meet the LIE Sueur
county board at the county line road
near Lake Washington. ...
Friday. August %, 1913.-Board
met at 9 a. m, all members present.
A committee appeared and asked
for an appropriation for the. Man
kato Fair and Blue Earth County
Agricultural association. On motion,
5000 was granted them.
On motion, aid to the amount of
5000 was granted to the Blue Earth
County Agricultural society for the
Garden City fair.
Notification of Current Tax colIec-
tons Ely Board of Audit.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners, Blue Earth County.
! Minnesota Gentlemen: The board
of audit of Blue Earth county re,
specially report to your honorable
body that they have examined the
books, accounts and vouchers of the
county treasurer, counted and ascer.
tanned the kind, description and
amount of funds in the treasury of
said county, or belonging thereto, for
! the period from March 1, 1913, to May
/ 81, 1913, both days inclusive. We
| find the treasurer charged with the
tax levy for 1912 as follows:
Tax levy for
1912 ........ $404,367 10
Additions to the
| levy ........
Total debit :. $404,367 10
Taxes collected 272,096 10
Taxes abated.. 1,101.31
| Total credit. 273,197. Al
Balance uncol-
| lected June .
1, 1918 49,. $131, 1863. IS
We hereby certify that we have
verified the correctness of the fore
going statement by checking the du
plicate receipts with the tax books
for the period above named.
Miscellaneous Minutes.
Receipt F 468, 20 cents over il
footing; G 40, 8 cents over; G 165
81 short; H 81, $40 over; 239, $1t
over; I GAS, carried back 10 cent:
too much; l 94S, $40 over; K 1872
10 cents over; K AIT, cents too
little, carried on book. PRACTICAL.
all above errors made by extra clerks
employed during May rush.
| C. L. KENNEDY,
! County Auditor
! A. M. SCHNEEBERGER,
| Chairman Board of County Com'rs
| GEORGE G. KROST, \
Clerk District Court
Applications for correction of as
sessment of Daniel Brown, Saral
Williams and A. Blissenbach wer
approved.
On motion, w. F. Brooks was in
structed to examine the Blue Fart
river bridge leading to LIE Hitler il
company with City Engineer Blon
, quist. They are to report what in
provements are needed and recon
mend what floor system can be il
stalled
= Road petition of H. G. Young an
others for change of road in Decori
and Rapidan was heard at p. n
pursuant to due notice. On motion
petition was refused. Engineer Brook
was authorized to arrange for tn
necessary grading on the road a
new laid.
On motion, the following bills wer
allowed:
Albrecht, VIM, goods to poor 81 Q
Anderson, Hans, work on state
q rural highway No. 1....... 49,. ]
! Andrews, DR.. r. N, expenses