The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-17
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commission
ers of Blue Earth County, Mimi.
Speciai Session

Mankato, Mimi, December 80, 1912,
2 P. M.-Board of county commits.
soners met as agreed this day at
two o'clock afternoon. All members
were present Meeting was called to
order by Chairman Madlgan.
Minutes of last session were ap.
proved
Hearing on the Robert Hall petit
ton for change OF road in section
22-107-27. Rapidan, was held. Both
sides were represented. Surveyor
Brooks was called in to make a
plat of the road and explain it.
Charles Ulrich and Mischke, who
would be damaged, made a state
ment which resulted in the matter
for the present being left for settle.
ment TO the town board of Rapidan
and Charles +. Ulrich.
William Wittrock asked to have
the MapletOn state road allowed one
hundred dollars for resurfacing. This
was allowed. $l00.s
Hearing on the petition of Henry
Kuehne, to be set off from school
district 80 to &C was held. On mo-
ton the prayer of the petitioner
was granted and an order made set
ting him and his land over.
Hearing on the petition of George
F. wager and others to construct
the state road from Mankato to Good
Thunder under the Elwell law was
called. No one appearing against
it, on motion Of Commissioner
Schneeberger the prayer of the pc.
tition was granted and the following
resolutions were adopted.
BY one resolution Walter Il. Brooks
was appointed engineer.
BY one resolution Nels Alderman
OF MapletOn, Hubert Bruels of Man
kato and Elliott Epson of Lake Crys-
tai were appointed viewers.
The following resolution was adopt-
ed, offered by Commissioner Han.
son: This hearing on the petition of
Charles Johnson and others for a
change of road at L. Olinger's near
the Red Jacket bridge in section 26.
1OS-27, South Bend, viz:
Resolved. that the prayer of the
petition be granted That the road
be ordered changed and that for
land taken, being one and three
fourths acres, also the damage to
the fruit trees and we'll that he be
allowed and paid four hundred and
fifty dollars, $3.50,
settlement was made between Mar
tin ]. Walsh and Elizabeth Doeck-
man in bastardy case. AS salts.
factory bond having been furnished
as recommended by the county at
torney. The board, approved the set.
Element and bond.
The following bonds of county of.
ficers elect were approved: Clayton
l.. Kennedy, $1,000, auditor. S'g1ers,
Edgar Weaver, William +. Hughes
and Carl L. Oleson.
Evan Hughes. $1,000. probate
judge. Signers, John w. Wigley,
Hugh Jones.
A. G. Liedloff, $1,000. coroner.
Signers. August G. Meyer and Jo.
hannus G. Tegner.
J. G. Fowler, $1,000, register of
deeds. Signers, Paul Iverson, Edgar
Weaver. Emil Schoyen. Charles A.
Chapman, George NJ Palmer.
Anton Osten, $4,000. sheriff. Sign.
~ 'Cdh u'oiuilS COiupduy OF
Baltimore.
w. F. Brooks, $500, surveyor.
S'gners, William F. Hughes and Neil
Cook.
Report of board of audit in check
ing up the county treasurer from
June l to November | was handed
to the board and approved.
The auditor was directed to ad-
wise the Massachusetts bonding and
Insurance company that the county
could advance no money on ditch
No. 25.
Deputy Sheriff Ario presented a
list of 1875 names accompanied by
$2C1 cash subscribers and subscrip-
ton to a fund for the purchase of
blood hounds. The board accepted
the contributions with thanks to
the contributors, and by vote de-
cided to buy pair of blood hounds.
Also to send deputy sheriff after
them without limiting cost and ex-
penses.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Anderson, c. NJ, procuring
general election supplies. -. SIS. 90
Andrews, DR.. J. W., assisting
in operation .............. 500
Aitken, Mrs. Clara, care of
sick poor IA 90
Bates, F. W., transcripts. 49,. 435
Botsford Lumber Co., coal to
poor ................... 10. 90
Brell, Carl & Son, goods to
poor ................. ..... 5. 90
Burroughs Adding Machine Co.,
machine .245. 90
Byrnes Bros, coal to poor. 25 rs
Consumers Power Co.. concrete
fence at Rapidan dam. :. las. 13
Deike, A., feed to poor farm. 40
Erick, goods to
poor farm ............. 46. Al
Farmers Mercantile Co., goods
to poor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20. 90
Franciscus, Frank, taking evil
dence ........... Gas
Free Press Printing Co.,
blanks LOO
Garberg, T. O.. wood to poor
farm ............... ....... 100
He'll, Albert, goods to poor
farm .................. 1885
Hennepin Bridge Co., one-half
cost railing for old Vernon
bridge ................:.... 6S rs
Holbrook. Dr. J. s., assisting
in operation 2 tiA5S s mn