The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-06
Strong Talks Made Before Body
During Morning Session
INSPECTOR OF UNCLE SAM
|E, W. lanes Before Commits
sioner' ep sion In the Min
~ .ota Valley
Wednesdays Daily.

~ Wednesdays Daily.
W. James, chief inspector OF
government highways, was in the
city this morning, ana after short
talk with the county commissioners
who are in session today, was taken
on a final tour inspection of the val
ley road from Mankato to Minneap-
oils with the glad tidings that Blue
Earth county has come across" with
another $1,000. Last winter, j. c.
Wonder, also a government inspect
or made this trip, but his estimate
of the cost of the road was not as
accurate as the estimate which is to
be obtained now by Mr.. James. On
his way over the road, Mr.. James
will consult with the commissioners
of the counties through which the
road will pass, and explain to them
the form in which the money which
they have appropriated for the road
will have to be placed. Mr.. James
reported that another surveying ex-
petition has started north from Lee
Sueur, and that at this time about
ten miles of the road has been sur
veyed. From his explanation to the
county commissioners here, the
money which is to be appropriated
for the road will be placed in the
| hand of a trustee, who is to be re-
sponsible to the county, and all dis
bursements are to be made by him.
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with the trustee, in order to get
around the law by which the county
auditor may not expend any money
for any purpose until some work has
actually been done.
Government supervises Work.
The government has all the direc-
ton and supervision of the expendi-
ture of the different funds. bat the
money is given to the representa-
| tives of the government by this trus.
tee. The trustee for this county Will
probably be County treasurer Andrew
his official responsibility. He as trus.
tee. is simply a private individual.
and not county treasurer In this
state no reservation is necessary
from the government fund of $4,000
for the maintenance of the road as
the laws for road maintenance in this
state are such that the road can be
kept in first class condition all the
time. Mr.. James was conducted as
far as LeSueur by Louis Meyer in
his eight cylinder car, but before he
left Judge, Cray put strong talk
to the commissioners for a raise OF
$1,000 in their appropriation. He
was aided by H. A. Patterson, G. e.
Wise, John Nyquist and John H
Hohmann. and the matter was finally
brought to a ballot and carried. The
principal objection to the $1,000 raise
came from County Commissioner Ole
K Olson. 1t was argued among 9TH
er things, that the money should be
raised to keep up the reputation OF
this county, which has been at the
front in road work since the good
roads movement started. About S6,
900 is needed to make up the 500.
: 900 which is necessary to get the
$25, 900 appropriation from the gov
eminent, and at a meeting OF the
Minnesota Valley Scenic Highway
7 association, it was decided that Blue
Earth county should raise $1,000 o.
this amount. The Commercial clut
has raised their appropriation O
G $500 to 81 900, although there is no
quite this much in the treasury, ant
the members have pledged them
selves to make good. The Automo
bile club has given $500, and the cit!
: $1,000. and before this last approprl
:, alton, Blue Earth county pledged 81
: 1000. This makes in all from Blu
Earth county and the city of Man
: kato $500, and Mr.. James can g
! on his way telling the different cour
: ty commissioners that Blue Fart
county has made good, and will col
. tinue to make good, when an import
: ant matter of this kind is at stake.
The county commissioners accom-
:. panied Messrs. Patterson and Hol
, mann to ST. Peter where Mr.. Jane
l. was delivered to parties who wi
# conduct Mr.. James further up tn
line. The commissioners expresse
themselves as being highly please
with having made the extra appropr
Of alton for the scenic highway.
Il trip over the road as far as st. Pete
1t has convinced them that their a
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