The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-12-12
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMITS
SIONERS OF BLUE EARTH
COUNTY, MINI.
Special Session.

10 adjournment, all members present.
The board took up the adjourned
hearing on county ditch No. 81. The
viewers and engineer and number
of interested parties were present.
Motion made, seconded and carried
that county ditch No. "a be ordered,
the engineers and viewers reports
adopted and the usual offer made.
On motion of Commissioner Hol-
/ mann, q vote of thanks was rendered
the viewers.
The board then proceeded to the
consideration of the petition of e.
T. James and others for a change of
road in Vernon Center and Garden
City, pursuant to notice legally given.
On motion, the hearing was ad-
jOurned until 2 p. m., Dec. 18th, 1913.
Commissioners Schneeberger, Davis
and Olson were appointed as a COM
mittee to examine the road, accom-
panied by Engineer w. F. Brooks,
at 8 a. m. Nov. goth.
A committee of bankers of the
county appeared relative to interest
on county deposits.
Otto Coke and others appeared
relative to the condition of ditch No.
81. Engineer Brooks is to inspect
it and ascertain the condition of the
tile, etc.
On motion bid of Lundin Bros. of
$4,000 fer three culverts on state
tCI,1
On motion, bid of Lundin Bros OF
$11S.50 for three culverts on state
rural highway No. l was accepted.
The amended auditors plat of
Rapidan station was approved.
Petition of Fred Klaus to be trans
ferred from school district IA to Ill
was read and date of hearing set for
2 p. m., Jan. It'll, 1914.
On motion duly carried. the board
adjourned at p. m. to meet at 8
a. M, Nov. 18th.
Wednesday, Nov. 10Th, 1913.-Board
met at a. M, pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members present
The September morbidity report Of
the State Board of Health was read
and ordered filed.
Letters from G.. S. Erickson promis-
ing to come and finish ditch 25 was
read and ordered filed.
Fee statement of County Attorney
John w. Schmitt for 1913 to replace
lost statement was read and ap-
proved.
Petition of G.. g. Mundem for clean
ing out county ditch No. from
station 1890 to station 231-60 was
read Moved and carried that En-
gineer Brooks investigate and report
Fprobable amount OF work and cost
thereof
Report of c. r. Shumway of the
amounts expended for exhibit at
state fair was read and filed
Moved and carried that bid of S.
A. Rouse of S146.50 for concrete cul-
vert thirty-two feet by twenty-four
inches at station 234-04 of state road
No. 8 be accepted.
Communications from Hon. A. E.
! Fritz was read and the county attor-
ney was consulted on certain points
The auditor will notify Mr.. Fritz of
| the action taken on the different
matters mentioned.
! Board adjourned at 1915 p. m. to
meet at p. Ill.
Board met at p. m. pursuant to
! adjournment.
| MI Dol Of Of ,S,,c
appeared relative to the appointment
of county agricultural agent. On
motion, the matter was laid on the
table.
On motion, the, bonds of the fol
lowing banks were approved:
| First National Bank of Amboy for
! 100000 with August f. Rennpferd
Fred w. Boesch, Fred NJ. Schwartz
/ Charles ID. OFT, Charles Fl. G. Hazel
Norman e. Fuller and Fred Boesch
as sureties.
First National Bank Of Mapletor
| for 100000 with Eugene Hadley
Charles j. Norton, John NJ. Sprague
Westley d. Sprague, John C. Stree
I
ties
! Peoples State Bank of Madison
Lake for $12,000.00 with Ethel c.
! Swearingen, Walter ]. Sichler, John
Neary, Frank B. knott and FranE
Hoehn as sureties.
ST. Clair State Bank for $4,000. 0C
with Charles J. Pagenkopf, Fred
Kruse, Albert A. Juliar, Albert FitZ
loft and Fred w. Wingen as sure
ties.
First National Bank, Mankato, fol
S1OO,OOOO0 with George NJ. Palmer
Benedict Bangerter, IT., John Ny
J quist, George F.. Brett and Frederick
NJ Currier as sureties.
National Citizens Bank. Mankato
with Lorin Cray, George w. Sugden
Hugh A. Patterson, Felix K. Meagher
Charles E. Wise, Adelbert Veigel ant
Samuel B. Wilson as sureties, 500,
100000.
National Bank of Commerce, Man
kato, with Carl L. Oleson, William i
Hughes, Jacob B. Nelson, Almon L.
Wheeler, Oscar w. Schmidt, Loui:
Janda and Adolph ]. Veigel as sure
ties, $4,000. 90.
Farmers State Bank. Rapidan, will
Frank Nelson, Fred Bosin, Carl Flo
William A. Just and Amund Flo a
sureties, 100000.