The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-10
OFFICIAL PRocEEpINes or THE
BOARD OF COUNTY coMMIs-
sioNERs or BLUE EARTH
COUNTY, MINI.
Special Sessic

Board met at y a. m, pursuant 10
adjournment, all members present.
n ON motion, Auditors plat No. Ten
was accepted and ordered recorded.
d John Mcbride appeared relative to
"a road partly In the city limits and
partly in Mankato township. The
county board found upon inyestiga:
!. ton that they had no Jurisdiction.
i A letter was read from District
Engineer Gallagher stating that the
bridge at Station 745 on state road
No. Z In Shelby was in dangerous
condition. - ."
j A motion was made and carried
that the 100000 certified check OF
! L. j. Dickinson be accepted In lieu of
j q surety bond TO be furnished later
in the matter Of the petition of l.. J.
\ Dickinson and others for a public
ditch or drain to be known as
County Ditch No. rs. - - ' ..-
4 Petition of L. ]. Dickinson and
j others for a tile drain TO be known
as county ditch No. So was read
and set for hearing at IL a. m. July
21st, 1914. go 80. q" -
] Attorney Ivan Bowen and others
appeared relative to the assessment
/ and damages OF Chas. viii on Ditch
Ees. Commissioner Compton moved
that d demand be made upon Chas.
Will for the return OF $4,000 paid
him for services meyer rendered and
that the county auditor be notified
Ito advise Chas. viii OF this demand.
I Motion carried.
City Commissioner J. @. Gerlich
and City Engineer Blomquist ap-
lreared relative to the condition OF
the Blue Earth river bridge. Dis
trlct Engineer Gallagher was instruct
ed to prepare an estimate Of the
probable cost.
+ On motion, the board adjourned at
12 m. to meet at 2 p. m. - 70.
Board met at 2 p. m. pursuant
to adjournment.
Board proceeded to hearing on petit
'don of Alvin Jacobson TO be set
of from School District 1O5 tp. 141.
pursuant to notice legally given At
torney U. G. Argetsinger objected
to the petition ON behalf OF Dis.
trict 105. On motion duly carried.
the petition was not granted. ~
On motion, the petition OF Albert
z. LANCE to be set. over from School
District 20 to District l25 was
granted. ''T - 1.''
John d. Little presented the mat
ter OF a bridge across the Cobb
river Section 80, Decoria, for. which
d petition was filed several years ago.
No action was taken. #'" VI" s"H
Bids were opened alta p nd. TOR
Job No. 2 on state road No. 4
as follows: ~ ee'FFs' Fssfs s'i'.
Thos. Bregan, grading. 49,.
srubbing ditching and - -.
| thing -. ............. s2,4s5 90
lLyle Corrugated Culyert
| Co., 30 IT. of II in. pipe
and so It. is in. Metal go s.s.
No ,....;.,,. - i7S 40
Metal No. q &C. so
S. A. Rouse, culverts 80. '1.769 30
Lundn Bros. culverts I. -. 1.719 90
On motion, action on these bids
was deferred until a. m. June 23rd,
| 1914. SFh -a a-sss
Estimate of s72o.ss to Alec Hansen
on state road No. 6 was approved.
The matter OF County Ditch No.
rs was presented by C. s. Brick
/ son and his surety. This win be
taken up at an adjourned meeting
to be held commencing at II a. m,
June 3Oth. The county auditor was
instructed to notify the engineer and
all interested parties to be present.
On motion, board adjourned at
t5:45 p. m. to meet at 10 a. m,
June ssrd. ''3.t- - = t' "
tuesday, June 2srd, 1914.
Board met at 10 a. m. pursuant
Ito adjournment, AN members pres
emit. - - e. Il !
Commissioner Olson moved that all
bids for grading on state road No.
Ia be rejected and the motion was
duly carried.
Commissioner Olson moved that
the bid OF Lundin Bros. be accepted
and all other culyert bids be re-
Elected Notion carried.
A delegation from Pleasant Mound
appeared relative to state roads. No
action was taken.
Motion made and carried that. John
IL. Brown be granted an extension
lof time on his Lake Washington
road contract, his ,sureties having
1 filed their written consent
! District Engineer Gallagher and
City Engineer Blomquist presented
on estimate for repairing and re-
planking the Blue Earth river bridge
between West Mankato and Le5il-
ller Action was deferred until June
30th for further information.
On motion, board adjourned at
1 IL m. TO meet at 2 p. NJ.
Board met at 2 p. m. pursuant
to adjournment
Monthly morhidity report OF State
Board of Health for April and May
1914 were read and ordered filed.
On motion the following bills were
.allowed:
/ Adams. A. J.. board Of Engrs.
Ditch No. 90. ........... S2S. SIS
Aibrecht, VIM. & Sons, goods
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