The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-13
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
OF the Board Of County Commits
sioners Of Blue Earth County,


The July morbidity report Of the
state board of health was read and
ordered filed.
A petition for the change Of a
county road in Butternut Valley
signed by Arthur Wigley and, others
was read and the time for hearing
on same was set for p. m, Novem-
Der 18th, 1914.
The chairman appointed all men,
bers of the board as the, committee
on said change, to meet at proposed
change at 10 a. m, November 18th,
1914.
Estimate of 5000 90 to S. A. Rouse
on Bridge in Sec 80, Beauford on
state road No. was approved.
Application for correction of as
sessment OF Champlin & OFT was
approved.
Board adjourned at 11:45 a. m, to
meet at p. m.
Board resumed business at 2 D. m.
II. l.. Schmitt presented the mat
ter OF compromising the amount of
taxes due on a small tract OF land
owned by the W. NJ. & p. Ry. Co.
Petition to have the matter Of a
one mill tax levy made to erect a
tuberculosis sanatorium submitted to
the voters, was received and fled
The board took up the matter Of
the bond on county ditch rs with
County Attorney Schmitt. He re-
nprfad q conversation ba bod bad
with Mr.. GusmerA the attorney for
the bonding company.
On motion, board adjourned at
5 p. m. to meet at 9 a. m, Septem-
Der 22nd. 1914.
Tuesday, September 22nd, 1914.
Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment, all members present.
A communication from the state
board Of control recommending
shower baths and closets in each
cell Of the Jail and painting the
interior. was read and ordered fled
The bond OF the German American
State bank Of Mankato, Mimi. as
a county depository In the sum OF
100000 with Lawrence Henline,
Joseph Stahl. W. J. Morehart, A.
NJ. Klages. John Butter. Gust Peter.
son, John A. Person, Wendell Hodapp
and w. c. Henlein as sureties was
approved. Board adjourned at II
m. to meet at 1870 p. m.
Board met at 1880 p. m. pursuant
TO adjournment
The board proceeded to open bids
on Job No. 4 on state road No. 3 as
advertised. The bids were as follows:
Alec Hanson: s2,447.SO, extra rock
at 80 cents per cubic yard. T.
X. Coughlan Co.: s2,969.25, removing
loose rock 60 cents per cubic yard
solid rock $1.25 per cubic yard, and
county to pay cost for borrow dirt.
Motion made and carried that the
bid of Alec Hanson be accepted and
the contract awarded to him.
All other bids were rejected.
4 petition signed by John z. Thorn.
as and others for a change of road in
Secs. Is and q. Cambria, was pre-
sented and on motion duly carried
was set for hearing at p. m. No
vember 18th, 1914.
A committee consisting of W. II.
Compton. E. J. Davis and j. II. Hob.
mann was appointed to meet at said
proposed change at p. m, Monday,
Oct. 18th. 1914.
At y. m, bids for 325 tons OF
steam coal were opened as adver.
tised.
Motion made and carried that the
bid OF s. X. Fowler for $3.50 per ton
for Youghiogheny screened lump
coal be accepted. All other bids were
rejected.
Commissioner Schneeberger offer
ed the following resolution. Where
as, a petition signed by Ave percent
OF the free-holders OF the county OF
Blue Earth, has been presented to,
and filed with the county auditor
and board of county commissioners
of Blue Earth county, Minnesota, de-
handing that the question as to
whether a county sanatorium shall
be established and maintained by
Blue Earth County, Minnesota, for
the care and treatment Of tuberculosis
cases pursuant to Chapter 500 Of the
general laws of Minnesota for the
year 1913, be submitted to the voters
OF said county.
Now, Therefore, pursuant to said
petition, and pursuant to the law In
such case provided. be II resolved
that said question be submitted to
the voters of said Blue Earth county
at the next general election to be
held in said county on November Bird
a. d.. 1914; said question to be on
the ballot and In form as provided
by law.
On motion the same was adopted
Moved and seconded that Job No
on state road No. 2. contract oil
John ]. Brown. De accepted and fnal
payment authorized Carried.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
Adams. Mrs. a. J. meals to
engineers, ditch 20 ......... SOC
Allison, Roy Fl. di.ch work :. III n
Allison, state road work -. 600
Alworth, r. F. state road
Work .................. Al %
Anderson Chas H state road