The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-10
OFFICIAL paocEsDlaes
OF the Board Of County cofnmlssion-
.ers Of Blue Earth County, MINI.
Special Session.

Mankato. MINI, May 81, 1914
Board met at 8 a. m. pursuant
TO adiournment, all members pres
emit. eraft..
A communication was received
signed by eight taxpayers request
ing that Russell Burrill be not paid
to exceed $500 per day while act.
ing as foreman on county road work
This was read and ordered placed
on file. t.--...f $50
A petition was received from Alvin
bert f. LANCE, asking to be set
over from School District 125 10 80.
The same was set for hearing June
22nd AT 2 p. m. .'.s.- .'~'
A petition was received from Alvin
Jacobsen. asking to be set over from
School District los TO 14i. The
same was set for hearing June 22nd,
at 2:30 p. m. ,spr. "a -
motion was made and carried
that S. A. Rouse be appointed In
spectOr on concrete bridge In Sees
and s. Danyille at a salary OF
$500 per day 90 .r.'-'~
A copy OF the courts final order
on judicial road between Secs IL
and 20. Town 109, Range rs. was
read and ordered filed.
The following applications for cor.
rectiOn of taxes were approved: EN-
ma J King. Maggie T.. Page. H.
NJ Braden. St Theresa's Catholic
church, A. Z. Kawell. A. A. Zim-
norman, Mrs. Robert II. Owens. A.,
p. Johnson. 90 S''r. p &
The following application was re-
jected: John NJ. Chapman
On motion, board adjourned at
~ IN. to meet at 1880 p. M
Board met at 1880 p. m. pursu.
ant TO adjournment
Legal notice having been given and
the committee having reported favor
ably, Comr. Davis moved that the
petition for change of road in Cam
bria be granted subject to the prev
ious agreement with the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway Co, Mo-.
tion carried. .'%
Conn -SChneeberger moved that the
petition for change Of road In Gar
den City be granted. Motion car
ried
County Surveyor Allison presented
an inventory OF the county property
remaining in the surveyors Office
when he took possession. He also
presented a list of the property
which he could not find Comr. Comp
ton moved that the county auditor
be instructed to demand OF Walter
F. Brooks the return OF all maps,
notes profiles, etc. not remaining
in the office. Motion carried.
MOrbidity report Of the state
hoard of health for March was read
and ordered filed. B.
On motion. the Memorial Day APP
preparations for Eagle Lake and Good
Thunder were made $4,000, the same
as other villages OF the county.
On motion duly carried, the board
adjourned at 5:15 p. IN. to meet
at 9 n. m. May 22nd. 1914
Friday. May 22nd, 1914.
Board met at 8 a. m. pursuant
TO adjournment. -
Motion made and carried that the
auditor be instructed to advertise
for bids on grading and culverts
on State Road No Z in Lyra Town.
ship, south of Good Thunder. Also
concrete culvert at Station 1876.
Board adjourned at ~ m. 10 meet
at 1870 p. m.
Board met 81 1870 p. m. pursu-
ant to adjournment.
Comr. Davis offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, heretofore on the 4th
day OF April. 1911 certain con-
tract was entered into between the
County of Blue Earth and one Chris
TOPPER S. Erickson. providing for
doing the work OF dltching. excavat.
ing and laying tile and putting in
man-holes and other incidental work
necessary and provided for in said
contract to complete the building Of
the ditch and drainage system known
as County Ditch No. Is. and ..
Whereas, Massachusetts Bonding
and Insurance. Company is a surety
Oh tue UOuu Vi sdlu IOHtTdCIOf III
said matter. executed and furnished
10 said county for the faithful per,
Torrance OF said work, and
Whereas, the said work under said
contract has been neglected and has
only been partially performed to the
damage OF the property owners in
interest and to said county. and
Whereas. said work under said
contract could have been completed
long before this time, II the work
had been prosecuted with reasonable
diligence,
Now, Therefore, Be IT resolved
that the said contractor and bond
ing company be given two weeks
from date hereof, wherein to begin
work on said contract and ditch with
a reasonable force of men and. to
continually prosecute the said work
to completion In a reasonably dill
gent manner and that 81 the said
contractor and bonding company or
either OF them fail 10 take the steps
herein directed for the completion
of said contract, the County Auditor
be and he is hereby authorized to
resell the work remaining TO be
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