The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10
Special Session.

On motion, auditors plat no. 8 Of
irregular tracts was approved.
Petition OF Alloys Dietemann for
transfer from school district $50 to
142 was read. AS the conditions do
not conform to the provisions OF sec
tion 2704, general statutes OF 1913,
no action was taken thereon.
A letter from the state board OF
control relative to bedding, lights
and repairs at poor farm was read
and 1t was considered necessary to
90 out there Immediately after din
ner tomorrow.
State board Of health morbidity re-
port for January 1914 was read and
ordered filed.
A letter was read from the State
Highway commission. stating that
this county had been allotted $19,-
10000 from the state fund for 1914.
The following applications for cor,
rection Of assessment were approved:
Lois Z. Warren, Katie Murphy.
Henry Moss, Sam Hellekson, Lily
Creamery, Josephine Schmidt, julius
Reinsberg.
The following applications were
dis allowed: Pastime Theatre.
c. E. Nagcl, deputy state bridge
engineer, gave the board a great
deal Of Information on road and
bridge matters.
Board adjourned at IL m. to meet
at 1880 p. m.
Board met at 1880 p. m, all mem
bers present.
The board proceeded to hear all
who desired to speak concerning the
petition OF G. G.. Mundem for clean
ing out part Of county ditch No. 5.
Final action was postponed until
next meeting.
On motion duly carried. John ].
Brown was allowed an estimate OF
eighty-fye per cent on his contract
on Lake Washington judicial road,
amounting to ss92S1.
Road petition of JOS, II. Rousch
and others for change OF road In
Sec. 35 Lime was heard pursuant to
notice legally given. Final action was
postponed until next meeting.
The town board OF Rapidan re-
quested assistance In building a
bridge across the Maple river at
Nichols ford. A motion was made and
carried that the entire board be ap-
pointed TO meet at that place with
the town board and engineer Brooks.
The board will be there March 25th.
The Rapidan board also asked a
further appropriation OF $4,000 for
c. S. Erickson for work done on the
Eberhart hill. They also asked that
the overhead bridge be lacked up
and the necessary ratings built
along the fills. OBJ d..
The town board OF South Bend
spoke relative to the Lyons creek
bridge near Minneopa and the grad.
ing of Dornberg hill. Mover and car
ried that the entire board be ap-
pointed to view the Lyons creek
bridge. -E
The board opened bids for the
sale of drainage and road bonds as
per advertisement, as follows:
Chas. II. Coffin, s101. 126.0P
Union Investment Co., s1u1, $3.50,
and accrued interest.
Z. II. Rollins & Son, SOL, O75. rs,
and accrued interest.
Farson, Son and Co.. sl02 .Os0. 20,
and accrued interest. &
On motion duly carried, all sealed
bids were rejected and the sale
thrown open to bids at public auc.
ton.
Verbal bids were received and
the National Citizens bank of Man.
kato, Minnesota, bidding a premium
OF s1,ss5.o0, and they being the high
est and best bidders their bid OF
slo2,es5.oo was accepted by a mo.
ton duly carried. ..
DIR. Bosworth, DIR. A. F. Schmitt
and delegations OF county commits.
sioners from Watonwan, Brown and
Nicollet counties presented the mat.
ter OF Joint county tuberculosis
sanatorium.
This being a new proposition, a
motion was made and carried that
the matter be laid over until some
future meeting for careful deliber.
alton.
The town board OF Decoria, an.
peared relative to bad places in
state road No. s near Gjuul bridge
on Goettl hill and other places. The
county board will meet the town
board at a time TO be mutually
agreed upon. ~
The town board of Cresco pre-
sented the matter OF improving the
hill at Thos Rooney's In Sec. 90.
Board adjourned at 5:45 D. m. &c
meet at . a. m. March 18th.
Thursday, March 18th. 1914. Board
convened at 8 a. m. pursuant to ad
journment, all members present,
b. ID. Hughes and Jas. A. Thomas
OF the Cambria town board appeared
relative ITO the bridge near d. L
Williams farm. The entire board
will view this bridge at 2:30 D. m.
April 22nd, 1914. e