The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-08-06

| TINS bond at maturity.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. the
county OF Blue Earth. Minnesota. by it's
county board has caused this bond I"
be signed. sealed and delivered by the
4 county auditor. and count ersigncd 10y its
county treasurer. as of this lst day OF
June. 1915.
County Auditor
| CountersiIncd:
County Treasurer
| tForm of Coupon
Mankato. Minnesota
| ON the first day Of June, l?......
the COUNTY or BLtE EARTH will
! pay to bearer the sum of
| TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
AT tn" banking house of
! in Minneapolis. Minnss sofa. for the semi
I annual nstalment Of interest then due
on its County Ditch Bond. dated June l.
| 1915.
No w
County Auditor.
ccuntersicned:
......-.-....,
County Treasurer
| RESOLVED, That each of the said
| bends and each of the coupons thereto
| attached shall he signed hN the county
auditor and countcrsigncd 10y the coun
~ Treasurer. and that each of said
bonds shall he sealed by the county au
ditor. who shlll record the same: that
/ in the execution of said coupons the
| fac simc signatures of said officers may
he used therrupon. and such execution
J Of the COUPONS is hereby adopted the
due execution thereof.
! RESOLVED. That the fun faith. credit
and resources Of said Blue EARTH county
and the county board thereof. as such.
he and the same ar. hereby pledged to
provide money for the payment Of the
+ principal and int crest Of said bonds.
when and as the same fall due.
! RESOLVED. That any and all rcsolu-
j tions al this county board in relation to
said bonds. or any thereof. in any way
I in conflict with the terms Of these reso-
| buttons be and the same are hereby
changed. amended ard modified in ac
cordance with the terms hereof. and any
provisions thereof in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
RESoI WE'D FURTHER. That when
said bonds have been executed. the
county treasurer is thereupon directed to
deliver the same to the purchaser there
! of. Gold Staheck Dan & Credit com
pany. Of MINNEAPOLIS. Minnesota. upon
| its paving into the county treasury the
amount OF is bid therefor which is not
less than par.
Commissioner Davis enc of the mem
bers of said board, seconded the motion
Ia adopt said preamble and resolutions.
whcreupon the following vote was taken
and recorded
Those voting in the affirmative: Com
missioners Compton. Foley. Davis. Kraus
! and OlSons
Those voting i'm the negative: Com
misSioncrS. none
| Whe:eupon said preamble and reSol,i-
tions We're declared duly adopted.
s. X Fowler was authorized to fur
! nish Il carload Of coal To the court house
| at his regular contract price
! Mr.. Hatcher Of the Mayer Bros. Co.
/ appeared and requested the board to
consider the purchase of Il tractor for
road work.
ON motion. the board adjourned at L.
/ IN. until 1870 y.
! AZ 80 p. III. the board resumed bust
: ness.
board proceeded To the consideration Of
! the petition of VIM. Borchcrt to detach
certain unplatted lands from the incor
poratior Of the village Of Maplcton. At
torney T. O. hrSetsingcr represented the
village and Judge VIM. +. Hughes rep
resented VIM. Borchert. y remonstrance
/ signed by large number Of persons,
was presented. asking the board 10
| deny the petition Attorney ArGctsinGei
waivel objec lion tn the notice not hav-
ing been personally served on the re
| corder or president Of the council.
Bids on grading the Lake WashinEton
| road We're op"ned. pursuant to advertise
mont. as follows:
Jack Brown. 23 cents per cubic yard
and $500 each for hauling and laying
each culvert.
VIM Duney. % cents per cubic yard
and $500 per culvert for hauling and
laying.
Andrew Grain. sl.sS2 20 for job com
pletc
John Mccall. s9s5.OO for job complete.
Conn. Kraus moved and Conn Davis
seconded that all bids on the above
work be rejected. The motion was car
ried.
Conn. Kraus moved that tho petition
| for new road in Section - I.e Ray bs
rejected. The motion was seconded anf
carried.
Conn. Compton introduced the follow
ing resolution:
BE TT RESOLVED by the Board o
County Commissioners of the County o
Blue Earth. Minnesota. that the actor
of said board Of county commissioners o.
said Blue Earth county by resolution
dated December II. 1919. establishing a:
part of state road No. ? that part Of
public highway in said county. running
from point at the southeast corner n
the northeast quarter OF Section Four
teen, Garden City township in sale
tounty. and the southwest corner Of thu
northwest quarter of section Thirteen o
said township in Il diagonal southwest
erly direction to point near the south
west corner Of said Section Fourteen an,
connecting at the southwest corner o
the east half OF the southwest quar-
ter of section fourteen with publ
highway running north and south
more particular description of which
said road is contained in said resolution
reference whcrcto is hereby invoked a
a part hereof. he revoked and rescinded
ard that the following described picc
Of road he designated part of said Stat
Road No. in place and in lieu there al
to-wit:
Beginning at point at the southeas
corner Of the northwest quarter Of sec
ton fourteen in said township Of Gar
den City. and the southwest corner q
the northwest. quarter Of section thr
teen said Garden City township theme
straight west to a point on the sout
line of said section at the southeast cor
ner Of the west half of the northwes
quarter of said section fourteen. theme
: straight south to point at the south
east corner of the west half of tn
southwest quarter of said section four
= teen there to cOnroct with the sal
State Road No. o. The reason for max
ling this change being that said last dc
4 / scribed road is on post road teiephor
4 and electric line and will cost less I
z establish and maintain az a state roa
$ than the road formerly esta bished an
> in lieu Of which this road Is esta hlishe
d as mart Of said State Road No. o.
Motion TO adopt the same was sec
Foley voting No.
q At 5:35 D. m. motion was made an
F carried that the board adjourn until S3
a. m. July 18th. 1915
Wednesday. July i4th 1915
: All members of thc board convened a
?. | 81" "a. ~. and business was resir,cd
y, Commissions Davis moved that in ~
a corG'ncn with tn. view"re report a.rnpd
ed renort and misrepresentation. That Mni
| \ and ITS laterals' of COUNTY hitch n,
: 81 b" rejected and that Main and II
t iaterals Of County Ditch No. 81 be or
ldersd c~n~'r,,rted and that the person
I benefited he given twentr vears to M
q Tor tho s1me. as provided hv Sectio
= ahtS. General Statutes Of Minnesota {
t 1913. Motion seconded and carried
r. The county auditor presented athe fol
4 lowing estimate Sof amounts switch wi