The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-05-14

Nhdirthdh Nouhty bodru anu boafu
Of audit
C. l.. KENNEDY.
County Auditor.
GEORGE G. KROST,
Clerk District Court and Clerk of
Board OF Audit.
The morbidity report OF the state
board OF health for February. 1916
and circulars accompanying were
read and filed.
! On a motion duly carried. n. d.
Holden was appointed as Inspector
on county ditch No. SO at s3.75 per
day and actual expenses while on the
work: he to furnish his own instru-
ment
On a motion duly carried. Al. Kir-
cher was appointed as inspector on
county ditch No. 2S at SO. rs per day
and actual expenses while on the
work. he to furnish his own instru-
ment.
On motion. board adjourned at
1910 p. m. to meet At 1880 p. m.
Board met at 1880 p. m. pursuant
TO adjournment
The final hearing on the petition OF
F. w. Stankey and others for a
change of road in sections 23 and "a
lyeRay. was taken up pursuant tn
notice legally given.
Commissioner Davis moved that
the petition be refused. Motion was
seconded and carried.
The town board of Garden City
asked for aid in replacing the con-
crete bridge over the county ditch
connecting Loon and Crystal lakes.
The county agreed to pay half the
cost of concrete culvert feet by
10 feet by 40 feet.
Moved and carried that the chair
! appoint a committee tn act with the
town board In having this culvert
constructed by day labor. The chair
man appointed Comrs. Kraus and Da-
Wis as such committee. District en-
gineer Gallagher IL to direct the
| work.
Judge w. +. Hughes representing
c. s. Erickson and Mr.. Guesmer at
tOrney for his surety on county ditch
No. 25. discussed the possibility of a
settlement Of the contract.
A motion to adjourn until a. m.
April 23rd. was carried.
Friday April 23rd 1915.
All members OF the board convened
at a. m. pursuant to adjournment
A petition for change I'm the
route of state road No. was read {:
also a remonstrance against said
change. II was decided that the board
would take no action until II had
ksin hn I.N n.
fixed later.
o. w. Walker appeared relative TO
insurance on steam boilers at court
house and Jail. No action was taken.
Attorney Guesmer appeared rela =
tive to a settlement on county ditch
No. rs. After an extended discussion.
Comr. Davis introduced the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved by the board OF county
commissioners OF Blue Earth county.
Minnesota, that
Whereas the county of Blue Earth
heretofore made certain contracts
with {. s. Erickson for the construc-
tion OF county ditch No. 25. Blue
Earth county, which said contracts
were respectively for the separate
parts of said ditch and each of which
said contract was secured by a sepa-
rate bond signed by said C.. s. Erick-
son and the Massachusetts Bonding
and Insurance Co. as surety. I'm each
q which said bonds. said county was
named as obligee: and.
Whereas said Bonding company
has at all times claimed and still
claims that IL is not liable for any
thing under any OF said bonds: and.
Whereas said Bonding company
is nevertheless willing TO pay 10 said
county the sum OF five hundred dol
lars t$5OO.00l for the purpose OF
avoiding the expense OF litigation up
on said bonds and each of them. and In
full compromise settlement and sat
isfaction of any and all claims. de-
mands, or causes OF action which said
county or any one claiming the bene-
fits or protection OF any of said
bonds has. might have or might claim
TO have against said Bonding COM
pany; and
Whereas II Is for the best interest
OF said county and of anyone claim
ing the protection OF said bonds that
such compromise be made and said
payment accepted I'm such full settle
ment and satisfaction:
Therefore said sum Is hereby ac-
| cepted in such compromise and salts
faction OF any and all said claims
demands or causes OF action against
| said company whether In favor of said
county or anyone else and tho
proper officers OF said county are
hereby authorized and directed TO ex-
ecute and deliver TO said company a
full release to said company OF any
and all of such claims or demands or
causes OF action whether In favor OF
said county or anyone else. and in
/ said release TO make a provision that
said county. in consideration of said
| payment, will satisfy or defend said
BONDING company against and keep II
harmless from any claim which
may be made by any person
upon or under said bonds or any OF
them or by reason OF anything con-
nected with or pertaining TO said
bonds or any of them. Provided that
said county shall not be obligated "a
reimburse said company for any
money heretofore paid by said com
pany.
Moved by Commissioner Davis and
\ seconded by Commissioner Kraus that
the foregoing resolution be adopted
Said resolution was adopted unani
monsly by vote of all members of said
county board.
A release was made and delivered