The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-09-10

cents over.
o. X. OLSON.
Chairman County Board.
c. L. KENNEDY,
County Auditor.
GEORGE G. KROST,
Clerk of District Court.
Board OF Audit. Blue Earth County.
The state board of health's NOR
bidity report for June, 1915. and cir
culars accompanying II were read and
ordered filed.
A copy OF the resolution of the
State Highway commission. refusing
to change the route Of state road No.
2 In section IA. Garden City, was read
and filed.
Commissioner Foley moved that
Roy II. Allison be authorized and in
structed to inspect ditch No. 90 and
report what repairs are needed. The
motion was seconded by Commission
er Kraus and carried.
A letter from State Agent ID. A.
Lindsey relative to toilets In the jail
was read and ordered filed.
The final report OF the committee
on the tuberculosis sanatorium was
read and approved and ordered filed.
II was moved by Commissioner
Compton and seconded by Commits
sioner Davis that the work advertised
to be done on the Lake Washington
road near the Henry Schultz farm be
laid over for the present and the work
done on the large hill near Lake
Washington. The motion was car
ried
A committee appeared to ask aid
for the Mankato fair. Commissioner
Davis moved that 5000 90 be appro-
priated to the Mankato fair and 5000
to the Garden City fair. The motion
was seconded and carried.
A committee appeared relative to
the course of the judicial road east OF
Lake Washington. Several persons
owning cottages there spoke.
A large delegation appeared reia =
tive to Strengthening the road at the
Miller bridge before constructing the
new concrete bridge. II. +. Day who
owns the land on the east side of the
river offers to donate the land neces-
sary for the change of road and also
all dirt necessary to grade the APP
prOach. Commissioner Davis moved
that a committee be appointed to view
the site. The motion was seconded and
carried. The chairman appointed all
the members OF the board as such
and requested that the
town boards OF Shelby and Pleasant
Mound and all other interested par
ties meet the board at the time they
view the site.
On motion. the board adjourned at
II m. to 1880 p. m.
The board met at 1:30 p. m, pur-
suant to adjournment
Bids were opened on thirty two
foot span concrete bridge i'm section
"a, Medo as follows:
Elkhart Bridge and Iron company.
$2,175. 30 and $4,000 for temporary
bridge.
NJ. a. Adams G. Co., s2,222 90 and
SIS. 90 for temporary bridge.
Plymouth Construction and Repair
ing company. $4,000 90 and $40. 90
for removing old bridge and $50. 90
for placing gravel on floor OF bridge.
+. +. Marsh, S2,240 and s25. 90 for
removing old bridge. s25. 90 for tenn
porary crossing and SIS 90 for placing
gravel on floor OF bridge.
Commissioner Davis moved that the
bid OF the Elkhart Bridge and Iron
for Salts. 90 be accepted
and all other bids rejected, on con-
dition that Medo township pay half
The total cost. The motion was sec
onded and carried.
Bids were then opened on grading
the Lake Washington judicial road as
Jeremiah Brown, thirty cents per
yard and $50. 90 for installing culvert.
Moved by Commissioner Foley and
seconded by Commissioner Compton
that the bid OF jeremiah Brown be
accepted and the time for completing
the job be limited to October 90,
1915. The motion was carried.
Commissioner Foley introduced the
resolution:
Be II resolved, that County Attorney
J. w. Schmitt be instructed to act
with the viewers in connection with
heir duties on county ditch No. SO,
Blue Earth county, MINI.
A motion was made aud carried
hat the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Commissioner Davis and
seconded by Commissioner Compton
mat the auditor be instructed to no.
lily the North Star Concrete company
hat the progress being made in the
OF county ditch No. &c
vas not satisfactory. The motion was
carried.
The bond of the National Bank OF
Commerce OF Mankato as a county
depository in the sum OF 100000 30
With Adolph ]. Veigel. John II. Hob
mann, John b. Richards. Jacob p.
Nelson, Oscar w. Schmidt, Almon L.
Wheeler, Christian J. Laurisch.
b. Wilson. Carl L. Oleson and
William F. Hughes as surcties was
IN motion approved.
A letter from the public examiner
elative to the examination made by
lis assistant was read and certain le-
gal errors in fees were mentioned.
The matter was referred TO the coun-
! attorney.
Commissioner Kraus moved that
Roy ii. Allison be appointed superin-
endent of state road construction for
Blue Earth county. as District En-
'ineer Gallagher has resigned: sub
ect to the approval of the state high
way commission. Motion seconded
nd carried.
Engineer Allison reported the COM
'letion OF county ditch No. a. Com
missioner Foley moved that the board
Iold a special meeting at d. m, :
august 80, 1915, to accept said ditch