The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-08-06
Official Proceedings of Board
ofCounty Commissioners of
Blue Earth County, Minn>>>>
Regular Session : Ditch
Hearings and Bonds ~ Bills
AHowed>~>Special Session
Regular Session. July u. 1915.

AZ IL a. m. this being the legal date
of the July meeting.
The commissioners filed their lists
of persons from whom to draw jurors.
VIM. Eberhert appeared relative to
thing state rural highway No. one
near his farm. This will undoubted-
~ be petitioned for as a county tile
ditch, SO no action was taken.
y number of parties spoke of the
matter of changing the route OF state
road No. . in section II. Garden City
The monthly morbidity report for
May from the state board OF health
and circulars accompanying il were
read and ordered filed.
Three letters from County Attorney
" Schmitt containing opinions on
certain ditch matters referred 10 him
were read and ordered filed.
Ivan Bowen and others appeared
relative TO ditch No ~. 10 see If pay
ments could be deferred. The matter
will be referred 10 the county at
torncy The county attorney later
decided that nothing could he done.
ON motion the board adjourned at
l. /. p m. 10 meet at 30 p. IN.
The board met nj 80 r. m. pur-
suant 70 adjournment
\ petition for a county ditch. which
will he shown as county ditch No "a.
was received. signed by Chas. Star
buck and others The first hearing
thereon was set for 80 a. m. Aug
ust u. 1915.
\ petition fer county ditch. sign
cd by Willard Bnsby. said ditch to he
known rs county ditch No. 81. was
received and the first hearing there
on set for 1870 IA. m. August L..
1918
The adjourned final hearing on
p m The amended viewers re-
port VAS read
Most Of the interested parties were
present and an opportunity was given
to be heard for or against the prop
osition
on motion. the final hearing was
adjourned until $50 a. m. July IA
1918.
VI. ! Bowen and Aug Thrun pre-
Sented the matter Of road in Sec. %.
Dccoria. which needs drainage. They
wish tile put in 10 drain it, No action
was taken. pending further investiga-
ton.
The adjourned hearing on the pro-
posed new road in Section 33. lie Ray
and RAINING north was then taken
up Several interested parties were
present and spoke on the subject
The town board of lie Ray requested
aid in grading road near Tivoli. II
LeRay and Mankato townships each
put in 5000 90. the county will also
appropriate S200.o0 for this work.
The following applications for cor
rection OF assessment were on motion
approved: Fred Arndt. ID. J. Williams,
Soren Nelson
The list of unsolicited personal
property taxes was considered All
items in list J were ordered put into
judgment and all items in list G. were
ordered cancelled
j. The following is list of names
and amounts ordered returned to the
clerk of the district court for iude-
ment:
{. VI Johnson. city of Man
kato .............. 81. II
r W Owen. city of Markato 81 81
]. H. Putnam. city of Mankato los %
Patterson O'Brien Co. city of
Mankato NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. g. IT
y j Rnsh. city of Mankato. 2 So
Mrs W. Seaman. city of Man
kato .................. 2.4S
Peter Ed Erickson Lake Crys-
tai 90
Geo. W. Bahma. Butternut VAL
icy ............. > 20
W. ". Clements. city of Man
hdoo .-..-.'.' s..,........ II b!
r. j. Briggs. Shelby. .. . 81
r. NJ. Grove. Shelby. ...... II AZ
H. d u. Stark. Shelby. 10 81
r. w. Owen. Amboy. . ) 30
Peter Ed. Erickson, Lake Crys-
TAI .......... r. ~
John Hintze. Jr.. St Clair $50 6 80
ID ID. Cummins. Eagle Lake. Al So
Robert Wood. jamestown. Pill
John IL. Dee. Marleton village 3.3(
L. \. Swcnson. city of Mankato Ia r'
q. J. Weir city Of MankatO. -. 30 81
h. W Owen. city of Mankato ; ,
l.. \. Swenson. city of Mankato u
{. List of persons and amounts
cancelled as per resolutions
Gust Eoose. city of Mankato. 50 3
{. r. Foote, city Of Mankato. IA
{. \. Genet. city of Mankato. ~
VI Gestrum. city of Mankato. 10,
Ralph Hutchinson, city of Man
kato ............ 49, 3.
Mrs NJ. r. Hughes. city of
MankatO ......... 2.1!
%. *. Hayden. city of Mankato ."
Enterprise Tailoring Co. city of
MahKato .............. 9.3.
A. }. Ivan. city Of Mankato. go
Mayer e. Theil. city of Mankato AZ
II. Paul. city of MankatO. $500 GA
Geo. Roe, city of Mankato. -. 81
A. p. Hanson. Lake Crystal. 80. SIS
Baker Il Madden. Lake Crystal 81
+. j. Draeger Lake Crystal. Il
Otto p. Hanson. Lake Crystal IS
II. II. Herring. Lake Crystal. 81
f. p. Campbell. Judson. ... rs
Richard K. Williams. Judson. %
o. VI. Roberts. Ceresco. . IL. s
Fred J. Best. Lincoln. - 10
Richard Miller. Lincoln. ...... so
Geo. Altmanshofer, ~Butternut
'diiey 8 -
Ann Jones Est. Butternut VAL
icy ........... 5.z
Mrs. c. l.. Anderson. city of
Mankato 20
Danielson Music Co. city of
Mankato 4.6
Mrs. Clara Davis. city of Man
kato ......... 81
Carl Hanken. Lyra .. Is