The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-09
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
OF the Board OF County Commission
oners Of Blue Earth County,
minn.-SpeciaI Session.


Mankato. Mimi, June IA. 1916 All
members of the board convened at 2
a. m. pursuant 10 adjournment.
Wm. Eberhart appeared and spoke
concerning a retaining wall on the
hill leading To the Rapidan dam. The
board will go out and inspect the To-
cation.
A. n. Spaulding appeared relative to
Grading and travelling about a mile
on the st. Clair road. The Mankato
Commercial club and Mankato Auto
mobile club are willing TO donate
s4O0. 90 and the town of Mankato viii
donate $4,000. The county will pay
n third of the cost of the work.
The morbidity report OF the state
board of health for April. 1915. and
circulars accompanying II were read
and ordered filed.
The town board of Mapleton re-
quested aid I'm grading the North and.
South road between sections 3. 10. 10.
16. "a and %. II they do this grading.
the county will pay for one-half.
Commissioner Compton moved that
the rlans prepared by County Survey
hlI'Gnn for Improvement of the
akO Washington road. be accepted
and that the county auditor be auth
oriZed TO advertise fer bids. This mo-
ton was seconded and carried.
On motion. board adjourned at IL
m. to meet at 1880 p. m.
Board met at I 80 .. m. pursuant TO
adjournment.
VIM. =. Phillips asked to have his
assessment on Ditch No. "a reviewed
rrka hao.I ,.sII 80 ~ ,harn ~, 10 -
relief giten him legally.
A petition was presented by VIM.
BorChert asking that his unplatted land
be detached from the Village of Maple
ton. Hearing on the same was set for
2p. m. July 18th. 1915
Pursuant to notice regularly given.
the board proceeded at 3 p. m. TO the
final hearing on the petition OF +. G..
Kollos and others for a new road COM
menCing at the southwest corner of
section No. 23 lie Ray and running
north. 4 list OF proposed donations
was presented. 4 largely signed re-
monstrsnce was also filed. A large
plumber Of persons were heard for and
against the laying mi of the road.
H.. r. Schwartz. supervisor OF Yer
o Center township. asked for aid in
repairing the Blue Earth river bridge
n and one-half miles east Of Vernon
Center.
Commissioner kraus moved that the
plans of the Elkhart Bridge Co. be ac-
cepted. subject to the approval of the
county surveyor. as this is an cmer-
senCy job; also that the aforesaid
company proceed with the work on a
nHrnnNtnon hnnfu Nfgs ~ nnF cont
overhead expense plus 10 per cent
profit. with a guaranteed maximum
amount of $1.2T0."0: Blue Earth oun
~ to pay One-half and Vernon Center
township onc-half. Motion was sec
ended and carried.
4 letter was read from State Engi-
neer George w. Cooley relative to- a
proposed change in state road No. . in
section IL. Garden City. This letter
was ordered fled.
The hoard proceeded to inspect the
county Jail and will try to have plans
for improving the plumbing submitted
on June 24th.
On motion board adjourned at 5:i5
.. m. until $50 a. m. June 18th. 1915.
Tuesday. June 18th. 1915 Roard met
at $50 a. IN. pursuant to adjournment,
all members present.
The following applications for cor
rection of assessment were approved:
Mic Juliar, e. NJ. Reynolds. John
Dousherty. c. VI. Fiero. Jane Lloyd. X.
=. Jones. J. d. Humiston. T.. J.. Scott.
City of Mankato.
A number of Interested parties sp-
peared relative to the condition of
the Champion Mills bridge In Shelby
township. This bridge is about forty
one years old and in very bad repair.
The balance Of the forenoon was spent
in discussion.
At IL m. the board adjourned until
1:30 p. m.
Board reconvened at 1870 o. m. and
resumed the bridge discussion. This
lasted until 3:15 p. m. but no definite
action was taken.
Attorney Ivan Bowen and interest
ed parties appeared to ask to have
the time for payments on Ditch No. IS
extended as II is not completed. The
matter will be referred to the county
attorney for his opinion.
Comr. Foley moved that the final
hearing on road petition of f. @. Kol-
les and others be adjourned to July
18th. Motion seconded and carried.
On motion, Of Comr. Krsus. the plat
OF addition to Grannis Park addition
ID Vernon Center was approved.
DR.. \. r. Schmitt consulted with the
board in regard to the sanatorium
proposition.
Comr. Kraus moved that G.. VI. ral-
mer. Geo b. Owen. Er. John Williams.
and DR.. A. r. Schmitt be appointed as
a committee. go to FsTiba1lt county
with the Brown county committee and
interview the commissioners there as
TO Joining In a five county s%anator-
ium. The motion was carried unani-
mously.
On moticn. the board adjourned at
Fi45 p. m. until $3.50 a. m. June 16,
1919. ..r -
June 16. 1915. Board met at $3.50
a. m. pursuant to adjournment.
@. ". Palmer and others requested
that the Garden City road be i'm =
proved from where IL is now finished
to the T. NJ. Pugh corner. Action was
deferred until the regular meeting in
July.
On motion. the following bills were
allowed:
Allison Roy r., ditch and road
Wofk .Szzi.5i
Allyn. Geo. W.. road work +. 7.2S
American Express Co. express
fnr cfntn rnaAu en-