The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-29
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMAS
sIoNERs OF BLUE EARTH couN-
TY, MINNESOTA.
Special Session.

October 20. 1915.
The hoard met at Q a. M pursuant
In adjournment, all members being
present. 3 .'..'
On motion. the bonds of the follow =
ing banks for deposit Of county funds
were approved:
The Farmers State Bank of Rap
ldan. Minnesota, for $4,000 90 with
Carl~Flo. Daniel T.. Bcsin. Frank Mel
son. Arthur Mitchell. and Amund Flo
as sureties.
The National Citizens Bank of Man
kato. Minnesota. for Sl00.0a0 90 with
Lorin Cray George W. Sugden, Hugh
A Patterson. Felix X. Meagher.
Charles r. Wise. Adelbert l.. Vcigel.
Samuel b. Wilson. and Thomas II.
Ccughlan as sureties.
The St. Clair state Bark of st.
Clair. Mimi. for $4,000. 00. with
Henry Thielman. Charles J. .Pagen-
kopf. Fred w. Wingen. Fred Krusc
and John Bestman. Sr.. as sureties.
The Vernon Center State Bank Of
Vernon Center. MINI. for $4,000. 90.
with Frank II. Barnes. Edward \.
Barnes. John A. SchwarZ. Edward w.
"dHubuih' anu t1thiH VI ihOhpSoh'
as sureties.
The First National Bank Of Lake
Crystal. Mimi. for 100000 90. with
James Thomas. Geo. ". Norman.
Geo. r. Austin. Hugh II. Edwards.
and VIM. II Cullen as sureties.
The Maplcton state Bank of Maple
ton. Mimi. for s25. 900 90. with Thorn
as y. Taylor. Benjamin r. McGregor.
Herbert &. Hotaling. Hugh NJ. Quinn.
Thomas Howieson. Judd Cornell. Ben
.jamin f. Taylor. William !Borchert,
Byron McGregor. and Amel Minkel as
sureties.
The Peoples State Bank of Madison
Lake. Mimi. fer $4,000 90 with Ethel
G. Swearingen. John Neary. Walter
J Sichler Frank Hoehn. and Frank
b. Knoff as sSreties.
The First National Bank of Amboy.
Mimi. for $4,000 90. with Frederick
NJ Sehwarz. Fred Boesch. Charles II.
G.. Hazel. William A. Ulrich, and
Henry A. Ludtke as sureties.
The First National Bank OF Man
kato. Mimi. for s10c ,0O0. 90. with Geo.
NJ. Palmer. John w. Andrews. John
Nyquist. Frederick NJ. Currier. Bene-
dict Bangerter. Jr.. and Henry Thiel-
man as surcties.
4 petition for a change of county
road I'm section "a. town l0S. range
20 west, signed by more than the legal
number of freeholders. was received
and tho date for hearing same was
set for November "a. 1915. at = p. M.
Chm. Olson appointed all the mem
H-- - la. A \,
thereon: said committee TO meet at
the quarter corner on the north line
OF section "a. town 1913 north. range
&c west, at 10 a M. November 22.
1915. -.
The board recOnvcncd AT 100 p.
meet at / 40 D. IN.
The board re- convened at 80 y.
M. pursuant to adjournment.
Attorney Ivan Bowen appeared and
on behalf of a number of the parties
assessed for county ditch No. %. re-
quested that the penalty of SO 90 per
day for non completion Of contract be
enforced against the +. Desormoux
Construction company. he also re-
qucsted that their sureties be notified
To SEQ that the work Is Immediately
completed.
Conn. Davis moved that the county
auditor be instructed TO notify the
American Bonding company of Balti-
more. their surety. that the progress
of the work rs, and for a long time
has been. very unsa; isfactory and that
the board intends 10 enforce the pen
atty AT $40. 90 per day for non COM
pletion since June 20, 1914. Comr.
Compton seconded the motion and the
same was carried.
The estimate of Alec Hanson for
1909. Sc on contract on state road No.
10 was on motion approved.
The following bids were received
for furnishing coal to the court house.
Jail. poor farm and poor persons:
Byrnes Bros: Purity sootless soft
coal. 81! SIS. t
West Virginia Splint or Hooking
soft coal, So. SO. .,e -
Botsford Lumber company. Hooking
Valley or West virginia Splint. s5-75.
Carrying twenty-five cents per ton,
carrying up stairs fifty cents per ton.
Lampert Lumber company. Purity
Egg or Lump. $3.50. to court house and
jail. and 5000 delivered to county de-
pendents.
A. Bashaw. Pocahcntas Pure Vein
coal. sos: Victory Central Illinois
Lump coal s495: New Kentucky
Lump. S. 5: same, two inch lump.
s5.s5s Rainbow Rocking Lump. s5.25:
AYRSHIRE District coal. s4S5; less
fifty cents per ton TO poor farm.
Sam K. Fowler. Island Creek Splint.
Sc. vs.. Youghioghony. 1913.
On motion. the bid of Sam X. Fow-
Ter on Island Creek Splint coal at IS. 70
delivered where wanted In city. was
accepted and all other bids were re-
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