The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Board Of County Commissioners OF
Blue Earth County. Minnesota.

:, Special Session, Sept, 10, 1918.
All members of the board met at
nine a. m, pursuant to adjournment,
Chairman Kraus presiding.
Engineer Allison reported that he
had completed plans, specifications,
estimates for cleaning out county
ditch No. 4. On notion, the county
auditor Was instructed to request all
interested parties 10 meet the board
at two p. m, September eth to dis
;cuSs the matter.
Engineer Allison reported that the
contract for cleaning out county
ditch No. 81, was nearing completion
and recommended that part of the
cost be assessed against county
ditch No. so.
TIE bombs of the following banks
as county repositories were on mo-
tion approved:
The Minnesota State bank of Am
boy for 100000 with the Fidelity
and Deposit company, of Maryland
as surety.
The American State Bank of Man
kato for $4,000 90 with John Butter,
Lawrence Henline. Joachim Kroeger,
Chris Steiner, Joseph Stahl, Gust
Peterson, John Trenhauser, and Wen
del Hodapp as sureties.
A letter from the district commit
tee on capital issues relative to bond
issues was read and filed.
Circulars No. 70 and II Of the
State highway department relative TO
issuance of bonds and Quilting of road
work for 1919 We're read and will be
further considered at the special
meeting September 9th, 1918.
The petition of C. E. Todd to be
set off from school district 116 to 152
was set for hearing at p. M, Octo-
Der 18th, 1918.
The board adjourned at II a. H.,
until 1870 p. m, and resumed bust
ness at that time.
On motion, the following bills were
allowed.
Adams, J. D., & Co., goods for
ROADS S94 III
Allison, Roy H., engineering
on bitches ................ 143 SO
Allyn, G. W., lumber ditch
NO. Z.94
Anderson. Edwin o.. carrying
special election returns -. $50
Anderson, Ella, labor at poor
farm $500
Anderson, Hans, goods for
poor farm ............. 75C
Austin Western Road Machin-
cry Co., goods for roads -. 100. OF
Babcock, Homer, gravel for
S. r. No. II ............ 6.2(
Rahma. VIM, Co. ditch No. q 42(
Daker Geo. p, county bitches 81. 10
Bates, c. H., hauling gravel st.
r. No. o ............:... %. SC
Bates. F. W., procuring pri-
mary and special election
D2llOtS z. AZ
Bates, F. W., transcript ...... 10. IA
Bates. H. l., hauling gravel
st. r. No. 8 ............ 80. OC
Bergeman, J. F.. procuring
primary and special election
DallotS 4. Al
Bestmann, J. H., procuring
special election ballots 49,. 1.2C
Born. George j., goods for
poor 5.OU
Bowen. D. L., maintenance st.
X. No. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. "a Sc
Brell, Carl e Son, goods to
poor Observation-Disclosures. $50
Brogan. Thos.. goods for roads 70. 0(
Buena Vista Sanatorium, care
OF SICK poor .......... -. 1872. sc
Call, Z. NJ, goods TO poor :. Al sc
City of Mankato, repairing
bridge .................. 32.2I
City treasurer, water rent -. 80. 0C
Cooling. L. E., procuring spe-
cial election ballots ...... Loo
1T1,c t1
poor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20. 0C
DAILY. A. L., cleaning chimneys
and stack ................ $50
Davis, Evan J., board of equal
izatioh. etc. .......... %. sc
Davis. Evan j.. per diem and
mileage of Co. Com. ... II. 81
Davis, r NJ, county ditch No.
~ ....-.......... 81. st
Day, Fred E. & Co., goods for
roads ..'.......... OF
Diamond, L. c., goods to poor
Idfm .............. 4.Ot
Draper, F. D., care of poor >. so &C
<Dredge, J. H., procuring Spe-
cial election ballots ....... 2.0(
Evans, Art, maintenance, S.
II. No. t.5(
Farmers Mercantile Co., goods
to poor ......... 1000
Flo, Hanson & Brockmeyer.
goods to poor farm ....... 24.2(
Foley, T. H., BID. of equaliza-
ton 81. &C
Foley, T. H., goods for roads 80:
Fowler, Sam X, goods to
court house and poor farm. 221 OF
Fox, Henry, maintenance S.
r. No. Observation-Disclosures. 7S.O(
Franchere, f. W., medical
service to poor ............ 72.0(
Fredericks, A, filling silo -. 25.2(
Free Press Company, blanks,
etc. lis. 81
Gardner, c. A, maintenance
S. r. No. 6 .............. 7.5(
Hagen, Anna. rent to poor >. 500
Hallnan Bros, goods to poor 800
Halverson, A. G., procuring
special election ballots -. 1.2C
Hanna, w. A., carrying special
election ballots ........ IL
Hareins Grocery, goods to
poor 800
Hartwig, Ed. F., carrying spe-
w cial election ballots ...... 2.6(
Heritage, ]. W., gravel for S.
r. No. 9 ................. 1872
Holden, n. Dee, maintenance
S. R. No. 10 and 6 ....... -. sc
Hotaling, H. c., publishing no.
tees and proceedings ...... 126. 0C
Emmanuel hospital, care of