The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-15
he session of October 7th and sth,

the session of October 7th and Sth,
J l191S.
NJ r. Benedict, county agent, ap-
peared relative TO the shortage of
farm labor in this county He wanted
to see if road work could be reduced
so as TO release men for farm jobs.
So few of the men working on the
roads world be worth much on the
farms, that no action was taken.
On motion, the board adjourned at
} s. 80 p. H., Until a. M, October 18th.
1918.
II. c. KRAUS,
Chairman.
Attest:
C. l.. Kennedy.
County Auditor.
, (seal)
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of The Board Of County Commits
sioners of Blue Earth County Min
CSOtd.
Special Session Oct Z, 1918.
All members of the board met at
nine a. m, pursuant to adjournment.
, Considerable time was spent in dis
cussing certain ditching and til
ing along the Good Thunder road
c. H. Matzke was in and explained
, certain conditions and made certain
propositions.
!, A letter from the American Pub
lie Health association requesting
n that n representative of the board
be sent to the meeting at Chicago
0 Oct. 14th to 18th was read. The
letter was filed.
oil The matter of fire insurance on
the Jail was discussed and it was
0 decided to put the building under
CO. insurance. All policies will be
altered accordingly.
On motion, the bond of DR.. r. G.
/ Kelly as deputy coroner in the sum
of $1,000. 90 with Victer I. Miller and
0 Aaron F. Schmitt as sureties was
approved.
/ The board adjourned until two p. NJ
and resumed business at that time.
0 Pursuant to notice legally given
the board then took up the matter OF
0 setting off C. E. Todd from Schoo
District 116 to 1872 No objection
z appearing, the last half of the
Northwest quarter of Section 81
U town 107 range 26, was on motion
set off from School District 116 tc
U School District 1852.
On motion, the board adjourneC
U until seven a. m. Oct. 9Th, 1918.
Tuesday, Oct 9Th. 1918.
The board convened at seven a
n m. and drove to Pleasant Mound tt
view proposed continuation o.
g state road No. Z to the Watonwar
County line. They also inspected tn
n poor farm and resumed business al
their office in the court house a,
. two p. m.
The hearing on the butternut Val
g ley and Lincoln road petition hai
been adjourned until this time. b.
0 motion duly seconded ard carried
it was adjourned until three p. M, No
) vember 14th, 1918.
On motion, the hearing on cleanins
% out county ditch No. was adjourncC
until two p. M, November IA, 1918.
o Lorin Cray, H. A. Patterson, an;
Mayor l.. L. Champlin appeared rela
) tive to raising $4,000. for the relief 0
Tyler, MINI. The board will investi
) gate as to the best method of raisin,
the money. The matter was laid owe,
8 until next meeting.
Commission Davis moved and Com
8 missioner Sanger seconded that tn,
following resolution be adopted:
3 BE IT RESOLVED by the board o
county commissioners of Blue Fart
3 county, Minnesota, that the folowin,
road Oe designated as a continuation
v OF state road No. T. of this county
subject to the approval of the stat,
highway Commissioner.
BE ginning at tie cast one sixteentI
= cor1.er OF the south east one fourth G.
. section II, town 105 N, range 20 w.
n thence west to the west one -sixteentl
corner Of the southeast one fourth @
: said section, thence south to the sout}
= one fourth corner of section IA, tow
n los N, range 80, W., thence west O.,
y the south line Of sections IA, Is, 1e
n IL, and Is to the southwest corner @
section is, town los NJ, range 29 w,
n there to connect with q state road O.
Watonwan county.
n The motion was carried.
On motion, the following bills were
n allowed:
Allison, Roy H., engineer on
0 bitches ................... $40. 81
Anderson, Ella, labor at poor
ldlIu ......... 10 OF
Baker, George p, assistant en-
5 glneer on bitches .... 40. OF
4 BllsSenbact, Joseph, insurance
on Jail 9S.1,
% Botsford Lumber CO., goods to
If poor farm ......... 57 O:
a Buena Vista Sanatorium, care
: OF sick poor . 128. &
d Burroughs Adding Machine CO..
e ribbon for machine .Ot
e Carpenter, Fred, labor on state
S roads No. 9 and II ...... 27.
II Clark, Loren, goods to court
:, house ....t............... 1919
Diamond, L. c., goods for state
: road No. IA .. 7S. @,
g draper and Peterson goods to
81 poor farm ..... 56. 6:
Duffey, w. H., use of outfit for
state road No. ....... G35 5,
:. Evans. David F., gravel state
4 road No. 10 .;r... 26.
Farmers Mercantile CO., goods
TO poor .................. 10. OF
l. Field, F. R., goods to poor SO,
F1nnegar, Carl, county ditch
No. oO ..'.... 2. 81
Flo Hanson & Brockmeyer,
goods to poor farm ...... 15.1(
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