The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMITS
SIONERS OF BLUE EARTH
COUNTY, MINNESOTA.

All members of he board met at
10 A. NJ. The members of the board
for 1919 and 1920 are as follows:
Matthias Sanger, First District.
Thomas H. Foley, Second District.
Eyar J. Davis, Third District.
A. F. Rennpferd, Fourth District.
Ole X. Olson, Fifth District.
Matthias Sanger was duly elected
chairman and Thos. Fl. Foley vice
chairman.
On motion, Thos. H. Foley was ap-
pointed city poor commissioner.
The chairman appointed Commits
sioner Davis, the county physician
and the chairman of the board as the
County Board of Health.
On motion, all members of the
beard were appointed as the poor
farm committee for 1919.
Several interesting parties assessed
for the construction of County Ditch
No. 81 appeared to request that part
of the expense of cleaning out said
ditch be assessed to County Ditch No.
so which empties into it. The county
attorney will look up the law govern
ing the case and report later.
T. H. Foley and c. L. Kennedy
were appointed as purchasing agents
for the ensuing year
AT the request of Mayor Champlin,
the chairman appointed the entire
board as a committee TO attend the
meeting January goth which will be
held to discuss the matter of SOL
diers' and sailors memorial.
On motion the board adjourned IN
til 1870 p. nj.
All members of the board were
present and resumed business at
1870 p. m.
County Attorney Phillips reported
as to the law affecting the clearing
out of County Ditch No. q.
Pursuant to advertisement. the
board then opened the bids which had
been received for county printing:
Free Press Co., the delinquent tax
list in the Daily and Weekly Free
Press, Daily and Weekly Review and
the Mapleton Enterprise at Is cents
per description, and all legal notices
in the Daily Free Press at IS cents
per folio for the first insertion and
So cents for subsequent insertions.
Blue Earth County Enterprise, the
county board proceedings and pro-
ceedings of the board of audit and
board of equalization at the rate OF
rs cents per folio, these also to be
published in the Mankato Free Press,
daily and weekly the Mankato Re
view. daily and weekly, the Good
Thunder Herald and the Lake Crystal
Union without additional cost to the
county.
John C. Wise and Sons, to punish
the financial statement for 1918 for
rs cents per folio, first insertion and
So cents per folio each subsequent
insertion, publication to be made in
the Daily and Weekly Review and
Daily and Weekly Free Press and
Mapleton Enterprise at this price;
the above rate to apply to all publi-
lions of an official nature ordered by
the County Board.
Commissioner Olson introduced the
following resolution:
Resolved that the Blue Earth
County Enterprise be designated as
the newspaper to publish the official
board proceedings and proceedings OF
board of adult and board of equaliza-
ton for 1919 according to the terms
Of their bid.
On motion, the same was adopted.
Commissioner Davis introduced the
following resolution:
Resolved, that The Mankato Daily
Free Press be and the same is here
by designated by the County Board
of the County of Blue Earth, State of
Minnesota, as the newspaper in which
the notice and list of real estate re-
manning delinquent on the first Mon
day in January, 1919. and all legal
notices, shall be published.
On motion, the same was adopted.
Commissioner Foley offeredNhe fol-
Lowing resolution:
Resolved, that The Mankato Daily
Review be designated as the news
paper to publish the annual financial
statement for 1918 business.
Or. motion, the same. was adopted
The bord of the paper publishing
the delinquent tax list was placed at
$4,000. 90.
Harvey c. Young was re- elected
overseer of the poor farm at sal
ary of $780, 90 per month.
The report and inventory of the
oyerseer of the poor farm was read
and filed.
David A. Jones was re- elected jan
itor of the court house at salary oil
SIS. 90 per month.
Commissioner Davis moved and
Commissioner Olson seconded that
$4,000 be set aside for an incidental