The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-02
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMITS
SIONERS OF BLUE EARTH
COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Special Session, April 8, 1919.

| Special Session, April 8, 1919.
| All members of the board met at
A. M. pursuant to adjournment.
| U. G. Argetsinger and Frank Simon
appeared relative to hard surfaced
roads which might lead to and from
Mapleton village.
The representatives of several
any bonds would be issued for hard
surfaced roads. No action was taken.
A petition was received from Roy
McComb, asking that the West half
Of the Northwest quarter of Sec. (,
Medic, be set over from School Dis
trict No. SO to No. II. This petition
was set for hearing at P. M. May
9th, 1919.
| The town board of Medic request
ed aid in constructing three small
! bridges. The board will view the
proposed sites later.
Attorney u. G.. Argetsinger filed a
petition signed by several interested
parties requesting that County Ditch
No. z be cleaned. Engineer Allison
! was instructed to view the ditch and
! report.
The board adjourned until 1870
time.
The town board of Pleasant Mound
appeared to request aid in building
two small bridges where corrugated
crlvert pipe is now installed and is
not sufficient to carry off the water.
The county will pay half of the cost
OF these.
A petition was received from Lor-
enz Woitas asking that the East half
Of the Southeast quarter Of Section
81 and Southwest quarter of Section
80, Danville be set over from School
District No. 40 to No. it. 49, The pc
| tition was set for hearing at 2:30 P.
NJ. May 9th, 1919.
Comr. Davis moved and Conn.
Rennpferd seconded that the board
reject all the bids recently received
for an elevating grader. The motion
was carried.
A motion was made and seconded
that committee be appointed to
meet the town supervisors of the
various towns affected by the petition
Of Martin Looming for new road to
ascertain whether they will contrib
ute to the cost of said road and to
see the property owners affected as
to their benefits or damages. The
motion was carried and the chair
man appointed the entire board as
such committee. The committee will
meet on the route of the road at 10
A. NJ May 9Th, 1919.
| On motion, the following applica-
lions for correction of assessment
were approved: John Mullen, Mar
garet Kintzie. Caroline Manderfeld,
John J. Williams, Michael O'Brien,
Gena Jensen, H. J. Schultz, Moses
Kaufman, c. Gunstrom, F. N.
Cameron, Albert Gutenschwager,
Wintheiser and Deglmann.
| A motion was made and seconded
that the proposal of the Austin Wes-
tern Road Machinery Co. for the rem
tai of an elevating grader and equip
ment, dated April 3, 1919, be accept
ed upon condition that said machin-
cry be shipped forthwith to Conn.
| o. X. Olson at Amboy, MINI. freight
prepaid, and that said Company furn-
fish a competent man to set up and
start said machinery; all of said ma
chinery to be new. The motion was
carried.
On motion, the board adjourned at
6 P. NJ until 9 A. M. April 4, 1919.
| Friday, April 4, 1919.
| All members of the board met at
9 A. M. pursuant to adjournment and
resumed business.
| On motion the following bills were
allowed:
ALL, F., attending assessors
meeting 9t.lO
Albrecht, VIM, attending as
SCISSORS meeting .......... 500
Allison, Roy H., engineer &
! expenses on bitches ....... 49, 81
Award, N p, attending asses
sors' meeting ............. 5.40
Anderson, Ella, labor at poor
farm 24.00
Associated Mfgr's. Co., goods
to court house ............ 3.11
Baker, Geo. P. asst engineer
on bitches ................ 81. ~
Bartsch, Edward F.. attending
assessors meeting ........ 400
Bartsch, G. D. maintenance S.
II. n. ......... 10. 20
Bathrick, A. L. work on ditch
No. 81 b.OU
Berg, Chas. O., labor at court
house fV.UU
Brett, Geo. E. Co., goods to
poor farm ................. '6.0 OF
Busch, Joseph S., goods to
court house and jail. ....... 1888
Casper, William, services to
sick poor ................. 9.UO
City of Mankato, care of sick
poor 1900. 90
Clark, Loren, goods to court
house ......... 32.75
Clint, Godfrey, rodman Co.
Ditch No. so .............. $50
Cole, w. H., attending asses
sors meeting ............ 4.30
Crane, D. E. attending asses
sors' meeting ............... $40
Dalluge, John, gravel S. R.
No. Z ZO. 70
Danielson, Chris, goods to
court house .............. 1.25
Davis, David, attending asses
sors' meeting ............. 4.40
Davis, Roger, attending
assessors meeting ........ 4.40
Dobie, ]. H., goods to poor, IA. 40
Dukerschein, Aug, attending
assessors meeting ..'...... $50
Draper & Peterson, goods to
poor farm, ................ 111.75
Endicott & Co. estimate on