The Mankato free press., 1922-01-27
oEEIcIAL PRocEEplNes.
The Board Of County Commissioners of
Blue Earth County. State Of Mlnne-


Blue Earth County. State Of MInne-
sofa.
Regular Session. January Srd. 1922
All members Of the board met at 9 A. M.
as provided by law.
II was moved and seconded that A. F.
Rennpferd be elected chairman for the
year 1922 The motion was carried.
It was moved and seconed that Matthias
Sanger be elected vice chairman for the
year 1922. The motion was carried.
II was moved and seconded that T. II.
Foley be named as city poor commits
sioner at a salary of $500 per day. not
to exceed so days in the year. The mo-
ton was carried. H..
1t was moved and seconded that T.
II. Foley and c. L. Kennedy act as pur-
chasing agents for 1922. The motion was
seconded and carried.
members of the board act the poor
fhrm committee for 1922. The motion
was carried.
1t was moved and seconded that DR.. L.
w. Kruger and Comrs. Hughes and
Rennpferd he the county board of health
for 1922. The motion was carried.
Comr. Foley moved and Comr. Sanger
seconded that DIR. a; v. Denman be ap-
pointed as county physician for 1922 at
the present salary OF $1,000 per year. The
motion was carried.
Comr. Sanger moved and Comr. Ack-
erman seconded that David A. Jones be
appointed as janitor of the court house
at the present salary of sl25.O0 a month
The motion was carried.
Comr. Acker1nan moved and Comr.
Hughes seconded that Harvey c. Young
be appointed overseer OF the poor farm
at the present salary of $125 90 a month.
The motion was carried.
Comr. Foley moved that $500.00 be ap-
propriated from the county revenue fund
to the incidental fund for postage. ex-
press, freight and other small expenses.
The motion was seconded and carried.
Comr. Sanger moved that $4,000 be ap-
propriated from the county revenue fund
to the county attorneys contingent fund.
The motion was seconded and carried.
Judge Comstock conferred with the
commissioners as to accommodations for
women jurors and witnesses. The board
will make such changes as are necessary
to provide suitable facilities.
Comr. Ackerman moved that COM
mittee be appointed to consider the ad-
visibility and practicability OF remodel
ng certain rooms in the court house. and
| TO consult with an architect Z they con-
slider it expedient. The motion was sec
onded and carried. The chairman ap-
pointed ComrS. FolG, Sanger and HuBges
as such committee,
D. L. Williams appeared relative to a
proposed judicial road which would af-
feet his land in Cambria. Comr. Hughes
| and County Attorney Phillips will attend
the hearing and represent the board and
protect the best interests of the county.
The board adjourned until 1880 p. NJ.
and resumed business at that time.
The report of the superintendent of
the poor farm was read and ordered filed.
The lists of persons from whom to
draw jurors for 1922 were filled out and
aled.
The following applications for correc-
proved; Cream Camp No. 1904, NJ. w. A,
August Paul. A. F. McCargar.
At p. M pursuant to adjournment,
the board took up the adjourned final
| haariup on roppfv ditch No SO Nome
of the interested parties being present,
| the hearing was on motion adjourned un-
til p. NJ. Feb. Ist. 1922.
petition was received from Albert
Schulz. asking to be set off from school
district No. 1S1 to district No. 139. This
was set for hearing at 10 A. M. Feb.
1st, 1922
The auditor presented his statement OF
balances in the various funds as fol-
| lows:
Auditors statement of balances. Jan.
| 1st, 1922.
Road and bridge fund ........ $27 1852 o2
SIG, 1876. "a.
Poor fund ............. 3,45S. IL
County revenue fund. over
Contract on Jail toilets not yet com
pleted $s,343. co. - "
| Ditch fund, overdrawn 49,. S92, ,945 .0S
Due on contracts not yet completed.
$135, ,4o6s IS.
interest fund .............. 2,1si. ~
Incidental fund ................ 24s. 90
Contingent fund ... 1S5. Is
Taxes and penaties .......... 1s.457. 80
Mortgage registry tax .... 52s. IS
Current school .... 975 IL
State Loans ..... 5,542. SO
Teachers insurance .......... 2sS. rs
Inheritance tax ................ 865 SO
Assurance fund ............... 1.1y
On motion the board adjourned at 5:15
p. M. until 8 A. M Jan, 4th. 1892.
Wednesday, Jan. 4th, 1S22.-An MEM
bers OF the board met at A. NJ. pursu-
ant to adjournment .--- .g-r-
| A letter from the president of the Min
nesota Tax Conference was read and or
dered filed. On motion, I. N Tompkins.
A. L. Veigel and Robt. A. Haedt were
appointed as delegates to the conference.
and county auditor are ex-officio dele
gates. S..
At 10 A. M. pursuant to notice legally
given, the board took up the petition of