The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-30
OFFICIAL PRocEEoINes OF THE
BOARD CT COUNTY, COMMISSION.
ERs OF BLUE EARTH COUNTY,
I MINNESOTA.
Special Session. March sth. 1872

ERs OF BLUE EARTH COUNTY
| I MINNESOTA.
Special Session. March 6th, 1928
All members of the board met at a
m. pursuant TO adjournment.
| Comr. Foley moved and Comr. Hughe;
| seconded that the following amounts b,
appropriated from the, county revenue
fund to assist in the proper Observance,
OF Memorial Day: City of Mankato
5000; City OF Lake Crystal. Villages o
Mspleton and Eagle Lake $4,000 each
all other Incorporated villages and Gar.
den City $4,000 each; Decorfa. RapidsI
and Cambria Cemetery Association.
4 500 each; proper receipts to be fur
tnished In every case. The motion wa,
/ carried unanimously.
A recommendation of the Grand jury
as to certain repairs at the Jail was read
and ordered filed.
| The board examined the amounts o.
insurance carried by various agencies
=, on the deterrent county buildings.
At IL A. M, pursuant to notice legal
ly given. the board considered the petit.
tfon OF Fred NJ. Washburn to be set of
Is TO Consolidated School District No
Sc. Mr.. Washburn appeared in support
OF the petition and J. NJ. Chapman re
presented District 16 in opposition tc
4 the petition.
Comr. Sanger moved that the petit.
tion be granted. The motion was sec,
I. onded and carried.
;. Division Engineer ". E. Matters wa,
present and a number of road anc
bridge matters were discussed.
4 At p. NJ. pursuant to notice legally
given. the hoard proceeded TO open bid,
on Jobs 2s01 and 1902.
After considerable discussion. consid
GRAFTON OF the bids was postponed until
March eth.
Il At 3 p. NJ. pursuant TO notice legal.
given. the board opened bids on stee
vault furniture for the county trea'
!. surer's vault.
Miller Davis Co.. installed -. .sts1 OF
! Free Press Co. r. o. B. Mankato 314 .0t
Free Press Co, installed .,.... 32s .0f
Service Printing Co, installed :. ISL .0t
Safe Cabinet Co, 4? in. deep, in
Safe Cabinet Co. Is in. deep, in
less go cash discount within so day,
from date of invoice --,,.
After considerable discussion, the con.
sideration of these bids was postponed
until March It'll.
The following resolution was Offered
and on motion adopted:
Be il resolved. by the Board of Coun'
~ Commissioners Of Blue Earth County
Minnesota. that we do hereby favor the
the bill now pending before the Legis.
J lature authorizing the issuance of $20,-
600 o0o. 90 Of state bonds for the con
struction of trunk highway roads, anc
do hereby urge. the Senator and Re-
representatives. from Blue Earth County
u On motion, the board adjourned Al
$50 p. NJ. until 8 A. NJ March eth, 1928
i March 7th. 1928.
i All members of the board convened
at 9 A. NJ. pursuant to adjournment.
Geo. W. Champlin appeared to request
y repairs on parts of County Ditch No
2s which do not work properly. The
county surveyor was instructed to in
vestigate and report to the board.
j. 1t was moved and seconded that al
bids for grading on Jobs 1901 and 800:
be rejected and the work readvertiset
bids to he opened at the April meeting
The motion was carried.
1t was moved and seconded that thu
bid of Lundin Bros. of $1,000 per cubic
yard for concrete. cents per pound fol
steel. and so cents per cubic yard fol
excavation on Job 1902, and their bic
of $3.50 per cubic yard for concrete.
cents per pound for steel and 45 cent.
per cubic yard for excavation on Jot
2301, on culverts. be accepted, the worl
to be done by direction OF the engineer
after the contract for grading is award
ed. The motion was carried.
1t was moved and seconded that thu
bid of the Free Press Co. of $4,000 fol-
the vault furniture for the county trea-
surer's office be accepted and all Other
bids rejected. The motion was carried
On motion. the following applications
HOT COTTeCtlOfl ot dSScSbfDtHN Ncft dP'
proved: Anna wigley. Henry Theilman
,Costley and McGovern, Reka Woman
Lottie Pressnall. Sadie Mckee. Henr,
lvoss, Friedrich Knoss, w. d. Madison
John T. Moran. Robt. w. Degner.
r. NJ. Randolph appeared relative Il
lands which were assessed both fol
County bitches No. IS and No. be. The
lcounty attorney was unable to find an,
legal way to relieve Mr. Randolph.
A delegation appeared relative to thu
~ trim E n ichy \
between Lake Crystal and Madelia. Pc
ter G. Peterson acting as spokesman.
On motion. the following resolution
was adopted: ~
1 Be it resolved. by the Board OF Coun
~ Commissioners Of Blue Earth Coup
ty. Minnesota that the said Board doe
thereby favor the este blishment and con
lstruction Of the trunk highway between
the City of Lake Crystal in Blue Eartf
lCounty. and the City OF Madelia in Wa
first surveyed by the State Highwa,
Department for such trunk road. rathe
than along the course of the railway
between the said two cities.
| (The route of the first survey was q,
follows: Commencing at the South Eas
quarter of Section s. Town 101. Rang
i %, thence West three miles to Soutf
East corner of Section OF the same
town. thence South three miles to thu
South East corner of Section % of thu
same town. thence West six miles t
city limits OF Madelia)
i A delegation appeared relative Il
building a mile of road on the count,
line at Marysburg' and presented cop,
of a resolution recently adopted by tn,
commissioners of LIE Sueur County.
/ On motion. the following resolution
was duly adopted:
Whereas. the County Board OF T.,
Sueur County. Minnesota. did on thu
Goth day of February A. D. 1928. dull,
adopt resolution providing that sale
lie Sueur County would construct ant
gravel one mile of State Road No. 5;
Town 10s, Range %. lie Sueur Count,
Minnesota. provided that the County o
Blue Earth shall by resolution dull,
agree to reimburse said lie Sueur Coun
ty for one half of the cost thereof.
| NOW. BE 1T RESOLVED, BY tn.
Board of County Commissioners of BLU
Earth County. Minnesota. that ssit
Blue Earth County Will reimburse sait
lie Sueur County. for onc-half of thu
cost of constructing and travelling sale
one mile of State Road No. 33 upon pre-
sentstion Of proper verified statemen
of the total cost thereof; providing
however, that said Board OF Count,
Commissioners of LIE Sueur shall frs
Iagree to and with said Blue Eartl
1county, by proper resolution, to con
struct and gravel said State Road No
SO Westerly, from the Southwest Cor
liner of said Section Is to Lake Wash
tington. during the years 1928 and 1924
the County of Blue Earth hereby agree
ling to pay one half of the cost OF suci
! construction and gravelling.
| A delegation from Medo appeared re
lative to Strengthening the road an,
he hrd he