Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-26
Proceedins OF the Board of Co.
Commissionars.

~O"UJu8S1OUotSs
AUSTIN, March 18th, 1874.
Pursuant to law, tho Board Of County
Commissioners met at tho otioo Of tho County
Auditor
Present, -Msssrs. Felch, Ho We, Bisbee,
Grant, and Tanner.
Tho Townshi? described ~ Town l0l,
Range Is. was chan god from tho name Belle
vue.' to Lodi
The article Of apprenticeship between Mrs.
Lissio Carver and Sanford Ritter, WAS aceept-
cd. Said article binding Allen Carver to
the said Ritter, for the torn Of thirteen years,
from tho sth day Of Jan. 1874.
Tho valuation Of 1873. on tho Ell NW1 Of
Sec. S6, Town lol, Range II. Was reduced
to $4,000 on the valuation.
Bills allowed.
n. b. Lowell, plat Of the city Of Austin,
framed, for Auditors Office $500
Vim. LOWS. 100 lbs. -four furnished ".
q. Andrews, poor person, 800
E. B. Crane, pr. Shoes furnished poor
Davidson / na,ford printing for Clerk.
and advertisement pr order County
F. ". Frisbee l. Son, drugs furnished
Poor Farm from juno 2Sth 1873, to
Jan. 20, 1864, $50
=. A. Elder. exprsssagc, &c., 4,zs
st. Paul Press Co., ono County Auditor
Register, 1900
Tho petition Of @. ". Clough, aud others,
calling the attention Of tho Board to tho con-
dition Of the Turtle Creek bridge, was rsoei.
we'd.
On motion Board adjourned antil s o'clock
4. ~, March 18th.
Wednesday, 4. \.
Members all present.
The pereousl property tax Of H. 0aus, II
the towns Of Rod Rock and Austin, WAS aba.
ted two-thirds for the year 1873, that proper
ton having been destroyed by dre since the
assessment.
The valuation Of the personal property as
sessed against J. T. Sergeant, Of tho town Of
Red Rock, WAS reduced to $l9s,o0 on tho tax
roll Of 1873, and tho Auditor VAS ordered to
draw his warrant and refund tho amount Of
s3,4l.
Bi!lS allowed
Hall l. West, lamps and 8 split ssas
for court room, $l2.6o
Wentworth Hayes groceries for Peer
Farm, 900
The petition Of Adam 0oodsell, asking to
b set OF from Dist. No. 10, to School Dist.
No 10, was rejected.
The Auditor WAS instructed to draw his
warrant and refund the amount Of @5,l2 on
tho Abatement Of Lot IL, Block ., Balcom's
addition to Austin, - per action OF tho Board
Jan. 9th, 1874.
Bills allowed
J. P. Williams, postage / ezpresssge : s,o7
Geo. Baird, 6herid's fees, $751;
Allan Mollison, boarding and care Of
Mrs. E. Carver and two children from
Dec. 2lst, 1873, to Jan. oath, 1874, 1900
Fsrnald. Kimball 4 Co., coffin for pau
per, and table for Sheri6's room, 1850
F.A. Elder, Clerk Of Court feex, 74,0e
The petition Of J. 8. Woodward and others,
asking change Of boundaries Of School Dist.
No. 46, Was rejected.
sosrd adjourned until 8 \. n. March 10.
March 18th, 8 4. Y.
Members all present. Minutes read and
approved.
Bills allowed:
David Gates, Dept. Sheriff fees for
March term Of Court, $500
Thomas Riley, constable fees, easestate
W. Westlaks, $l4,o5, allowed sos
ditto case State W. Hurts, $50
i" Sturgeon, ITO
" BiIledeaux As
d. b. Smith. TO lbs coal for Mrs. Kerr,
by order of Sheriff Baird, 2.S8
The Auditor WAS instructed to correct the
personal property assessment Of N. r. Palm
| eter, in town Red Rock, for the year 1873. the
| same having been assessed in the wrong
School District.
The bill Of costs presented by tho town Of
Bennington, for tho care Of = contagious dis-
! case in said town, in tho winter Of 1873, vas
rejected, and reference given to Sec. So, ehap.
Q, Gen. Statutes of 1867.
Bills allowed:
r. W. Woodard, Justice fees case State
". Brown, 81 IS, allowed 1855
| ditto, ease State ~. Kerr, $6.75, allowed so
i" "Johnson, 1905, 1880
Mr.. E. F. Morgan, Of tho town Of Leroy,
was appointed County; Superintendent Of
Schools for tho two years ensuing, common
cling ON the drst Tuesday in April, 1874.
Petition of H. N. Sargcant and others,
asking tho formation Of new School Dist.
to he formed out of territory now = part Of
School District No. 81, joint with Olnstsd
| County, was received.
Board adjourned until Friday morning.