The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-03-29
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REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS =
Of the Board of County Commissioners.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, lsa
COUNTY OF MOBILES. 81
J: AUDITORS OFFICE, }
@E WORTHINGTON,M Mar. 20, 1877.
Met in adjourned session.. Present:
~ "A. y. Robinson, I'd District,
" ELS. Mills, Sd District, Chain,
e VIM. NJ. Bear, Auditor.
Minutes Of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The petition presented at last meet
ing by Thos. Wills and others for the
division of school district No. 26, was
revised and returned to the Board.
Petition received and usual notices
ordered posted.
The petition for school district in
Guiding the village of Adrian was
called up. The Sheriff certified that
the usual notices were posted.
The Board ordered that the petition
be granted and the district he formed
and numbered 50.
PETITIONS.
ThOs. Bultriff asked the Board to de-
tacll his premises from school district
No. 81.
Petition was received and placed on
file, but action was deferred.
Board adjourned till II o'clock p. m.
Board met as per adjournment, at
which time n. 0. Condo took his seat
with the Board.
A petition from Martin IIeiser, Ira
X. Cole and others for the construction
OF Il railing on the bridge across Jack
Greek, OH county road No. l, was pre-
Senteu.
Petition received and laid over till
next meeting.
REPORTS.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to examine the proposed high
way running into the west part OF the
county reported favorably, and the re-
port was received and placed on file.
Board ordered that the petition be
granted and road established and sur
veyed.
M1SCELLANEO BUSINESS.
The Sioux City and st. Paul and st.
Paul and Sioux City Railroad Compa-
MES presented an application for the
abatement OF taxes on certain lands,
the contracts on which had been for
feited.
Laid over for further consideration.
The Chairman Of the Board reported
that the bonds of the county had been
issued TO float S. 900 Of the county debt,
to Ii. u. Winters, IT'S follows:
Bond No. 41-$1 900 for 8 YRS at 1Opc.
= & 42-S1O 900 " 9 Is s. -
- . 1851 600 40 g s.
Bearing date March Is, 1877, with in
terest coupons attached for annual in
terest, bond and interest payable at
First National Bank at st. Paul, MINI.
The Board ordered that $500 of orders
held 10y Elihu Smith he bonded, bond
to run seven years ut ten per cent,
payable at First National Bank of st.
Paul, Nina.
BILLS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED.
e = Sutton, flour for relief, $50 IS
= los s.
Roger Jones, rei # supplies, ~ 81
Lyman Ito lis, relief eli crtainment. 800
Is LoVclcsS, 20
" 90
" and Jurors suppers, IL 90
Geo 0 Moore, medical attendance On relief, 6 80
.Jno DeRnos, relief supplies, 10 20
q Robin ~on cash paid for fr't ON relief, 50
Martin lieiscr, relief supplies, @ So
8 N KHcin Gi,n, road examination etc. i g. g.
=" one day Commissioner service. } 90
Bel Y t;rurlle, seed grain blanks, 2 10
G Bell, recording Coroner's bond, IS
Frank Wr.lS drAying for county, Is
Cost bill Of A 4 Allen in case of State Isl
and + ID Richards, e O8
\ !. Dunlap constable. fees in same case, 9 o.
n Barlow lamp oil for Office. l 10
q ID Perkins, tax books for 1877, q 90
Moore & Smith, Office supplies, 80
Laura } Foster, : 6 20
l n Safer, lumber for Jack Creek bridge, 3 q
Dan Shell, Jurors Suppers, IS
ID kohrcr, court bill, State ISL and I'd
Richards, II Is
a paper was presented Ly r. D. Bar
Der, Judge of Probate, demanding that
his accounts with the county Of Mobiles
be investigated.
On motion of E. s. Mills the investi-
cation was ordered and resulted us fol-
lows:
Bills presented and allowed for
medical attendance OH the
needy, $l82 IS
Orders drawn on poor fund for
Office Supplies, bills presented 'l'- %
and aid by Com'rs, 385
Witness Zee, As certified by JUS
tice Bennett l 90
Order drawn on general fund, S.
Salary Us Probate Judge from
Jan: l, 1876 to Dec. 81, 1885,
Order drawn Oh general fund, 200 co
Total claims allowed, 1887 IS
Total orders drawn, 1887 Co
The above statement includes the ell
tire transactions of Il. u. Barber with
the county of Mobiles, State of Mime
sofa, from the time OF the organization
OF the county to Jan. ], 1877, us shown
from the books and vouchers now in
the County Auditors office.
On motion, E. 5. Mills and a. C..
Robinson were appointed a committee
to examine into and report on the mat
ter Of damage accruing TO the premises
Of Rev. j. w. Lewis and II. Y. Wells,
10y the establishment of county road
No. II across section 81, town 1O2,
range TO-
On motion of +. S. Mills, r. B.
Plotts was appointed Superintendent
OF the burning of prairie grass within,
the county of Mobiles, as provided by
statute, approved March /, 1877.
On motion, the action of the Board
by which the cost bill certified by a. 4.
Allen, in tile case Of the State Of Min
nesota Is. |. J. and F. D. Richards was
approved was reconsidered, and on mo-
ton, the bill WAS laid over for further
consideration.
A. .. Condo moved that the plan
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