The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-03-29
Meeting OF County Commissioners


Board met pursuant to law, present
Commissioners King. Porter, Keller,
and Schandera. Financial statement
rendered for the fiscal year ending
February 2S,h 1877.
The following bills were then con
sidcred namely:
Jas. Lougbo,tom, for County Bounty
on 1 acres Of timber 500
T. D. Lyman for County Bounty on IA
acres OF Timber. $500
Action on above bills deferred, all
the members voting aye, on motion
that they lie over.
Report of Board Of Audit presented
and approved.
The valuation Of the Real property
tax of John Fish was abated 5000. by
reason of being deemed excessive.
On motion voted that the assessed
valuation of land as described in peti
,ion 70. abatement. submitted by d..
ID. l.. Hitchcock be reduced to 81 an
acre.
o. motion voted that the Personal
property tax Of Praxel and Schand:a.
be changed by adding to the same such
deduction as was made by assessor,
from assessment, on account Of Debts.
On motion voted that the chairman
CT the Board be authorized to have the
burning as '.tire guard" on the west
line OF the County completed, all mem.
bers voting aye.
Adjourned until 9 o'clock A. NJ.
March 21st. 1877
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
all members present, as on day pre-.
vious. Action of Board of Audit in
regard to placing the County funds for
the ensuing year, submitted to the
10 the Board Of commissioners. And
on motion was approved by the entire
vote. The Bond of G. ". Bra'ey as
custodian ofthe County funds, present.
ed to the Board, was on motion approx.
ed all Of the members voting eye aud
the Board did fix the amount Of said
Bond at $4,000. Final action was
had on petition read at the previous
regular meeting Of the Board, asking
that Sections Z and 8 and the North
one half Of sections II and 18 in Town
ship 100 Range 36 be attached to
School distric. Number Is. There be-
ing no objection made, the territory as
described was added to said District,
all Of the members voting aye,
On motion of Commissioner Porter,
voted that the Chairman of the Board,
and the County Auditor be appointed a
Committee to invite proposals for
painting the Court House and fence
around the Court House grounds, and
that such committee be authorized to
accept such proposal as may seem rea
sonable to them.
On motion of Com Schandra the
Chairman of the Board aud the
County Auditor were appointed com.
mittee to gain any information they
can, as to probable cost Of building
suitable vault for the safe keeping Of
the County records, said Committee to
report to the County Board at their
next meeting, or as soon thereafter as
practicable On motion voscd, that at
the special election appointed BY act y:
Legislature to be held on the 18th day
of June 1877 that the following pro
position shall be submitted to the vot
ers Of Redwood County to be also voted
on at said election: vix-That perm
anent FIRE guard be made around the
County, and that to effect, this that the
Board Of County Commissioners have
. strip of not less than one rod in
width broke around the County on the
boundary line. That for said breaking
the sum Of $3.50 per acre shall be Of
cred to the border Towns that will do
the same on the County line within
their towns-said breaking to be done
between the 25th day Of June and the
25th day Of July 1877, and provided
that any Town should fail to certify
to the County Auditor before the 25lh
day Of June through their Town Clerk
that they will eurantee said breaking,
and on terms as herein stated, then such
breaking shall be done under the di-
rectiou Of the Board Of County Com.
missioners, provided further, that any
breaking necessary to complete the line
on the border of unorganized Town
ships shall be done under the direction
Of the County Board. The manner Of
voting on above proposition will be
- follows. The vote of those in
favor Of will be-Fire guard Yes
The vote Of those opposed to-wili be
Fire guard Ne.
Resolved that in compliance with
Section l Of act relating to burning
prairie grass enacted BY LegislatutS
March let 1877. Ammendatory to