The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-12-20
REPORT OFPROCEEDINGS

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County Commissioners
STATE OF MINNESOTA, ]
COUNTY OF MOBILES,
AUDITORS OFFICE,
WOxTHlNGTON, Dec. II, 1877.
Board met in special session OH call
of Auditor.
Present:
A. O. Condo. LIST Dist.
a. G. Robinson, I'd District,
E. S. Mills, Sd District, Cham,
VIM. NJ. Bear, Auditor.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
BILLS PRESENTED,
VIM: Fordner, saving wond for Office, 800
A. +. Miller, printing, 49, r., 100
Martin Heiser, relief, 2 Sc
A. C. Robinson, building wood house LOO %
st. John Cole. link and fixing stove, s 95
w sk " Co fp% oofs RSd blanks i
A bill presented by T. L. Taylor, of
from $24 to $50. Mr.. Taylor came be-
fore the Board and asked that lie be al
lowed his full bill OF $24, and the Board
so ordered. ID. 5. Law also asked that
his bill, which had been reduced at 4
former meeting, from $30.5O to $25, lie
fully allowed and the Board so ordered.
VIM. Carol presented a bill Of $144, OU
for taking care OF and boarding Peter
Defort for 8 weeks. The bill was laid
over and the county attorney requested
to examine into and report on tile case
at the next meeting of the Board.
PETITIONS.
Lars Johnson, residing on he t Sec.
20, 1O1, 80, presented Il petition asking
to he detached from School Dist. No.
% and attached to School Dist. No. g.
The petition was received and the
usual notice was ordered posted.
A petition from Allen CLANCY, J. S.
Green and others, was presented, ask
ing for the erection of two bridges on
Co. Road No. is, one across the outlet
of the Bates slough and one across the
Little Rock Greek.
Petition received and laid over for fu-
ture action.
TAX CASES.
Elihu Smith asked the Board to
abate the tax on his personal property
so as to make the amount to G. rres-
pond to tax on the amount listed by
him on his sworn statement to the AS
SCISSOR for the year 1877, to wit: $142O.
Pending the investigation of the case,
Mr.. Smith presented to the Board an
affidavit setting forth that no part of
the amount of the deposits, the am It's
carried OH to his valuation by the vii
lage Council, belonged to members of
his own family.
The Board ordered an application for
the abatement OF the State Taxes, and
that the excessive taxes relating to
the county and school district and viii
llge be abated.
Mr.. Foot applied for Il correction in
the taxes on Lot s, Block 36, in village
of Worthington, and the correction
was orderded rs per statute.
The case of E. White was presented
to the Board on his own application.
Mr.. White was represented as needing
medical aid and at<the same time desti-
tute. The case was considered and
Commissioner Robinson was appointed
to take charge of the case and make
necessary arrangements.
The Commissioners then took up the
matter relative to County Treasurer S
account, and it was orderded that an
order be drawn in favor of II. Brayton,
former Treasurer, for $17.85 to balance
his accounts with the county. And
that $466. II cents of county orders now
held by the County Auditor he cancell-
ed to balance the account Of II. D.
Humiston, County Treasurer, up to
January, 1877.
There being no further business the
Board adjourned.
E. s. MILLS, Chm.
W. NJ. BEAR, Auditor.