The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-02-22
Auditors Once.


half of sections II and 10. in Township
one hundred and nine, range thirty six, be
attached to school dist. No. l6. The prop
er notices were ordered tosbe posted. and
the time and place for hearing fixed, at
the Auditors Office March 10th, 1877 at 10
=. N.
Application Of D. McCorquodale read,
requesting sjreduction Of $3oiOn his Person
al Property Assessment. Such reduction
was made for reasons a. set forth in appli-
cation.
Petition Of J. &. Libby and "a others
received, asking for an appropriation Of
$50 for building bridge across Dutch
Charley Creek, where the County Road
crosses the creek in the Town Of Lamber-
ton. Such appropriation was made and
Commissioners Porter and Schandera ap-
pointed committee to attend to the con.
Of said bridge.
The Personal Property Assessment o.
Messrs. Praxel 4 Schandera was then dis
cussed, and the matter postponed until the
next meeting Of the Board.
On motion, voted to make and sign the
Bonds voted by the County under certain
conditions in aid Of the Minnesota Valley
Railway Company, after which the board
passed series OF resolutions as follows.
Resolved, that Commissioners King Por-
ter and Little be appointed committee
and are instructed, and required, as soon
practicable, to meet the proper officers Of
Of the Minnesota Valley Railway Company
for the purpose Of making a contract be-
tween said company and Redwood County
whereby it shall construct a line Of Railroad
into the Village of Redwood Falls which
shall connect said Village, with the line Of
Winona & st. Peter R. r. in Brown Coun-
ty Minnesota, said road to be built on or
before October LIST, 1877.
Said committee is constructed to en-
ploy Alfred wallin to act a. their coun.
sci, and to assist in drawing up the con-
tract.
A series Of resolutions being presented
by Commissioner Little. It was.
Resolved. that this board shall duly ex.
ecute and deliver to said committee fifty
thousand dollars in Redwood County
Bonds, each bond for one thousand dollars
and numbered from one to fifty inclusive
Said Bonds to be countersigned by the
Auditor Of this county and made payable
to the Minnesota Valley Railway Company
under certain act Of the Legislature
which authorizes the issuing Of said bonds
to said company.
Resolved, further that said committee
be, and is hereby instructed and required
to personally deposit said Bonds in escrow
with The First National Band of Saint Paul
Minnesota, to be by said Bank delivered to
said Railway Company upon terms and
conditions to be specified in receipt to be
signed BY the proper officers Of said bank
which receipt shall be delivered to said
committee at or prior to the delivery Of
said Bonds to the Bank as aforesaid, and
which receipt shall embody among other
features the following terms and condi-
tons.
/. Said bonds are not to be delivered
to said company unless prior to October
LIST, 1877 it shall have, constructed it's line
of road and run its cars into the Village of
Redwood Falls from point in Brown
County Minnesota on the line of the Vino
o. & st. Peter Railroad.
2. Said Bonds are under no circum-
stances to be delivered to said company or
to any person or persons whomsoever by
said Bank until said Bank shall first have
received from this Beard duly certified
copy Of resolution Of this board directing
such delivery.
8. Said Bank shall before it delivers
said bonds to said company take duly
executed receipt from said company which
receipt shall in terms be full release and
acquitance to Redwood County Of all obli-
CATION or liability IN the part Of said coun-
ty to issue or deliver bonds to said compa-
ny.
4. Said receipt shall further specify
that said Bank shall at any time subse-
quent to October LIST 1877 redeliver said
bonds to the County Auditor of Redwood
County on his demand therefor provided
said railroad has not been completed and
the cars running thereon into the village
of Redwood Falls prior to said date.
Resolved further that the County Audi
tor shall before said bonds are delivered to
said Committee as aforesaid detach and de.
stroy the coupon attached to each Of said
bonds which by its terms will mature July
LIST 1877.
Statement regarding Gotlieb Kingsley
personal property assessment considered
and on motion, voted that a reduction Of
9152 be made on valuation Of said assess.
ment.
On motion the following bills were d.
lowed.
b Small, burning prairie - psr con tract, $3.50