The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-08-16
REPORTOF PROCEEDINGS

REPORT OF. PROCEEDINGS:
| Of the Board Of County Commissioners
| STATE OF MINNESOTA, J -
:: COUNTY OF MOBILES,
! -. AUDITORS OFFICE /
! -. WoRTH1NGT0N. Aug. Il 1877. !
Net in adjourned session. Present.
A. o. Condo, 1st District.
"A. 9. Robinson, I'd District,
/ e. S. Mills, Sd District, Cha'm
VIM. NJ. Bear, Auditor.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap'
proved.
| UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
| E. s. Mills and A. o. Condo. the
Com nittee to examine the proposed
route of a highway running west on
the State line from the southeast cor
her Of Ransom township, made a ia
vOrable report and recommended that
the prayer of petitioners be granted.
On motion, the report was ordered to
be received and survey of the road
made.
The Committee on the matter of dam
ages claimed by D. S. Law, in estab-
fishing County Road No Is across his
premises, reported against allowing
any damages and their report was a.
dopted and the Committee discharged.
A. e. Robinson and A. .. Condo,
who had been appointed at a Commiss.
toner's Meeting April II, to examine
and report in regard to bridge sites in
the township of Seward, reported and
their report was received and ordered
on file.
A petition from Grand Prairie re.
lating to building certain bridges on
County Road No. 10, laid over from
former meeting, was taken ND and. on
motion, +. S. Mills and A. q. Condo
We're made q Committee to examine
the proposed site of said bridges and
report the result of their investigations
to the Board.
A petition from Hersey relating to a
bridge across Elk Greek, laid over from
Il former meeting, was taken up.
A. .. Condo moved that the petition
be received and the prayer granted
Motion carried.
PETITIONS.
A petition from Richard Prideaux,
u. &. Holmes and others for bridge
across Otter Greek, on the State line
road west Of railroad track, in town OF
Ransom.
The petition was received and the
bridge ordered to he built.
"A petition from-B. +. Johnson, S
Wass and others for 4 highway begin
ming at northwest corner of Sec. S
Township 104, Range 40, thence run.
ming south to The southwest c>rner OF
Sec: 80, Township 103, Range 40.
The petition was received and a. c.
Robinson and A. 0. Condo were ap.
pointed i Committee to make the nee
essary view of the proposed route.
On motion, the County Auditor was
authorized to advertise for sealed pro
posals to build the following br;d ges
viz:
One bridge across the Otter Creek or
County road No. Is.
One bridge across Jack Creek on the
line of County Road No. II.
One bridge across Elk Greek on the
line Of County Road No. 10.
Also one bridge frame across ELI
Creek on Sec. 81, in the township OF
Jersey.
On motion, A. g. Robinson was au
thorizetl to prepare and deposit will
the County Auditor on or before the
18th Of August, plans and specifications
for said bridges.
| MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
D. B. johnson applied for the abate
ment of taxes on the south half of sw1
of Sec. 8, L. 102, r. 43, the same having
been enormously assessed as shown by
Land Officer J. +. Moulton, no proof
Of settlement being made till 1877.
| The Board ordered the abatement t.
be made.
The Board ordered that Mr.. Hiram
Millington, of Summit Lake township
receive i weekly stipend amounting t(
three dollars per week in county orders
until further action be taken in tn,
matter.
BILLS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED.
John johnson, repairing Office stool, 10
l.. +. Kimbail, relief supplies, IS
A. G: KE o6n examining bridge Sites 799
e. M Hihee examining road %%' and mileage, u
Board adjourned till Aug. 8, 1877.
T Met rs per adjournment, Aug. 8, 1877
All present.
The list of personal property tax fo1
1877 as returned by the County Treas
urer and unpaid was taken up. TIN
Commissioner, after gracefully examin
ing said list and striking tllerefrOm al
items 10y them thought to lie uncollect
able, said list was returned to the COu !
ty Auditor to take the statutory course
The amount struck from the list wa.
$141.37.
J. II. Maxwell, of Dewald, presented
q sworn statement, setting forth that
the improvements and structures on
his real estate were assessed too high
being above their cash value in the sun
OF $4,000, and asked an abatement to thu
amount stated.
The Board ordered the abatement
made.
The following estimate for taxes was
made:
We, the County Commissioners Of
Mobiles County and State of Minnesota
do hereby estimate the following sums
as necessary to pay the various ex
penses of said County of Mobiles for the
ensuing year and direct the same to be
carried on to the tax books of thu
County for the year 1877, to wit:
General County Revenue, &l.6o
Road and Bridge fund, LOO
! Interest fund, 1,6U
Poor fund, .SOt
Total, 500
| E. $. Mills,
| A. q. Condo,
A. T.. Robinson,
Auditors Office, Worthington, Aug
8, 1877.
Sworn and subscribed this 9th day OF
| Aug. 1877. WIN. NJ. BEAR,
| Co. Auditor.