The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-24
Lyons on personal property tax for 1874,
IN Red Wing, on account Of erroneous as

r,
in Red Wing, on account Of erroneous as
sessment.
JANUARY 4th.-The sum Of $500 per
week allowed Nels N. Otur,, of Red VIM
until next session Of board. The taxable
valuation Of lot 2, block 81, and part of lot
l, block 81. assessed to E. P. Watson. of
Red Wing, for 1876, reduced the amount of
value Of building thereon. the same having
been destroyed by fire, and tax abated
accordingly.
The assessment of personal property of
VIM. Featherstone. Of Red Wing, for 1876.
reduced $1123 under 23d item of credits
&c., on account of error in assessment, and
tax abated accordingly.
The bill Of o. C. Nelson. $57, for board
ing Albert Larson, allowed.
DR.. Z. N. Hewitt was requested to remove
to his hospital Mr.. Henry Larson, of Red
Wing, and there to take care of him.
Ella Catlin allowed Sc for boarding off.
GERS engaged in arresting and taking care
of Milton Wilson.
The taxable valuation of ! of ne of
sec: IS. t. 1l3, r. Is, for year 1876, reduced
to $3.50, and tax abated accordingly.
The following resolution was unanimous
ly adopted:
Resolced That this county hereby authorizes the
employment by the District Court of short hand r.
porter during sessions of Court as provided nv low
and the County Auditor is hereby directed to- issr,
orders for the payment of the amount of compensa.
ton allowed such reporter, certified and ordered
by the Judge OF the District Court.
Petition of 7. B. Sheldon and others for
laying out new road along the valley of
Hay Creek, laid over until next session.
Com'rs Doyle and Hayman being appointed
upon the Committee upon the same, in places
n md Rnr s.
the Committee
Com'r johnson reported upon condition
OF Spring Creek valley road and made sue-
gestlons relative to repairing same; laid
over until next meeting.
Petition Of Perry Thompson and others
for new road in the towns of Featherstone
and Burnside taken up, and Com'r Johnson
placed upon Committee in place of Benne-
WITT, former member. The Committee ask
ed for further time, and the matter was
laid over until March session of Board.
The petition of Com'r johnson under
special act of the Legislature approved
March End, 1876, relative to re-survey and
laying out Of the so-called St. Paul & Du-
buque road, read, and referred to Commit
tee consisting of Com'rs johnson, Hayman,
and Doyle.
The unexpended $50 of the appropriation
Of $500, made at March session 1876, for
repairs on Red Wing aud Featherstone road
cancelled.
The salary Of the County Superintendent
Of Schools was fixed at SllO0 for the pres
ent year.
The following resolutions were then
adopted:
Resolred, That Martin s. Chandler, Sheriff of Good
hue County, Minnesota, be allowed the of $3.50,
for the year 1877 as fees and also the of the
rooms he now occupies in the Court House. and his
wood and lights for said year and he pay into the
County Treasury for the the sum of eighty dol
lars.
The foregoing resolution being presented
to the Judge of the District Court for his
approval, was endorsed by him as follows:
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Goodhue Dis
trict Court, First Judicial District
hereby approve the above resolution and hereby
fix the salary jailor of 81. s. Chandler Sheriff Of
Goodhue county, for the year 1877, forth in said
F.M. CROSBY, Judge of said Court.
The sum Of 1854 refunded to James
Lawther for erroneous assessment of taxes
for 1875 on lot 10, block 2, Sweney's addi-
ton to Red Wing.
On motion SO per cent. of taxes paid by
James Lawther on ] of !, sec. 6, t. III.
r. II, for 1915, refunded, because Of
erroneous assessment: the same amounting
to $l7.4S.
The valuation Of ne of NV !, and NV !
of NV j.: the sw ! Of NV of see. Is. t.
ll3, T. Is for year 1878 reduced to $50 per
forty: on account Of erroneous assessment
and taxes to amount of S6S.47 abated
accordingly, and ordered refunded to James
Lawther, the owner.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN.-The tax for 1873
on W of 40 acres of lot 3, section 10, t.
Ill, r. II, ordered cancelled
The valuation Of ne ! Of sw ! of sec. G.
t. Ill, r. Is, for 1876, reduced to $3.50, and
tax abated accordingly.
The personal property tax of E. P. Wat
son tor 1876 was abated, the property of
Mr.. Watson having been destroyed by fire.
The sum Of $40 appropriated for ferry
and road to the proposed ferry place at
Prairie Island, to be expended under the
orders Of Com'r Brown.
The taxable valuation for 1876 on that
part Of ne Of sw ! Of sec. q, t. 1l3, (. Is,
lying Of Cannon river, reduced to Sl65
and that part of sw ! of sec. ?, t. 113, r.
Is lying west Of Cannon river, for 1876, re-
duced to $35; and the valuation for 1876
of that part of Sc of sw /, sec. 81, t. lib,
F. 10 lying east OF Cannon river, reduced
to 500, and taxes abated accordingly.
William Dsnforth, Esq, presented his
official bond and oath of Office as County
Surveyor, which was approved, and bond
filed.
Petition Of J. E. Colvill and others for
alteration in the Red Wing and Lake City
road, referred to full board as committee,
and laid over until next session.
Com'r Brown authorized to purchase
wood for use at the Court House, and give
orders for payment Of same.
The following resolution was unanimous