The Worthington advance., 1879-03-27
Il nE1POkT - .OLl!F'.PkOCEEDINGS
" Me Board Of County (,o,nn,issio
= AUDITORS OFFICE.
vi, ,,,,. WoRTHixGf0N. March q, lSi9.

OEfCE.
vi, nv. WoRrHiXGfON, March q, 1879.
The Board Of County Commissioner, met ia
adjourned Session. ~,..c
Present.; .....,
Robt. Shore Sd Dist. .,:....
Frei Bloom lst Dist ~
Jas Walker, Co. Auditor.
Ain4tes Ut last meeting were read and ap.
proved.
REPORTS.
Ihe following is the report Of the
County Commissioners after viewing
the timber claim of F. J. Porter. Of
Grand Prairie township, pursuant to
resolution of last meeting. viz: Having
on tie 18th day of March, 1879. person.
ai'y examined the tree claim grounds
anu timber upon which the alleged
fraudulent application for county l,oun-
~ WAS made and allowed, and having
theiIand there heard the statements Of
lM'!vlduals residing in the vicinity Of
sa,d tree claim, We have arrived at the
fD!'owing conclusions, viz: that nearly
~ 4l the trees now growing upon said
tlm0er claim have been planted thereon
witMn The last two years; that the trees
a1!egeu TO have been planted thereon in
november. 1875, were not successfully
groom and cultivated; that the said
trees planted in November, 1875, were
1T the time said application and claim
Tor county bounty was made more than
one roo apart on any or all of said
grounds, md that therefore the owner
OF said tree claim is not entitled to any
county boanty under the act of the Leg
lsIature to encourage the planting Of
timber on the prairies of Minnesota, ap-
proved March 6, 1871.
ltOnERT SHORE,
FRED BLOOM.
Dated this Sth day of March, 1879,
The report was accepted and placed
on file.
On motion, the County Auditor was
instructed to forward copy of the A.
bove report to the said F j. Porter and
to require the refunding to the County
treasurer of any money received by him
as county bounty on said claim.
PETITIONS.
Mrs. NJ. E. Haskell came before the
Board and made application for relief,
saying that on account OF infirmity she
was unable to support herself. The
board made provision for her Temporal
ry relief: The petition of majority of
the legal voters Of town lO4. Range 43,
for the organization Of said town was
presented. The commissioners pro-
ceeded to fix and determine the bounda-
rles OF said town as described in peti-
ton. In accordance with the wishes of
the petitioners the town was named
I1eota," and designated the house of
Geo. Knipps in said town as the place
Of holding the first town meeting on
Saturday, the 5th day of April, 1879, at
10 O'Clock a. NJ.
A petition from a majority of the ]e-
gal voters Of town 104, range Al, was
presented asking for the organization
of said town. No remonstrance being
presented the County Commissioners
proceeded to fix and determine tile
boundaries of said town as described in
petition and in accordance with the
wishes OF the petitioners named said
town Afton," and designated the
house of Casper Bloom, in said town. rs
the place of holding the 1st town meet
ing, on Saturday the 5th day of April,
1879, at 10 O'Clock Il. m.
The report and plat of survey of Co.
Road No. !, in Westside township, was
presented by Allen NJ. CLANCY, County
Surveyor. accepted, placed on file and
recorded OH road book.
A petition OF j. T. Gordon asking
that 4 certain school tax erroneously as
sessed against him for the year 1877 I've
refunded. Petition granted and Coun-
ty Treasurer instructed to charge the
amount of said tax to School District
No. 40.
Bond Of A. P. Miller presented with
John y lley and Emory Clark as sure
ties. The bond was accepted aud plac-
ed on Ale.
AS to the matter of damages done by
NJ. T.. Church to Court Room Hail, it
was referred to A. G. Robinson and the
Trustees Of said church for settlement.
Petition for the organization of 4 new
School District containing all of town.
ship l03, range ~, was presented. u.
sual notices were ordered posted and
day of hearing fixed for April 8, 1879.
Petition for the organization Of new
School District to be composed of sec.
tions 1, S, 6, and 8, Westside township
not granted.
Elihu Smith presented All application
to have taxes refunded erroneOusly as.
sessed in the village of WortIlington.-
Granted and county treasurer instruct
ed to refund to Mr.. Smith 50 81 the a.
mount paid by him charging the same
to the village Of WOrthington.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolution was adop.
ted:
Resolved, That the bonds of Mobiles
County to the amount Of 5000 be is
sued to fund the floating debt OF the
county to run ten years from date of
issue, said bonds to be issued to the
party offering to take the same at the
| lowest rate OF interest, said offers to be
made on or before the Stl day of April,
1870.
J. Chadwick having made application
for certain record books for the use of
his office, it was ordered that the Co,,,..
ty Auditor purchase such books at the
lowest rates possible.
II. J. Ludlow presented q petition
asking the refundimg of taxes illegally
assessed against him in 1876, and tile
abatement of taxes now entered against
said land on the tax duplicates of 1878.
On motion. the petition was allowed
| and Said illegal tax ordered refunded
| and lax for 1873 abated.
II. =. Trip made application to the
Board to have his personal property tax
CSitsSbkCN w A0ssA NoefSVV aOA 4COoO1bS kltCl
in his petition. The Board having no
authority to make such changes, the pc
titiOn was not granted.
BILLS PRESENTED AND ALLOWED.
The following bills were presented
and allowed:
Mrs. Keys, attendance on NJ. d.
Sargent, $40 &C
A. T. Miller, County Printing, 9O(
Ro ID No.. Z, % ot
| AEON Forbes. cords wood, 16 OF
J.. A. Town, Splttoons furnished
Conrt House, 2 81
Miller & Smith, Stationery fur
ni*hed Court, 3 7(
B. n. Carrier, recognizances. 81
| RoBr. SHORE Charm, pro tern.
| JAS. WALKER, County Auditor.
Our assistant. D. B. Neff, set up the
Annual Statement published in this is