The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-08-07
So 500 90
A. C.. ROBINSON,
FRED BLOOM,
ROBERT SHORE,

A. c. ROBINSON,
FRED BLOOM,
ROBERT SHORE,
Commissioners.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this goth day of July, 1879.
JAMES WALKER, Auditor.
The petition OF John Travis and
others for a new school district in
West Side township, was taken up.
No remonstrance was presented. 1t
is hereby determined and ordered that
sections 5, E, 7, s, and the VIZ of 4
and VIZ of 9 shall hereafter consti-
tute district to be known as School
District No. 90.
Applications for bountics on trees,
formerly presented to the board and
referred by them to the county attor-
ney, were again presented as revised
in conformity to law in such cases.
Bounties were allowed as follows:
D. S. Law, $ acres at s. per acre,
$40 90.
VIM. Parry 81 acres at s. per acre
$40 50.
J. D. Roberts, 2}4 acres at $, per
acre, IS 50.
Julia NJ. CLANCY, 21z acres at S,
per acre, S. 90.
G. Z. Morrison, n acres, at s.
per acre, s. 50.
Henry Faraghcr, ~ acres, at s.
per acre, s. 90.
Edwin Erickson Fields, y! acres
at s. per acre, S. 90.
Petition of Hon. S. Miller to have
certain town lots in the villages of
Bigelow and Hersey, belonging TO tie
K. K. Co., stricken from, the records,
and taxes against the same cancelled,
was presented. The county rccor, S
showing no transfer from the r. F.
Co., to other parties, the taxes we e
ordered cancelled, and the lots stricl-
en- off the tax books as asked by tie
petitioner.
A. NJ. Smith made application to
have taxes cancelled illegally assessed
against house formerly owned by
him, but which he had disposed Of
prior to the 1st of May, 1873. On
proof of same the application was
granted, and tax and penalty ordered
cancelled.
Homer Wells presented a petition
showing that he has paid taxes on 100
acres OF land in Worthington town
ship since 1873, and that he owned
only 1904 acres, and asked that the
amount paid in excess be refunded.
The records showing that the st. P.
u 5. Z. K. r. Co. have owned on
acres If said land since 1873, the
taxes paid on the same were ordere d
refunded for 1874, 1875, 1876, ard
1877, and taxes cancelled on the same
for the year 1873.
The petition of VIM. Gallagher to
have taxes illegally assessed against
N E II 26-1o4-43 cancelled, proving
satisfactory to the board, the petition.
er presenting U. S. land certificate
showing that he did not prove up on
the same prior to the first of May
1873, was granted and tax ordered
cancelled.
Several applications for refundinG
and cancelling taxes on R. r. lane
On the ground that it was not con
tracted for until after the 1st day O
January, 1878, were presented to thu
board. All of said applications wer.
retired for proofs showing by the R
r. contracts that said lands were no
contracted for, purchased or Dough
prior to May 1st, 1878.
George J. Day made application t.
have road tax in the town Of Wor
Ellington, on 100 acres in excess O
what he owned, refunded to him.
Granted.
Petition from S. p. Bon and other
for bridge across the main brancl
of Elk Creek, on the section line be
tween sectious 1 and 2, Worthingto1
township, presented. Voted that a,
appropriation be made from the bridg
fund sufficient to build said bridge
and that the same be given in charge
of A. c. Robinson, to procure ma
terial and see that said bridge is erect
: ed as asked for by petitioners.
An appropriation of s. 50 from tn
poor fund was made in behalf of +
Cook, sick and destitute, of Sewar'
township.
Sealed proposals, as per advertise
} ment, to build bridge across JAG
; Creek, in Seward township, orene'
and read by the Auditor. The bid
| to construct said bridge according t
t plans and specifications, are as fol
ows: VIM. Brown, $13o 90; Kim
ball & Taylor, 500 90; S. E. Chand
Ter, 1913 90. The contract was award
= ed to S. E. Chandler, he being tn
lowest bidder, and Commissions
Bloom was appointed to inspect sal
= bridge when completed. The count
Auditor was instructed to draw an OF
t der in payment when proper motto
of completion and acceptance is made