The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-01-16
THE GAZETTE.
VIM. 3. HERRlOII,
Editor.

Minutes Of Co. Board Meeting.
Auditor Office. Redwood Falls Miun.
January 7th 1879.
Board Of County Commissioners met
pursuant to law. Present commissioners
Hotehkiss, Porter. Turrcll, Schandera
and Stewart. On motion commissioner
Hotchkiss by unanamous vote was elcc-
ted chairman for the ensuing year. Ad-
journed until half past one o'clock r. N.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
ell members present. An examination OF
Records and vouchers in the Auditor
and Treasurer's Offices was entered upon
for the purpose Of making certificate as re-
oyired By law. Without completing their
work in the foregoing matter. the Board
gave their attention to application made
Sin person) BIZ Nelson johnson for an
eppropristion for bridge on town road in
SSe town of BrOOkville. Not entertained
for the reason that the commissioners
have no authority to make appropria-
sions for town roads. Bond OF j.. H..
Bowers as Judge of Probate approved.
Adjourned until 3 o'clock January 9Th
Board met pursuant to adjournment, mem-
bers Ill present.
Reports Of Regis.saz. a.sa. ef RseSaSsa paSis6 ai6Ss sf
HgYses received during the year, were
presented placed on file in the Auditor $
ofnce, and the auditor was directed to
have the several Reports published,
showing the Total amount received by
each of said officers during the year. In
the matter of the taxes unpaid on the
tract of land assessed to S. N. McPhail
and designated part of Oak Glen-com-
missioner, Stewart moved that the Audi
tor and chairman of the Board be appOin-
ted . committee with authority to settle
with messrs-McPhail and Dunnington
the taxes against the Oak Glen property,
situated in and being part of the S +
SEX Of Section 81 7. 113 r. S6 upon
payment of the original tax, with interest
at the rate of seven per cent per annum
Carried by uuanamous vote. 1t was Re-
solved that the County Surveyor be en-
rloyed to make plat of thet 5 E Sc a
section IS T ll3 K IS, showing the
acreage of, and description of tracts ac-
cording to transfers up to January 7tb
the Records in Register Of Deeds Office,
AS practicable and where the necessary
facts cannot be correctly ascertained
from this source he shall make an actual
survey, the surveyor is further directed
to add to said plat, such portion, of the
original Plat of the Village of Redwood
Falls, and of the north east quarter of
section one T liz II So as will show the
Offset and blocks in the Village Plat and
territory adjacent to, and lying south of
the Sc sen Sec I 112 r IS. the plat
to be made under the direction of the
chairman and auditor.
January 1th, 1879. Adopted the fol-
lowing presented by com. Hotchkiss.
That; whereas many persons citizens
and tax payers of this county have petit
toned this board to memorialiZe the
Legislature, asking that two terms of the
district court be had in this county
Be it Resolved by the board of county
CONS that the Legislature be requested
at its present session to provide by law,
for two regular terms of said court, to be
held in this county said terms to be held
IS follows one term the third Tuesday
in June and one term on the first Tues
day in January A u 1880.
Adopted by the board Jan. Sth 1879.
On motion voted that license for the
sale Of spurious, vinous or malt liquors
be fixed at one hundred dollars for the
ensuing ysss payable in adyanes & jan.
1879. Board met pursuant adjournment
all members present.
Where as a certificate has been received
from the Minnesota Valley Railway Com
panv stating that they have received the
nifty seven per cent County Bonds. de-
posted with Horace Thompson. in escro.
TO be delivered by said Thompson to said
company on completion OF the sad naii-
way to the Village of Redwood rails -
Therefore Resolved that the receip. OF
said Thompson for the Bonds aforesaid
on hle in the Auditors office be returned
20 him onA fh0t f...rtiS,ad of fhis
certificate of said Railway company of
the receipt of said bonds be made and
deposited with the County Auditor, and
that the original certificate of the com
panv be returned to Horace Thompson.
Adopted Jan. 9th 1919.
The following was presented.
It appearing to the Board of County
commissioners. that the county Superin-
sendent of schools is remiss, and lnetfi
.ciept in his duties as such Superintendent
in that he fails to afford sufficient oppor
sunity for examination of teachers and
that BY reason of professional services,
or otherwise, he often has public exam,
ination of teachers by deputy, that he
and directors proper blanks, aud in gen
.eral, that he fails to promote the eiiic-
iency, and interest Of the public schools
II is hereby
REsoLvEo That the said Superintend-
ent Of Schools for Redwood County be,
and is hereby respectfully requested to
hand in his resignation to this Board,
and, that a copy of this resolution be
furnished said Superintendent. Adopt
ed Jan. 9th.
The following presented by Com.
H00chkisS:
RESOLVED That the Board of County
Commissioners of Redwood County do
demand under Section Z, Chapter 2, Gen.
Laws of 1873, that the Contractor, under
an act to provide uniform, and cheap
Text Books for the Public Schools Of
Minnesota, designate two persons in this
County to act as depositOrs, under said
act, and further said Board would re-
spectfuly request the appointment of
Rok't. Watson a resident of Redwood
Falls, and Lyman Fuller, resident of
the Town of Lamberton, as depositors in
said county. The Auditor is hereby di-
Tected to send a certified copy of this res
olution to said contractor. Adopted
January 9th, 1879.
Reports of County Superintendent Of
Schools for third and fourth quarter 1879
received and on vote were accepted.
Adjourned until half past one o'clock
r. u.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All present. Petition of B, Bertleson
and others for county road. By vote
Of the Board it was rejected, for the rea-
son Of not being made in proper form.
a'etition Of A. J. Porter and others for
. new School District, not granted for
the reason of the petition not stating
the Township or Range.
Affidavit Of Gust johnson having been
prescnted to the Board. showing that the
newly organized town JOhnsonville fail
ID to elect officers at the time set by the
County Board. for their first town meet
Ing. and that the said town failed there
after to elect their officers under the pro-
visions of the Township Jaws, the Board
took action as follows:
Whereas it appears by the affidavit OF
Gust Johnson, . freeholder of the town
Of Johnsonyille filed in the Office of the
County Auditor of the county of Red
wood. and State, of Minnesota on the
28th day Of November 1878 that the said
town Of Johnsonville in said County, neg
lActed to OrIanize and elect Town off