The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-15
THE GAZETTE
VIM. B. HERR1OTT,
Editor.
Beard Of County Commissioners.

Board Of County Commissioners.
Auditors Office, Redwood Falls, Minn.
January 9th, 1880.
Board of County Commissioners met
in regular session at 9o'clock a. m. on
the above date. Members present and
answering to their names, Com. Hotch-
kiss, Porter, Turrell. Stewart and Owens.
On motion, Com. Hotchkiss was elect
cd chairman for the ensuing year.
Bond of Alfred Wallin as County At.
torney was presented. On motion voted
that the bond with surcties be approx
ed.
Proposition of d. H. Valentine for
paying the balance OF 1873 taxes was
considered; on motion the proposition.
was accepted.
Resolved by the board. that all of the
town and the town road tax, penalties.
interest and costs on lands belonging to
and assessed to w. F. Davidson & Co.
in T. III, r. -. for the year 1878, be and
is hereby abated, and the County Audi
tor Is hereby authorized to make such
abatement on statement to Co. Treasurer
Of such tax rs remains delinquent at this
dats.
On motion $52 was appropriated for
payment Of wood and saving of the same
for the county.
Voted that the bond of I. NJ. Van
Schasck Co. Auditor he fixed at $4,000. 90.
The bond in such amount was presented
to the county board, and on motion vot
ed that the same with surctics OF be ap-
proved.
Bond with surctics Of J. B. Robinson
n .~f H.
Bond, of s. q. Masters aS Co. Surveyor
presented On motion action deferred.
Bond of L. s. Crandall as Coroner was
presented. The amount of such bond
was fixed at $1,000. On motion said bond
with suretics named therein was approx
ed. Adjourned until 2 o'clock p. IN.
Board met pursuant to adjournment, all
members present.
The following report Of the board of
Auditors of Redwood county in relation
10 letting the county funds was sub
mitted to the board of commissioners to
wit:
We, the undersigned. the board of
Auditors of said county. would respect
full call your attention to the fact that
there il in our opinion no bank or bank
crs in Redwood county that come within
the provisions of Section $50. title ).
chapter 18, statutes of Mimn. 1878. and
would recommend the funds to be loan
cOrding to law. he being the only bidder
Tor the uae of said funds.
On motion voted that the Bond of the
County Treasurer be fixed at $4,000.
The following was prcseatcd;
Resolved: that the County Attorney
he requested to give the board his Opin
ion in regard to. whether the board of
county commissioners have power to pay
out of the general fund of the county. an
additional bounty to that given by the
State. for the destruction of wolves,
adopted.
The County Attorney in reference to
the above question answered no.
Communication from \. Wallin. Co.
Attorney. asking for an increase in SAL
AIRY Of County Attorney was considered.
On motion voted that the salary of Co.
Attorney he fixed at $4OO, per annum,
PAYABLE quarterly.
Report of N NJ Madigan for balance of
ed Report of ID I. BiEhnm. county Smpt.
January lat. 1880: presented
on motion voted, that
the salary of tho county Superintendent
Of schools he fixed on the basis. of $40.
for each organized school district, to he
paid quarterly. The salary of the county
Auditor was determined by the hoard on
the basis provided by law at 1920 for
the year ending the list Monday in March
1881. payable monthly. For Auditors
clerk hire, the sum Of *33O.52 was deter
mined BY the county hoard (undcr the
provisions of the law) for the year end
ing December 1st. 1880.
The following was adopted:
Whereas, the town of Redwood Falls
has no authority to levy town taxes of
any kind kind or description on real or
personal property situated outside Of
Congressional Township l12. Il. 36.
which has hccn done by said town. and
inadvertently extended on the tax list.
now therefore he it resolved ly the board
Of county commissioners of Redwood
county. That all unpaid town taxes.
levied by the town of Redwood Falls. on
real or personal property situated out
side of Township 112. r. 36, in said
county, is hereby declared to he abated
and void, and further the Auditor and
Treasurer Of said county are hereby auth
Orized and instructed to ignore said taxes
in the performance of their official duties.
Petition, signed by NJ Christianson
and . others asking that county road
hc located on the Range line between
Ranges IS and 35, beginning at the s. G..
cor. Of Willow Lake and running north
to the 8. e. cor. of Sec. ~, T. 112. II. SO.
and to vacate all of the county road
known as the Burns road, was laid over
until the next meeting.
Adjourned until 8 o'clock a. m. Jan.
7th. Jan. 7th 9 q. m. board met pursu-
ant to adjournment. All members pres
cnt. An examination of the records and
vouchers in the Auditors Office and
of the funds in the county treas
ury was made and a
certified statement as to the condition of
the same of which the following is a copy
was deposited with the Auditor.
Auditors Office, Redwood Falls.
Redwood County. MINI.
We, the undersigned, the board of
county commissioners for said county.
did on the 7th day of January A. d. 1880,
in regular session. examine the accounts
and vouchers Of the Auditor and Treas
urer rs required nv section 1O3, chap. 8.
general statutes Of the state, and found
the conditions to lie as follows. viz;
County funds in hands of Treasurer,
Deposited with Redwood Co.
Bank So, ,39s 81
Cash on hand 81 81
School orders 1j6 IS
County orders 81 10
Interest order $50 00
Town order Is OO
Making total on hand of three thous-
and, nine hundred and eleven and 3-tOO
dollars. We also find the funds of the
Treasurer short in the sum of one thous.
and. ninty-nine and 100 dollars. We
hereby certify that this amount CORE.
ponds with the balance charged to the
Treasurer on the books of the county
Auditor. which We have examined and
find in good condition.
We hereby certify that the foregoing
statement is true and correct to the bcs,