Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-11-10

The committee, William Richards and
w. 3. Nilsson, appointed to view the road
pctitiOned for in the towns of Adams and
Lodi, by John Hildebrand and others,
made a verbal report and recommend
the granting Of said road as per said
petition.
On motion, the report OF said com.
miltee was received and adopted and a
road four rods wide granted in accor-
dance Herewith, as follows:
Commencing at point on the town
line between the towns of Adams and
Nevada, at the section post between
sections 80 and 81 in the town of Adams,
and sections rs and 26 in the town Of
Nevada. and running east on the section
line to the section post between sections
rs and Sc in the town Of Lodi and Sec
tions 50 and 81 in the town of Leroy.
On motion, the petition of T. Duaman
and others, to alter a county road in the
towns of Lansing and Udolpho, was re.
ceived and William Richards and o. G.
LaBar appointed committee to view
and report on same.
G. l.. Schroeder, bridge committee on
appropriation made to the town of Racine
to repair bridge across Bear Creek, on or
near the county line, south from the vii
lage of Hamilton, and in the town of
Racine, made verbal report that said
bridge had been repaired in good and
substantial manaer, and the appropriation
for the same expended in full
On motion, the report OF the commit.
tee was accepted, and the chairman and
Auditor instructed 10 issue an order On
the county treasurer, in the usual form,
payable to the town Of Racine for the
sum of $50, being the amount appropri-
ated TOR repairing said bridge.
w. B. Nilsson, bridge committee on
appropriation made to the town Of Ben
nington for bridge purposes, made
verbal report that one hundred dollars
OF said appropriation had been expended
in the building of bridge across the
head of the south branch OF Root river,
III said town, and recommended the pay
ment, to said town, of 500 Of the sum
appropriated 70 said town.
On motion, the report was accepted
and the chairman and Auditor instructed
for the payment of Que hundred dollars
to said town Of Bennington, the same be-
ing part OF an appropriation made 10
said town for road and bridge purposes.
On motion, the petition of J. Wood
ward, H. w. Page, F. A Engle and others
for new bridge across Turtle creek un
the road running west from the city Of
Austin, was laid over to the January, 1881,
meeting Of the Board of county CON-
missioners.
Tie following was laid over to the
January, 1881, meeting Of the Board:
Petition of c. L. Grannis, G. R Vail
and others, 10 uulte school districts Nos.
Ga and 81.
Petition of John Watland and others,
to set the nwh nt section %, 1Ol, II, from
school district No. 5 to district No. 70.
Bills Of w. B. Nilsson, statute for CON-
missioners, So; Geo. O. Joiner, witness
fee, $1.49; L. N. Griffith, statute for jus.
tlce, Sc; F. G. Ray, constable fees, $l1;
James Murphy, threshing on poor farm,
$3645; w. Il. Spencer, commissioner and
committee service, $3.50; G. W. Allen,
commissioner and committee service,
$467O; E. R. Campbell, tree bounty; G.
G.. Baldwin, soldier county bounty
j. Maxiield, constable fees in action for
Islander. not county charge, So. 40; E.
D. Stoddard, NJ. D., medical service for
Henry Condor, poor person, services not
authorized by commissioners, 500.
On motion, the Auditor was instructed
10 give notice that bids will be received
at the January, 1881, session of the Board
of county commissioners, for the furnish
ing of blanks, stationery, coal and all
necessary supplies for the use of the
several county Offices, and for the poor
farm, for the year 1881.
On motion, the Board adjourned.
WILLIAM RICHARDS, Chairman.
Attest: J. NJ. WYCKoFF, County Auditor.