Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-06-03


On motion, the Auditor was instructed
TO cancel tax for 1874 on the NW1 NE4,
Sec. Is, town 101, range II, the same haV-
ing been railroad land up to the 9Th day
of November, 1874.
On motion, the Board adjourned to
May 2Sth. 1880, 8 O'Clock A. NJ.
May goth, 1880, 8 o'clock A. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Members Richards, Trowbridge,
Nilsson and Schroeder.
On motion, the several claims for boun.
ty for tree planting claimed under act of
1871, was laid over to the next meeting,
July 9th, 1880.
On motion, the valuation for 1879 tax
on the SW4 SEA and SE1 SE4, Sec:
II, town 101, range 16, was recommended
TO the State Auditor 10 be reduced one
half, anG the tax thereon correspondingly
abated, the same being doubly valued.
F. A. Engle came before the Board and
withdrew his application for a reduction
Of tax for 1879 on Engle & Co.'s. mill.
Resolued, that the following named sums
be and are hereby appropriated out OF the
county funds, of the county OF Mower,
not otherwise appropriated, for the fol-
lowing purposes:
One hundred and ninety dollars, for the
building OF bridge of As feet span, Is
feet in width, across the little Cedar river
on the town line, state road, on the north
line OF section 1, in the town Of Adams,
the same to be paid when said bridge is
completed and accepted by the Board of
County Commissioners.
TO The town Of Bloomington, two hund-
red dollars, for the building of two
bridges in said town, as follows: One
across branch Of Root river, on county
road running north and south through
the center Of said town, and the other one
one across the slough at the head Of the
north branch of the Iowa river in said
town, on county road No. 18; said appro-
priation to be drawn by said town when
said bridges are built and accepted by the
County Commissioners.
To the town Of Udolpho, six hundred
dollars, for the rebuilding of the bridge
across the Cedar river known as the
CARL bridge, IN said town, said apprOpri-
alton to be drawn by sali town when said
bridge is rebuilt and accepted by the
County Commissioners.
On motion, w. B. Nilsson was appointed
q bridge committee on the bridges built
in the town of Adams and Bennington,
aud WIN. Richards and o. G. LaBar a
committee on the CARL bridge in the
town of Udolpho.
On motion, the following claims were
allowed:
D. =: stinson, deputy sheriff fee :.:.::.S& g g
G. II. Davidson, printing and stationery. % %
L. 8. Elmer, days painting grand jury ~
once. ......:... .... 49,. .........::. II Is
ing board, and postage used In Audi.
tors office in months Of March, April 20 ~
W: N. Howe, Register Of Deeds, ieX days,
at $3per day, making list of mortgages
for the Assessors. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6O O0
Evan Watkins, witness fee. .......:. 36d
Chas. Schroeder, 8 days commissioner
fec and mileage. .............. ......... Is o.
lee and mileage. -" :.........::.:.....:. 10 a
tee and mileage. ........................ - OF
VIM. Richards days commissioners =.
fec and mileage. ............;...,....:. "A ~
VIM. Richards, days commtsstonsr's
VIM. Kichards, days on auditing board ID
On motion, the following claims were
rejected: Neils Finkleson, for tax paid
by him on SEX, Sec. 26, town 1O2. range
10. for 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875
1875 and 1877, on which he had sale Ger
tlficates for three previous years, which
sales and tax were set aside BY . decree
Of court, amount claimed, $67. 95.
! Aaron Axtell, for . balance claimed fo1
keeping Henry Condor, from Decembe