The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-01-15

Attest, Chairman.
/. NJ. VanSchaack,
Co. Auditor.
Petition of Charles Porter and 48
others presented asking that township
1O9, Range SO, be organized as town.
Petition accepted and order made as fol-
lows;
State of Minnesota.
County of Redwood
Upon receiving
petition of majority of all the legal
voters of congressional township 100,
range 36 in said county, asking thaa the
same be organized as new town. under
the township organization law, to be
named Charlcstown, we, the county COM
missioners Of said county, did on the 7th
day of January A. u. 1880, proceed to
fix and determine the boundaries of such
new town and to name the same Charles
town, in accordance with the said peti-
ton, and designated the residence of
Franz Wichneau in school dist. No. II.
as the place for holding the first town
meeting in such town to he held on Sat
urjlay the cath day of January A. u. $780,
The boundaries of said town Of Charles
town. as fixed and established BY us are
as follows: all of congressional township
number one hundred and nine, range
thirty six. according to the United States
survey therOf. Given under our hands
this 7th day of January A. D. 1880.
| Bv order of the board of county COM
missioncrs in and for said county of Red
wood.
Fred V. Hotchkiss,
Attest. Chairman.
l. NJ. VanShaack.
Co. Auditor.
The Auditor was Instructed to have
notices posted in compliance with law.
Adjourned until 1 80 p. m.
1: 80 p. m. hoard met pursuant to ad-
journment, all of the members present.
Opinion of the Co. Attorney relating to
the Depositlng of county funds was read
and placed on file.
BY the board. Resolved that the boacd
do not designate a Depository for the
public funds for the year 1880.
adoption Of the foregoing. com'rs. Turrell.
Porter and Owens voted no. comrs.
HOtchkiss and Stewart voted yes.
The Resolution was not adopted.
On motion of com. Turrell. voted that
the matter Of appointing depository for
county funds be postponed until the next
meeting Of the board. BY u vote of the
board of commissioners the board of
audit was instructed to advertise for
bids for use Of the county funds. from
March Goth 1880 to January 10th 1881.
The following applications for abate
ment of personal property valuation and
taxes levied thereon for the year 1879
were presented. On motion voted that
| the same be submitted and recommended
to the state auditor for abatement in
amounts as follows.
NJ X But,crfield sNO W F dickinson
$40. NJ Offcrman So. go ID L Hitchcock
2459. Moses Sears &2OO. II D ChOllar *2.-
149. W Clayson $500. Christina Smith
81, 2,495. Peter Smith 1867. Adjourned
until 8 o'clock a. m. Jan. Sth.
9a. m. Jan. 9Th, board met pursuant to
adjournment. All members present.
Action was taken as follows on the petit
ton of of G r Keeland and others asking
that a part of dist No. 81 be detached.
and new school district formed from
the same viz:
1t is hereby ordered and determined
that the following described territory to-
witt
allof sections 1. 2. IL and 12 the east half
of sections 2 and 10. the north east quart
er of section Is and the north half sect
ions Is and II in Township 100 range 81.
Now a part of school district No. 81 of
the county of Redwood, he and hereby
is taken from said school District and
constituted common school district No
Al. This order will take effect on the
eighth day Of Jan. A. d. 1880.
BY order of the board of county COM
missioncrs of Redwood county state of
Minn. Dated a. Redwood Falls. Minn.,
January 9Th 1890.
Fred " Uotchkiss,
| Attest. Chairman.
I. NJ. VanSchacck.
| County Auditor.
(To be cOntinued.)