The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-06-30
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMITS.
SIONEI2S.


SIONEIeS.
AUDITOR OFFICE,
WORTuINGTON, June II, 1881.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Minutes Of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The petition for change of bounda-
ries in school districts No. 80 and 40
and the formation Of new school dis
trict from parts Of tho same was taken
up and considered.
a remonstrance signed by Patrick
Barry and 26 others against said chang
es was presented. Legal notices having
been posted and the proposed changes
being approved by the County Supt. Of
schools.
1t was therefore ordered and determ-
ined that sections 4, 8 and 16. now 4
part Of school district No. 80, and Sec
tions 3, 10 and Is now "a part of school
district No. 40, all in town l0l range 43,
be detached from said school districts.
and that the same be and hereby are Or
ganized into i new school district to be
known as school district No. 50 Of No.
bles County for all purposes whatso.
ever.
The petition of Edward Ryan to sell
beer in the village of Adrian, there be-
my no fcmOnStfance, was granted. His
Bond with Joseph Roll and Edward
Colman rs sureties for strict compli.
ance with the law was approved.
The County Auditor was directed to
issue license to the first Tuesday of JAN
uary, 1882, on payment into the county
treasury of fifty dollars.
Applications for abatement of taxes
10y the following named persons were
refused, viz: A. Fleming, J. II. Dewey.
n. 7. Rose, j. G. Clark and Isaac
Small.
." the application of John Henry for
abatement Of taxes in lots Is and 10.
block Is, WOrthington village, the
B'ar,l declined to act.
Application 1T George Payne for A.
hate.nrnt of road tax IF 1877. Hersey
Tp.. alleging that he was not resident
| Of the town during the spring and sum-
| mer Of that year. Granted.
VIM. Cuff applied for abatement Of
penalties. SLIGO, OF real estate tax of
1850 town of Seward. Granted.
Weston Gage applied for abatement
Of tax Of 1877, alleging that the same
had been paid. Not granted.
A. J. Rowland applied for Abatement
of personal tax assessed on sheep in the
town of Bigelow. Granted. Same t,av-
ing been listed and taxed in Worthing-
ton.
Rev.C. ]. Knauf, in behalf of the
Catholic Colony Association, applied
for abatement of taxes Of 1880, in town
1-43, 10l-42 and 1903 43, claiming that
said lands were legally exempt from
taxation for that year having been deed
ed by the Sioux City Il. Il. Co. to said
Colony Association after the first day
of January. 1880. Not granted.
76 cents ordered abated on real estate
tax of John Fitch on ne4 34-lO2- 80, tax
of 1880.
CHI. Hamlin for Julia NJ. Plum.
mer applied for abatement of taxes as
sessed on sheep, 1880, town of Elk.
same having been taxed in Worthing-
ton. Granted.
Also in behalf of John Alley he ap-
piled for Il refuadlng Of tax of 1880,
town Of Lorain, same having been us.
sessed and paid in WorShington. Grant
I'd and SIS. 81 ordered refunded.
}. W. Simmons applied for refunding
Of costs and penalty tax of 1870. Grant
ed and $4.5O ordered refunded.
Application Of Julia NJ. CLANCY for
bounty on forest trees. q acres on the
W. Of sw4 sec. 32-1O2 40, $500. Grant
I'd and ordered paid.
Henry Faragl,tr applied for bounty
On forest trees, 81 acres on the net sec.
paid.
&. J. Hoffman applied for refunding
taxes of 1880 on lots 6 and I sec. 26 1922
40, final proof not made until June
1880. Tax ordered refunded.
On petition of r. E. Convey and others
an appropriation was made of $50 or 50
| much thereof rs may be necessary to
pay expense of approaches to bridge A.
| cross Elk Creek between sec l and in
Worthington Up. Orders to be drawn
! on certificate of r. E. Convey that the
work is completed.
On motion, VIM. Brown was author
lied to replace and rebuild the bridge
on the south line of sec "a, Seward Tp.,
It an expense not exceeding SIS same
to be paid on certificate of +. Bloom
thaC the work IS properly completed.
On the petition of J. W. Miller and
others, F. Bloom was directed to super
intend building bridge across Jack
Creek in the town of Jersey. between
se': 3 and 4, on county road. His Ger
tilted bill OF expense to he paid on pre-
sentation to the County Auditor.
June 22nd. 18Sl-On the petition of
James Cowen and others, Commission
er Crosby was directed to furnish plans,
and superintend the building of a
bridge across the Kanaranzi Creek, in
the town of Olney. on the north line of
sec 8. payment to be made on his certi-
fed bill Of EXPENSES. when the work il