Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-04-06

The bid of G. H. Davidson was the same
with the exception of the financial state
ment, which he offered to print for Az
and 374 cents per folio.
On motion the printing Of the delinquent
tax list tor 1880, and former years, was
awarded to H. Q. Basford, and the print
ing OF the financial statement was award
ed to G. H. Davidson-no other bids being
offered.
On motion, the following bills we're al
| lowed:
n B. G0rsy Sheriff fees 1 GO
H. B. Corey Sheriff ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS go
A. W. Kinball, Clerk Of Court fees......... 20 Is
g: F. Goodwin, costs in Riley ase........ 81 O6
J. Adams lumber and labor for Court RIM IS
J. SOlner goods for jail........... Is 60
On motion, Board adjourned until loo
P. N.
1O'CLOCK p. NJ, March 81, 1881.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
On motion, the following bills were
allowed:
o. C. LaBar, 4 DAYS on auditing board. .$12 90
~ ." ,,, n" commissioner fees. II 90
D; H: sti@son, deputy sheriff fees::::::: g .
On motion, the application of Hubbard
Carey tor liquor license, town of Adams,
was rejected.
On motion, the following bills were
allowed:
Oscar Ayers, commissioner fees. 9 g
&c. Anderson, " :" ........ = 90
On motion the application of James
Brown to have the se1, section %, aud
the e113 ne4, section 80, town 101, range
Is, set off from school district 96 and
have the same attached to and made a
part of school district 80, was this day
granted.
On motion, the following bill was
allowed:
D. Fl. Stimson, deputy sheriff fees. 80. .$2s 30
On motion, the following bills were
laid over: c. H. Davidson, printing and
stationery, $780,; Christian Erickson,
assisting paupers, $24.75.
On motion, the application of John
Muncey, asking to have the seL, section
26, town 1O4, range II, set off from school
district 81, and have the same attached to
district SO, was adjourned until next
meeting, as the notices were not properly
posted
On motion, the application of George
Pick TO have the 81, section Is, town
lO4, range II, set off from school district
lO7, and have the same attached TO school
district 80, was adjourned 10 the next
meeting, as the notices were not properly
posted.
On motion, the application Of D. c.
White, tor abatement Of taxes on the neI,
fr.vo H0Q u
On motion. the application of R. O..
81 sw4 section 20, town 103, range 10,
was rejected.
On melton, the following bills were
allowed:
D. N. Thompson, coal for county Offices s5s 10
On motion,
Reso2uea, That the offer made to the
Commissioners of Mower county of the
public square of the CITY of Austin, be
accepted at the price offered (,he sellers
furnishing an abstract of title) upon the
condition that perfect title can be given
by them.
Res0lued, further, That block thirteen,
(13) commonly known as the public
square, in the city Of Austin, be, and The
same is hereby designated and determjn-
ed upon as the site upon which the court
house, for Mower county shall b.: huilt:
provided, that perfect title tan be pro-
cured thereto, and that the Common
Council shall vacate the Same for the pur-
pose Of erecting c00r', house thereon.
Resolved, further, That the courthouse
con- ml'tee De, aa'. are hereby instructed,
10 investigate o. title, procure an exam
1natlon OF tbr: abstracts thereto, by some
and Il 010
I" see ID. good and sufficient deeds are
executed and in readiness for delivery to
the board at their next meeting. Provi-
dF;d, that the consideration to be paid
shall not exceed the sum CT sixteen hun
dred dollars $4,000.
Resolued, further, That the offer Of the
city OF Austin Of aid toward the con.
struction of courthouse, be laid over
until the next meeting, and that the clerk
OF this Board acknowledge to the Com.
mon Council of the city of Austin, the
receipt of their proposition, and send
Herewith a copy of the resolutions Of
this Board designating the public square
as a site for the courthouse, and that he
further say, tia: the offer is, in the main,
satisfactory, but that in view Of the nec-
ess:ty for some delay in securing title
10 the site selected, it was thought best 10
delay action thereon until the next meet
ing of our Board.
On motion.
Resozced, That the County Attorney be,
and is hereby authorized to procure such
assistant counsel as he shall deem neces.
sary IN the prosecution of the case of
the State of Minnesota We. John A. Riley
at the expense of the county.
On motion, Board adjourned until Z
O'Clock P. NJ
7o'cLocK
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
On motion, the following bills were
allowed
A. NJ. Fleck, supper for jury. $40
H.: B. Corey, sheriff fees....... ..... :. ~ 90
" " 49,: :::::.: ::'''' -: & 60
Joseph Palmer, saving wood. $685.. 100
On motion, the tree claim of E. r.
Campbell was rejected, ON the ground
that the title to land was not in him.
On motion, bill Of NJ B. johnson, dep
uty sheriff fees, 81 05, was rejected.
On motion, the following bills were
allowed:
H. B: Corey, boarding prisoners. ... SAT II
W. H. Anderson, Lunch for jury. go
On motion,
Resozued, That the County Auditor be,
and is hereby allowed seven hundred dol !
lars, per annum, for clerk hire in his !
Office.
On motion, the application of A. Ber-
tram, for liquor license, town of Adams,
was # jected.
On motion, all unfinished business was
laid over until next meeting.
On motion,
Resolued, That the town of Pleasant
Valley be set off from Commissioner
District No. l, and be attached to and
made part of Commissioner District
No. 2.
On motion, Board adjourned.
o. c. LABAR, Chairman.
Attest: H. W. ELMs, County Auditor.
Profit, 81, 200.
TO sum 1t up. six long years of bed ridden
Sickness, costing $500 per year total u On