The Columbus journal., 1881-03-16
Com,nissioner's Proceedings.
TUESDAY, Feb. %, 81.

met on Tuesday, Feb. y, 1851, at
q. m.
Roll called, John Wise Chairman
Michael Maher and Joseph Rivet
John Stsuffer, clerk.
Minutes of previous meeting
were read and approved.
II appearing to the satisfaction o
the board that S. L. Barrett, Sup't
of public Instruction has perms
nently left this county therefore OF
motion said Office 10 hereby declared
vacant. Board took q recess unit
1:30 p. m.
30 p. M, all present.
On motion of Joseph Rivet, j. Z
Moncrief was unanimously sppoin-
ted superintendent of public in
struction to I'LL vacancy.
Opinion of Byron Millett in re-
gard to j. w. Early, County Treas
urer, against the county for balance
of fees in b. & NJ. tax sales amount
ing to $466.O9 was read, said opinion
being that the claim should not be
allowed, il was on motion rejected.
On motion, commissioner Rivet
was appointed q committee of one
to examine repairs on Butler pre-
cinct bridge.
Motion to adjourn until to-mor-
row morning at 9 a. m. Agreed.
49, JOHN STAUFFER,
''e'e County Clerk.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 90, 1881.
Pursuant to adjournment of yes
terday the board of county commits
sioners met on Wednesday, Februs-
ry %, 1881, at 9 q. m.
Roll called, present John Wise
Chairman, Michael Msher and JOS
eph. Rivet and John Stauffer, clerk.
Commissioner Riyet reported on
work done on Jackson bridge But
ler precinct, whereupon work was
accepted, and the clerk instructed to
draw warrants on general road fund
in favor of Mic Blsser as follows:
One warrant for $77.6O it being g.
per cent. less than contracted price.
One warrant for SS342 it being B.
per cent. less than contracted price.
Resignation of Joseph Shillito as
justice of peace for Stearns precinct,
was read and on motion said resig-
nation was accepted.
On motion, it was agreed not to
permit sny more aid to Mary Con-
way but to send her children to the
Hospital.
Petition of Wickerson and others
for damage of road in Shell Creek
precinct was laid over.
Petition OF John J. Macken to sell
liquor in the town of Platte Center
was laid over according to law.
Application of w. j. Irwin, road
overseer for Woodville precinct, to
divide said precinct in two road dis
tricts, was read, and on motion said
division was made as follows with a
line running north and south along
west line of sections %, % and "a,
township Is, range 4 west, and west
line of sections 3, 10 and Is, town.
ship Is, range 4 west, the west part
TO be known as district No. 81.
On application of VIM. Hummer,
road oyerseer for Loup precinct, the
following sections was changed from
road district No. 10 to road district
No. Is, in order to make precinct
and road districts uniform as per
statute, to wit: Sections 81, 80, 33,
"a, 35 and 36, in township IL, range
2 west, and half section 81 and sec
tions 30, 80, "a, 35 and &c, township
II, range 8 west.
On motion, Commissioner Wise
was appointed q committee of one
to furnish the necessary aid to the
family of John Reagan, deceased.
The following road was located
and the Clerk instructed to spread
the same on the road record, the
same having been petitioned for by
consent to wit:
Commencing at the. north line of
section 36, township l9, range l west,
connecting with the dutch central
road running thence due west on
section line and terminating attn W
corner of section 81, township l9,
range l west, to be known as the
Freeman road.
Board took recess until I 30 ..
m.
l:30 p. m, all present. e
The County Treasurer presented
lists of all the delinquent personal
property taxes for the years 1850
and 1870 inclusive, as uncollectible,
whereupon said LETS were examined
by the board and on motion said
taxes were ordered TO be stricken
from the several tax lists Of said
years, and the clerk instructed to
certify to the auditor the amount of
State tax so struck. ....
The following preamble and reso-
luton was adopted:
WHEREAS the delinquent tax list
for this county has not been COM
piled or completed and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that said
delinquent tax list be compiled in
order to enable the county clerk to