The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-07-28
PROCEEDINGS B:
or THE BOARD OF COUNTY COAM1s.
SIONERS.

PROCEEDINGS
or THE BOARD OF COUNTY COAhIs.
SHOWERS.
AUDITORS OFFICE,
WoRTHINGToN, july ~. 1881.
The Board Of County Commissioners
met as per adjournment.
Members present: +. Bloom chair.
man, LIST district; A. NJ. Crosby, com. Cd
district, Miles Birkett. com. Sd district.
Minutes Of last meeting read aud APP
proved. "a
A petition was received from the su-
peryisors Of Wilmont Up. asking the
county commissioners to furnish mate.
rial for 8 small bridges in that town.
Granted and SO dollars or so much
thereof as may be required was apprc-
priated for the purpose. Orders to be
drawn on certificate of the supervisors
that said bridge and the approaches
thereto have been made complete.
A petition was received from the su.
pervisors of Lorain TIP. asking for ma
terial to repair a bridge on county road
No. S. Not granted.
John Titenberg asked for refunding
OF taxes on the WI of nw4 sec 2-103-42
having been assessed in school district
No. 60, where school rates were, while
in tact it is in school district No. 81
which had no special tax levied fo1
school purposes. That he had thus paid
$50 in excess of the amount justly due
and asked that the same be refunded.
Granted and above amount ordered
paid.
Applications of Peter Thompson and
Geo. }. Day for refunding taxes. Laid
! over to next meeting.
Ex-Goy. Stephen Miller, for the Sioux
City and st. Paul II. r. Co. asked for an
abatement of taxes Oh lot 2, bl Z, Bige-
low village. Said lot having reverted
to the said railroad company. Granted.
Application of z. A. Folsom for an
abatement Of personal tax of 1870. Laid
over to next meeting.
The application Of r. H. Belknap for
abatement of delinquent road tax of
1850. Ransom Up. granted, same 3hav.
ing Ueen previously paid.
Tie application of Chas. Dana for a.
batement of personal property tax Of
1870, Summit Lake TIP. ST 9S and costs.
Granted, same having been previously
paid.
Application Of I. J. Coops for abate.
ment of Delinquent road tax Of 1879.
Not Granted.
Tax of 1878, enormously reported de-
linquent againstG. w. Gale, Bloom Tp.
Ordered Cancelled.
The petition of John Sykes and 9th
ers, asking for changes III county road
No. z, Luverne rOad) v.cating that
part which crosses sec 22-1O2.4O. was
presented. Also Il remOnstrance against
said changes signed by 81 persons. +.
Bloom and Miles Birkett county CON-
missiOners were appointed to examine
and report on said changes ut the next
meeting.
A. J. Rice petitioned for a license to
sell spirituous liquors in the village OF
Adrian for medical and mechanical
purposes. Granted. His bo.,d in the
penal sum of five thousand dollars with
\. NJ. Becker and John +. Humiston
rs snreties for strict compliance with
the law was duly approved. The couE.
ty auditor was directed to issue said IL
cense or payment by said Rice of twen-
ty five dollars into the county treasury.
The license bond of Edward Ryan
with John Timmons, Jos. Roll and Ed
ward Coleman us suretieS was APPROX
ed. a former bond executed for the
same purpose being defective in form.
TIL" following resolution presented
by r. Bloom WAS unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That the chairman OF com
missiOners and county auditor CT No.
bles County are hereby authorized to is
IN Ic <,f k.>f
amount of one Thousand dollars for the
outstanding orders Of said county in
the State Of Minnesota, approved
March Sth, 1881.
Estimates were made for county ex-
penses the present year as follows:
For the county revenue fund 81. 500
Interest on county bonds, $1,000
Balance due on Jail, 600
Roads and bridges, 500
Poor fund 500
Total estimate expenses 11.7O0
10 provide for such expenditures APP
preparations were made and taxes lev
led as follows. to wit:
For the county revenue fund 81 500
Interest. 1000
Jail, 600
Poor, 500
Road and Bridge, 500
The county auditor was ard is here
by authorized and directed to assess
and to extend on the tax lists Of the
county of Mobiles for the year 1881 H.
mounts for the different county funds
as above specified.
The Board of Audit reported as fol-
lows to the Board vf County Commits
sioneI3.
GENTLEMEN: We the undersigned
mtnl ers Of the Board of Audit, report
that we have this day concluded an ex-
animation of the accounts and voucl-
ers of II. c.. Shepard, county Treasurer,
and find that Receipts and Disburse-
ments from the Nth day of January
1881, to the 10th of July, 1881, to have
been rs follows:
Vouchers and cash on hand Jan. II, 81 5000 ca
Tax collections to July Is inclusive 22,l1S 50
Fines received lis 90
License 50 %
Sale Of county bonds 6,o0o 90
KedemptiOns l,409 IS
Interest on deposits l73 AZ
Interest on State school lands 1859 II
} %oSa s tSs' returned s :ss
Total receipts 81, G22 %
DISBURSEMENTS.
Redemptions paid 1898 81
School districts - 6,292 IS
Townships " 1899 70
Count, revenue orders 8,3lS 70
County poor " $50 20
! County road and bridge - 5O7 II
County interest coupons " 1865 d
County bonds loo 90
Taxes refunded l66 50
RENTED Sta e treasurer Cos 81
Stamped envelopes l3l 2
Wood, express and postage" 80 81
Balance OH hand 1899 81