Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-04-12


The committee appointed to look up and
report on Tax Deeds, &c., belonging to J.
G. Easton. would respectfully report as fol-
lows: The Attorney General having made
decision, that the Inv of 1881 does not
effect in any way Mr.. Easton's Tax Titles
in this county, would recommend an in
de6nate p0stp0nement of the same.
G. F. GOODWIN, Co. Atty,
H. w. ELxs, Co. Auditor,
r. A. DONALDSON, Co. Com.
On motion, the report of Goodwin, Elm,
and Donaldson, was received. Report
adopted and committee discharged.
On motion, the School petition of Peter
Peterson, was rejected.
The following proposition from the Com.
mon Council, City Of Austin, was received
and adopted:
Proposition by the Common Council
to the County Commissioners, made
March IS, 1882, and amended April
l, 1882, on court house.
Whereas, The County Commissioners Of
| Mower county, have been unable 10 com.
ply with the conditions of the offer of the
city of Austin to aid IN building q court
house at Austin, which was made on the
Both Of March, A. D. 1881, that offer Is
hereby withdrawn, and the following
made in its stead, s"-wit:
The Common Council of the city of
Austin offers to donate, and promises to
pay to the county Of Mower, towards the
construction Of cnurt house al Austin,
upon the site already purchased and des-
'gnated for that purpose, and known as
tho Public Square, the sum Of SIX th0us-
and ($eooN dollars, subject. however, to
tie following conditions, to.wit:
First. The Commissioners If Mower
county shall adopt the plans and specifi
cations already made and submitted to
them by Mr.. w. H. Dennis, architect, and
approved by the court house committee
/ Of the common council Of the city of Aus.
tin.
Second. They shall have completed
the foundation now under contract, and
shall have contracted with some RESPONSE.
BILE builder who shall be under adeq uats
bonds to erect on said found atisn build
ing according to the plans and specifica-
tons adopted.
Third. The building must be erected,
the exterior finished, aud the Offices in
the first story be completed ready for &C.
cupaney.
This offer and promise to pay is made
under authority conferred by act Of legis.
lature entitled IAN Act 10 authorize the
city Of Austin to issue bonds to aid in the
construction OF a court house 10 Mower
county," approved February 28, 1881.
and ratified by the voters OF the city Of
Austin ut the annual election held March
8, 1881; and embodies the conditions
named therein; and 1t is understood that
In accordance with section 8, Of said act,
when this offer IS accepted by the commits
sloners of Mower county, the same be.
comes an agreement between the parties :;
and when the conditions named herein
are complied with On the part of Mower
county, this offer and promise TO pay be-
comes binding and irrevocable on the
part of the city Of Austin. Aud the ap-
proval by the Common Council Of the
building contract made shall bind the
city of Austin to satisfaction Herewith
said Common Council having already
approved the site selected and the plans
and specifications hereinbefOTe referred
to. e. G. DORR, Mayor.
Attest: ROBERT GR1FF1TH,
City Recorder.
On motion, the Board adjourned, sine die.
w. B. Ml1soN, Chairman Go. Com.
Attest, II. W. ELNs, Co. Auditor.