The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-02
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Appropriations were made and taxes
levied for amounts As above stated and
the county auditor was and is hereby
authorized and directed to assess and
to extend on the tax lists of 1883, for
the different county funds, amounts as
above specified. Subject to legal re-
stricti0ns as per statutes of Minnesota.
10 provide for the payment of estate
Text Books" The county treasurer
was and IS hereby directed to set apart
rs Il fund for that purpose all moneys
received from the sales of said books,
and to pay out the same on the proper
drafts or orders to the state treasurer
III payment for said State Text Books.
=, ROADS AND BRIDGES. 30
On the application Of John P. Vail
for lumber to repair bridge in Seward
Tp. across Jack creek on county road
No. 6, $50, or SO much thereof as may
he required to furnish material, was
appropriated.
NJ. O. Eggleston applied for an ap
preparation to repair, grade up, gravel,
ETC., on the Luverne road between sec
lions Is and -, III Worthington Up.
$50 Was appropriated, or so much
thereof as may be required to pay half
the expense, provided the town shall
expend an equal amount. Town Board
to supervise the work and furnish All
itemized bill of expenses.
Commissioner Taylor reported that
bridge across Jack creek on county road
No.17 could not be repaired; that new
bridge would be required. The bridge
was ordered. Comrs. Taylor and Blaine
were directed to make plans and specl-
licat!ons and let the building to the
lowest responsible bidder, and when
properly completed to accept and GER
tify the same, with reports of cost, to
the county auditor for payment.
On the petition Of Geo. w. Gale and
others, for Il bria. e across Jack creek,
between sections 81 and IS, in Bloom
Up, $50 appropriated for material to be
paid when bridge and approaches are
completed.
On the petition of E. G. Ward and
others, for u bridge across Rock creek
on the Diagonal road liz Elk Tp., SCI. Sc
ordered paid.
On the petition of Chas. Wilkinson
and others, for il bridge across Elk
creek on county road No. i, III Elk Tp.,
$50 was appropriated, to he paid when
completed.
Petition for bridge across the north
branch Of Jack creek in Bloom Tp,
laid over to next meeting.
The petition OF Andrew Thompson
and others for Il county road through
Larkin and Willmont Tns., referred
back to the petitioners, to l,aye notices
posted.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AS required by law, it was ordered
that school districts in which schools
have not been kept for two years, and
lands not included in any o,ganizsd
district, should be attached to udjoin.
ing school districts rs follows:
School Dist. No. 1G was attached to
Dist. No. ~.
School Dist. No. SO, also sections
5, 81, s, 0, Is, II and IS, in town 1o4,
range IS, was attached to School Dis.
trict No. CO.
School Dist. No. 66, also sections i,
5, 6, 7. s. 8, lG, II and IS, in town 104,
range AZ, were attached to School Dis
trict No. IS.
School Dist. No. g. was attached to
School District No. 60.
Section IL, 104, 80. was attached to
School District No. 3.
Sections l, ,, 3. 10, II, II, ID, ii ard
Is in town 1903, range 4S, were attached
to School Dist. No. 81.
The petition of Peter Swartout, to
he detached from School Dist. No. 4
and attached to Dist. No. 3 not granted.
On the petition of James Greig and
others to detach from School Dist. No.
Al and to form new district from Sec
tions ] 2, 8, 10, II, II, IL, IA and Is,
notices were ordered posted for hear.
ing at the Auditors office, August %,
1888.
On the petition of Geo. w. Gale and
others, for a school district composed
of the east half of Bloom Tp., laid over
to next meeting. Notices to lie posted
for hearing Aug. %. 1883.
John Dunn and others petitioned to
haye sections 5, 6, 7, 8, II and Is, in
town l03, range 80, attached to Dist.
No. So. It was ordered that sections 6,
and Is be attached to Dist. No. So,
aud sections 5, 8 and II were attached
to School Dist. No. 46.
Austin Hovey and others petitioned
to have sections 10, 20, 2l, %, %, 30, 81,
50 and 80, town 103, range Al, attached
to School Dist. No. s.. Notices order
ed posted for i hearing Aug. %, 1883.
ATTACHMENTS.
Emory Clark. attorney, applied for
abatement Of taxes 1877 and 1873 on
lots IS and 10, block Is, village of Wor-
Ellington. Laid over to next meeting.
Dennis Mccarthy applied for abate-
ment of delinquent road tax Of 1882 on
the Sc 49,. 101, ~, $1.4o, alleging that
it had been previously paid. Granted.
Peter Swartout applied for abatement
of tax of 1855. on the n I of Sc t, and
lots l, 9 and 3, section 9-104 80, alleg-
ing that the improvements had been
enormously assessed at Isl acres, while
in fact there was but q acres improved.
Abatement Of 1884 ordered.
". E. Norman applied for an abate-
ment Of personal tax Of 1882 in Seward
Tp., alleging that he had been erro-
neonsly assessed on farm machinery,
valued at $50, and that lie had none.