Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-08
COUNTY COMMIssIoNERs,
Il Ltrety and Productive SesSi07t--B.Us-
Road Ialprorctrents. Etc

Road IsaprOrc,rcnts, Etc,
The board OF county commissioners met YES
terday at III a. m, pursuant to law, and was
called to order by the chairman. All the Nom.
bers were present.
A petition signed by j. 7. Grimes and others
was presented, praying for the location of a
highway in town %, range q, interesting the
Minneapolis and Eden Prairie road remon-
STRANGE against granting the petition was pre-
sented. Petition and remonstrance were both
referred to the committee on roads and BRIDGES
A petition was presented by Scallum & Gates
asking fer ditch in section g. of Crystal Lake
township to drain the public highway and aG-
joining lands in the neghborhood, of Rabbits
marsh. Referred to the con mittee on roads and
bridges A communication was received from
the supervisors of Medina township asking the
commissioners to appropriate 500 for to b" ex-
pended on the roads and bridges in said town
ship. Referred to the committee on roads and
bridges.
A communication was received from J. NJ.
Eddy, town clerk of Maple Grove, asking the
&C commissioners I'M to appropriate =, 500
the Minneapolis and COrcoran road,
and Sl0o to be expended on Bemus lake, on the
Osseo and Rockford road Referred to COM
mittee on roads and bridges
communication WAS received from the SUI
perVlsors OF Eden Prairie asking for an appro-
aPolls and Shakopee road. Referred to the COM
mIttee on roads and bridges
communication from the chairman of the
| board OF supervisors of Minnetonka was read.
! asking for an appropriation of $I35 for the sew
| eral roads. Referred to committee on roads
| and bridges.
A communication was received from the SUI
| perVlsors or the town of Bloomington asking
for an appropriation of 500 to assist in build,
ing bridge over Mine Mile Creek
| Referred to proper committee.
Commissioner Brown then offered the follow
| ing resolution:
ResolUed, That SO much OF the Minneapolis
& White Bear lake road, so called, as was or
dered located and laid out by the board of coun-
| ty commissioners August 5, 1879, across the
northeast 4 of section Is, township 30, range %
| be and is hereby vacated.
Upon motion the resolution was adopted.
Reports of the committee on county roads
| were read and adopted
Commissioner Chowen offered the following
resolution:
ReSOIUed, That the county commissioners
withhold the appropriation made April 2, on the
Complain mill dam across Elm creek, until the
company owning said mill shall build solid
foundation across their hume on which to build a
permanent bridge, and also TO make said road le-
gal. Adopted.
Commissioner Schafer offered the following
resolution:
piece of land seven acres or less, lying between
the Lyndale u Excelsior andS Minneapolis &
st. Louis road, to Col. McCrory for 81 900,
provided he pay for the wheat sown on said land
| and the cost of putting the same in, and the
proper officers be instructed to execute a deed
| to Mr.. McCrory. Adopted.
The following appropriations were made: $I35
| for road in town of Minnetonka: 5000 for town
| of St. Anthony; $3.50 for town of Medina: SlOO
for town of Bloomington; $3.50 for town of
Maple Grove; 5000 for the town of Eden Prairie,
| and others amounting to about $4,000.
| The overseer of the poor farm presented his
report for the month of April, 1885 Accepted
and placed on file.
| Commissioner Brown offered the following
| resolution:
Resolred, That the county attorney be and he
| is hereby instructed to publish compilation of
| the law applicable to this county, provided the
county attorney shall receive no compensation
unless said board shall be authorized by the next
| legislature to pay for the same Adopted.
Commissioner Schafer offered the following
| resolutions:
Resolved, That the report of the committee
appointed on the petition of J. H. Lydial and
others for the location of highway, laid on the
table January 2, 1883, be taken from the table
and the report of the committee adopted. The
resolution was adopted.
The committee on county roads recommended
that the following sums be paid to the owners
VI tue ldIlu oNef WHICH certain road IN section
5, town 1l9, range p, Wis: Charles Lansell,
$40; B. F. Loffin, $40; A. d. Burort, 10 cts;
F. G.. Lofin, $40 Benz. Geroyais, $40: John
Degrold, $40; G. Degerald, 500; C. Dudley, $40.
COmmi sioner Chowen offered the following
reolution
ReSOlred, That the committee on court house
and jail be and are hereby authorized to make
whatever change they think best in the water
and sewer arrangement in the jail.
ReSotred, That the committe court house
and Jail be directed to make arrang ements with
some competent person to record all the plats
in the register of deeds Office unrecorded.
Adopted.
After the usual amount of bills being present
ed and allowed, the meeting adjourned.