The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-12-06
PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of County
Comm l96loner6.
STATE or MINNESOTA.
County Of NOhlaS-

STATE or MINNESOTA,t
County OF Mobiles.
W0RTH1NGroN, Nov. 80. 1853.
The board of County Commissioners met pur-
suant to adjournment.
Members present-Daniel Shell, chairman;
and T. L. Taylor and James Gown, county
commissioners
Minutes OF last meeting read and approved.
Thos. Wilson, supervisor of Dewald township.
asked for All appropriation to repair bridges on
the Luverne road In that town of 13S rs for ma
terial Granted. Payment to be made on Ger
tidcate II Commissioner d. Shell that the work
was completed.
Commissioners Blaine and Taylor, committee,
reported savoracly o" the petition for County
Road running north through arkin and viii.
mont townships. commencing at the southeast
corner OF section 81, In town lO3 range ~. to
the southeast corner Of section s, IN town lO4.
range Il. It was therefore ordered that the
road be established and opened for public use as
petttioned for. to be known as County Road
No. Is.
A contract with R. ID. Barber for the lease of a
house Oh lot No. 7, block l6. in Worthington
village, for six months at d per month, was ap'
proved, and the auditor was directed to draw
orders for that amount each month from Octo-
bcr 10th.
Bill OF costs OF John Mock, j. p, in the case Of
State of Minnesota vs. Walter HOlbrOok, OF Oct.
4th, 1879, WAS allowed as follows:
Justice fees. IS 10
Jurors fees, 10 "A
Witness fees, 4e4
Constable fees Is 20
Total costs ordered paid, Is IS
Bill of costs of J. s. McManus, J. F., State Of
Minnesota vs.. Josiah Lyons:
Justice fees, $500
Il. r. Miller. sheriff's fees, ls5
Witness fees, Frank Wells, les
Peter Banks, los
Total costs ordered paid, % "
! Fred Bloom, j. p, reported costs State Of Min
nesota vs.. RObt LeStrange. Justice fees allow
ed and ordered paid, $500.
Suudry other bills OF costs reported by him
were referred back to be itemizedand corrected
The Petition for u county road by e. H. Nor
rison and others, commencing 1t the southeast
corner Of section s., town l0l. range AZ, thence
| north on section lines to the Luverne road In
Dewald township. Not granted.
y. 6. Grundsten petitiOncd to have the Sc a Of
section u. town lOl. range 80, set off or detached
from School Dist No. 20. and attacl ed to Soho j
Dist No. ~. Notices were ordered posted for a
hearing at the next meeting Of the County
Board, ON Tuesday, Jan. l. 1884. The petition
| er t" post notices and pay the expenses.
On the petition Of Jacob Sanger and others for
u new school district comprising the west half of
Bloom township Notices were ordered posted
| for hearing at the Auditors Office Oh Tuesday
| the first day Of January. 1884.
! 1. p. Durfee applied tor All auctiOneer's license
| to sell chattels, goods merchandise and other
property 1T auction. Granted, and the audit r
was directed to issue said license on payment
of@3
Board adjourned to Dec. LIST, Gam.
Met pursuant to adjournment. Same mem
| bers present.
Mary B. Smith applied for County and State
Bounty on Forest Trees planted Oh the sw a of
section -, town TO-. range II, 20 acres.
A. NJ. Smith applied for County and State
Bounty Oh trees planted gu the ne a of section
| !. town l02, range Il, - $50 acres.
| Eahu Smith also applied for State bounty on
| trees planted OIL the Sc i of secti,n y. town
! !03, range ~.
All of said applications were rejected and
payment OF bounty refused ON account of their
being planted Oh U. 5. timber Gains.
L. Is. Bennett, Clerk OF the District Court
called the attention of the Board the fact that
the fire proc. vault Insufficient to llol the
| county records and books, and p;titloned for
rcproofsatc ,or court records, to be paced in
| the court room. The matter was referred to
Commissioner Shell.
| L. 5. Nelson, S.spt. of Schools, was notified
that comp'ai hat been made against him for
| neg!ecting to make his annual report to the
| county auditor OH before the 10Th OF October
! lie came before the Board and stated that
district clerks had been djlatory in mixing their
! reports to him; chat he had waited 50 as to
| make it rs near complete as possible. The ex
| plauatian was deemed satisfactory and he was
| exoneratci. C"mrs. Taylor and GOWN voting
| aye; Conn. Blaine, nay.
| BILLS AUDITED AND ALLOWED.
II L Torrance, poor supplies furnished, Oil 10
! e. IL Smith, 2 ~
| ) Mclean, IL s.
| Il Baker, 3 10
| Daniel Shell, lsoney extended poor fund IS 70
| r Durfce, stove for Jail, 500
| IL G Shepard 4 Co., lumber for jail yard. &C SO
| Mrs L C'ippenger, pillows for OConnor, 5 On
A W Allen, work Oh the jail, I 81
| d Fish, iron doors for Jail, Is "
q w Smith, paints oils ard on SUPPLIES Is 90
| 4 y Miller m hliSl,inv =: ncnoiiuvS orr Is