The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-08-07
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board of County
Commissioners.
AUDITORS OFFICE,
A;n,, 1.,I,, 90 1901

49, aOO01Se ~ OV0UUSy
Commissioners.
AUDITORS OFFICE,
Worthington, Mimi, July Is, 1854.
The Board Of County Commissioners met in
regular session pursuant to statutes Of Mimi
esota. Members present-D. She'll chairman;
+. Blaine, W. r. faragher. James Gown and
Emil Graf, Co. Comrs.
The minutes OF last meeting were read aud
approved.
A petition for bridge over the south branch
OF Jack creek Oh the east line of section 50 in
Bloom township being favOr;.bly reported on by
Con,r. Blaine, 30 was appropriated out Of the
county road and bridge furni for the purpose Of
furnishing material for said bridge. The Au.
ditor was instructed to draw an order for the
above amount on receipt Of certificate of Conn.
Blaine that the work had been properly exc
cuted.
A petition was presented for 4 bridge across
the north branch VI Jack creek on the east part
OF the line between sections ~ and 3. Bloom Up.
w was accordingly appropriated for the pur::
the Auditor Was Instructed to dra " an order for
the above amount on certifica:e Of Conn Graf
tilat me bridge had l'een built and approaches
A petition was presented from number Of
legal voters IN the town OF Bloom for a new
school district to be set on from certain terri
tory now embraced in Dist. No. 20. viz: sections
2, %, % q, q, 81, s.. SO. IN town lO4, range
Al, and a" order issued for the posting Of legal
notice.
Estimates for county expenses for tae present
year were made as follows:
For County Revenue A7OOO
For County Interest Fund, $500
For County Court ana Jail, 2,5OO
For County Road and Bridge, 1000
For County Poor Fund, LOO
Total estimated expenses, $4,000
Appropriations were made and taxes levied
for above amounts. and the County Auditor was
personal property Of the county and to extend
ON the Tux lists Of 1884 for the different county
funds, AMOUNTS as above specified.
The Board then adjourned until a. m. Of the
Goth inst. ~
Ga. m., July Goth. Board of Co. Comrs. met
pursuant to adjOurnment, all the members be-
ing present
A statement was made by W. A. Peterson,
county surveyor, IN regard to the field notes for
the township Of Worthington, and Il appearing
tt 1ne s s rave been 'ose Or destroyed
the old copies OF order 4 new set from the Sur
yeyOr General.
A proposition was presented from the Village
Council Of Adrian in which said council asks FIR
money for the purpose Of moving the bridge
over the Kanaranzf creek onto the regularly
ttonal bridge and grade. It appearing to tic
Board that much larger sum is need for the
ABOVE work than Is at their COMnlaNd the matter
wa was lald over with view to asking aid from
psttiSn va frG ON the s tewm
Is in said town and referred to Conn. Faragher
A petition was presented from the town of
Grand Prairie for sl25 for a bridge across Nor
wegian creek near the corner Of sections % and
g., on county road No. To- On motion, this was
also referred to Conn. Faragher.
A petition was presented from the town OF
a II ri:lti Onf for hriI
creek on county road No. 4. between sections
land 3 in said town. 90 was appropriated, to
be paid on q, the approval of the work by Chair
The f flowing bills were audited and allowed:
and printing, ' ''' >ls 20
PERKINS Bros, repairing stamp 200
printing various bills-Total, &c 20
Mills 4 Co., or. mortgage record, .13 on
johnson, recording various bonds of
CIV Smith, stationery and office supplies 8 Is
II Shepard, wood and lrayage, II 10
II r Miller. Shertf's fees, so 6S
Bigelow s Humi<ton, meat furnished Co. 80
S Nc Lean, rent for Mis- oleson from May ~
LIST, at Is per month, Is 10
IL J Ludlow, OTfce fixtures. Is
Miller. stationery and printing, II 90
w Penn, stationery and printing, 80
II Torrance, sundries for Jail. SO
II Torrance, Poor supplies furnished, 81 SO
IT.: Dnrfee. Justice Of the Peace, reported
costs in the case of the State Of Minnesota VS..
NJ schmt, as follows: Justice fees: *':5u; Sher-
IFS fees, $;55; Witness fees and mile"gc $40;
Interpreter, Mol one day 81: Total allowed
and ordered paid, Sl9.si.
bounty OH two acres OF forest trees on the nrA
Of section Plot a. Allowed and ordered paid
C. ". Morrison presented an application for
bounty on la acres OF forest trees on the SEA Of
section :1Ul ~ Allowed and ordered paid s2.5C.
corpus c. case Of Hiram Trowbr,ge :'e Exa%i:,.
T jc * dfaGf q pc t" ng y" pr
sc hearing arguments and making mp record,
to next meeting.
City & ST. Paul R'y Co., presented i petition for
the reiun,ting Of taxes on the VIZ of the nwii Of
section g, township 1c3, range g. amuu ting to
:4.e5: On the opinion OF The County Att rney
that the county has no Re .a right to refund and
is in no way bound to refund said TAX, the petit
ton was refused.
Poor fun, to Mrs. Koi ert Mi ington was o.dcr-
cd discontinued for tie present.
Commissioner Blaine was .:irected to look
township and furnish them the II" cessary relief.
On motion, Sc per month was ordered pad for
the support Of the family OK J. I. Lyons until
ne Report Of the Co. s"pt of Schools was
was examined and sundry amounts stricken off
as being uEcollcc table. The list was placed in
the hands OF the Clerk Of the Court with i'll
strlctiOns to him to issue citations and enforce
collections
The board then adjourned until l O'Clock pm.
Jpn The Board Of Co. Comrs. met pur-
suant to adjournment.
The matter of the old bridge at Adrian was
taken III, and discussed. Conn Blaine having
been appointed examining committee he sub
nj: ted his report.
The County Board donated 5000 feet of lum-
Der, how in the hands of j. V. Barlow and which
was formerly used in the Old bridge over the
equally divided among the road districts Of said
town, for use on public roa,s. The County All
ditor was instructed to notify J.. V. Barlow to
return all the irons OF the old bridge to James
Gown at Adrian.
n o. Iangscth made verbal application for
liquor license. The business to be conducted i'll
james GOWNS building in lot 20 block 10, OF the
village of BigelOw.
On motion, the Auditor was directed to issue
license to 10. Langse,h, to expire on the 3lst
Of D. ccn,ber, 1884, on payment Of $25 fee. His
thority.
The matter Of bills of the various township
assessors for collecting State statistics, was dis
cussed and on authority of a circular from Atty.
General Hahn all such bills were rejected.
The above circular from the Attorney General
is now Oh file Ill the Office Of the Co. Auditor at
Worthngton.
Sass, delinquent road tax Ot 1883 IN the town Of
M Seen liza was granted " appearing that " nad
Board adjourned until o'clock a. m. July 80.
GA NJ, Jul, 3ctll. Board met pursuant to ad