Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-18


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MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Senate.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 5.-Bills introduced: Amend
ing section 4, article S, chapter 7, special laws
1876, and the acts amendatory thereof, relating
to the city Of Owatonna, Cpassed); regulating
the admission of evidence in civil actions; to
authorize the insurance Of public buildings be-
longing to the state and appropriating money
to pay the p1 emiums; to extend the limits Of the
city Of St. Paul appropristing 81, 500 for roads
and bridges in Grant and Douglas Counties.
Senate bills passed: Fixing the compensation of
county commissioners; reimbursing Winons,
Dakota, Ramsey, Hennepin and Washington
Counties for boarding convicts; appropriating
per cent. OF the insurance tax for the support
of sick or disabled fremen: legalizing the in
corporation Of certain colleges and other socie-
ties; forbldding counties to ISSUE bonds in favor
of railroads; to make routes of travel by boats,
cars, coaches, etc., criminal districts, and to
punish offenses committed thereon; relieving
F. G. Gates, Mile Lacs County, and perfecting
title to his land.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 6.-Bills introduced: Amend
ing the charter of the town OF Sleepy Eye.
changing the name to Sleepy Eye Lake. (passed);
changing the boundaries Of school districts in
Morrison County, (passed): appropriating $2,-
900 for state road in Grow Wing and 1tasca
Counties; relating to the sale Of liquor by
druggists IN Little Falls, Morrison County;
to prevent the killing Of ducks, geese. swan. or
any other fowl at night by the use of artificial
light in the lakes and rivers Of Rice County,
I,oc h nk % a. Ro>
construction of fish ways in Turtle Greek,
(passed?; appropriatlng $1.500 for bridge
across the outlet Of lake in Mobiles County,
(passed); authorizing Mobiles County to issue
&c. GOO bonds for refundiog, (passed); appro-
priating 5000 for bridge across Rock River in
Rock County; amending the acts Incorporating
the village Of Fergus Falls, (passed); changing
County; apDroprlating $1,200 for a bridge
across the Mustinka River in Traverse; amend
ing special laws 1876, Incorporating tho village
of Brownsdale, Mower County, (passed);
authorizing Little Falls, Morrison County, to
issue $3, 900 in bonds to purchase fire appara-
tus, (passed); authorizing Polk County to issue
$40. 500 in bonds to construct two bridges, one
the general statutes of 1873 relating to licenses
to sell liquor, and increasing minimum rate to
$500. House bills passed: To prevent the de-
struction Of fish in Lakes Alice and Preston,
Renville County: for establishing ferry across
the Mississippi River at Red Wing; creating a
municipal court in the city Of Saltwater;
authorizing commissioners Of Mower County
to build and repair bridges.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 7.-Bllls introduced Appro-
priating $500 for road in Otter Tail County;
to provide for the relief Of settlers, in good
faith, on state swamp lands; allowing Tracy,
Lynn County, to issue $4,000 bonds for public
purposes (passed.) House bills passed: Au-
thorizing removal of remains Of dead persons
from q highway in Viola township, Olmsted
County Comfy; reRsa1i2g & the scts incorporating the
Minneapolis to issue $50, 900 bonds for educa-
tional purposes; limiting the sale Of taxation
for school purposes in Minneapolis to four
mills; providing for the care of poor by the
several towns Of Hennepin County; authorIz-
ing Lincoln County to issue $4,000 in bonds:
amending the acts Incorporating the city Of
Noorhead. Senate bills passed: Providing for
the location Of a third hospital for the insane;
preventing the sale, exposure, etc., Of obscene
literature; relating to the collection Of ludg.
meDts; appropriating $1,000 to defray ex-
penses of state instructors; providing for stor-
sge and disposal Of unclaimed baggage and
merchandise; amending the general statutes Of
1873 relating to religious corporations; joint
resolution urging upon Congress the immedi-
Marie Canal: legalizipg the incorporation Of
certain societies, q curative measure.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 10.-Bills introduced: Ap
propriating $500 for bridge across Red Lake
River at st. Hilsire, Polk County; appropriating
81 1913 to reimburse Frontenac Stone Company
for doing work in and about the state capitol;
amending the acts incorporating the village Of
Glencoe, Mcleod County. (passed); amending
the special laws incorporating the village Of
~ MI
TO btild bridge across the Pomme de Terre
River. Grant County: amending general stat
utes 1873 relating to meetings Of county COM
rnissiopers Of Nicollet and s'bley Counties
(paesed); authorizing Marshall County to issue
$4,000 in road and bridge bonds (passed)
amending the acts incorporating Alexandra,
Douglas County, passed); reilnbursing priron
employees for losses by fire and appropriating
45,640.0s for the purpose; amending the stat
utes incorporating the Mississippi snd Rum
River Boom Company: authorizing trustees OF
St. Vincent to dispose Of certain trust funds: le-
CALLING the action Of the trustees Of st. Vim
cent. Kittson County; authorizing board Of ed
ucation OF winona to issue s25, 900 bonds to
fund floating debt (passed); authorizing the
sg Saggd, 95 s fnnd %pons TO csns
Home bills passed: LegaIizing the action Of thu
board Of education Of ST. Paul in executing &
certain deed; authorizing the board Of educ&
ton Of St. Paul to issue 100000 in bonds tt
aid in the erection Of school buildings; fixing
the rate Of compensation OF certain officers o1
Hennepin County; fixing the salary Of the pro
Paul 70 issue 41OO, 600 additional bonds for I
bridge at Robert Street; authorizing Ramse!
County to Issue bonds for the erection Of II
almshouee and hospital: providing for secre
tary for the board OF education Of st. Paul
authorizing st. Paul and Ramsey County y
issue e15O,O0O each in bonds for public build
ings: providing for On assistant county sttoIne!
in Hennepin County. Senate bills passed: Pro
viding for the taxation Of railroad lands
amending the law - to challenging Of jurors
relating to division fences in certain counties
amendfpg the law relative to county superin
tendent Of schools; amending the statutes rela
tive to the holding of school meetings; con
cerniDg the care Of poor in Benton County
providing for q change Of county seats upon pc
coonty; extending the limits Of the city Of st
Paul
81. Paul, Feb. 11.-BiI3s introduced: Ap
propriating 81, 900 for bridge ACROSS brancl
Of The Zumbo, Dodge County; appropriately
$500 for bridge scross Rose Greek, Move
County; amending the special lsTs Of 1879, In
cooperating Blue Earth City, Fairbsul
County; amending special laws 1881; in
cooperating the vililge Of Audubon. Becke
towns in Meeker County to support their ow'
poor (passed); to lesalize the construction Of 1
state road from Herman, Grant County, +
Gracevilie, Big Stone County (passed): amend
ing the statutes incorporating the villsge 0
Norwood, Carver County (passed); TO preven
the destruction OF fish in the lakes and stream
CT Lac aui Parle County lpaeaed): apgsopria'
/ ing $1,000 tor s&ate road through Polk an
Beltxsmi counties; authorizing WinOna TO issu
| A1O,O 600 bonds for bridge over Lake Winou
passed): providing for tbs sstablishnent of
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