Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-05-06
County Commissioners Proceedings

Stevens county met at the AUDITORS
Office ut Morris, Minnesota on the 2Sth
day of April, 1885, pursuant to call as
below. Present Commissioners
Hutchins, (Chairman) Hall, Finne-
gan, Macarthur and Thos. +. Heenan,
county auditor, eNoflicio clerk of the
Board.
Morris Minnesota Apr. Is, 1855
To the county auditor Of Stevens
county, Morris, Minn, Sir:
You are hereby requested to call
meeting of the county commissioners
of Stevens county on the 2Sth day OF
April 1885 for the transaction of such
business as may properly come before
them. Respectfully yours,
l.. l. HIGHLAND per II. HUTCHINs)
HENRY HUTCHlNs
MICHAEL FINNEGAN.
Call read and approved.
Commissioner Hutchins offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the Road and Bridge
| committee be authorized by this board
| to adopt plan for the bridge to be
constructed in the town of Swan Lake
for which an appropriation has been
made by the Legislature and to enter
| into contract for the construction OF
said bridge, provided that the cost OF
said bridge shall not exceed the cost
of $500 90 the amount of said appropria-
ton.
| H. HUTCHINS.
Which resolution was seconded by
commissioner Hall, Resolution nd
opted.
Moved by commissioner Hall
seconded by Macarthur, that com
missioner Finnegan be authorized tc
enter into contract with Z. Caswell tt
replace the bridge over the Pammeds
Terre river in the town of Darnen a
a cost not to exceed thirty dollars.
Carried.
Moved by Commissioner Hni
seconded by commissioner Finnegal
that the Board refuse to recomment
an abatement of the Mccormick Har
vesting Machine Company persona
tax for the year 1884. Carried.
Petition for a new school distric
Town 125, r. H.
To the commissioners of the count.
of Stevens MINI.
We the undersigned, entitled by lay
to sign petitions representing tn
boundaries of school district and be
ing maj ority OF such persons in tn
herein after proposed district do here
by petition your Honorable Body
form new school district to be CON
posed of the following described tel
:, ritory to-wit:
All of sections l, ?, 8, /, S, 6,7,6
10, IL, y. 10, IA, Is, Is, II. Is, and !
:, in town 125, range A, Stevens county
State of Minnesota.
F. w. HELLER,
JACOB FROST,
. L. HABJTER,
: NJ. +. WALSH,
CHRISTIAN FROST,
L. ZIMMERo1ANN.
On motion of Commissioner Ha
F seconded by commissioner Finnegal
+ that above petition be referred to sil
o nors for proof that they are the m'
}. iority of the Free Holders of the di
/. trict so petitioned to be organized:
o. The following resolution offered |
a Commissioner Macarthur, seconde
= by commissioner Hall.
, Resolved, That the commissions
q desire to call the attention of the ia
q payers of Stevens county to section
n chapter II of the general statutes IS
Il which says that all changes in asses
3 ment Except for non-residents) mu
d be made by the town boards of revie
of the different towns in the count
and that hereafter the commissions
y will decline to interfere with tt
IS action of said town boards.
It The following bills were audited al
d allowed in the following amounts:
d Geo. D. Barnard & Co. Assessors
II books and blanks $44
q Henry Dennison, hauling brick
sand cement, and water 81
" Flynn & Haight mason work for
< court house So
d J. D. Good sundries 80
W Helgeson & Hanson sundries
clothingetc %
D. H. Hutchins Justice state case
e and sundries for court house p
Y Samuel Larson clerk fees "a
- Geo H Munro supplies for Co.
l., offices 8
,r " /" board. prisoners SO
is Lund mdse. for Nordquist 40
" F. E. Newell clothing Co. poor 8
IS S. Swallowed at 8
l. Sam Pulliam drayage, claim 81 IS
It allowed at ]
Pioneer Press Co. sheriffS receipts
and notice personal tax 6
W " treasurers tax list
d and warrant for personal tax 5
u " blanks 4
III register VI CIlmludt
o. action IA
80 " blanks for clerk of
nc court Fl
L. H. Wellington recording and.
"a furnishing tax list of mortg-
y ages l6
at M. Weber, sheriffs fees, state VS.
le Mary Kief 5
W E. w. Randall publishing finan
" cial statement, blanks, station
- cry etc. 1855
c. Robert Schuman attending masons
8. on court house 6
ri Adjourned.
:" Attest H. HUTCHINs
IN Chairman Board Co Com