The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-01-15

dollars.
The Board heard parties favoring and Oh
posing the proposed change OF Morris an
: Ortonviile road through the Walker farm
The following remonstrance against said roa
was presented by W: P. Ware and others viz
To the Board OF County Co nmissoEers @
the County Of Stevens, Minnesota.
ihe undersigned freeholders ofthe County O
stevens, hereby demonstrate against n chang
OF highway, petitioned for by Il. A. Bfanal
and others, said petition was file d in the au
dltors Office OF said county on June 18th. 1884
and said petition asks for the { liowin!
change viz: To change that part of the Nor
rls and Ortonville Road lying between the
quarter line running east and west across sec.
ton eighteen, Town one hundred and twenty
TOUR, Range forty-two, and the south line o.
section eleven, Town one hundred and
twenty three, Range forty three, at poin,
seven 4OlO0 chains east OF the southwest
corner of said section eleven and locate the
road as follows: Beginning where the laid
| out road intersects the east and west quarter
line OF section eighteen, Town one hundred
snd twenty-foiir Range forty two, and thence
following the road as now Travelled to the
south side or the bridge, thence southwesterly
northwest OF the travelled road to the north and
south quarter line of section Gig ghteen, Town
ons hundred ana twenfy-four, Range forty
two, thence south on said quarter line tC tlie
quarter post between section eighteen and
nineteen, Town one hundi ed and twenty
four, Range forty-two; thence southwesteriy
following bigh dry ground to the line between
| township one hundred and twenty four,
Range forty-two, and thence south following
said town line to the southwest corner of sec
tion thirty, Town one hundred and twenty
four, Range forty-two, and connecting;with
the Hancock and Ortonviile road, all of which
we res spectfully demonstrate against
Dafal n nf
Signed by sixty nine names.
The question OF dispo3ing of petition and
remonstrancc on Morris and Oitonyille road
was made special order for January 7th, at
?. Z. NJ. 1885.
The reports OF Board of audit presented and
approved aud ordered placed on ti.e
The following communication was received
frCm James J. Ii ill and ordered to be recorded
In full with thanks OF the Board for tie mat
ter therein contained
st. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway.
st. Paul, Dec Goth, 1884.
To tie Board Of County Commissioners.
Stevens County, Minnesota
Gentemen: Being desirous of promoting
the successful and profitable raising of stock
In northern Minnesota and Dakota, and with
tho view of laying the foundation for impr0v
ing the breed, have imported and distri-
buted through the northern portion of the
State and territory number OF young thor
Oughbred bulls, and am now arranging to
distribute about one hundred, more Of these
animals which intend to place next spring
in tn several counties OF Minnesota and Dako-
ia as heretofore
My desire is to place the animals where
they will bs of service to the greatest mum
Der OF farmers aud where good care will be
taken OF them as we'll To this end beg to
request that you will send 1ne q list OF fifteen
names on enclosed blank OF Iespons;ble par
q N n n py
pear the line of the Manitoba Railway, to en-
able me to examine the situation and to place
the animals when they arrive i'll the Spring
without unnecessary delay. | also expect
next spring to be able to supply thorough
bred Berkshire pigs to the farmers on the line
of the Manitoba road at a moderate cost.
Respectfully,
JAS J. HILL.
As per the above request, names OF fifteen
farmers were sent to Mr.. Hill.
Joseph Carver presented his petition tor an
abatement of taxes paid illegally on govern
5. y of N. w. \ of section Thirty, TOWN.
ship one hundred ana tgscnty-nve, ,nge
forty-two. Taxes for the years 1882 and 1883.
Recommended by the Board that the Sta:e
Auditor authorize the refunding of this tax.
On motion the Board adjourned to We'd
HENRY HUTCHINS,
Chairman Board Of
County commissioners.
THOMAS E. I.EENAN,
County Auditor and
ex-oticio clerk OF the Board.
JANUARY 7th. 2i day.
The Board of County Commissioners of
Stevens County, Minnesota, met at the Aud
itor's office in the village of Mo ris in SAID
county, on Wednesday, January the 7th, 1885.
Present, Commissioners Hutchins, Chair
man; Hall, Hegland, Macarthur, Finnegan,
and Thomas f.. Heenan, County Auditor OF
said county and ex-oticio clerk of said Board.
The chairman appointed the following COM
mitteeS, viz:
Finance Committee:
NJ. FiNNEGAN.
RI Hall:
r. b. McARTHUR.
Committee on County Printing
r. }. HALL.
r. B. MACARTHUR.
l.. l.. HEGLAND.
Committee on County Physician:
l.. i. HIGHLAND.
K. McAarHUR.
RI HALL.
Committee on County Building and Grounds:
HENRY HUrCHiNS.
r. J. HALL.
NJ tINNEGAN.
The following petition for new School Dis
trict was presented.and placed en- file.
Petition.
To the commissioners of Stevens County
Minnesota:
We the undersigned entitled by law to sign
petitions respecting the boundaries OF school
districts and being = Majority OF such Persons
actually residing in such districts to be affect
ed by the proposed change, do hereby petit
tion YOUR honorable bouy to form a school
district to I've composed of the territory des-
cribed as follows, viz: Sections Seven, west
one half OF section eight and sections eighteen,
seventeen, sixteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty
one, west one halt OF twenty two, sections
thirty, twenty nina, twentY-eight, thirty one,
thirty-two and thirty three, Township one
hundred and twenty six, Range forty-three.
House of Fletcher Smith, Wednesday the oath,
September.
Petitioners signatures. T. II. Barrett and
ten others.
l herey certify that to the best of my
knowledge ana belief the su bscribers to the
within petition are a ma jority of the resident
freeholders i'll the territory affected by the
petition.
(Sgned) DAVID ROSE,
ii. +. SMITH.
In District eleven but not in the proposed
District. A. IL Taisy and sixteen others.
The above signatures belonging to District
eleven are willing that we should have the
benefit of said school in on: district, being a
majority of resident voters in District eleven.
| am Sir.
Yours fraternally,
DAVID ROSE.
Ordered by the Board that the petition be
laid over until the March meeting for hear
ing.
The following was presented by James
Acheson.
Donnelly, Mimi, Jan. 9th, 1885.
To the Board ol County Commissioners CT
Stevens County Minnesota.
the undersigned hereby make application
intoxicating liquors en- lot No. 8, Block No.
%, in the town OF Donnelly, for the term Of
(6) six months.
Respectfully Yours,
JAMES ACHESON.
The Board ordered that the application be
allowed anu the license tor said term be fixed
at $50. W, upon the applicant complying with
the statute in such case provided.