Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-04-01
WEDNESDAY, APRIL l, 1885.
County Commissioners Proceedings

The Board of County Commission
ers of Stevens County Minnesota met
at the auditors office in the village of
Morris in said county on Tuesday the
18th day of March 1885 in pursuance
of law.
Present Commissioners Henry
Hutchins lChairmanl r. J. Hall, l..
l.. Highland and r. b. Macarthur and
Thos. f. Heenan County Auditor by
p. a. Mccarthy his lawful and duty
appointed) deputy and exofficio clerk
OF said board.
The county auditor here now pres
ents his financial statements for the
fiscal year ending February 18th 1888.
Showing receipts and expenditures
for the year. In words anu hSures as
follows TO wit.
CThe financial statement VIII appear
next week
OrderedBy the Board that the above
report be accepted and approved and
published according to law
d. L. Wheaton surveyor elect here
now presents his corrected bond In
the sum of $500 90 with Herbert l..
Huiburd as surety hojustitied IN the
sum of $500 90 over and above his debts |
and liabilities and exclusive ofproper- |
ty exempt from execution. Moved oy |
Il. J. Hall and seconded by r. b. |
Macarthur that the said bond with the |
surety theron be approved. Carried.
John CHM of the town of Pepperton
presents petition for abatement of
taxes on the NJ of the S Wa Sec. 10
town l25 r 43 for the year. The same
being valued at $770 asking that the
valuation be reduced to the sum Of
1878 90 and that the taxes be reduced
accordingly. Ordered by the Board
the statement be recommended to the
state auditor.
w. l.. Colyer court commissioner
appointed by the judge of the district
court to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Max Buckentin presents
his bond as such commissioner
er in the penal sum OF $1,000 90 with
John D. Good and Matt Diedrichs as
surities who each justified in the SUN
of $1,000 90 over and above his debts
and liabilities and exclusive of his
property exempt from execution. And
on motion said bond with the sureties
thereon be approved. Carried.
In reference to the petition of t. H.
Barrett and others for the formation
of new school district which petition
was filed with the auditor on the 18th
day of November 1884 and duly pre-
scented to the board for action at the
January meeting 1885 viz. January eth
1885 at which meeting said petition
was laid over until the March meet
ing for final action (See page 81 this
Record) 1t appearing to the Board
that due notice has been given to all
persons concerned as required by law
and the board having being fully ad-
vised in the premises. 1t Is therefore
ordered that the following territory
be formed into a school district and
be numbered Forty two NO 42) viz.
Section numbered west half of Sec.
ton No. s. Section Numbered Is, II
IS, 10, 20, p West half of Section D
Sections No. 2S, %, 80, 80, 80, all In
township No. 126 \ Range No. 43 w
9Th P. NJ.
&C. Mackenzie appeared before
the Board and presented his appllca-
ton for an abatement of taxes on pes
sonal property in the town of Eidora.
do and prays that his taxes be reduced
from $40 so to IS 50 and the excess be
refunded moved by Commissions
Hall and seconded that the abatement
asked fer by \. G. Mackenzie be rec
commended to the state auditor. Car
ried.
L.R Macintosh appeared before the
Board and presented his application
for an abatemen Of taxes on personal
property in the town of EldOrado and
prays that his taxes be reduced from
81 Il to 81 Is and that tie excess be re.
funded. Moved by Commissioner
Hall and seconded by Commissioner
Macarthur the abatement asked for be
recommended to the State Auditor
Carried.
The Committee OH county printing
presented the following report:
Your committee on printing have
the honor to report having received
the following bids for doing the county
printing.
E. w. Randall of the Morris TRIB
UNE bids as follow: Printing tinancia
statement at one fifth legal rates
tax list, 1-3 legal rates. Printing
Commissioners proceedings tree o
charge.
Fielder B. Chew, of "The Sun" bic
rs follows: Publishing commission
ers proceeding. Financial Statement
and all other matter required by Law
to be published at the rate of thirty
800 cents per folio. Tax list publish
ed at six (6) cents per description.
The bid of Z. w. Randall being til,
lowest your committee would recon-
mend that the county printing b'
awarded to him.
Committee,
R.R. MACARTHUR,
l.. l.. HIGHLAND,
r. J. HALL,
On motion the report of the com
mittee was accepted and approved.
The following resolution was Offered
by r. J. Hall. Resolved that the Nor
ris Tribune weekly newspaper pub
lished at the village of Morris thil
county be and the same Is hereby
designated as the official paper o
Stevens county at the following rates
to-wit: Publishing financial state
ment, one fifth legal rates. Tax lis
one third legal rates and the com
Inissioners proceedings free Of charge
Moved by r. J. Hall seconded by
r. B. Macarthur that the resolution
be adopted. Carried.
Commissioner Hutchins offered the
following:
WHEREAS, The morris TRIBUNE
is aweekly newspaper of general cir
culation printed in the English Ian.
guage and which has been regularly
published at Morris in the county Of
Stevens for more than three months
prior to the date hereof.
WHEREAS the said paper is in all
respects competent ana eligible to
print and publish the notice and de.
linquent list for the taxes of the year
1884 in said list appearing on real
estate in said county delinquent on
the LIST day of June A. d. 1885. There.
fore be 1t.
Resolved, That the "Morris TRIB.
UNEu aforesaid be and hereby is des
ignated by the board of county com
missioner of Stevens county as the
newspaper in which the list of take.
delinquent for the year 1884 therein
appearing upon the real estate In sale
county on the first day of June A. D