Morris tribune., 1889-10-09
October Special Session, 1889
FIRST DAY.


The Board OF County Commission
ers OF Stevens county, state of, Min
nesota, met at the County Auditors
office, on Tuesday, October 1st, A. ID.
1889, in pursuance of call, dated
Sept. 18th, 1889, and signed by three
of the members Of said Board OF
County Commissioners.
The call was read and approved.
Present. Commissioners. Dohlen,
Pushor, Camp, Thorpe and Dye, and
Geo. NJ. Giltinan, County Auditor.
The resignation of Geo. NJ. Gilti-
nan, the present County Auditor, was
presented by the Chairman and was
duly accepted.
Tue following resolution was offered
!-@nd adopted:
Resolved, iTa~ot it is the understand
ing of this Board anu vi S-.t},~ IIf-
dividual members thereof, that the
poor of this county are to be provided
for according to the town system, and
under and by virtue of Chapter 273,
of the Special Laws of 1880, and that
all applications for aid should be
made in accordance with the pro-
visions of said act, and that the Aud
itor provide that said act be published
once in each of the newspapers of
this county, and that q copy of said
act be sent to each town clerk and
village recorder in the county.
Signed,
G. G. THORPE.
It was then moved that the Board
proceed to q formal ballot for County
Auditor. Motion carried. And on
said ballot Nathaniel r. Spur re-
ceived five votes and was duly de-
clared as elected County Auditor, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Geo. NJ. Giltinan.
Moved that the bond Of the County
Auditor elect, he fixed at the sum of
five thousand dollars, ($5,O0O.OO.)
Carried.
Adjourned to half past one o'clock,
p. IN.
1:3O o'clock, p. m. Board met pur-
suant TO adjournment. All the men,
bers present
In the matter of q petition for o
county road, beginning ut the inter-
section of the line between sections
twenty seven, IS, 27) and thirty four,
(34,) town 125, range AZ, and the east
line of the right of way of the st.
Paul, NJ. & M. Ry, 10S feet distant
from the centre of the track Of
said railway, and running west fol-
lowing the section line as nearly as
practicable, between sections n and
"a, % and 33, 20 and 80, 80 and 81,
town 125, range AZ, and sections rs
and SO, 26 and 35, q and "a, 2Sand 33,
20 and 80, 80 and 81, town 125, range
43, to the southwest corners section
80, town 125, range 43. @SE
Committee reported unfaforable.
Report of committee adopted.
In the matter of a petition for
change in Il county road, beginning
at q point 1000 chains south of the
northeast corner of section three,
Is. 81 town 125, range AZ, and on the
line between sections three, (3) aud
two, (2) town 125, range AZ, and run
ming north 43 degrees, west 50-10O
chains, thence north 43 degrees, east
Z 50-10O chains to the north east cor
ner of section three, 49,
The committee reported favorable.
Tile report of the committee was
adopted.
(Final order on fils.)
Tn the matter of two petitions of
Ole Olson and 81 others, for change
in a county road in the town of
Hodges. See petitions on fle.) The
Board being satisfied that at least
thirty days notice thereof has been
giveI before the session of this
Board, by posting up notices in three
of the most public places I'm each
townin which such change was to be
made. The following committee was
appointed: Camp, Thorpe and DOH
len,l members of the Board, to ex-
anime such proposed change of high
way and designate Saturday, Oct.
10th, 1889, at 9 o'clock, a. M, &C
Thorbjorn Olsons house in the townl