Morris tribune., 1889-07-31
Commissioners Proceedings.

The board Oh county IohiiitSsluu-
ers of stevens county, state of Min
nesota, met at the County Auditors
office, on Thursday, July 25th, A. ID.
1889, In pursuance of call dated July
9th, 1889, and signed by all.the men,
bers of said board.
The call was read and approved.
Present - Commissioners Dohlen,
Thorpe, Pushor and Camp, and Henry
Baldwin, Deputy County Auditor.
On motion Of Commissioners Thorpe,
an order tor two hundred and fifty
dollars t$25O,l being the amount of
the appropriations made to the Town
of Horton, to aid in the erection of a
bridge across the Pomme de Terre
river, was ordered drawn.
In the matter of petition for a
county road, beginning at the inter-
section of the line between sections
% and "a, town 125, range ~, aud the
east line of the right OF way of the
st. p. NJ. & NJ. Ry. Co., and running
west on the section lines as nearly
as practicable, to the southwest cor
ner of section 80, town 125, range 43,
which said petition was signed by 20
freeholders of Stevens county.
A committee consisting of the full
board was appointed to examine such
proposed location, to meet Saturday,
July 81, 1889, at 10 o'clock a. M, at
the store of A. p. Dye, in the Village
of Morris.
appointment on file.)
In the matter of the petition for n
change of county road, as follows:
Beginning at a ,oint 1000 chains
south OF the northeast corner of
section 8. town 125, range AZ, and on
the line between sections and 2,
town 125, range AZ, and running north
43 deg, west $50 chains, thence north
43 deg, east $50 chains, to the north
east corner section 8, town 125, range
40, and change the same so that it
shall be described as follows:
Beginning at point on the line be-
tween sections 2 and 8, 1000 chains
south of the northeast corner of
section 8, town 125, range AZ, and
running north OH the line between
sections 2 and 8, 1000 chains to the
northeast corner of section 8, town
125, range AZ.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
Thorpe and Pushor was appointed to
examine such proposed change, to
meet Monday, July 20, 1889, at 2
o'clock p. M, at the school house, i'll
and for School District No. 4.
appointment on file.)
Adjourned to l o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the matter of the petition for
re-hearfng upon the petitions of w.
Burlington and Thos. Moffat, to be set
off with their lands described in said
from School District No. II,
to the adjoining School District No.
As.
Tt was ordered that the orders dated
May Is, 1889. granting the prayers of
said petitions of Burlington and
Moffat be sustained.
The reports of the meetings of the
county board of Auditors, of July Is
and 10, were laid before the Board
and disposed of according to law, and
the bonds of the Stevens County
Bank, and of the First National
Bank, both of Morris, as County De-
in the sum of thirty thous-
and dollars ($3O,000) each, were APP
proved.
In the matter OF petition for a
county road, from, at or near the
bridge across the Pomme de Terre
river, on the "Morris and Glenwood"
road, thence south, following the
river and mill-pond as nearly as
practicable, on the east side of said
river, till it lntersects the "Morrls
and Lake Whipple" road. which said
petition was presented to the Board
at its session held ON the 9th day of
July, 1889.
The committee appointed to ex-
anime such proposed location filed its
report, recommending that the prayer
contained in said petition be allowed,
together with the surveyors report
on same, and said reports were
adopted; and the Board taking into
account and estimating the advant-
ages and benefits the highway will
confer on each land owner, as well as
all disadvantages, assessed damages
as follows:
e. P. Watson-EHa, section l, town
124, range AZ, $125.00.
(See final order on fiIe.)
On motion, the following claims, as
recommended by the Finance Com
mittee, were allowed.
L III Pushor, one day road committee
and team work .........................$ 90
g G Thorpe, days road committee and
Milo Camp, days road and bridge COM
mittee and mileage. .................... To w
O n Dohlen, board OF audit $500, road
committee and team S. 00.............. %
Wheaton, surveying and plating . %
q Newton, publishing ................ 3 70
r Stevens, publishing $40 80, station
cry S110..... ~ 20