Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-07-31
Commissioners Proceedings.

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ers of Stevens county, state of Min
nesota, met at the County Auditor
office, on Thursday, July 25th, a. ID
1889. in pursuance of call dated July
9th, 1889, and signed by all the mem
bers of said board.
The call was read and approved.
Present - Commissioners Dohlen
Thorpe, Pushor and Camp, and Henr,
Baldwin, Deputy County Auditor.
On motion of Commissioner Thorpe
an order tor two hundred and fifty
dollars $780, being the amount O
the appropriations made to the Town
of Horton, to aid in the erection of
bridge across the Pomme de Terre
river, was ordered drawn.
In the matter of petition for
county road, beginning at the inter
section of the line between sections
p and "a, town l25, range AZ, and 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 q
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 q
change of county road, as follows
Beginning at oint 1000 chains
south OF the northeast corner of
section 8, town 125, range AZ, and on
the line between sections 8 and ?,
town 125, range ~, andrunning north
43 deg, west $50 chains, thence north
IS deg, east $50 chains, to the north
east corner section 3, town 125, range
~, and change the same so that it
shall be described as follows:
Beginning at point on the line be-
tween sections and 3, 1000 chains
south of the northeast corner of
section 8, town 125, range ~, and
running north OH the line between
sections 2 and 8, 1000 chains to the
northeast corner of section 3, 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 tile.)
Adjourned to l O'Clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the matter of the petition for a
upon the petitions of W..
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.
It 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 IL
and 10, were laid before the Board
and disposed Of according to law, and
the bonds of the Stevens County
and of the First National
Bank, both of Morris, as County De-
positories, in the sum of thirty thous-
and dollars ($3O,000 each, were APP
proved.
In the matter OF petition for n
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 we'll as
oil disadvantages, assessed damages
as follows:
E. P. Watson-E11a, section 1, town
124, range AZ, $125.0O.
(See final order on fiIe.)
On motion, the following claims, as
recommended by the Finance Com
mittee, were allowed.
H Pushor, one day road committee.
and team work. .........................$5 OF
G Thorpe, 2 days road committee and
team work. ........... III VI
Milo Camp, 2 days road and bridge COM
mittee and mileage ........::::......: III VI
o Dohlen, board Of audit $500, road
committee and team $5.00.............. 8 On
DIT Wheaton, surveying and plating
road .............:.:.......... W
q Newton, publishing ................. 3 Il
r Stevens, publishing $40 so, station
cry $a.75.. ~ 2;
Adjourned.