Mower County transcript., 1890-01-15


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which the financial statement and COM
missloners' proceedings for the wear 1890
shall be published. Carried
On motion the following bill was al.
lowed:
Sweningsen, clerk of court fees. .. ST 90
On motion board adjourned TO Tues.
day morning, Jan. II, at 8 o'clock.
Tuesday, Jan. H. 1890. 8 o'clock q. m. :
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Members all present.
H. J. Lockwood, chairman of bridge
committee, submitted a report of bridge
work done during year 1883, and on mo-
ton same was referred back TO full com
mittee tor examination, with instructions
TO report on same at next meeting of the
BOARD.
On motion board adjourned to 1:30
o'clock p. m.
1:30 p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Members all present.
On motion, Resolved That there be
S3, OOO insurance placed on furniture of
court house. Carried.
On motion the following bills were al
owed:
Phoenix Insurance Company, insurance
ON court house .. ..... 900. ...... >. $46 90
Home Insurance Company, insurance on
German American Insurance COMPANY,
insurance on court house.. 45 90
st Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany, insurance on court house. ....... As co
Insurance Company of North America,
Insurance on court house %. .......... As 90
Hartford Insurance Company,insurance
=, on court house.. :....... ..:.,..... -. As 90
Phoenix Insurance Company, insurance
Atna Insurance Company. insurance on
Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Company. 10 W
insurance on court house. ...... As 90
London Assurance Corporation, insur-
Vance ance 1n!.;ou On court tn house ........ 45 OO
Company insurance on court house. As 90
Northwestern National Insurance Com
pany, insurance on court house.. ....... IS co
Niagara Insurance Company of New
York, insurance on court hause... %. As 90
Germania Insurance Company, insur-
ance on court house 80. ..... IS 90
ORIENT Insurance Company, insurance on
furniture on court house,. .......... 45 90
H. @. Trowbridge, l.. d. Carter and
"A Hotson appeared before the board and
presented petition for bridge across
the Cedar river in the town of LYLE on
section line between sections 9 and 16,
said petition heing signed by a large
number of freeholders residing near said
proposed location of bridge. Petition
was on motion referred to bridge com.
mittee.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, That the bridge committee
for the year 1890 be John Beach. A. E.
Christie, n. T. johnson, II. j. Lockwood
and W. w sweet, and that each member
of said committee have full control of
the building and repairing the bridges in
his district, subject TO the orders and
directions of the whole committee. or a
majority thereof, at q duly. called meet.
ing of said committee.
Carried. 49,. .:....... :.a.,
Tie chairman then appointed the fol-
lowing committees for year $780, =
Building Committee-A. E. Christie,
John Beach and w. w. Sweet.
Committee on Fillmore County Farm,
owned by Mower County-H. J. Lock
wood. w. W. Sweet and n. T. johnson.
Committee on Poor Farm-N. T. John
son and W. W. Sweet.
Mcintyre Post No. 66, G. A. r., pre-
sented the following preamble and reso-
luton:
Whereas, 1t has come to our knowledge
that the flag of our country has been
repeatedly insulted by anarchist and
socialistic gatherings, we, the soldiers of
the Union and members of the G. A. R.,
deem it our duty to our country's flag,
and to our comrades who fell beneath its
folds. to adopt the following resolution:
Resolved. That we, the soldiers of the
Union and members of Mcintyre Post
No. DO. Department of Minnesota, G. A.
H., request the school authorities to erect
suitable flag poles in the yards or on the
several school houses of the city of Aus
tin and of the county of Mower, and to
cause to be holsted the flag of our coun-
try every school day in the year. We
also request the county commissioners
and city council to hoist the flag on our
court house and over the city water
works in the city of Austin every day in
the year.
On notion
Resolved. That the request of McIntyre
Post No. &c. as far as regards erecting
flag over court house, be compiled with,
and that the building committee be in
structed to make necessary arrangements
for same.
Carried.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
D B Johhsoa, Jr, extra services rendered
during year 1889: Ss9.:..:.....:.:...... 49,. $50 90
John Beach, commissioners fees. I 90
John Beach, -. .... 20 40
A II Christie, ...... rs 40
w W Sweet, ........ "a 90
W w Sweet. ........ 10 90
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ID LOCKWOOD, % 60
On motion the following resolution