The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-05
SPECIAL MEETING

SPECIAL MEETING
OF tho Board Of County Commissioners
Of Redwood County, Minnesota. Febru-
ary 20, 1901.
Board met pursuant to call.
Commissioners Whittet, Philbrick, johnson,
Schandera and Leavitt present.
Petition of A. Fisk and others praying
that school districts No. Is and 5o be united.
On motion granted and final notices ordered
issued for hearing at next meeting.
Petition Of Jan Peterson, Elias Johannessn
and A. Syversen to be set of from school
district No. "a to district No. 81 presented.
On motion not granted.
Petition Of Jas A Larson and F W Smith to
be set of from school district No. 40 to 81 pre-
scented. On motion laid over.
Petition Of A w Edwards and others for the
change of county road commencing at the
north east corner OF section 10, town liz,
range 81, and running SW to the SW cor of
NWA of said section, locating same COM
mencinR at NE corner Of said section 10. run
ming w on section line to NV corner, then 8
to SW corner Of nwk of said section 10. The
to proposed change it was deemed not neces-
sary to appoint committee to examine same.
Petition granted and notices ordered issued
for hearing at next meeting.
Petition Of Geo Schwab and others to
change county road in town of New Avon
presented and on motion laid over.
Bond of Bank OF Redwood Falls for deposit
tory of county funds presented for So ,OC0
and on motion accepted and approved.
On motion Board adjourned until Q O. clock
the following day.
Pursuant to adjournment Board convened
at O'Clock. Members all present.
Petition of J G Christensen and Others ask
ing for an appropriation for grading county
road between Redwood Falls and She idan.
Presented AMI on motion laid over.
The bond of Redwood County Bank for de-
pository of county funds presented for $780,
co., and on motion accepted and approved,
said bank having been duly designated, by
Board of Auditors, depository OF county
funds
The following statement Of the Board of
Auditors of Redwood county made January
8, 1891, presented and accepted as follows,
viz:
January 8, 1891.
The undersigned Board Of Auditors OF the
county Of Redwood met in session on the
above gwen date. On examining and count
ing the funds in hand and under control Of
the county treasurer we find as follows:
Deposited in Citizens Bank 81 149 05
Cash on hand .! "
G G"S1,S Sf s1a... So q g g
State orders GU w
Contingent expense 10
Less receipts not turned over 2,O7s 10
Balance, ss0,67e co
Upon examining the records in County
Auditors Office We find the debit Of the coun-
ty treasurer to DO $3o,676.
D. W. WHITTRT,
TILL TIBBETTs, Charm Co Com.
Co. Auditor.
On motion report Of J S johnson and F
Schandera, committee Oh bridge at Sanhorn,
accepted.
The following resolution was presented to
the Board:
Resolved. That the present court houee and
county Offices and vault are insufficient, un-
safe and dangerous. and not capable of being
repaired 50 as to be In a safe and suitable
condition or fit for the purposes designed
Therefore, after due consideration 1t is de-
termined by the board Of county commission
ers that new substantial and suitable court
house be built at the county seat of this coun-
ty such as the building committee hereinafter
named may deem necessary.
- 10 P,,rf hof &
sioners Philbrick. Leavitt and Whittet be aud
they are hereby appointed a building COM
mittee and empowered to advertise for pro-
posals, adopt plans and specifications, employ
any and all necessary architects and laborers.
purchase materials, receive bids for the cree
ton and construction of the proposed court
house and to purchase material therefor and
make contracts for the erection and construc-
ton thereof and to supcrintend the building
Of the same and to do any and all things rela-
tive thereto and bind the county therefor the
same as this board might or could do. And
it is further determined that said committee
cause to be erected at the earliest practicable
time the said court house. after the passage
of the act to reimburse the county for the
expense incurred in the recent murder trta g
in said county in sum of at least $1,000.
Com. Schandera made a motion that the
resolution be laid over until next meeting
which was lost Commissioners Philbrick
Whittet aid johnson voting no; Schandera
aud Leayitt voting yes.
On motion the resolution was adopted
Commissioners Philbrick, johnson and Whit
ct voting yes and Schandera and Leavitt vot
| ind no.
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Board convened at o'clock, members al
present.
After full hearing of the matter and i
having beer determined that the wife and
children Of Chas. Scheffer, of the town 0
Willow Lake, are in destitute circumstance
and liable to freeze and starve to death, OF
motion the sheriff was directed and ordere'
TO take and place in the county poor house
forthwith. said wife md children.
The following bills were presented and Of
mo ion allowed.
John O'Bar.. cords wood court house 81
H Loudon * - IL Q
D Pierce saving IS
MRS Sutherland board and care
FIGHTER poor 90
Free Press Bindery deed record. register
Of deeds 10
BERTHA Posebke wit st VS. Teschke e
Fin Dodge board Nellie Everson poor
| bill 10 IS allowed So
C Tenney juror fees st vs. Welsh s
e March justice fees st VS. McCorquodale 8 3
X Picket ''st vs. Carter and others 2
H M Hitchcock stationery etc for county II 9
Fl NJ Hitchcock feeding dish FIGHTER poor 8
Jas Aiken county printing stationery 20 {
Jas Aiken pub del tax list notices etc 20 4
W Smith justice fees st vs. Carlson 40
WD Smith envelopes clerk of court 81
Ueo B Huges stat'ny 5a
Pioneer Press blank Register of deeds 80
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