The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-19
Commissioners Proceedings

The Board of County Commissioners
of Stevens county and State OF Min
nesote, met at the auditors office, III
the court house, in the village of Nor
ris, said county, according to law, on
July 9th, 1894, at 10 o'clock a. m.
All members present.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
The petition of Herman Zahl for
change of county road, presented at
the March meeting, was taken under
consideration, pending which the
board adjourned to 2 p. m.
Afternoon session, all present.
Herman Kreuger's petition for change
of county road was thrown out for
want of Jurisdiction.
The road matter of Herman Zahps
petition was again taken up and on
motion, the report of road com
mittee in favor of the change accord
ing to petition was adopted and final
order locating road made accordingly.
Petition of Syver Larson and others
for change of county road, which was
laid over from last meetingwa con
sidered, and a committee appointed
consisting of full board, to- meet at
the house of Syver Larson's at 10
o'clock p. ~, Wednesday, July 18th,
1894, to view the site of proposed
change and report as to the facts.
A petition signed by 5. Hitchins,
w. w. Huntley and others, for the
formation of new school district out
of certain territory to be taken from
district No. 3, II and ID to be- known
as district No. Sd, was presented to
the board, and parties interested on
either side were heard at length.
When the board adjourned to 10
O'clock a. m, Tuesday IL
Tuesday, 10 o'clock, am. Board
met with all members present.
Chas. Wilson appeared before the
board with a claim for damages on
account of the location of the '.Morris
and Herman road" across his land in
1881. No action was taken in the
matter.
The petition of S. Hitchins ct. al
was again taken under consideration
which resulted in an order forming
the district as school district No. So
A petition signed by Edward Casey
and others, for the formation of new
school district of the following sections
in the town of Synnes, viz: Section
5, 6, z, 8, Is, II and 18. Date of hear.
ing said petition was set at the
October meeting. 1894.
Adjourned to 1,30 p. m.
Afternoon session, ell members
present. Ea
The board proceeded to select the
names of % qualified electors to serve
as grand jurors, and "a names to
serve as petit jurors to replace those
drawn at the March term of court
On motion the auditor was directed
to issue his warrant for $65. in favor
of Jas. Griffith in settlement of his
claim.
On motion, $3.50 was appropriated
to assist the town of Darnen in pay
ing for the erection of bridge across
the Pomme de Terre river in said town
and also 800 for grading on the
Morris and Hancock road. The
auditor to draw his warrants for the
same on presentation of certified
bills.
On motion, the petition of Fred
Tomline, vacating strip two rods
wide on the Morris and Everglade
road, at point near Tomline's resi-
dence, was granted and ordered made
accordingly.
It was ordered that D. T. Wheaton
deposit the COPIES of nlats. made .by
him, IN the registers Office dor the use
of the public.
The board decided to transfer 81, 25C
from the interest fund to the revenue
fund. 800 from the interest fund tc
the contingent fund and also $119.67
from the text book fund to the county
poor fund.
The following tax was levied by
the board, for the ensuing year, on
estimates furnished by the auditor:
Co. Revenue. 49,. s. Mills
+" Interest. .......2
Poor. 49,. Z
The following resolutions was
carried: -
RESOLVED, That whereas copies of the
| plats on file in the office of the registers oil
| deeds were made and prepared in the
| spring of 1894, at an expense to this county
of 1898 with the understanding that sale
copies were to be placed in the Office of the
| said register for the use of the public, anC
| for the purpose of saving said original plats
and Thomas E. Colahan, the register o.
deeds of said county having refused tt
allow said copies to be placed or kept il
sum of seventy dollars, and this board be
| ing advised that no such fee nor any fet
| should be paid in the premises, Hereby in
| Struct and direct the county attorney II
| take the proper steps to have said cOpie!
placed in said Office for the use and benefi
of the public.
The following bills we're allowed:
NAME NATURE OF BILL AM'7
c. A. Pepper nursing ........ IS % o.
I j. ID. Gillespie Justices FeeS....+ >. ,48 II
| Drs. Karin & Freedom med. services 10 81
Peter Sundahl witness fees, statecase 22t
Jas. Griffith BAL on former bill ). -. o.
| Morris Sun, publishing .........,... 40 81
| Carl Buckentin, mdse ............. IL II
! G. f. Camp, Justices Fees ......!... q II
9. F. Tewksbury work and MATERIAL. 8 O
| g. e. Lowater, draying &c.. ............- 20 81
j. l.. Gould, 10 cords of wood. .....i... 40 o.
/ Drs. Karn & Freedom, med. service
| Geo. I'll. Munro, sheriff fees ............ 104 s.
/ same ..............s ~ 81
same ........:. 81
stones ........................ =. 10 o.
| I'll. T. Stevens, stationery ................ 81
/ Geo. Danielson, witness fees. ..... -, L
| r. BuckeHtin, ........... 4
/ p. Cronin, ........ o.
/ Ed. Anderson. jurors fees. ............. O
| A. Hellebust, witness :. ............... 2 2
| H. King, ...........i 49,. 6
| Ole RunStad - .....s....... Q
/ A. McConEille, Juror +" ...........!... L
/ Clifford Nelson witness /" e IL 1
i John Nelson Il Co, mdse. 80. ..y.t.. Q
1 Th0s, ThomaSson clerks fees, ..,... -. so q
w. j. Munro. PRINTING and stationery IL O.
i Thorpe & To,lifson, stationery. ~: } ~ Q
/ G. II. Munro, sheriffs fees. e., III 4
4 d. r. Wheaton. survey my ~. -. III. O
i f. w. Heller, read CON. and mileage y.s 0
W. Muir, Justices fees. ......,..,... lfsTf11 9
4 p. Brandt road conn., aI,t mileage u. -. g