Morris tribune., 1894-07-25
Commissioners Proceedings

rls, sald 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 q
change of county road, presented al
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 fol
want of Jurisdiction.
The road matter of Herman Zahls
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 meeting was con
sidered, and a committee appointed
consisting Of full board, to meet al
the house of Syver Larson's at 1C
O'Clock p. M, Wednesday, July 1Ith
1894, to view the site of proposed
change and report as to the facts.
A petition signed by S. Hitchins,
W. W. Huntley and others, for the
formation of a new school district out
OF certain territory to be taken from
district No 8, IL and ID to be known
as district No 50, was presented to
the board, aud parties interested on
either side were heard at length.
When the board adjourned to 10
o'clock q. m, Tuesday.
Tuesday, 10 o'clock a. IN. Board
met with all members present.
CAas. Wilson appeared before the
board with q 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 Ct s. l!itch;ns ct. al.
was again taken under consideration,
which resulted in an order forming
the district as school district No. t3
A petition signed by Edward Casey
and others, for the formation of anew
school district OF the following sections
in the town of Synnes, viz: Seciicl.
5, 6, z, 8, Is, II and Is. Date of hear
ing said petition was set at the
October meeting. 1894.
Adjourned to 1:30 p. m.
Afternoon session, all members
present.
The board proceeded to selec' the
THAMES OF 70 qualified electors to serve
as ~Yan.! Jurors, and 4! names TO
se5yv u. :,s!it jurors 10 replace those
Arawn q; tie March term OF court.
On motion the auditor was directed
10 issue his warrant for Sbi6J. i'll favor
Of Jas Griffith in settlement Of his
claim.
On motion, $3.50 was appropriated
to assist tie town Of Darnen i'll pay
.og fer the erection Of q bridge across
tho Pomino1e I'erre river in sad town
and also 500 for grading OH 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
Iomline, vacating a strip two rods
wide on the Morris and Eyerglade
road, at point near Tomiine's resi-
dence, was granted and ordered made
accordingly.
It was ordered that D. T. Wheaton
deposit the copies Of plats, made by
him, in the registers office for the use
Of tie public.
The board decided to transfer 81 $50
from ho interest fund to the revenue
fund. 500 from the interest fund to
the contingent fund and also S119.67
from the text book fund to tue county
poor fund.
The following tax was levied by
the board, for the ensuing year, ON
estimates furnished by the auditor:
Co. Revenue. ....5 Mills
Interest: ........2 4"
Poor.
The following resolutions was
carried:
RESOLVED, That whereas copies of the
plats on file in the Office of the registers of
deeds were made and prepared in the
spring of 1894, at an expense to this county
Of 1913 with the understanding that said
copies were to be placed in the office of the
said register for the use of the public, and
for the purpose of saving said original plats,
and Thomas e. Colahan, the register of
deeds of said county having refused to
allow said copies to be placed OF kept in
said registers office without being paid the
sum of seventy dollars, and this board be-
ing advised that no such fee nor any fee
should be paid in the premises, hereby in
Struct and direct the county attorney to
take the proper steps to have said copies
placed in said Office for the use and benefit
of the public.