The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-02
Of
County Com
nlissioners

AUDITORS OFFICE, Mile Laos county, MINI.
Princeton, March 10th, 1896-The board OF
county commissioners met pursuant to ad-
journment. Full board present
The bond of Newell A. Ross, as court COM
missioner of Mile Eacs county, was presented
examined and approved with the sureties
thereon,
Upon motion it was unanimously voted to APP
point Jesse g. Giddings as supervisor Of assess
ments in and for the county of Mile Laos Min
nesota, under the provisions of chapter 294 gen
eral statutss of 1895, and the bond of said SUI
perv1sor of assessments was fixed at the sum Of
seven hundred dollars and the bonds Of his as
slstants We're placed at the sum of five hundred
dollars each, and the compensation of said SUI
pervisor of assessments and such assistants as
he may appoint and this board approve Of was
fixed at the sum of So per day for all services
actually rendered. And said supervisor of as
sessment is instructed to proceed at once to es-
timatc and fix the valuation Of all the standing
pine timber in the towns of Robbins, South
Harbor and Isle Harbor. Said towns being
township fortytwo (42), north, range twenty
six (26). west, townships forty-two (42), and
forty-three (4O. north, range twenty
cen, west, and township forty-two (42), north
range twenty-five (25), west, and to
file said lists and estimates with the county
auditor at the earliest time possible with ac-
curate estimates.
The board then cook under advisement the
proposition Of the abatement of taxes for the
years 1894 and 1895 on the Foley Bros. s. Nc
Clure lands in this county. and after listening
to all that was said both for and against the
same, a ballot was taken and there was two
votes in favor and three votes against granting
and reduction on the above named lands. Mo-
ton to grant an abatement of 1915 per cent was
lost, and it was upon motion voted that the
taxes on said lands stand as now spread on the
tax lists
In the matter of the case of Indiana Johnson
a county charge, Louis Olson having offered to
board said pauper for the sum of five dollars
per month, said amount being payable monthly,
upon motion it was voted to accept said propo-
sition and said Olson to board said Indiana
johnson until further action of this board be
taken. s~
In the matter of the petition of residents and
and legal voters in school district No. g. The
petition was read publicly and hearing was
mad on the same, due and legal notice having
been given of said hearing and after listening
to all that was said both for and against the
granting OF the same, it was upon motion unan-
lmouSly voted not to grant the petition.
The bids offered for locating all lost section
corners in town SO, range g. and for locating all
property lines in sections 10, H. H. Is, 81 o. 49,
26, u and %, in said town. was opened. and the
bid of j. P. Mitchell being the lowest bid the
contract was awarded to said MITCHELL and his
bond was fixed at seven hundred dollars for the
faithful performance of all requirements of
said survey under the provisions of chapter 25O.
statutes OF 1895, and the clerk of this board was
requested to attend to the making out and
signing of the necessary contract in the matter.
the said j. P. Mitchell agreeing to do the re-
CURED work for the sum of five hundred and
seventy CSo7O.OO) dollars. A. J. Barrett of this
board was appointed to attend to purchasing
and delivering the required stone section cor
ner posts and have the same delivered at the
most convenient point on the railroad running
through said town. The following resolution
was offered and unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That the board of county commits
sloners of Mile Laos county Mimi: do hereby
recommend that the following numbered bids
for the purchase of tax deeds be approved, this
board considering that the amounts offered in
said bids were just and right.
Bid Amount