The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-01-16
OFFICIALLY
Proceedings of the Board of Coun.
ty Commissioners In
Regular Session.

County Auditors Office. Redwood Falls
Mimi, Jan. 7th, 1S96.-Board called to or
der at II o'clock a, m. Members present
James Arnold. Leo Aftermath, Frank Billing
ton, J. P. Cooper, and Christian OLSEN
On motion. Commissioner j. P. Cooper was
elected chairman for the ensuing year.
Board adjourned until O'Clock p. m.
Board convened at l O'Clock p. m, purSu-
ant to adjournment.
The financial statement for the year 1895
was presented, read and approved and or
dered published.
On motion Frank Ellington was appointed
committee on poor farm.
On motion, John p Cooper was appointed
committee court house and janitor.
committee on fuel
On motion, the County Auditor was APP
pointed committee on books and station
cry
On motion, James Arnold and Leo Alter
matt were appointed committee on claims.
On motion, j. p. Cooper and Christian Oh
sen were appointed committee on jail.
On motion, the compensation OF the Janltor
was fixed at $4,000 per mon tn for the ensu-
thorfzed to draw his warrant at the end OF
each month in payment of same upon the
written order of the committee.
On motion, the County superintendent
salary was fixed at 100000 for the ensuing
year.
On motion, the county auditor was au-
thorized to draw his warrant tor the proper
tionate monthly salary of county officers
and interest on bonds as the same become
due.
Petition of w. F. Dickinson and 26 others
for the change of county road running be-
tween Redwood Falls and Morton where the
same crosses the r r. track in section 49, II.
113, r. 80, so that the same when changed
will run: Commencing at point where the
present road strikes the right of way of the
NJ. & St. l.. r, r. and running thence easter
ly and parallel to said right of way and on
the south side of said right of way to con-
meet with the present road where 1t crosses
the track of said r. r.. and the commission
ers being satisfied that at least 80 days no.
tiCe of the presentation of said petition has
been given prior to the said presentation.
hereby appoint Commissioners Cooper and
Ellington as committee to examine such
Jan. %, 1896, at 2 o'clock p. m, at the east
r. r. crossing of said road in Sec. 35, II. 49,
r. 35. as the time and place where said
committee will meet for said purpose upon
said route.
Leo Aftermath, j. P, Cooper and Frank
Ellington, the committee appointed July 8,
1895, upon the petition for change of the
county road running from Redwood Falls to
Morgan. made its report to the Board recon-
mending that the prayer of petitioners be
granted with slight variation from the de-
sCriptiOn embodied in the petition, namely:
Commencing on the town line between the
towns of Paxton and Three Lakes 3S feet
and running thence due south to point 10
Gated on line drawn at a right angle to
said right of way, 5 rods distant from said
right of way of said r. R.: thence south
TO the town line, &C., and that damages be
allowed VIM. Hilger to the amount of $4,000.
On motion, report adopted and committee
discharged and road ordered changed &C
Cording to said committees report.
On motion, board adjourned until 8 o'clock
a. m. the following day.
Wednesday. Jan. Sth, 1S96.-Board con-
Vened at O'Clock a. m Members all pres
ent.
Notices having been issued and served upon
the petition of Soren Jansen to be set off to-
gether with w. u of N. e. a of Section 10, T.
ITO, K. 30, the same was considered by the
Board and on motion the petition was de-
MED, for the reason that District No. 81 only
contains ~ sections, and for the further
reason that the school house in Dist. II is 10
Gated on the extreme east side of said terri
tory and will in all probability be moved to
more central location, in which case the
said petitioner would be much further from
said school than he is at present.
coupons for interest on M. V. r. r. bonds
due and paid Jan. 1, 1896, examined and
cancelled
Proper notices not having been served
upon the petition for organization of a new
school district out of tine south east quarter
OF section 10, the south half of section 20,
the south west quarter of section q, the
west half of section %, the south east quar-
ter of section %. all of section 20, 80, 81. 80
and SO, T. 100, R. 81, the same was on mo-
ton denied.
The petition for organization of new
school district out of sections 81 and 80, Il.
la r. 81, and section the N. u of sec. 5,