Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-07-20
JULY ID, 1897.

JULY 13, 1897.
The board met at $50 O'Clock a. m.
All members present.
Petition of Ingebregt Johnson, and
others, for location of a county road
in Towns of Lake Elizabeth and East
Lake Lillian was presented. Proof
having been fled that notice of presen-
tation had been given according to
law, the pitition was publicly read and
interested parties present given
chance to present their arguments for
and against the location of such coun-
ty road, after due consideration the
petition was accepted land, o n motion,
Commissioners Haines and Smithson
were appointed a committee to view
the route of the proposed location, said
committee to meet preparatory to such
viewing, at the residence of Mrs. Peter
Johnson, in section q, Town of Lake
Elizabeth, September ?, 1897, at 9
O'Clock a. m.
Petition of G ilbert Dahl, and others,
for a change of county road in Towns
of tennessee and Lake Elizabeth was
presented. Proof having been filed
that notice of presentation had been
given according to law, the petition
was publicly read and accepted, and,
on motion, Commiss toner's Haines and
Smithson were appointed a committee
to view the route of the proposed change,
to meet preparatory to such viewing
at the residence of Gilbert Dahl, in
section IS, Town of tennessee, Sept
ember l, 1897, at 3 O'Clock p. m.
Recess till 1870 O'Clock p. m.
The board met at 1870 O'Clock p. m.
All members present.
Application from Town of Lake Eliz-
abeth for appropriation from county
road and bridge fund, for aiding in
the construction of a bridge in section
~ of said town was presented, read
and considered, and, on motion, the
same was granted for $4,000, provid-
ed however that said appropriation be
expended under the direction of a CON-
mittee appointed by this board, and
that the money shall not be paid over
to the treasurer of said town until such
committee shall have filed an accept
ance of the work with the county audi
tor, said committee to be composed of
Commissioners Quist and Skoglund.
Petition of Samuel Gabbert, and
others, for the formation of a new
school district in Towns of Edwards
and Holland was presented, read con-
sidered and accepted, and, on motion,
the same was set for hearing at a ses-
sion of the board to be held Monday,
September -, A. D. 1897, at 10 o CLOCK
a, NJ; notice of hearing to be pub
lished in Willmar Tribune, Willmar
Republican Gazette, and Willmar Ar
gus, also served and posted according
to law.
Parties from town of St. Johns ap-
peared before the board, and COM
planned that they have sustained loss
on account of ditch No. not being
completed.
The following resolution was on
motion adopted:
Whereas, complaints have been
made to this board that the work on
sections 247 to 249, 26O, Pol, 1852, 267
to I'll. all inclusive, of ditch No. z
(St. Johns) has not been completed
by the contractor, Ole Gilbertson,
and by reason of the failure of CON-
plotting said work, parties have sus-
tanned loss from water flooding their
premises; -:
. Therefore, be it resolved by the
board of county commissioners of
Kandiyohi county, That A. O. Saith
er as bondsman for the above named
contractor he hereby notified that
he is held responsible for all damages
done by reason Of the failure OF COM
plotting said work, and further that
he hereby be notified to cause the
said work to be completed at. once
according to the contract entered
into by the said Ole Gilbertson.