Morris tribune., 1898-03-30

!. district TO DE composed OF SecClOns
No. %, %, "A, 25, 26, q, "a, 35 and 36
all in township 124, range A.
! This petition was presented at the
. January meeting and the present
time was named as the date for hear
, ing. There being no objection offered
the petition was granted and an order
made forming the new district from
the territory named and to be known
as Dist. No 81.
} An order directing the auditor to
issue a warrant for $255 to Mrs.
Honora Church, refunding to that
amount her personal property tax in
the town of Scott.
The auditor was directed to pay by
warrant $50 to Charles Bruer, for care
of John Swensou for two months to
March first, and to pay thereafter SIS
per month.
On motion, an appropriation was
made of S120 to assist in building a
bridge across Muddy creek in Darnen,
to be paid the town treasurer of
Darnen on completion of the bridge.
A petition for change of county
road, signed by R. H. Grace and
thirty-three other residents and free
holders of the county, to change that
part of the Morris and Fort Wads-
worth road Immediately west of the
village of Morris. The affidavit of K.
j. Lundgren that he had posted
notices of the presentation of the
petition more than thirty days before
the present session of the board, was
also attached to the petition, ard the
board being satisfied as to the legality
of the proceedings, appointed a com
mittee to meet at date convenient
and to be named later to visit the site
of the proposed change and report at
the next meeting.
The following resolution was offered
and adopted:
Resolved that we hereby agree to |
give the village of Morris the use of |
40 feet square on the northeast corner
of the Court House block in the |
village of Morris, for the location Of a
water tank in connection with water
works to be built in the village of
Morris, SO long as the same shall be
used for that purpose, in considera-
ton Of the furnishing to Stevens
county by said village, all water re-
CURED for the Court House and
grounds and the erection and main
tainance of a hydrant for the use of
said county at or near said water
tank.
A petition to vacate portion of
county road in the town of Donnelly,
with thirty-four freeholders of the
county signing, and the affidavit of
Ole 0. Aanerud that he had posted
The necessary notices of the tendency
Of the petition thirty days previous to
his meeting, attached thereto, was
presented to the board, and the
following were appointed committee
10 report it's findings at the next
meeting of the board ,Aanerud, Ander-
son and Smith.
The bond of Helen T. Stevens, in
n the sum of $1,000, as official pub
Usher of the county, with Arthur Nc
Conville and William P. Fowler as
5ureties, was approved.
The application of Mrs. Beggs for
correction of assessment and refund
ment of taxes on SCI of section 2,
township l23, range Al, was recon-
mended to the state auditor.
The application of Edward Robert.
son for abatement of taxes on the
nw4 sw4 section SO, township 1874,
range A, was also recommended.
A petition signed by M. F. Finne /
gan and other residents and free.
holders of district No. 20, for the for
nation of new school district to be-
composed of the following territory.
viz: Section No. 10, II, II, 13, IA and,
Is, in the town of Synnes, was pre-,
sented to the board, and the next
meeting of the board after proper
notice has been given, was named as
the date of hearing.
The petition of Herman Hoppe,
resident and freeholder. of school
district No. Al, to be sci off from said
Al, with his land, the sell of section
%, township 1913, range AZ, to district
No. 20, for reasons set forth in the
petition. The next meeting was set
as the time of hearing.
Bills were audited and allowed to
the following for the amount named
j D Good, sundries to poor farm. ..$ 10
F M Kline taking testimony at inquest is
Mrs M Gaffney, boarding John Brown. 10 90
Ed j Lehman, register fees . Of "a