New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-01-19

! Office In New Clm, IN said county; ant
whereas, it was further ordered in AM
by said order that notice of the time ant
place of such hearing he given by post
ing a copy of said order IN one pubic
place in each of the school districts tt
be affected by said petition, and b.
handing to and leaving with the clerk o
each of said school districts, personally
a copy of said order at least ten days be
fore the time appointed for such hear
| ing; and whereas, at the said session O.
the said board of county commission
ers, commencing on said 5th day of Jan.
| A. D. 1898, due proof of the posting
| and service Of said order of hearing az
therein directed and required, more than
ten days prior to said last named date
having been made and filed, said pe:i.
ton was publicly lead and considered
by the board, with everything which was
said by said interested parties for o,
against granting the prayer of the petit
toner, and said board being of opinion
that said petition should be granted. il
is hereby ordered and determined, that
the said petitioner and the following de.
scribed lands owned by him, to-wit: The
West half of the Northwest quarter OF
section No. seventeen township, No. one
hundred and eight North, of range No.
thirty three West, be and the same are
hereby set off from said school district
No. 40 to said adjoining school district
No. 70 and said lands are hereby made
part of said last named school district
for all purposes whatever.
The petition of Peter Norell, to be SET
off with his lands from School District
No. 40 to School District No. 70, was
upon motion, granted, the order to be
recorded IN full as follows:
Whereas, the petition of Peter Norell,
legal voter, freeholder and resident of
school district No. 40 in this county,
representing that he is the owner Of the
lands hereinafter described, which are
situated in said school district, and adj
join school district No. 70, and asking
that he with his said lands may be set
off from said district No. 40, to said ad-
joining school district No. 70, for the
following reasons: That my children
have three (3) miles to the school house
IN district No. 40, and only II miles to
the school house in district No. 70. NV
house is on said Northeast quarter of
section No. eighteen (18), was presented
to the board of county commissioners of
this county at session of said board held
on the 18th day of July, A. D. 1897, for
the action of said board thereon; and
whereas, it was thereupon ordered by
said board that hearing should be had
on said petition, at session of said
board, commencing on the 5th day of
January, A. D. 1898, at the county audit
or's office in New Ulm, in said county,
and whereas, it was further ordered in
and by said order that notice of the time
and place OF such hearing be given by
posting copy Of said order in one pub
lie place in each of the school districts,
to be affected by said petition, and by
handing to and leaving with the clerk of
each of said districts personally, copy
of said order at least ten days before the
time appointed for such hearing; and
whereas, at the said session of the said
board of county commissioners, COM
on said 5th day Of January, A.
D. 1898, due proof of the posting and
service of said order Of hearing as there
In directed and required, more than ten
days prior to said last named date, hav-
ing been made and filed, said petition
was publicly read and considered by the
board, with everything which was said
by said interested parties for or against
granting the prayer Of the petitioner,
and said board being Of opinion that
said petition should be granted, it is
hereby ordered and determined, that the
said petitioner and the following de-
scrjbed lands owned by him, to-wit:
The Northeast quarter of section No.
eighteen, township NJ. one hundred and
eight North, of range No. thirty-thr
West, be and the same are hereby set off
from said school district No. 40, to SAID
adjoining school district No. ~, and said
lands are hereby made a part of said
last named school district for all purp-
oses whatever.
The following resolution was accepted
and ordered to be placed on record:
1t appearing that in 1896 the county
auditor enormously paid out $3.50 in
excess of the amount due for coal by
paying the freight ON said coal twice,
and such error having been reported to
the board by the present auditor and an
investigation ordered, the auditor now
reports that he has recovered from the
coal company the amount of $157.5O
and it is therefore ordered that said sum
of $157.5O be placed to the credit of the
County Revenue Fund.
On motion meeting adjourned to 2
o'clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 2 o'clock p. m. All members
present,
The application of Griffith s Smith
for correction of assessment and abate-
ment of taxes received the annrovo1 of