The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-02-10

and abatement of taxes on personal
property in the village of Princeton
for the 1897 was laid over and Commits
sloner Libby instructed to investigate
the same. ,
3# On motion IT was voted that the ap-
plications presented. by N. E. Jesmer
Tor correction of assessment and abate-
ment OF taxes on lot g., in block 8, of
Caters lst addition to Princeton, for
the years 1896 and 1897, and the appli-
cation OF s. A. Carew for correction of
assessment and abatement of taxes on
personal property in the village Of
Princeton for the year 1897, be laid
over until the next meeting of the
board for Investigation.
On the petition presented by S. S..
Sanford asking to be set off from school
district No. and attached to school
district No. !, and the petition of c.
L. johnson asking to be transferred
from school district No..@3 to school
No. l, it was ordered by the board that
a nearing be had on said petitions at
the next session of the board commenc-
ing on the 10th day of March A. D.
1898, at the county, auditors Office in
the village of Princeton. And it was
further ordered that the clerk Of the
board give notice Of such time and
place OF hearing as by law req uired.
A petition, signed by IS freeholders
residing within the respective por-
lions OF territory mbraced within the
territory sought to be formed into a
new school district, asking for the
formation of a new school district to
be composed of a portion of the terri
tory G n r 90, Nj
twelve, was presented to the board of
county commissioners. After careful
examination of the same the following:
order or hearing was made and adopted:
Whereas. A petition duly signed
and the signatures thereto duly &C.
knowledged, has been duly presented
to the board of county commissioners
OF Mile Laos county, Minnesota, at a
session of said board held on the 3rd
day OF February, A. D. 1898, asking for
the formation of a new school district
to be composed of the following de-
scribed territory, towit: Commencing
at point on the west bank of the East
Branch Of Rum river where the Sec
ton line between sections sixteen (l6)
and twenty lone (21), in township thir-
ty-seven (37) north, range wenty-six
(26) west, intersects said west bank of
said river: thence running west on the
section line to the northwest corner
of the ne4 of nw4 of section nineteen
(l9), in the said town and range: thence
running south on the line TO the
northwest corner of the ne4 of sw1 of
section thirty-one (31); thence east on
the / line to the center of section thir-
ty-three 1887; thence north on the4 Sec
ton line to the northwest corner of
the ne4 of said section thirty-three 1887;
thence east on the section line to
point where said section line intersects
the west bank OF the East Branch of
Rum river; thence following up the
said west bank of said river to the
place of beginning.
Now, therefore, It is ordered that
said petition be heard by this board at
the session thereof, commencing on tho
10th day of March, A. D. 1898. at the
Office of the county auditor in the vii
lage of Princeton, in said county,
And it is further ordered, That no.
tice of the time and place of such hear
ing be given by posting a copy of this
order in one public 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 school
districts, personally, a copy of this or
der at least ten days before the time
appointed for such hearing, and that
copy of said notice be published once
in the following named newspapers,
to-wit: The Princeton Union and the
Mile Laos County Times.
GEORGE H. DEANS,
Chairman BOARD of County Commits
sioners, Mile Laos County, MINI.
Attest:
E. E. WHITNEY,,
County Auditor and ex-officio
Clerk of Board. SEAL
On motion of Commissioner Cundv,
seconded by Commissioner Burnhelm,
it was unanimously voted to appropri-
ate the sum of fifty dollars (S5O) out of
the county revenue fund, to aid in test
ing the constitutionality of the Ander-
son railroad land taxation law, and that
the county auditor pe authorized and
instructed to issue his warrant on the
county treasurer in favor of J. N. Mari,
treasurer, for such amount.
On motion board adjourned to Thurs
day, March 10, 1898, at 10 o'clock A. M.
GEORGE Fl. DEANS,
Chairman Board of County Commits
sioners, Mile Laos County, MINI.
Attest:
E. E. WHITNEY,