Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-01
WILLMAR,

the amount issued by Pine county being 49,
716.4S, and by Kandiyohi county $3,15975.
The work was accepted by the COM
missioners as required by that sir
regular" law, but the road has never
been recognized as public highway
by either county, township Or village.
The hundreds of dollars necessary to
rebuild, and keep the road in repair
has been advanced by the promoters
of the dump and those who receive
any benefit from the road.
w.
That the warrants so issued were sold and
delivered to innocent purchasers, for the full
value thereof, in good faith and without
knowledge or notice of any infirmites or de-
lenses thereto.
A clear case of Misrepresentation
The dump would never have been COM
pleted after washing out the first time,
if the promoters had not furnished
the contractor assurances of financial
support and taken the orders, and the
party who bought the order fought
hard for the establishment of the
dump in the face of good legal talent
which pronounced the law unconstitu-
tional. "Innocent purchasers, in
deed!
That good, substantial highways were con-
structed under such proceedings and the same
1>v,
the public, and the value of lands in the vicin-
ity thereof has been greatly increased as re-
suit of such construction.
"Good and substantial" until some
severe food or hurricane undermines
it. Public safety demands that the
road be inspected after each storm.
Since the road was opened the pro-
motors have done this and have hauled
in an endless amount of dirt, manure,
garbage and brush to save the struct-
ure. Let these parties, who have ad-
vanced the money for rebuilding and
keeping the dump passable and who
are therefore responsible for it's ex.
istence at this time and whose lands
have Increased in value" if any,
pay for the road. The county will
not keep the road in repair; the town.
ship disowns it, and the village has
declared against it. Legally there is
nothing but private road, without
any title to the roadbed across the
meandered lake. The only thing the
promoters are fairly entitled to is a
quit-claim deed to the whole enter
PRISE,
That the commissioners of said counties
and all other parties concerned acted in good
faith in all matters relating to said highways
until the supreme court held that chapter BOZ
of the laws of 1895 is unconstitutional; since
which time the said counties refuse to pay
said warrants, or any part thereof.
The commissioners no doubt acted
in good faith, but their judgment was
not of the very best. GAIL other
parties concerned" wanted the road,
and evidently did not care who paid
for it, if they themselves could escape
the heaviest burden. If the enterprise
was so eminently proper why are put
lie men at home ashamed to stand
sponsor for it? Why was it necessary
to 60 outside to secure legislators to
push the matter? Why did Repre-
sentative Gandrud vote against it?
VII.
That unless the legislature afford relief by
the act in question, or a similar act, the own
ers of the claims will be without remedy. and
will suffer the loss of the amount paid by them
for the same.
The owners of the claims have the
road and that is all they IRE entitled
to. It is true that the county would
not have been Obliged to pay for this
road if the legislature had not come
to the dump promoters relief, and
that was what the TRIBUNE was trying
to tell the people of the county last
fall. Had tina people of Kandiyohi
county sent the honest, keen and wide.
awake farmer Of the Town IF Holland