The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-07-29
Board of County Commissioners.
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING.


Redwood Falls, Mimi, July 18th.
1903. Board convened in regular ses-
sion at 10 o'clock p. M. Members pres
ent: c. W. Mead, J. F. Cain. J. w.
Garlic, Geo. Posi- and D. R. McCor-
quodale.
The following resolution was offered
by Commissioner D. r. McCorquodale
and adopted by unanimous vote of the
board:
"Whereas, petition signed by more
than twenty-five electors, residents of
lands in the township of Homer, in
the county of Redwood and State of
Minnesota, has been presented to the
Board of County Commissioners of
this county, praying that this Board
fix time and place when and where
the electors residing in the territory de-
scribed in the petition can vote for or
against the incorporation of said terri
tory into a village known as North
Redwood, and that said Board appoint
three inspectors as provided by law, to
conduct said election; Therefore, be
it
"Resolved, That the said petition be
and is hereby granted. and that the
14th day of August, A. D. 1903, between
the hours of nine o'clock in the fore
noon and five o'clock in the afternoon,
>f lox bo ic a
the time when the electors residing in
the territory proposed to be incorpo-
rated, shall meet at Shoemaker's Hall,
situated in the townsite of North Red
wood, in the township of Homer, in
said county of Redwood and State of
Minnesota, within the limits of said
proposed village, to vote for or against
the incorporation of said proposed viii
lage; and that Chas. Fleischer, J. r.
Keefe and Thos. Hoskins, qualified
electors and residents of the lands de-
sc ibed in said petition. be and are
hereby appointed inspectors to act at
such meeting and conduct said election
auditor is hereby instructed and direct
ed to cause notices of said incorpora-
ton election to be posted, as provided
by law"
A number of persons appeared be-
fore the Board asking for pay for land
taken by reason of the laying out of a
| oo,,otx, rool Lof tho founshinc IF
New Avon and Willow Lake. The
matter was taken up and in view q
the fact that no appeals were taken by
said parties, and ali proceedings were
completed in connection with said
road, on motion of J F Cain, duly
passed, it was ordered that no payment
be made for land on which no appeals
had been taken in said road matter.
The application Of William Mueller
for correction of assessment and refund
ment of $4.56 excessive tax for the
year 1902, on the southwest quarter OF
section IL, town Ill, range 38, present
ed, and on motion Of J. F. Cain, duly
passed, ordered that said application
be not recommended.
The application of Winifred Pentony
for correction of assessment and refund
ment of $3.50 excessive taxes on part
of block 8, in Hitchcock's third add.
ton to the city of Red wood Falls, was
presented, and on motion of j. w. Car
lille duly passed, said application was
recommended.
The petition of Lars Benson. a lega
voter and resident of school district
No. go, asking that he, together with
his lands, to-wit. the northeast quar-
ter of section IL, town Ill, range IS, b.
set off from said school district No. go
to adjoining school district No. SO, wa
presented, and on motion of J. w. Car
lille, duly passed, ordered that a hear
ing be had on said petition on Sept
2lst, 1908, at o'clock p. m. of tina
day.
The petition of Robert HIM, a lega
/, voter, freeholder and resident of schoo
| ul6tllCI ANOs VI cA0hAh6 ChoS ASS eOSoNoAAS
with his land, to-wit: the northwes
quarter of section 10, and the soutl
half of southwest quarter of section 8
in town 10, range 36, be set off from
said school district No. 81, to adjoining
school district No. 81, was presented
and on motion of J. F. Cain, duly pass
ed, ordered that hearing be had OF
said petition, on Sept. 2lst, 1908, at
o'clock p. M.
The petition Of w. A. Wagner, lie
gal voter, freeholder and resident Q
; school district No. II, asking to be sc
| off, together with his lands, to-wit
the west half of northwest quarter Q
} section q, town 109, range SO, from
, said school district No. II, to adjoinin
} school district No. 16, presented, an
on motion of ] F Cain, duly passed
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