The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-03-12

Thursday, March 9Th, 1903,
Board of county commissioners met pursuant
20 M aesosnrnment. with the full board present
MeeIlng called to order by the chairman
IN Inc matter Of the application presented by
". ". patterson, asking for correction of as
s 7eHs ana abatement of taxes for the year
- 1So! On landS owned by him in sections II and
IL, IN township az, range rs for the reason that
the lands described in the application were
t taxeu on the same valuations for 1900, when
CneIe was valuable standing pine timber there
on Whlle all the valuable pine timber was cut
ana removed from the property during the WIN
yer OF l9VO-l9O1; the board being satisfied, as to
PnGpation on motion of L. s. Libby, seconded
oy =: 3 Shaw, the same was recommended for
approval Dy unanimous vote. ~
On motion of r. S. Shaw, seconded bv N. M.
peter a.? the application of Q. B. Newton for
taxes LOT the year 1902 on lot Z, IN block 6, of
Damon,s Addition to Princeton was rejected
ny unanimous vote, TOR the reason that in the
]uosment OF the board the property was not ex-
cesslvely assessed as compared with other real
estate IN the same locality =
In the matter OF the application presented by
=. "A. Lesaathers, asking for refundment OF th2
sum OF 20 VI paid for taxes appearing against
Dlock 81 and lot g. in block 43, OF Princeton, for
me reason that the property belonged to the
Hamllne University of Minnesota at the time
the said taxes were levied and was therefore
exempt from taxation on motion of T.. S. Iih-
BY seconded by T. F. Norton, the board voted
UNANIMOUSLY to recommend that the said an
pllcatlon be granted
On the application of George Schmidt. asking
ior correction OF assessment and abatement Of
taxes LOT the year 1902 on the ne4 of seq of
sectlon l: township 36, range &c, for the reason
that the land was assessed for improvements
ana structures, and that there were no i'm
provements nor structures whatever on the
properly, on motion of l.. S. Libby, seconded
t 9y q: :, L. Shaw. the board voted to recommend
that the said application be granted.
On motion the petitions of J. B. Herou and O.
-: Johnson asking to be set off from school
district No. 80 to school district No. IA, were
re?ected on the RECOMMENDATION of the COM
missioner from the 3rd district
In the matter of the hearing on the petition
1or the organization of new school district
out Ola portion of the territory belonging to
school district No II, on motion the following
adopted by a unanimous vote of the board:
Whereas, a petition signed and duly ac-
knoWiedged by a majority of the freeholders
their respective districts, residing within the
school district, ' With pt tHe appro 1eM
a ana Recommendation OF the county superin
alton OF new school district, which shall en-
brace the territory hereinafter described was
presented to the board OF county commissioners
OF this county at session Of said board held
on the 9th day of January, A. D. 1903, for the
action OF said board thereon;
: And whereas, in was then ordered by said
board that hearing should be had on said Pc
titiOn, at q session of said board commencing
on the 9TH day Of March. A. D. 19O3 at the Office
OF the county auditor, in the village Of Prince
And whereas, due notice of the time and place
of such hearing has been given by posting q
copy OF said order in one public place in each
Of the school districts to be affected by said Pc
tltlon, and by handing to and leaving with the
clerk OF each of said school districts so affected
thereby true copy OF such order, at least ten
days before the time appointed for such hear
ing, and by the publication Of said order twice
IN the legal newspapers printed and published
in said Mile Laos county, to-wit: The Prince
ton Union and the Mile Laos County Tines
which said newspapers are printed and pub
llshed IN said county, and were duly designated
Dy SAID county commissioners for the publish
ing Of the same; and due proofs of the posting
and service and publication of said order and
said notice OF hearing having been made and
filed by the affidavit of George Fl. Deans, who
posted SAID order, and by the certificate Of the
said order to be served upon each OF the clerks
of said districts affected thereby, and by the
ah1dayltS of the publishers of said newspapers
in which the same was so published, respect
ively:, 49,
And whereas, at the session of said board of
county commissioners commencing on said 9TH
day OF March, A. D. 1908; said petition was pub
licly read and considered, and arguments Of all
persons interested tn rein for and against the
organization Of said proposed new district duly
heard and considered
said petition be granted, and the following de-
scribed territory, to-wit: The south half (sH)
of section No. l; and the south half of the north
half (s1s Of ny of section No. L. all of sections
number two (2), eleven (11) and twelve Q2), of
town thlrty-seven (37), range twenty seven (2O
w. 4th +. NJ, be and the same is hereby organ
lied and constituted school district and shall
be hereafter designated and known as common
school district No. thirty-two (32), of the coun-
ty OF Mile Laos, State of Minnesota.
1t is furthar ordered and determined, that Q
division be and the same is hereby made OF all
indebtedness against said district, and all
credits belonging to said district. which in
debtednesS and credits consist of the follow
ing, to-wit: Floating Indebtedness amounting
to sSsVo; amount due from tax levy Of 1902, and
and that the same be and hereby are divided
and awarded as follows, to-wit:
To school district No. II, 20 per cent of said
And 70 per cent Of amount due from tax levy of
1902, and unpaid delinquent taxes Of 1901 and
prior years.
To school district No. 80, 80 per cent of said
II. And 80 per cent of amount due from tax
levy OF 1902 and unpaid delinquent taxes of 1901
and prior years. - * ...,- f. -.-r 49, -
By order Of the board of county commission
erS OF Mile Laos county, Minnesota.
Dated this 5th day OF March, 1868.
GEORGE II. DEANS,
= Chairman of said Board.
Attest: '
E. E. WHITNEY, County Auditor Of said
Mile Laos county, Minnesota. -
Auditors SeaL1 r-
Following is the list of names of persons Sc
lected by the board to be added to the original
list selected at the annual session OF said board
IN January. 1903, for grand and petit jurors, to
take the place on said original list Of those
names drawn to serve as jurors at the April,
1903 general term of the district court, and re-
tired from said original list by the clerk Of said
court according to law: --.
GRAND JURORS. $500
Fred J: Newton, Fred C. Keith.
w. PiorSOn BENJAMIN SOu1a