The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-07-16

would see that the road would be placed
IN good condition and kept up. Com
missioner Shaw said the road was
very important one and ought to be put
IN good condition.
a protest signed by O. A. Ladin,
chairman Of the town board of South
Harbor, and others, was read to the
board by County Auditor Whitney.
The protest was against the action of
Commissioner Norton in expanding any
money on the county road in that town,
the work on which he recently adver-
t1sed for bids. The Ladin, ct al, pro-
test claimed that the road was for the
benefit Of few private individuals, but
lnaasmuch as the road is an old county
road and Commissioners Libby and
peterson had examined the same, the
board deemed the protest not just pat,
but on motion Of Commissioner Shaw,
Norton was appointed a committee of
one to inquire into the grievances of
the signers to the South Harbor ':Round
Robin"
The commissioners allowed the bill
OF Matt Ross Of Vineland, the constable
who brought down the crazy man from
Vineland last fall. Mr.. Ross bill was
presented to the board last January but
was laid over because there was no
transcript Of the case from the Justices
court Mr.. Ross bill amounted to $3.50,
which was cheap enough for driving
from Nineland alone with a crazy man.
a petition from O. A. Ladin and
others at Cove for 5000 for a road at
that place, was rejected.
Q. n. Peterson of district No. petit
toned the board to be set off into dis
trict No. l. as he says his children are
obliged to travel seven miles to school.
Chas. Malone asked for an abatement
of taxes on property destroyed by fire
at Foreston, but the board could not
grant the petition, as the building was
not destroyed by fire until after the
assessment was made.
The board received the statement of
unsolicited personal property taxes,
amounting to $3.50. the sheriff hay
ing reported collections amounting to
$ll7.S4. Several very doubtful ones
were stricken from the list while cita-
tions will be ordered for those whom
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The board was waited upon by COM
mittee Of the G.. A. r. and asked to ap-
pr0priate $500 toward the construction
of the G.. A. r. monument at the burial
lot in Oak Knoll, but the board could
not see its way clear to make the ap-
preparation at this time.
James Warren Of Onamia was named
navigation commissioner for Mile Laos
county pursuant to chapter $40 Of the
session laws Of 1903, which provides
that when a navigable lake is located
in three or more counties the commits
sioners Of each county must appoint a
member OF the commission. The CON-
missioners hold for term Of two years,
the regular term beginning at the time
of appointment in January 1905. They
serve without pay and give bond for
$500 each. and their duty is to main
tain or improve navigation in such lake
and to promote the public health and
welfare and to establish and maintain
a uniform height of water. The COM
mission has the power to acquire by
gift, purchase or condemnation pro-
ceedings any dam or dams or lands
adjacent to the lakes, over which they
have control. The commissioners must
reside within five miles of the lake.
Another appointment made under
the provisions of the new laws was that
OF Commissioners Libby as vice chairman
Of the board.
The board agreed on the following
tax budget for purposes of taxation:
revenue ....... Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
T SUOU
Road and bridge. ............ ......... 5000
Court house bonds, interest and sink
ing fund. 49,. ..... ......... :. 1890. 1000
Railroad bonds interest and sinking
One Nil school az ''''''''' S00o
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The total real and personal valuation
Of Mile Laos county will amount to
about S2,000,00 this year, and this will
make a county tax Of about twelve mills,
to which must be added a State tax of
about two mills The tax will be sew
eral mills lower than last year.
The road and bridge appropriations
were made as follows: $500 each to
Princeton, Greenbush, Borgholm, Mil
AGA, Milo and Bogus Brook. The Fifth
|district 1.-THE lake towns) got $3.50. and
the board appropriated $1,000 to be
used on the lake road from the south
line of Page township north to the lake
in the discretion of the board.
An appropriation of $500 was made
by the board for fixing up and repair