The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-07-23
THE PRINCETON UNION: THURSDAY, july 81, lsos.

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OF SAID petitioner should be granted is here
described lands owned by him, to-wit: The
easI naf (EH) OF southeast quarter (SE4) of
Fax On thirty three (0, township thirty
ereeBS set n @ be apd the
Ia!cS NO. + to said school district No. 81, and
saiu lands are hereby made part OF said last
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BY order of the board of county commission
erS.
Dated the 18th day of July, A. D. 1903.
CHAIRMAN Of Board of County Commissioners
81 OF Mile Laos County, MINI.
-. F. E: WHITNEY. County Auditor, and
Ex-otfcio Clerk OF Board.
AUDITORS Seal]
IN motion the petition presented by O. A,
LaQeen and Others asking for an appropriation
OF $500 for roads in the town OF South Harbor'
Was rejected by majority vote of the board.
Application having been made by Mrs. Abbie
=. 55idGt Ior purchase OF the south half OF lot g.
~ ~ oiock ., OF Oak Knoll cemetery. on motion
Ine uoard resolved by unanimous vote to sell
anu convey said property to said Abbie J. Pratt
IpI me sum OF seven and $1,000 dollars, and
thaI Inc chairman of the board Of county COM
nasSsloners and the county auditor be author
lZeu ana empowered to execute and deliver in
the name of this board deed of conveyance to
sag Aoble j: Pratt for the south half OF lot 9,
~ ulock y, OF Oak Knoll cemetery, upon receipt
OF the said sum of S7 So
IN motion OF Commissioner Libby, duly Sec
onoeo, the board voted unanimously to appro-
prlate from the revenue fund of the county the
sum OF one hundred fifty dollars $3.50. to pay
lncluental expenses of the county incurred for
postage OF the several county officers entitled
en me and express charges, freight and dray
age chargeable to the county, and for the pur-
CHASE OF necessary wood for the county.
Action on the application of J. r. Lundberg,
lot abatement of taxes, was Indefinitely post
poned by the board, said application not being
IN proper form.
OF assessment and abatement of taxes on lot
A. block 4, Malone's addition to Bridgman for
Inc year 1902, on account OF the loss OF struct
and seconded, rejected by the unanimous vote
OF the board. for the reason that said structures
were not destroyed by fire until several months
nag elapsed after the assessment for that year
had been made.
the board to be levied on the taxable property
OF the county for the ensuing fiscal year, the
same being based on the expenses of the county
Tor the past year as reported by the county
audltor. to be levied for the different funds in
amounts as follows:
County revenue fund Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
county poor fund ................... 2OOO
county road and bridge fund.-. ...... 5000
court house bonds, interest and sink
ing fund. ..... =. ........... .... LOCO
Railroad bonds, interest and sinking
County mill school tax. ........... :. 1000
Total amount of levy for county pur-
poSeSe.... ............. S23, 5OO
The following resolution was offered and, on
motion duly made and seconded. was adopted
by unanimous vote of the board:
resolved, that the county auditor be, and he
hereby is. authorized and directed to make ap-
and cancellation of $4,000 of outstanding court
house bonds, held by the State Of Minnesota,
and that he draw his warrant on the county
treasurer for said amount of principal and the
interest due thereon, and that the county treas
urer be, and he hereby is authorized and d.
rected to issue his check in payment therefor.
On motion the application OF Henning Ian
dahl for correction of assessment and abate-
ment OF taxes for the year 1902 on lot g section
q, town d, range q, was laid over for further
consideration.
On motion the petition for the formation of
new school district presented by L. E. Somer
vile and others, was laid over by recommended
ton OF the county superintendent.
On motion the application of John P. John
son for refundment OF taxes OF 1897 and 1898 on
railroad lands in section 8, town 43, range rs,
was laid over for further investigation.
On motion an adjournment was voted until
Wednesday, July 18th, 1903 at o'clock A. M.
Wednesday, July 18th, 1903.
Board met pursuant to adjournment, with all
members present.
Meeting called to order by the chairman at
9 80 o'clock A. NJ
On motion OF T. F. Norton, seconded by L. S.
Libby, James Warren was unanimously elected
to act as member of a board navigation from
this county for Mile Lacs lake, as provided
and required by Chap. 379, Gen. Laws OF 1903.
On motion Of R: S. Shaw, seconded by N. M.
Peterson, L. $. Libby was unanimously elected
vice chairman of the board of county commits
sioners. to serve until the annual meeting of
the board in January. 1904, as provided by
Chap. 81, Gen. Laws of 1903
On motion made by T. F. Norton and Sec
onded by N. NJ. Peterson, the board voted
unanimously to authorize the expenditure of
sum not exceeding $500 for repairs on court
house building, and that Commissioners Libby
and Shaw be and they hereby are appointed a
committee to supervise such work.
Application being made by committee from
Wallace Rines Post G. A. R.. asking for an ap-
preparation of $500 from the county for the pur-
chase of an old soldiers monument to be placed
on the court house square, the revenue fund OF
the county being several thousand dollars over
drawn and the board having no funds at their
disposal to appropriate, on motion it was unan-
1mOuSly voted to refuse the application at this
time
On motion duly made and seconded the board
resolved by unanimous vote that unless work
on the county road IN town II, range 25, is be-
ing prosecuted and pushed to completion by
Ira A. Conger. under his contract made and
entered into on the 9th day of October 1902
that T. F. Norton be, and he hereby is, author
lied and empowed to cancel said contract in
the name of this board, and give notice to said
Conger thereof.
On motion the board voted unanimously to
purchase thirty tons of coal for the court house
heating plant, and that the chairman or the
vice chairman of the board and the county
auditor be, and they hereby are. authorized to
enter into contract, in the name of this board,
for the purchase of said amount of coal.
Following is the list of unsolicited personal
property taxes for the year 1902. delivered to
the board of county commissioners by the
county treasurer. with the affidavit of the sher-
if accompanying said list required by law:
Name OF Person Township or
Assessed District Amt
Edwin Allen. Princeton Village st. 90
Blrkhoefer Brewing Co. IA
James CaruS... ...... .46
O. A. Cotton.... $40
H. G. Davis. ......... $50
r. G. Hall & Co...... 21 10