Mower County transcript., 1904-01-20


OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS u
by the Board Of County Commissions
ers Of Mower County, Minnesota, al
the Regular January Session, 904.
The Board Of County G Commissioners
of the County of Mower, State of
Minnesota, met in regular session at
the office of the County Auditor of
said county, at 8 O'Clock p. M, Janu-
ary 9Th, A. D., 1904. pursuant to
Statutes of the State of Minnesota
therefor provided. Members present,
Joseph keenan,, M. Stephenson, w.
2. Lewis, F. E. Hambrecht and P.
O'Malley.
The Board then proceeded to elect a
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners for the ensuing year.
Ballot being cast, F. E. Hambrecht
having received a majority Of all votes
cast was declared duly elected Chair
man Of the Board of County Commis-
sioners for the ensuing year.
Ballot was then cast for Vice Chair
man of said Board for the ensuing
year and w. P. Lewis having received
a majority of all the votes cast, was
declared duly elected Vice Chairman
of said Board of County Commission
ers for the ensuing year.
The Chairman tn n appointed the
following committees for the ensuing
year:
On Poor Farm-Jos. Keenan,, P.
O'Malley ard M. Stephenson:
On Court House and Jail-Jos.
Keenan,, M. Stephenson and w. P.
Lewis.
On Bridges-Jos. Keenan,, M. Steph-
enson, w. P. Lewis, F. E. Hambrecht
and P. O'Malley; each Commissioner
to supervise the building and repair
ing Of bridges in his district, subject
to the con:ent and approval of a ma
iority of the whole board. -
The County Auditor then produced
the financial statement for the year
1903 and on motion duly seconded and
carried, same was approved and Or
dered printed according TO law. '.'
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the following resolution was
adopted: ~
Resolved, that the sum of one hun
dred and fifty dollars be, and the same
hereby is appropriated out of the
county revenue fund, pursuant to
Chapter III, General Laws of 1889 and
amendments thereto for the purpose
of paying bills for freight, drayage,
postage and express charges until the
regular July session of this Board in
1904, and the County Auditor hereby
L. l>.ox 1,;o TO IN
mont of said bills. Carried, ayes 5.
A petition was presented to the
board signed by twenty one legal
voters residing in the territory to be
affected by the proposed change, ask
ing that the boundaries efSchool Dis
trict No. 26 be altered as follows:
Commencing at point where the Ce-
dar river intersects the section line
between Sections (15) Fifteen and
(22) Twenty two, thence running
south along the east bank Of the Cedar
river to Section (27) twenty seven,
thence east along the north line Of
Sections (27) Twenty seven and (26)
Twenty six, to the railroad known as
the Milwaukee Railroad; thence north
along said Milwaukee Railroad (160)
one hundred and sixty rods; thence
east (8O) eighty rods to. the east quar-
ter line of section (23) Twenty three,
thence north along the east quarter
line of section (23) Twenty three (160)
one hundred and sixty rods to the Sec
tion line between sections (23) twen-
ty-three and (14) fourteen, all in
Township (1O2) One hundred and two,
north of Range (18) Eighteen West.
On motion duly econded and car
ried, the 18th day of July, A. D. 1904,
was set as a day of hearing.
The County Board of Audit then
made the following report:
To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF CoUN-
TY COMMISSIONERS, MOWER CoUN-
TY, MINNESOTA:
Gentlemen-The undersigned Board
of Audit of said Mower County met at
the office of the County Treasurer of
said county, on the 31st day of Decem-
ber, A. D. 1908, for the purpose of ex-
amining and auditing the accounts,
books and vouchers of S. A. Smith,
treasurer Of said county, and to count
and ascertain the kind and description
and amount of funds in the County
Treasury and belonging thereto.
We respectfully make the following
report thereon:
Balance in Ire sury at
close OF business July 9,
1903, do tie Of last report. 329,3O6 45
TroaSurer'S receipts from
close of business July 8,
1903, to close of business
December 3d. 1903
From tax collec ctions....... 44, re 81
From collections on public
lauuS. 1UO uU
From collections private
redemptiOnS .............. 1873 IS
From collections interest
on county finds. 10637
From collections of fines
and licenses. ......:....... 1870
From state and county line 3S7 04
(Brldges 1921 81; bridge
lumber, S105 40: shelving,
Sl00; junk, S9C0)
From produce poor farm. 10 70
From testing scales. l 90
ION duplicate check..... 2 45
From OVerdraWn fees re-
turned. Observation-Disclosures. 1870