The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-08-25
Commissioner Proceedings.

N Commissioners Proceedings III re
Public Ditch No. s.
J Auditors Office
Worthington, August IA, 1905
$S 10 d, M,
The board OF County Commissioners
met in special session; members pres
& ent Tiemens, Bryan and chairman
4 Gus Swanberg.
= On motion the board adjourned to
Il 2 o'clock p. m.
Worthington August 14th, 2 p. M,
Board re-assembled, members pres
ent Bryan, Tiemens. Murphy, Nc
\ Conkey and Gus Swanberg.
Auditors notice Of hearing on View
y er's report in the matter Of Ditch No.
6 was read.
J. A. Town, Thos. Brown and W.
G. Davis appeared for the Chicago,
/ Rock Island & Pacific Ry. o..
Adjourned to $3.50 a. m. Aug. Is, 'O5
81 Aug. Is, 1905, $3.50 a. m.
Board re.assembled, all members
present.
In the matter Of Ditch No. 6. J. A.
Town appeared for the Chicago, Rock
+ Island & Pacific Ry., Co. and objects
to the ditch on the ground that it re-
ceives no benefit.
j. A, Town appeared for. Geo. Doeden
and Mrs. Anton and objects to the
} ditch, on the ground that no damages
I were allowed them and that they are
damaged.
n The following resolution was offered
. by Commissioner Murphy and second
ed by Commissioner McConkey:
BE It Resolved, That the Viewers
Report on Ditch No be confirmed in
/ all things.
The following commissioners voted
/. yea: Swanberg, Murphy, McConkey
and Bryan. Commissioner Tiemens
voted nay. The resolution WAS de.
clared carried.
; The following resolution was offered
+ by Commissioner Murphy and second
ed by Commissioner McConkey.
Be it Resolved, That:
: In the Matter of the Petition Of G.
" w. Patterson and H. M. Twitchell and
Il others, for a Public Ditch in the
6 County Of Mobiles, State Of Minnesota.
81 The above entitled matter came on
( duly to be heard by and before the
Board Of County Commissioners of
I the County of Mobiles, State Of Mime
{ sofa, at Special Meeting Of said
Board duly called for the purpose of
hearing and considering the petition
4 for said ditch in, the above entitled
m after, on the 14th day Of August A. D.
1905, at 10 o'clock a. m. Of said day;
+ and it appearing by proper evidence
= that due notice had been given OF the
. tendency o. said petition and Of said
time of hearing thereon and that M. s.
Smith, the Civil Engineer appointed
{. by this Board to survey the route OF
said ditch, has completed his wock
and duly filed his report thereon in
the office of the County Auditor Of
said County, and that the Viewers
appointed by said Board to view and
+ report upon said work have duly COM
pleted their labors and made and filed
& their report in due form OF law in the
II office of said County Auditor, the
]: said Board of County Commissioners
at did, at the time above specified; pro-
II coed to hear said petition and said
# Viewers report, thereon; and said
u Board having duly considered said
Il petition and heard all the parties in
III terested for or against the construc-
81 ton OF said, ditch and all other matters
81 pertaining thereto, find as follows, to-
VI wit:
ss--1 FIRST: That the said Civil Engi.
neer has completed his work and
"a made and fled his report thereon in
u all Prospects according to law.
z SECOND: That the said Viewers
M appointed herein have duly completed
their labors and have made and filed
"a their report thereon according to law
,s5s5} THIRD: That the estimated bene'
"a fits to 10 derived from the construc'
s5s ton of said work are greater than its
@s total cost, including damages awarded
5s FOURTH: That the damages and
s benefits arising from the construction
ss' .of said ditch have been duly awarded
VI. and assessed, and that said reports Of
j said Engineer and said Viewers are
I complete and correct.
sss FIFTH: That notice Of this hear
ing OF said petition and Of said
rs Viewers report and said Engineer 8
4 report has been duly given, published
s9ss md nnstad and mailed as by law re-