Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-05-25
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Official Report of the Last Special
rleeting.

Special meeting of county commits
sioners for final hearing on County
Ditch Number Two, called to order
by Chairman Casey; all members pres
ent. Call for meeting and report of
viewers and engineer were read.
Motion made and seconded that the
excuse of the viewers for not COM
pleting their work in thirty days
from date of first meeting, be ac-
cepted; motion carried.
Objections were offered as follows:
Geo. E. Shear; to the assessment
and valuation as to the part of the
meandered lake on lots and 6, sec
ton 81, twp. 124, range A.
Fred Damarus, represented by VIM.
G.. Bicknell; to the number of acres
assessed for benefits; claiming not
over five acres benefited.
]. G. Leuthard; to the assessment
of six acres benefited in the NEA
SEA of section s, twp. 124, range
A, saying that the water runs in the
opposite direction. Board adjourned
to 1870 p. m.
Board reconvened. A II members
present. Further objections were
heard as follows:
John R. Wade; to his assessment
on the SEA of section p and Ell
NWA of section %, township 124,
range A, on the ground that he can
not reach the ditch without crossing
his neighbours land.
M. G.. Heating; to the county COM
missioners ordering the drainage of
the meandered lake on section 81 and
80, and also to the assessment of bene
fits.
Theodore Nelson; to the construc-
ton of said ditch, claiming that his
lands in sections and s, township
124, range 43, would be overlooked
thereby.
L. C. Spooner appeared for the
petitioners and explained at length
the working of the ditch laws.
Motion made and seconded that the
county attorney and Chairman Casey
confer with President Hill in regard
to building bridges over the ditch
near the Village of Chokio: motion
carried.
Motion made and seconded that
the report of the engineer and view.
ers be accepted; and order made es-
tablishing the ditch. Motion carried.
On motion meeting adjourned to
take up general business.
On motion the bond of court COM
missioner, j. G. Morrison, with J. w.
Harris and julius r. Kruger as
sureties was approved. #
On motion the bond of the Secur-
ity Bridge Co. in the sum of $1575.O0,
furnished by the National Surity Co.,
was approved.
On motion the following bills as
audited by the finance committee
were allowed:
S. Stewart, fuel furnished county
farm and poor ............. $50 40
S. Stewart, fuel for court house .... So. 20
Chas. E. Game, coroners fees. 80. 16 80
J. A. Ringness, chairs for County
Commissioners ................. -. 5000
o. F. Tewksbury, bulletin for Clerk
OF court. l.ZO
Eunice Doubt, hauling ashes from
CourtHHouse 1890. 800" -. 500
w. A. Proudfoot, witness fees in
JuSticesC Ourt.................. LIZ
John d. Morgan. services and ex-
penses as engineer at hearing on
County Ditch No. 2................... $50
John Hunter, services and expenses
as viewer at hearing on County
L. L. Harse, services and expenses
as viewer at hearing on County
Ditch, No. 2.............. ......:.. $50
Chas. A. Lee, printing for County
Chas. A. Lee, publishing notice of
hearing on County Ditch No. g.. "a %
On motion the BOARD adionrned