Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-09-21
vas made appointing L. L. Hanse, c.
4. Gausman and VIM. Violin as view

az, anu ODJecLeQ TO the construction
of ditch No. 5, claiming that his
land would be damaged thereby. Jas.
T. Lawler also objected to the con-
struction of said ditch on the same
grounds.
J. II. Devenney offered the follow
ing resolution and moved its adopt
ton: Resolved that $4,000 be ap-
propriated for the Town of Morris
for repairing the grade thru the
slough in Sec. ri, on the Morris and
Donnelly road; also the grade thru
the slough on the town road between
sections Il and % in said town."
Resolutions adopted.
A petition signed by 207 legal vot
ers was presented to the board ask
ing for the purchase of two Chamber
lain road machines; after due con-
sideration the matter was postponed
indefinitely.
The petition of Aug. F. Kruger
and others for a County ditch in Sec
ton "a, Twp. of Scott, running into
a northerly direction and emptying
into the Muddy Creek, was set for
hearing on Jan. 7th, 1908, at 10 a.
m. On motion made and seconded the
board adjourned to Wednesday, Sept.
18th, at 10 a. m.
Sept. 18th, 10 a. m. Board recon-
vened. Members present: Pr Casey,
c. B. Park, J. H. Devenney and VIM.
Gausman.
E. J. Zumsteg, having made appli-
cation for an auctioneer's license and
paid the fee of $1,000, was on motion
made and seconded, granted a license,
the same to be issued when he files
his bond and the treasurer approves
of same.
The following report of the Board
OF Audit was read and on motion
made and seconded, accepted and Or
dered placed on file:
cash IN safe =. - 5S3.b3
Deposited in Stevens Coun-
State Bank =. E. :. .. 1865 Ga
Deposited in Citizens Bank
=. =. =. =. =. =. =. =. 2OO9.44
Deposited in Morris National
Bank :. =. :. :. =. :. =. 2160.51
Deposited in Hancock Nation
al Bank =. =. =. :. =. 2SS2.O3
Deposited in Chokio State
Bank >. 3. =. =. 2So5.52
Deposited in State Bank of
DOnnelly =. =. :. -. :. 2S5U.92
Deposited in First National,
Hancock =. =. =. .. 27O6.35
Deposited in First National,
Chokio =. =. =. :. :. =. 2723.s2
Certificates of deposit, Go.
sinking fund.- :. =. :. :. 1456000
Total funds on hand, Aug.
29th, 1907 :. :. =. :. ..S3544S69
The petition of Aug. Carlson and
seventeen others for the formation of
a new joint school district in the
Town of Eldorado, in Stevens county,
and the Town of Logan in Grant
county, was ordered set for hearing
on Jan. TIN, 1908, at 10 a. m.
Motion made and seconded that
hereafter the board will consider no
application for loans from the coun-
ty sinking fund at a lower rate of
interest than per cent per annum.
Motion carried.
The following resolution was offer
ed and adopted: Resolved, that here
after, before any action is taken on
applications for loans from the sink
ing fund, at least three members of
this board must approve of the real
estate offered as security.
On motion made and seconded the
application of A. c. Satter, for a re-
fundment of his 1906 personal pro-
perty tax, in the City of Morris, was
denied; for the reason that the board
of equalization in 1906 had passed on
the validity of the assessment.
The bond of the First National
Bank of Hancock, in the sum of $10,-
10000, as county depository, with
the American Surety Co. of New York
as surety, was on motion made and
seconded, approved.
On motion made and seconded the
ianitor was instructed to thoroly
clean the Jail and the room leading
to the same, air the bedding. etc.,
and remove all unnecessary articles
to the barn.
The chairman appointed VIM. Gaus-
man a member of the finance commit
tee, also chairman of the poor COM
mittee.
The petition of J. G. Bucklin,
resident and legal voter of school dis
trict No. 26, to be set off to district
No. Al, was ordered set for hearing
on January 7th 1908.