Morris tribune., 1908-10-10
COMMISSIONER
PROCEEDINGS

The board of county commissioners
met in special session at the County
Auditors office Thursday, October 1st,
1908, at 10 O'clock a. M, for the
transaction of general business. Mem
hers present: Chairman o. N. Dohlen
and Commissioners Devenney, Park,
Gausman and Casey. The minutes OF
the July regular, and September spe-
cial meetings were read and approved.
The hearing on the petition for the
formation of new school district,
signed by Andrew Anderson, and
Others, to be comprised of all of sec
lions 8, 4, 9, and 10, and the north
one-half of sections Is and 16, in
township 126, range AZ, was read,
and on motion made and seconded
same was deferred until o'clock p.
an.
The hearing on petition of Pearl
Garner, owner of the neA of section
IL, Twp. 1923, Rg. 43, to be set off
from school district No. 81 to dis
trict No. So, was on motion made and
seconded granted and an order made
accordingly.
The hearing on petition of Bar
ney Bruins, owner of the seAnwA
and lots 1, 2 and 5, section is, Twp.
126, Rg. Al, to be set off from school
district No. 80 to district No. 80,
was continued to Jan 9Th, 1909, at
10 a. m.
Petition of G. M. Smith to be set
off with his land, the swA of section
II, Twp. 1913, Re-. Al, from school dis
trict No. 81 to district No. IS, was
set for hearing Jan. 9Th, 1909, at 10
a. m.
Petition Of Clara A. Shepard to be
set off with her land, the se14 of sec
tion 8, Twp. 1875, Rg. AZ, was set for
hearing Jan. 9Th, 1909, at 10 a. NJ
The petition of Orrin Reed, ct al,
accompanied by a bond, for a county
ditch commencing near the center of
section Is, Twp 1874, Rg. Al, and run
ming in a southerly direction thru
sections IS and %, and emptying in
to Page Lake, was set for hearing on
Jan. 9TH, 1909, at 10 a. m.
Wiley Wamsley and w. f. Albers
presented petition and bond for a
county ditch commencing on the south
quarter line of section Is, Twp. 1875,
Rg. 43, and running thence due east
until the same intersects County
Ditch No. 1, was set for hearing Jan
suary 7th, 1909, at 1870 p. m
On motion the board adjourned to
1880 p. m.
1870 p. m. Board reconvened; all
members present.
On motion made and seconded, O.
N. Dohlen, chairman, was made Z
committee of one to distribute the in
surance ON the Court House among
the various insurance agents as near
ly equal as possible.
The following parties appeared and
spoke in favor of the formation of
the proposed new school district in
Twp. 1875, Rg. AZ; Andrew Anderson,
Charley Anderson and Jacob Henrichs
a remonstranee signed by thirteen
freeholders, residing in the districts
affected, was read and placed on file,
after which the objections Of T. F.
McCanney, A. 0. Field, and l.. O.
Hansen, were heard. After due con-
sideration, and upon motion made and
seconded, the prayer of the petition
rers was denied.
The committee appointed at the
July regular meeting, to view the
route of the proposed new road, be.
tween the townships of Baker and
Scott, reported favorably, and upon
motion made and seconded, an order
was made locating the road as pray
ed for in the petition. R. Barry ap-
peared and asked $4,000 damages to
his land, the neA Of section Is, Twp
124, Re-. A, and the nwA of section
so, Twp. 124, Rg. 49, by reason of
the laying out of the above described
road. After considerable discussion,
and on motion made and seconded he
was awarded $4,000 damages in ex-
cess of his benefits.
The application of S. Stewart for
a reduction of assessment on lots ID, 4
Is, 16 and II, in block 4, City of Nor