Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-05-07
COMMISSIONERS MEET
Many Applications Heard
Also Petitions for Tax
AbatementS

monthly session Monday with all
members Of the board present.
Several parties appeared before the
board and several matters were dis
cussed ana the board then adjourned
until O'Clock o. m.
The application OF Amelia Young
for abatement of taxes in town OF
Belle Prairie was rejected.
The petition of Louis Feucht ask
ing to be set OFT from district IA and
19 and adjourned to district 46 was
granted with the exception of the
lands in school district 10 which were
to remain where they are. The petit
tlon OF Francis Vunk asking to be set
of from district l18 and adjoined to
district 81 was granted q hearing.
The application of Herman Schmidt
asking to be set off from district u
and adjourned to district 90 was laid
over until the next session.
The petition of Edwin Schmidt and
Victoria Schmidt asking to be set of
from district % and adjo1ned to DIS
trict 80 was laid over to the next
session. -
The applications OF Emily II.
Kinney asking for an abatement of
taxes IN the city Of Little Falls, and
the town OF Ripley were rejected.
The application of NJ. N. Caldwell
tor an abatement of taxes IN the town
Of Richardson was rejected.
The county auditor was instructed
to write to the attorney of Mr. Cad
well with regard to the application
for an abatement and explain why
the same was rejected.
Applications of Bert Cheeley and a.
N. Waller asking for an abatement Of
taxes in the town Of Morrill, were
rejected.
The application of Hans Peterson
asking for an abatement OF taxes in
the city of Little Falls was rejected.
Herum Hyson presented an appllca.
tlon asking for an abatement of taxes
in the city OF Little Falls, which was
approved.
The application of s. E. Belts ask
ing for an abatement of taxes In the
town Of Little Fails was rejected.
The auditor and treasurer were
instructed to have the ashes hawled
out of the basement of the court house
and to have the yard about the Jail
and court house cleaned up. !
The auditor read q communication
addressed to the board from the state
board of control in regard to the con-
dition of tile county Jail, and tho
auditor was instructed to advertise fol
bids tor the repair of the same, said
bids to be received at the June
session, the bids to be for the following
repairs in the Jail For steel ceiIing
on upper floor. 2 water closets, and
new tire-p1oof roof on the jail part.
Each bidder is to furnish his own
plans and specifications and each
bidder to furnish a certified check in
the sum of 50 pei cent of the amount
bid.
Commissioner Herum was appointed
a committee to look after the building
Of certain bridges IN the town Of Rail
Prairie IN which the share of the
county is not to exceed $500 and the
bridges on which the Work is to be
done are the bridges commonly known
as the "Hildebrand' and Nav
Thomas bridges in Rail Prairie.
The following resolution in regard
to appropriations for bridges in Rail
Prairie was approved:
Whereas the state legislature has
appropriated the sum Of $1,000 towards
building a bridge at the mouth of
Crow Wing river and the county of
Cass has granted the sum Of $500, the
town Of Rail Prairie the SUN of $500
and certain citizens of Brainerd have
raised by subscription the sum of $4O0.
Now therefore be it resolved by
the commissioners of Morrison county
augment the former appropriation
granted in aid of building SAID bridge
so as to read $1,725. provided the
board of commissioners of Crow
Wing county shall appropriate a like
amount of 81, 725. and the erection of
a steel bridge can be built at said
place according to the specifications
and bid Of the Hewitt Bridge COM
pany as offered to built it for the sum
Of s., $50.
The application of John Schmolke
tor an abatement of taxes in the town
of Morrill, was approved.
More to follow next week.
FINED FOR NOT CANCELLlNG
REVENUE STAMPS.
Martin SCHNEIDER OF st. Cloud. who
was brought before U. s. Com