The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-07-14


The board of county commission
ers convened in a special session at
one o'clock D. m. on the above given
date, pursuant to a notice. copy of
which was duly read. Members
present: Eric Wilson, C. H. Fred
eriksen, H. M. Aune and D. R. Nc
Corquodale.
In the matter of petition of L.
Holton and others for public ditch
in the township of Sheridan, hereto
fore numbered by the county audi
tor as County Ditch No. II of Red
wood county.
The time having arrived for a
hearing on said petition, namely,
July 9Th, 1909, at one o'clock p. M,
said petition was duly read and con-
sidered, with all that there was said
for and against ordering a survey
of said ditch.
H. M. Aune offered the following
resolution, which was adopted by
unanimous vote of the board.
Whereas. a petition bearing date
the 18th day of June. 1909, signed by
C. H. Davis, L. H. Hodge, and H.
Muetzel, town board Of Sheridan
township, and L. Holton, praying
for the establishment of certain
public ditch in said county, desig-
mated and numbered by the county
auditor as County Ditch No. II, the
route of which is more fully de-
scribed in said petition, and prop
err bond accompanying the same,
have been filed with the county au-
ditor of said county, as by law re-
quired:
And whereas, it appears by salts
factory proof to the board of coun-
ty commissioners of Redwood coun-
ty, that due notice of the tendency
of said petition, and the time and
place at which the same would be
heard, has been given as required
by law;
Now, therefore, we, the board of
county commissioners of said coun-
ty, at a special meeting held this
day. do hereby appoint D. L. Bighan
as competent and experienced en-
gineer, to make an accurate survey
of the line of said ditch from its
source to its outlet, as provided and
specified in and by chapter 230 of
the general laws of 1905 and amend,
ments thereto, and after completing
his duties as such engineer, to make
and file his report with the county
auditor of said county On or before
the 18th day of August, 1909.
Eric Wilson offered the following
resolution, which was adopted by
unanimous vote of the board:
Whereas. petition bearing date
the 18th day of June, 1909, signed by
L. Holton and others, praying fol
the establishing of public ditch If
the township of Sheridan. has beer
filed with the county auditor of sale
: county; and the county board Of
said county has heretofore duly APP
/ pointed a competent engineer, to
| wit, D. L. Bigham, to make a sur
{ vey of said ditch;
Now, therefore, we, the count.
5 board of said county, at a specia
2 session held this day. do hereby ap
l point Chas. Sawyer, F. N. Slove
: and D. Mclean, three resident free
l holders of said county who are no
. interested in the construction O
said proposed work and not of XII
: to any of the parties known to b
e interested therein, be and are here
4 by appointed to be viewers of sal
! proposed ditch No. II, to act a
\ such viewers and report thereon i
e accordance with law.
: The following bills were above
! in full:
s B. C. Schueler, to posting notices of
!, hearing ditch No, IL Observation-Disclosures. $40
: Jas Aiken, to publishing notices of hear
l. Minutes of this meeting read an
approved.
d On motion the board adjourned.
D. R. MCCORQUODALE,
Chairman
Attest: L. P. LARSON,
County Auditor.
auditors SeaD
Commissioners Proceedings.