Morris tribune., 1910-10-21
Commissioners Proceedings.


Special session of the board of
county commissioners was. held Tues
day, Oct. 18th, 1910, at 10 a. m. pur-
suant to call made Oct. 9Th, 1910, for
considering the engineers final ac-
ceptance on the completion of County
bitches Nos l, 7 and s, and for the
hearing of objections of taxpayers as
to the manner in which the same are
constructed.
On the reading of the engineers fl
nal report of acceptance of County
Ditch No. 1 Jas. J. McCanney object
ed to the manner in which the ditch
is constructed where the same leaves
the slough in Sec. %, Twp. 126, Rg.
43, and stated that the outlet of
said slough was not of sufficient
depth to drain the same.
Walter Hoard objected to the wa
ter being left in the ditch in the
farther end
E. A. Knard objected to the man
ner in which the outlet of the lake
or slough in Sec. "a, Twp. 1875, Rg. 43,
was left.
Ole Aanerud objected to the depth
Of the ditch in the lake in Sec. "a,
Twp. 1926, Rg. 43.
F. Tosney objected to the depth of
the outlet in the above lake; also
that very few if any openings were
left in the waste banks. Mr.. ThOmp-
son also entered like objections. At
ter considerable discussion action was
deferred for further consideration.
The engineers report of acceptance
of County Ditch No. was read as
was also an objection of Wiley VANS
ley objecting to the depth of the
ditch in certain places.
VIM. Albers and Fred Sperr, also
objected claiming the ditch was not
of sufficient depth to drain the lake
which it was intended to. After con-
siderable discussion it was agreed be-
tween the contractor and the par
ties interested to allow Fred Sperr
and VIM. F. Albers $500 for clean
ing the ditch and that amount to be
withheld from the amount due him,
and to be turned over to said Fred
Sperr and VIM. Albers when the work
is completed and accepted by the en-
gineer and on motion made and sec
onded the engineers report was ac-
cepted and the county auditor is here
by instructed to issue his warrant to
said Jerry Sherwood for $654.54 in
full settlement of Ditch No. Z.
The engineers report of the COM
pletion of County Ditch No. was
read, whereupon VIM. Cherry in be-
half of NJ. L. Strand appeared and
objected to the manner in which
said ditch is constructed in that it
does not drain the slough which it
was intended to. After considerable
discussion and on motion made and
seconded the engineers report was
accepted and the county auditor is
hereby authorized to issue his war
rant payable to Jerry Sherwood in
full payment for constructing County
Ditch No. for $5S4.30.
On motion made and seconded the
county auditor was instructed to is
sue his warrant in favor of Jerry
Sherwood in the amount of $3530.5O
as partial payment on completion of
County Ditch No. 1, $15O0.0O being
withheld until the Objectionable parts
rave been finished according to the
plans and specifications and the en-
gineer is hereby instructed to pro-
ceed at once to take the levels and
inform the contractor in what pla-
ces the work is to be done, and that
this board will meet on Nov. 18th,
1910, at 10 a. m. for the further con-
sideration of the acceptance of said
County ditch No. l.
On motion made and seconded the
board adjourned.
F. E. WARE,