The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-12-04
Morning Session.
Tuesday, November 18th, 1913.

II.
9 o'clock A. NJ
The Board was called to order by
j. D.. kowalkowski, Chairman, and all
The counting board reported the COM
pletion of counting and indexing of
names as ordered
w ar sbe for sns
that he be. furnished list of Melrose
revelations for the purpose of invest
igation believing the same to have been
J. d. Sullivan. for the demonstrators.
raised objections and explained to the
Board the limitations OF its powers
Upon request of Commissioner Her
man, Paul Ahles. County Attorney stat
ed that in his opinion. all previous
ed with the County Board. ~ ~
W. w. Barron, on. behalf of the
petitioners. claimed that certain Mel
rose revocations were procured thru
properly made before a Notary Public.
J. ID. Sullivan, for the demonstrators,
replied that it was not required that
Notary Public; the fact Of it having
Deputy County Auditor, John J. Spaniel
5een done SO being for the purpose of
having same accepted as prime facie
On motion of Jacob Weber, seconded
by Michael Loso. the following resolu-
f m'ss, was aWaGptsd by the Board. Com
Resolution.
Whereas petition has been present
ed to the Board of County Commits
Ing for removal OF the County seat
Of said County from the City of ST.
Cloud. the present seat thereof, to the
Aas Sf Albany in said na. County
ing given thereon, this Board, pursuant
to said notice, met at the room Of the
County conmissioners At the Court
Wednesday the 18th day Of November,
1913, at ten o'clock A. NJ, for the
purpose of examining said petition and
and for the purpose Of hearing any
other matters pertinent thereto, as pro-
vided by law, and whereas adjourn
from day to day have been taken
as to said petition and the matters
pertaining thereto, and whereas it ap-
pears that said petition as originally
|Signers:
after due examination by this Board,
tition 1884 thereof have duly revoked
and cancelled their signatures and have
requested this Board to strike their
from the duly. acknowledged and at
power of attorney which have been
filed with this Board
And whereas it further appears to
this Board, that certain of said signers
who requested their names to be re-
moved from said petition have duly re,
Quested that their names be re-instated
thereon, the number of said signers so
requesting reinstatement of their
names being to the net number of 4Os;
And whereas it further appears to
this. Board, after an examination Of
said petition, said revocations and said
that the. number Of
signerS remaining upon said petition is
only 1929, which number of signers is
less than sixty per cent OF the whole
number of voters voting in SAID County
of StearnS at the last proceeding gen
eral election
Now Therefore, be it resolved that
said petition aforesaid for the removal
of said County seat, be, and the same
is hereby, rejected, because Of the in
sufficient number of signatures thereto
and remaining thereon as herein set
forth
Dated at ST. Cloud, Mimi, this 18th
day of November, A. D. 1913:
J.. j: KOWALkoWsKI,
MICHAEL LOSO,
j. II. Garfield,
Board of County Commissioners, of
Stearns County, Mimi.
(SeaD
Attest:
NICHOLAS THOMEY,
County Auditor and Ex-Officio
Clerk of Board.
On motion of Val. Herman. seconded
by J. H. Garfield, recess of ten min
uteS was taken.
Board called to order by ]. d. kowal-
kowski, Chairman.
On motion of VAL Herman, seconded
by ]. HI. Garfield, the following bills
were allowed and ordered paid accord
ing to law:
Samuel S. Chute, engineers
services, on County Ditch No: M
80 and 30 $50. =: ....$ o.oo
Paul Ahles. phone tolls and ~
William A. Boerger, superin-
tendents travelling expenses. I'LL
Raymond II. Bruning, services
as special counting clerk 20.OO
j. H Garfield commissioner
services and mileage 49,. l19.40
Samuel S. Chute, engineer SER
vices on Stearns and Meeker
Jud. road 4.oV
Samuel S. Chute, engineer SER
vices on Wakefield Co. road. 500
Samuel S. Chute, engineer ser
vices on Stearns and Meeker - az
Jud. road 80 .2S
Samuel S. Chute, engineer SER
vices on Holding and Krain :,
samuel u.s. s. chute. making sur
veyors record Of Sec. 17-12S- 81
Samuel S. chute. making map,
etc. of survey of Sec. IL 125-
20 ~S'~S