The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-12-22
County Commissioners
Proceedings

Auditors Office Redwood Co., Mimi,
Redwood Falls, Mimi. Dec. Is, 1915.
The Board of County Commission
ers of Redwood County, Mimi, con-
vened in special session on the
above given date at II o'clock A. M.
Pursuant to call copy of which
was duly read.
Members present: Eric Wilson, John
Arends, Ed. Stefl, H. M. Aune and
Jas. P. Gaffney.
COUNTY DITCH NO. 81
In the matter of the petition OF
T. B. Fletcher and others for a pub
lie ditch in the Township of Granite
Rock heretofore numbered by the
County Auditor as County Ditch No.
81 of Redwood County:
The time having arrived for hear
ing on said petition namely; Deem
Der 18th, 1915, at II o'clock A. M,
said petition was duly read and con-
sidered;
The Board proceeded to and did
hear all that there was said for and
against ordering a survey OF said
ditch.
Eric Wilson offered the following
resolution which was adopted by UNI
animous vote of the Board;
WHEREAS, a petition bearing
date the 9th day of October 1915,
signed by 7. B. Fletcher and others
PRAYING for the establishment OF a
certain public ditch in said County,
designated by the County Auditor as
County Ditch No. 81 the route of
which is fully described in said petit
ton and a proper bond having been
filed as by law required"
And Whereas, it appears that sat
isfactory proof of publication, post
ing and mailing notices OF the pen
dency of said petition has been given
filed as by law required"
NOW THEREF We the Coun-
ty Board do. hereby appoint F. B.
Forbes as a competent and expert
enced Engineer to make an accurate
survey of said ditch and file his re-
port with the County Auditor on OF
before February 18th. 1916, said re-
port to be as by law required.
Ed. Stef1 offered the following reso-
luton which was adopted by unanl-
NOUS vote of the Board;
"WHEREAS, a petition signed by
T B. Fletcher and others for Coun.
tv Ditch in the Township of Granite
> Rock numbered by the County Audi
tor as County Ditch No. 81 and the
County Board heretofore have ap
pointed a competent Engineer, towlt
F. B. Forbes to make a survey Oh
said ditch;
NOW THEREFORE, We the Coun
tv Roard of said County do hereby
appoint John Longbottom, VIM. Raw
cling and M. Neudecker, three resi-
dent freeholders of said County AM
who are not interested in the con
struction of said ditch and who arr
not of kin to any of the parties in
terested therein, be and they ar
= hereby appointed to be Viewers OF
said ditch No. 81, said Viewers to I'LL
their report as by law required.
COUNTY DITCH NO. IS
In the matter of the petition o
David J. Mcconnell for a public dltcl
in the Township of Vesta heretofor
numbered by the County Auditor a
County Ditch No. 35 of Redwood
County.
The time having arrived for hear
ing on said petition namely; Decem
Der 18th. 1915. at one o'clock P. M
said petition was duly read and con
sidered; =.
|, The Board proceeded to and di
hear all that there was said for an
. against ordering a survey OF sal
ditch, A. C. Dolliff appeared as at
torney for the petitioners.
John Arends offered the followln
resolution which was adopted by ur
animous vote of the Board;
WHEREAS, a petition bearin
date the 18th day of July, 1915, signe
by David J. Mcconnell praying fo
the establishment of certain publ
ditch in said County, designated b
, the County Auditor as County Ditto
No. 35 the route of which is full
described in said petition and prop
err bond having been filed as by La
required"
And Whereas, it appears that sal
i, isfactory proof of publication, post
Z ing and mailing notices of the per
dency of said petition has been give
as by law required;
j. NOW THEREFORE. We the Cour
9 ty Board do hereby appoint John I
Meyer as competent and exper
enced Engineer to make an accurat
J, survey of said ditch and file his re
port with the County Auditor on 9
i. before March LIST, 1916, said repol
j, to be as by law required.
u Jas. P. Gaffney offered the follow
ing resolution which was adopted b
s unanimous vote of the Board;
|. Whereas. petition signed by DE-
a vid J. Mcconnell for County Ditto
= in the Township of Vesta numbere
y by the County Auditor as Count