The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-12-01
County Commissioners
Proceedings
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COUNTY DITCH NO. "a

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! In the matter of the petition of
Fred Murset and others for public
ditch in the Township of New Avon
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; Friday.
November Goth, 1915, at two o'clock
P. M. said petition was duly read and
considered;
The Board proceeded to and did
hear all that there was said for and
against ordering a survey of said
ditch, A. R. A Laudon appeared as at
torney for the petitioners.
Jas. P. Gaffney offered the follow
ing resolution which was adopted by
unanimous vote of the Board;
Whereas, petition bearing date
the 18th day of October, 1915, signed
by Fred Murset and others praying
for the establishment of a certain
public ditch in said County, desig-
mated by the County Auditor as Coun-
! ty ditch No. "a the route of which is
fully described in said petition 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
as by law required;"
NOW THEREFORE,, We the Coun-
ty Board do hereby appoint B. Jas.
| Reynolds as competent and expert
enced Engineer to make an accurate
survey of said ditch and file his re-
port with the County Auditor on or
before January 18th, 1916, said re-
port to be as by law required.
Eric Wilson offered the following
resolution which was adopted by UNI
animous vote of the Board;
WHEREAS, a petition by Fred
Murset and others for County ditch
in the Township of Vesta numbered
by the County Auditor as County
ditch No. "a and the County Board
heretofore have appointed compe-
tent Engineer to-wit: B. Jas. Rey-
nolds to make survey of said ditch;
NOW THEREFORE, We the Coun-
ty Board of said County do hereby
appoint VIM. Engelrup, E. S. Iverson
and VIM. Raveling, three resident
freeholders of said County and who
are not interested in the construction
of said ditch and who are not of kin
to any Of the parties interested there
in, be, and they are hereby appointed
to be Viewers on said ditch No. 81
said Viewers to file their report as
by law required.
On motion of John Arends duly
passed the Engineers certificate as to
4hn ~
A. Tough for crawling on State Road
No. 6 was accepted and the Auditor
was instructed to pay $298.62 balance
due on said contract.
On motion of Ed StefH duly passed
the road on the west line of section
seven in Paxton Township was desig-
mated as State Road to be part
of State Road No. 9. 49,
Ed. Steffi offered the following res
olution and moved it's adoption; GRE
SOLVED, that the County build the
following State Roads during the year
of 1916: State Road No. 1 to the
County line west of Milroy, State
Road No. to the Minnesota River
north from Belview, State Road No.
Is from Milroy north to State Road
No. 1, State Road No. from Morgan
to Redwood Falls. State Road No. 10
from Seaforth north to State Road
No. l."
Vote being had on the foregoing
resolution and the same was adopted
by unanimous vote of the Board and
so declared by the Chairman.
On motion the Board adjourned I'M
til 9 o'clock A. M. the following day.
Saturday, Nov. 9th, 1915.
The Board convened at 9 o'clock A.
M. pursuant to adjournment. All
members were present.