Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-10-22
Commissioners Proceedings


Special session of the Board of
County Commissioners was held at the
Office of the County Auditor, October
10th, at 10 o'clock a. m. for the
transaction of general business.
Members present, O. N. Dohlen,
VIM. Gausman, N. P. Mecklenburg,
John McNally Jr. and D. H. Lawler.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
On motion made and seconded J. E.
Cole was appointed to inspect County
Ditch No. Ia and make report there
on as soon as possible.
On motion made and seconded the
county auditor was instructed to issue
his warrant to Mrs. Geo. Cudrio in
the amount of $3.50 for care and
keep of Frank Marber, and Mrs.
Cudrio to be instructed to again &C
cept Frank Marber as county charge.
Application of Thomas M. Olson
as county agent for Stevens county
was read and placed on file.
On motion it was decided that the
employment of new county agent be
left to the voters of Stevens county
to be voted upon at the next township
elections.
Petition of S. Sperr and 13 other
land owners for repair of county ditch
No. was read and j. E. Cole was
appointed engineer to inspect said
ditch and make report thereon as soon
as possible.
A petition of J. S. Westerly and
others for a county ditch in the town
ships of Everglade, Eldorado and
Pepperton, in the county of Stevens
was read, the same being accompanied
by sufficient bond was set for hearing
on Saturday, November 18th, 1915
at 2 p. m.
j The petition of M. Reimers Jr. tc
be set off with his land, being the
northwest quarter of section 27, town.
ship 1913, range 43, from school dis.
trict No. 20 to school district No. 81
was read and set for hearing on Mon
day January the 9Th, 1915 at {
O'Clock p. m.
i Petition of SO freeholders of Ste
vens county for establishing a county
road described as follows, beginning
at point on the northeast corner O.
section 5, in township 1875, range Al
thence running west along the section
line of sections and 6 where it in
tercets in the road running due soutl
to the city of Morris, was read AM
set for hearing on Monday, Januar,
9Th, 1916 at 2 p. m. Commissioner
/ McNally, Gausman and Mecklenburs
: were appointed as a committee to iev
J the same; they to meet at the resi-
dence of Ole Thorstad on Friday
, November the 18th, 1915 at 2 o. m
On motion made and seconded tn
county auditor was instructed to issu
: his warrant to w. T. Brisbane in tn
amount of IS per cent of work com
pleted on county road between section
2 and 3 and 10 and II in the townshi
of Framnas on receipt of engineer
report.
On motion the county auditor wa
instructed to issue his warrants fo
final payment on contracts as follows
' M. A. Adams & Co. for bridge Nc
: 1914 in the township of Baker for til
amount of 81, 285. 90.
n M. A. Adams & Co. for bridge NJ
. 1915 in the township of Scott for til
amount of $743. 90.
Philip j. Haley, construction @
state road No. !, 81, O89. 1e.
Philip ]. Haley, construction 9
a state road No. i, $4,000.
! Fred F. Tomlin for the constrc,
ton of concrete culverts in Il
y township of Scott for $12O.51.
Communication of the State Boar
: of Control regarding the county ia
was read and on motion made al
seconded that the chairman appoint
y committee of three, the1 chairman
n be one member to take the matter !