The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-11-17
County Commissioners
Proceedings

Auditors Office Redwood County,
Redwood Falls, Mimi, Nov. 5, 1915
The Board of County Commission
ers of Redwood County convened in
special session on the above given
date at one o'clock P. M. pursuant
to notice copy of which was duly
read. Members present: Eric Will
son, Ed. Steff1, H. M. Aune and j.
P, Gaffney.
In the matter of the petition of
E. w. Swoffer and others praying
for the establishment of a County
ditch in the Township of Waterbury,
heretofore numbered by the Coun-
ty Auditor as County Ditch No. 20.
hearing on the Engineers and View
ers' reports, namely November 5th,
1915, at one o'clock P. M. said no
tice of hearing was duly read and
considered together with all there
was said for and against granting
said petition according to said reports,
and the report was referred back to
the Viewers and they increased the
assessment of the Township of Wa
terbury $400, Frank Clague appeared
Tor the PETITIONERS.
Elic Wilson offered the following
resolution and moved it's adoption,
"RESOLVED, that the petition of E.
w. Swoffer and others for a Coun-
ty Ditch heretofore numbered by the
County Auditor as County Ditch No.
20 in the above named Township, be,
and is hereby granted, and be it fur
Their resolved that the Engineers and
Viewers reports made and filed with
the County Auditor be and they are
hereby accepted as amended"
Vote being had on the foregoing
resolution, the same was adopted
by unanimous vote of the Board and
so declared by the Chairman.
COUNTY DITCH NO. 81
In the matter of the petition of
c. O. Gilfllan and others praying
for the establishment of a County
Ditch in the Township of Paxton
heretofore numbered by the County
Auditor as County Ditch No. n.
The time having arrived for a hear
ing on the Engineers and Viewers
reports, namely November 5th, 1915,
at two o'clock P. M. said notice of
hearing was duly read and consid-
cred together with all that there was
said for and against granting said
petition according to said reports, w.
R. Werring appeared as attorney for
the petitioners.
Eric Wilson offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption;
RESOLVED, that the petition of
c. 0. Gilfillan and others for a Coun-
ty Ditch in the Township of Paxton,
heretofore numbered by the County
Auditor as County Ditch No. 27 be
and is hereby granted, and be it fur
Their resolved that the Engineers and
Viewers reports made and filed with
the County Auditor be and they are
| hereby accepted.
| Vote being had on the foregoing
resolution, the same was adopted by
unanimous vote of the Board and so
declared by the Chairman.
On motion of Jas. J. Gaffney duly
passed the Engineers certificate as
i let to Donlon & Carruth on the east
copied and the Auditor was instruc-
ted to pay the Contractors the sum
of $1,133, being The amount of the
certificate.
On motion of Jas. ]. Gaffney duly
passed the bid of Gold-Stabeck Loan
and Credit Company for $4,000
Ditch Bonds on County Ditch No. 20
was accepted, the terms of said loan
being as follows: $4,000 bonds dated
December LIST, 1915, bearing interest
at the rate of Az per cent the Coun-
ty paying expenses for printing bonds
and attorney fees said expenses not
to exceed $400, the Bonds are to ma
ture as follows: $4,000, December
1st, 1921; $4,000 December 1st, 1922;
$4,000 December LIST, 1928; $4,000 De-
cember 1st, 1924; $4,000 December
1st, 1925.
On motion of Jas. ]. Gaffney duly
passed the building on the Fair
Ground for Children Exhibits was ac-
cepted and the Auditor was instruc-
ted to pay John Schilt, the contrac-
tor, the sum of $1,000, out of the
School Exhibit Building Fund.
The Engineer appointed on Coun-
ty Ditch No. made his report to
| the County Board and the Board be-
ing satisfied that the repairs recon-
mended by B. Jas. Reynolds was
needed they appointed the following
Viewers on motion of Jas. P. Calf
ney duly passed, C. O. Borg. John
Longbottom and Mike Anderson, said
Viewers to file their report with the
County Auditor as by law required.
On motion of Ed. Steffi duly passed
a hearing was ordered had on De-
cember 18th, 1915, at two o'clock P.
M. on the following petitions of free
holders to be set off from school dis
trict No. As to school district No. 81
Percy Shelton and Anton Marihart