Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-12-29
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE BOARD
OF COLLNMN COM SSIOMER

OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Special session of the Board of Co9n-
of the County Auditor on Tuesday,
December 10Th, 1916.
All members present, with the ex-
ceptiOn of John McNally, Jr.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved
The Board of Stevens County, Min
neSota, met in Special Session at the
Commissioners Room in the Court
House in the City of Morris, Minnesota,
on December 10, 1915 at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon pursuant to notice
duly and legally served upon all mem
Oels.
Members present: O. N. Dohlen, N. P
Mecklenburg, VIM. Gausman, D. H
Absent: John w. McNaIIy, Jr.
The Board was called to order by the
Chairman.
fered the following resolutions and
moved their adoption, which motion
was duly seconded by Commissioner
! D. H. LAWYER:
WHEREAS, in pursuance of and in
fun compliance with the provisions of
| Chapter 230 of the General Laws of
Minnesota for the year 1905, and the
several acts amendatory thereof and
supplemental thereto, such steps have
been duly and legally taken that certain
public drainage bitches known as Coun-
ty Ditch No. II, County Ditch No. 20
and Judicial Ditch No 2 have been
located and established with certain
! branches and laterals which are wholly
located within the County of Stevens,
referred to, which is located partly
within the County of Stevens and partly
within the County of Swift, and pro
: ceedings have been duly had and legal
ly taken locating and establishing said
bitches and it has been definitely as
certained and determined in accordance
with the provisions of law applicable
! thereto that the expense incurred and
| to be incurred in locating, constructing
and establishing so much of said ditch
/ es as are located within said County of
! Stevens Will be at least the sum of For
ty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Sew
enty- Five Dollars ($45.37500J which
said sum is more specifically specified
as follows, tO-wit:
County County Bitch No. 2979$ 5' 335 90
Judicial Ditch No. 2........ 2S,OOO.OO
Total. Observation-Disclosures 90
WHEREAS, there is not sufficient
County to defray the expense incurred
and to be incurred in so locating, con-
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED, by the Board of County Com
missioners of the County of Stevens,
State of Minnesota, in Special Session
assembled, that it is necessary for the
purpose of defraying in part the ex-
penseS incurred and to be incurred in
lOCdLlHSS d1lu OSIdU4LSnIIIS
the bitches above specified, located
within the County of Stevens, to raise
at this time the sum of FortyFive
Thousand Three Hundred Seventy Five
Dollars ($45, 375.00), and that for said
purpose negotiable coupon bonds of said
County of Stevens be issued in the ag-
gregate amount of Forty-fiVe Thousand
Three Hundred Seventy Dollars
45,375.00); said bonds shall be of the
denomination of One Thousand Dollars
($1,O0O) except one bond for Three
Hundred Seventy-five Dollars as here
matter provided, numbered from one
ninety (197), both inclusive, dated
December l, 1916, and shall become due
and be payable as hereinafter stated,
shall bear interest at the rate of Five Per
,centum (5%) per annum, payable semi
annually on the First days of June and
December in each year, which interest
shall be evidenced by proper interest
coupons to be attached to each of said
bonds, and both principal and interest
shall be payable at the American Ex-
change National Bank in the City of
New York, New York.
Fifty three hundred and seventy-five
dollars ($5,375.O0) of said bonds shall
be issued on account of County Ditch
Number Twenty Seven CID consisting
of one bond for 1915 and five bonds for
100000 each, numbered from 152 to
157 inclusive ad maturing in the order
of their numbers on December first of
each of the following years: 1875 in
1928 and $1,000 in 1925, 1928, 1881; 1884
and 1886. ---a.--.. ~.
/ Twelve thousand dollars ($12,OOO. OO)
of said bonds shall be issued on account
on County Ditch No. 20. consisting of