Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-05-23
COUNTY BOARD
SPECIAL SESSION | !;

Commissioners Of kandIyohI
County.
County Auditors Office, Willmar.
Minnesota, May 9, 1917.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY
OF KANDIYOHI-ss.
PURSUANT to call the County Board
convened on above date at 10 O'Clock
A. M. All members of Board and
County Auditor, were present. Meet
ing called to order by the chairman.
Petition of c. T. Eddy and others.
praying for the change of a highway
IN the town of Whitefleld was at this
Tune taken up for consideration and
nearing. Persons present, J. G. Free
berg and petitioner C. T. Eddy. The
order of hearing was publicly read,
The committee previously appointed
10 view said proposed change, made
report, recommending that the prayer
OF the petitioners be granted. Aft
davlt of posting notices as required
by law, had been made and filed. Mr..
Z. L. Eddy and Mr.. J.. G. Freeberg
were heard in the matter. On motion
duly made and carried, the hearing
was adjourned till June q, 1917 at 8
clock A. M.
Petition of C.. T. skindelien and
others, praying for the change of a
highway in the towns of Arctander
and Norway Lake said county, was
taken up for consideration and hear
ing thereon. Some of the petitioners
were present. The order of hearing
was read. Persons present were CIV
en- an opportunity to be heard. Affi-
davit of posting notices in the matter
had been made and filed. The COM
mittee previously appointed to view
said proposed change, did not make
their report at this time. On motion
duly made and carried the hearing
was adjourned till the regular meet
ing in January.
On motion a recess was taken till 2
o'clock P. M.
The Board re-convened at 2 o'clock
P. M. May 9, 1917, with all members
present.
Petition of P. Newcomb, praying
to be set off with his lands from
school district No. 40 to school dis
trist No. IS was, pursuant to notice
duly given, taken up for consideration.
The notice of hearing was publicly
read. T. O. Gilbert, ESQ.,, attorney
for the petitioners and Geo. H. Otter
ness, attorney for School District No.
40, appeared before the Board. The
affidavits on file were examined and
from said affidavits it was found that
notice of hearing had been published
and posted, and mailed to the Clerks
of the districts affected as provided by
law.
Upon motion, action in the matter
was deferred till later.
Petition of Stromme L. Johnson
and others, praying for the establish.
ment of highway in the town East
Lake Lillian said county, was now
taken up for consideration and hear.
ing thereon. Order of hearing was
publicity read. Several petitioners ap
peared before the Board. Interested
parties were given an opportunity tt
be heard. The committee, previousl,
appointed made report, recommending
that the prayer of the petitioner bt
not granted. Upon motion action il
the matter was deferred till later.
At 4 o'clock p. M. a recess was tax
en- till P. M. The Board re-conven
ed at o'clock P. M. May 9, 1917.
The road petition of Stromme L
Johnson, town of East Lake Lillia1
was again taken up for final actor
thereon by the Board. The followin,
resolution was then offered: "Resolv
ed that the report of the committee b,
accepted and the petition rejected
The question was then on the adoption
of the resolution and the roll bein,
called there were 4 yeas and one q
hay as follows: Commissioner VIM. @
Johnson, S. A. 'Syyerson, N. B. John
son and Albert Boersma, Yeas. Com
missioner c. J. Swenson, Nay, and s.
the resolution was adopted and tn
petition rejected.
Petition of P. Newcomb, praying t
| be set off from school district No. 4
to school district No. IS was agai
taken up for final action thereon b
the Board. The following resolution
was then made: Resolved that tn
prayer of the petitioner be granite
and an order issued setting off sal
land of said petitioner" The questio
was on the adoption of the resolution
and the roll being called there wer
three "yeas" and two. mays" as fol
lows: Yeas, commissioners s. A. Syv
erson, VIM. @. Johnson and N. B. John
son. Nays, commissioners Swenso
and Boersma, and so the petition wa
granted whereupon the following OF
der was issued and adopted:
Order Setting Or Freebooter Fro1
One School District to Another.
WHEREAS, The Petition of P. New
comb freeholder of School Distri<
No. 40 in this County, with the az
prevail of the County Superintendent
endorsed thereon, representing thu
he is the owner of the lands hereir
after described, which are situate
said School District, and that sal
lands adjoin School District No.
and asking that his said lands ma
be set off from said District No. 40
said District No. IS for the followin
, reasons:
/ That he now has four and one-ha
(4h) miles to school in said distri
No. 40, while he will have but two &
miles to school in said district No. 6
was presented to the County Board
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