The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-04-13
County Dads
Have Session
DITCH MATTERS OCCUPY AT
TENTION OF BOARD OF co.
COMMISSIONERS LAST WEEK.

The Board of County Commission
ers convened in special session on
Tuesday, April 5, at one o'clock P. NJ.
and remained in session until Wednes-
day night.
In the matter of the petition of ]. J.
Troske and others for County Ditch
No. 81 the hearing which was adjourn
ed on April 9th, 1920 to April 5th,
1921 was taken up by the Board and
after hearing all parties interested
who were present it was on motion of
John Arends duly passed ordered that
said hearing be adjourned to January
4th, 1922 at one o'clock P. M.
In the matter of the petition of
Walter King and others for County
Ditch No. 63 the hearing on which had
been adjourned from March 22nd,
1920 to April 5th at two o'clock P. M,
the Board heard all those present who
were interested in said proposed ditch
and-B. Jas. Reynolds was appointed
engineer and instructed to make
complete survey and James McGregor,
Jas. P. Gaffney and C. Gilland were
appointed Viewers on said ditch and
instructed to file their report with
the County Auditor according to law.
The engineers final certificate to
New Ulm Brick and tile Co., for the
completion Of County Ditch No. 38
was presented to the Board and it was
ordered that hearing be had on same
May 4, at 10 o'clock A. M.
The Engineer on County Ditch No.
6S filed his preliminary report which
was presented to the Board and it
was ordered that hearing be had on
same May 3rd at one o'clock P. NJ. :
The hearing on engineers preiimin-
ary report on County Ditch No. 81
which was adjourned on March 26th,
1920 to April 9th, 1921 at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. was taken up by the Board and
after hearing all present who were in
terested in said proposed ditch it was
ordered that said hearing be adjourn
ed to December 9th, 1921 at one o.
clock P. M.
The following applications were
presented to the Board: J. E. Dun
can Lamberton Village refundment in
the amount of $500 paid in grain
taxes, M. M. Morley, Redwood Falls
Township taxes paid on Automobile
in the amount of SAB, taxes on same
were paid in City of Redwood Falls,
E. E. Converse Village of Walnut
Grove and Springdale Township re-
duction of assessed value of real es-
tate, for buildings assessed on tracts
which were assessed in Walnut Grove,
and W. A. Fraser for reduction of as
sessed value in the city of Redwood
Falls was duly passed recommended.
A petition for the formation of a
new school signed by Leroy Manning
and others was presented to the
Board and it was ordered that hear
ing be had on same May 4th, at one
o'clock P. M.
On motion of John Arends duly
passed the County Auditor was in
to advertise for bids on $780,
000 Ditch Bonds for County Ditch
No. 49 to be sold May 3rd, 1921 at 3
O'Clock p NJ
Daniel Mckay offered the follow
ing resolution and moved it's adoption:
that John F. O'Meafa be
appointed as superintendent of Main
John F. O'Meafa is hereby authorized
to issue time-checks not to exceed
S108,000, the maximum expenditures
for each of said roads to be as fol-
lows: State road No. 2 $4,000. No.
3 $4,000, No. $4,000, No. 6 $4,000,
No. Z $4,000, No. $4,000, No. 9 So
900, No. II $4,000, No. II $4,000, No.
13 $4,000, and No. IA $500 and the
sum of $500 on Bayou road.
Vote being had on the foregoing re-
solution the same was adopted by un-
animous vote of the Board.
Bills were allowed. and other routine
business transacted