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w. A. NEWMAN,
JACOB l.. PETE,
II. A. ANDERSON.
STUART MURRAY

Committee.
Resolved that the following appli-
cations for reduction OF taxes anu
correction of assessments, be and are
hereby approved, and referred to the
Minnesota tax commission for final
action, to-wit:
Peter Anderson, personal property;
Duluth; Merle A. Anderson, personal
personal property, Duluth: Ellen An
derson, personal property, Duluth;
Esther NJ. Anderson, personal prop
erty, Duluth; Roland G. Anderson.
personal property, Duluth; Robert
Anderson, personal property, Duluth;
VIM. A. Anderson, personal property;
Duluth; Alex r. Anderson, personal
property, Duluth; Mrs. A. w. Ander-
son, personal property, Eveleth; Eli
Androne, money and credits, Duluth;
Duluth; Robert B: Boyle. personal
property, Duluth; II. c. Boyle, per
sonaI property, Duluth; Thos. Il. But
ler, personal property. Duluth; her
bert Blanchet, personal property. Du-
luth; John Boutto, personal property;
property, Duluth; Harry Burns, per-
sonal property, Duluth; William }.
Barr. personal property, Duluth; Ellis
]. Butchart, agent, lot ~, Dlock ~,
Duluth proper, Second division; Chas.
Beaulieu, personal property, Duluth;
sonaI property, Duluth; p. Il. Berg,
personal property, Duluth; Louis
Bicking, personal property, Duluth; !;
Anna Boo, personal property, Duluth;
Duluth; John Berglund. p er on a
property, Duluth: oscar Bonneville,
personal property, Duluth; George
Rockwell, personal property, Duluth;
Lee Baldwin, personal property, Du-
luth; z. Bourdage. personal property,
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Adopted Feb. 9Th, 1881.
Bv Commissioners Murray:

BY Commissioner Murray:
Resolved, that the county auditor
be and he is hereby authorized to ad-
vertise for bids to be opened by this
board, at it's session to be held on
March 9Th, 1881, at 1870 o'clock, in
the afternoon, for the printing of $50
copies of the mine inspectors report
for the year 1880, also 800 clasp en-
velopes to be used in mailing said re-
port.
Commissioner Pete moved the adop-
tion of the resolution and it was de-
clared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissione Hogan, Sny-
der, Anderson, Pete, Murray and
Vice Chairman Newman-6.
Nays-None.
Adopted Feb. 9Th, 1881.
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
COUNTY BOARD OF ST. LOUIS
COUNTY. MINNESOTA, HELD ON
FEBRUARY 9TH. 1881. AT 1880
O'CLOCK I'M THE AFTERNOON.

coSNTY. MINNESOTA, Held ON
oc1oek o5H69kRH IN SHt I'll. 1s21 A1 1:so
county, Minnesota. met this the sixth
day of February, a. ID. 1881, at 1870
O'Clock in the afternoon. pursuant TO
call. The meeting was called to or
der by the chairman, with the fol-
Commissioners Hogan. Snyder. An
derson, Pete. Newman. Murray and
Chairman ABBY.
Absent-None.
This being the time set for the
opening of bids for the construction
of the superStructure of the County
Garage at Eveleth, the following bids
We're received, opened and read to the
board, and We're ordered referred to E.
ii. Berg, architect, for tabulation, and
then filed in the office of the county
auditor, wit:-12076:
Aitarggs1n iEngHnd S & Brodin s17OO90o. S0S with
a. d LeI u Contracting company. s16.-
10000, with Alternate No. /, add ST.
10000; h ar Bros, S17.292.00;
Nauftts & Bergsstrom. $17,3S6.0O. if
alternate on roofing is adopted de-
duct $4,000, and if alternate for steel
deck is adopted add $1.85O.0O: George
III. Leunsberry & Son, $1S,095.0O. AL
ternate No. 1, add S1,100.00: Jack
leth garage, $4S7.5O.
This being the time set for the
opening of bids for the furnishing of
two trucks for the Second commits
sioner district. bids were received
from the Road Machinery & Supplies
company, Reo-Duluth, Inc, Duluth
Buick-O -Oldsmobile. Inc. Mack-Inter
national Motor Truck corporation. the
White company, Lange Tractor &
Equipment company and the Inter-
national Harvester Company of Amer
lea, said bids being in considerable
detail. which is not listed herein. and
were ordered referred to the purchase
and supply committee for tabulation,
and then filed in the office of the
county auditor.-12077.
This being the time set for the
opening of bids for the furnishing of
a truck for the Seventh commissioner
district, bids were received from the
BroWn Motor company. Four Wheel
Drive Auto company. Pohjonen Buick
ment company and Bordua Motor
said bids being in considerable de-
tail, which is not listed herein. and
We're ordered referred to the purchase
and supply committee for tabulation
and then filed in the office of the
county auditor.-1207S.
=, At this time Chairman Aabv left
the room, whereupon Vice Chairman
Newman took the chair.
This being the time set for the
nearing upon the petition of Emil
Pehkarlnen, ct al. for the location
and establishment of a highway de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at the
point of intersection of the center
line of s. A. No. A. with the center
llne or the abandoned right way
of the d. & N. E. railway which
point measured along the center line
OF 5. A. No. 4 is 4.S14.2 feet south
easterly from the quarter corner COM
mon TO sections 6 and z, township SIS,
the center line survey of the 66-foot
roadway herein petitioned for pro-
ceedS as follows:
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Communications.

HI. A. Casey, chairman of the town
of Halden, stating that there is no
objection on the part of the township
board of said town to the granting
of the application of Alfred Leppi and
Waldmar Alho for a dance permit
12116.
Frank L. Magic, sheriff, submitting
report on the application of Frank E.
Biltonen and Carl Palo for a dance
permit at the Orr Farmers club hall,
stating he finds no good reason why
this application should not be grant
ed.-12117.
Frank l.. Magic, sheriff, submitting
report on application of Matti Turja
at the Orr Workers hall, and stating
that no good reason appears why said
application should not be granted
1918. Ordered received and filed.
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point Sa
committee recommended
wasac
to
N' 'Aei'0po"
kved that the committee appointed
considered
- NN fef'oi uoo'
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BY Commissioner Murray:

BY Commissioner Murray:
Resolved, that the commissioner of
the Sixth district be and he is hereby
authorized to rent a garage at Eve
eth If drom s9oo SSyie 90 nnth
effective April 1st, 1880.
Commissioner Murray moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissioner Hogan, Sny-
der, Anderson, Pete, Murray and
Vice Chairman Newman-6.
NayS-None.
Adopted Feb. 9th, 1881.
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Petitions for County Roads.

E. G. Kreidler. ct AL, for alteration
of highway in 50-15.-12119.
John Luomala, eft al, for relocation
of highway in 58-20.-1212O.
Arthur w. Refsdahl, ct al, for
highway in 63-19.-12121.
August H. Hoglund, ct al, for
highway in 62-18.-12122. Ordered re-
ferred to the committee on highways
and bridges.
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By commissioner MURRAY:

Dy
Resolved, that E. NJ. Johnson, time
keeper in the Sixth commissioner dis
trict, be and he hereby is allowed
a d dit ii ona compensation in the
amount of $4,000 per month, for the
use of his private automobile for use,
and to be used by the said E. M.
Johnson in carrying on his said work
in the said Sixth commissioner dis
trict, effective from and after Janu-
ary 1st, 1881, which automobile the
said employe shall furnish and main
tain and supply solely at his own ex-
pense, without any expense to the
county of st: Louis.
Commissioner Pete moved the adop-
ton of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissioner Hogan, Sny-
der, Anderson, Pete, Murray and
Vice Chairman Newman-6.
Nays-None.
Adopted Feb. 9Th 1881,
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By Commissioner Hogan for Com

By Commissioner Hogan for Com
missioner ABBY:
Resolved, that, in the judgment of
the members of this board, the petit
ton of John Luomala and others, for
the relocation and establishment of
a highway in township 5S, range 20,
is reasonable on it's face, and it is de-
termined that hearing be had upon
said petition at the county board
rooms, in the courthouse in the city
of Duluth, in the county of ST. Louis,
Minnesota, on Monday, the sixth day
of April, 1881, at the hour of 1870 p.
m, that Commissioners Hogan, Pete,
Murray and ABBY be and they are
hereby appointed a committee to ex-
anime such proposed route of said
highway, which committee will meet
upon said route at the starting point,
being a point on center line of High
way No. "a in NWA of section 16,
$500, on Friday, the goth day of
March, 1881, at the hour of 2:30 p. m.
of said day, and that notices of such
hearing and examination be posted
according to law.
Commissioner Hogan moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissione Hogan, An
derson, Pete, Murray and Vice Chair
man Newman-5.
Nays-None.
Adopted Feb 7th 1891.
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Rv Commissioners MURRAY:

BY Commissioner Murray:
Resolved, that Ed Essling- be and
he hereby is appointed mechanic in
the Sixth commissioner district, at a
compensation of $4,000 per month,
effective January 1st, 1881.
Commissioner Murray moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissioner Hogan, Sny-
der, Anderson, Pete, Murray and
Vice Chairman Newman-6.
Nays-None.
AdODted Feb 9Th. 1891
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The county board of st. Louis
enth day of February, 1881, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, pursuant to
adjournment. In the absence of the
chairman, Vice Chairman Newman
called the meeting to order, with the
following present:
Commissioners Hogan, Anderson,
Pete. Murray and Vice Chairman
Newman-5.
Absent-Commission Snyder and
Chairman Aaby-2.
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Commissioner Anderson moved the
adoption of the resolution and 1t was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissioner Hogan, Sny-
der, Anderson, Pete, Murray and
Vice Chairman Newman-6.
NayS-None.
Adopted Feb. 18th, 1881.
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Renorts of Officers.

DIR. A. T. Laird, secretary of the
st. Louis county sanatorium commits
sion, submitting annual report for
the year 1930.-12123. Ordered re-
ferred to the attorney for the county
board.
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said day, upon motion of Commits
Sioner Snyder, a recess was taken
until the call of the chair.
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To the county board:

Your committee on taxes and as
sessments to whom were referred the
various applications for reduction OF
taxes and correction of assessments;
having considered same, recommended
the adoption of the following resolu-
tiOn.
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BY Commissioner Hogan for Com
y,,iCcionor q

By Commissioner Hogan for Com
missioner ABBY:
Resolved, that, in the judgment of
the members TO this board, the petit
tion of Arthur w. RefsdaI and 9TH
ers, for the location and establish
ment of a highway in township So.
range 10, is reasonable on it's face,
and it is determined that a hearing
be had upon said petition at the
county board rooms, in the court
house in the city of Duluth, in the
county of st. Louis, Minnesota, on
Monday, the sixth day of April, 1881,
at the hour of 1:30 p. M, that Com
missioners Hogan, Pete, Murray and
ABBY be and they are hereby APP
pointed a committee to examine such
proposed route of said highway, which
committee will meet upon said route
at the starting point, being point
at northeast corner of section 35, 63-
10 on Wood Road No. 487, on Friday,
the goth day of March, 1881, at the
hour of 10 a. M of said day, and that
notices of such hearing and examina-
ton be posted according to law.
Commissioner Anderson moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissione Hogan, An
derson, Pete, Murray and Vice Chair
man Newman-5.
NayS-None.
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Upon the call of the chair, the
board resumed its regular order of
business at o'clock in the afternoon
emf
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BY Commissioner Hogan:
Whereas, John T.. Garrity has pro-
posed to this board that he will pay
the personal property tax judgments
Knudson and in favor of the state of
Minnesota, in the office of the clerk
of the district court of st. Louis coun-
ty, which judgments are now a lien
on the land in which John E. Garrity
has an interest, on condition that
the county of ST. Louis assign to said
John E. Garrity all its right, title
and interest in and to said judg-
mentS; and
Whereas, in the judgment of this
on the payment of said judgments to
the county of st. Louis, said county
should assign to said John E. Garrity
all the right, title and interest of said
county in said judgments in order
that said John e. Garrity may be
subrogated to the rights of said
county therein;
Now, therefore, be 1t resolved, that
county auditor are hereby authorized
and requested, on the payment of the
sum of $58.79 to the county of st.
Louis, to execute and deliver, in form
to be approved by the attorney for
this board, an assignment of all right,
title and interest of the county of st.
Louis in and to that certain personal
property tax judgment docketed in
favor of the state of Minnesota and
against Roy Knudson, in the amount
of s33.26 on May 18th, 1924, and also
in and to that other personal property
tax judgment docketed in favor of
the state of Minnesota, and against
said Roy Knudson in the amount of
$50 on May 18th, 1924.
Commissioner Hogan moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
der, Anderson, Pete, Murray and
Vice Chairman Newman-6.
Nays None.
Adopted Feb. 9Th, 1881.
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Upon motion of Commissioner Pete,
the county board adjourned at 5
9Th, 1881, to meet on February 7th,
1881, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
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Adopted Feb. 9th, 1881.
BY Commissioners Newman:

Resolved. that Thomas F. McGil-
vray, county ditch inspector of Ait
kin-St. Louis County Judicial Ditch
No. 8, be and he hereby is authorized
to have new ditch crossing bridge
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BY Commissioners Anderson for Com

By Commissioner Anderson for Com
missioner Newman:
Whereas, application has been made
to this board by Frank La Joy, for a
permit to hold, give and conduct pub
lie dances in the building known as
in section 80, township 81 north, range
Is west, having a dancing floor area
of approximately $3.50 square feet; ;
said dances to be held every evening
in the week, for the period of one
Whereas. this board has duly con-
sidered the matter and advised itself
Frank La Joy to receive such permit,
and to conduct such dances, and is
satisfied that no good reason exists
why said permit should not be
granted.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
a permit be and hereby is granted to
said Frank La Joy to hold public
the period of one year from this date,
in that certain building known as
Atlantic City" at Pike Lake, located
in section 80, township 81 north, range
Is west, and the county auditor is
hereby authorized and requested to
prepare and issue to the said Frank
La Joy a permit, in accordance with
as in all respects provided by law,
and as recommended by the sheriff.
Commissioner Snyder moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Commissioners Hogan, Sny-
der, Anderson, Pete, Murray and
Nays-None.
Adopted Feb, 9Th 1891
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By Commissioners Murray:

BY Commissioner Murray:
Resolved, that the commissioner of
the Sixth district be and he is hereby
authorized to rent a garage at Vir-
ginia, from William Wargstrom, at a
rental of $500 per month, effective
December 1st, 1890.
Commissioner Murray moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissioner Hogan, Sny-
der, Anderson, Pete, Murray and
Vice Chairman Newman-6.
Nays-None.
Adopted Feb. 9Th, 1881.
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At this time Commissioner Snydt
resumed his seat in the county boar
By Commissioner Pete:

BY Commissioner Pete:
Whereas. the st. Louis County Club
and Farm Bureau association has
heretofore filed it's bond with the
county auditor, in the sum of $10,-
10000 with the Aetna Casualty &,
Surety company of Hartford, Connec-
ticut, as surety thereon, in the sum
OF $l0.O0O.O0, conditioned that the said
st. Louis County Club and Farm Bu-
reau association would comply with
all of the terms and conditions pre-
scribed by this board, for the use of
all funds advanced by st. Louis. coun-
~, for the purchase of pyrotol from
the United States government, and
the sale OF the same to purchasers in
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Adopted Feb. 7th, 1881.
By Commissioner Hogan for Commits

By Commissioner Hogan for Commits
Sioner Newman:
Resolved, that the resolution adopt
ed on January 10TH, 1881, in which
agreed to aid the city of Duluth in
the construction of a highway from
State Trunk Highway No. 1 and ex-
tending southeasterly along Knowl-
ton creek to Paramount park in the
city of Duluth, be and the same is
hereby amended by striking out the
last clause Of the last sentence
further provided that the. city of Du-
luth shall hereafter maintain State
Trunk Highway No. / within the city
limits of the city of Duluth" and in
serting in lieu thereof the following:
"also further provided that this
agreement is made on the expressed
condition that the city commissioners
will meet with this board at an early
date and adjust the responsibilities
of maintaining all main highway en-
frances inside the city limits of Du-
luth."
Commissioner Hogan moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
Yeas-Commission Hogan. An
derson, Pete, Murray and Vice Chair
man Newman-5.
Nays-None.
Adopted Feb. 7th. 1881.
At this time Commissioner Snyder
took his seat in the county board.
BY Commissioner Murray:
Whereas, application has been made
to this board by Frank Z. Biltonen
and Carl Palo for a permit to hold,
give and conduct public dances In
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Motions and Resolutions,

oy COMMISSIONER I1OSdn.
Resolved, that the bonds of the fol-
lowing named firms. in amounts, and
with sureties as heretofore listed in
these proceedings, be and the same
are hereby approved, together with
the sureties thereon, to-wit:
Geo. M. Jensen Printing company.
the Hibbing Tribune company, and
The Herald company.
Commissioner Hogan moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissioner Hogan, Sny-
der, Anderson, Pete, Murray and
Vice Chairman Newman-6.
Nays-None.
Adopted Feb. 9th, 1881.
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spectively, to-wit:
amount tf fund i. ss4.eo. = '
amount fund /. si72:oo:
I District d,nt pays9ll sssa 5o q sheets 1-2
District /, payroll 2, sheets IL,
amount fund i, $1Ss.Oo.
amount u1f.'f fund ID 1. S s2s4:oo. sA'
.mdsnt niStricf fund i payTSlI sIssd 2 sheets IL
District 1, payroll 2, sheets IL,
amount fund 1, $619.9S.
amount fund /, $500.
amount fund /, s24.oo.
District 2. payroll 2, sheets Is,
amount fund 1, s5.466.ss.
District 8, payroll 2. sheets IL,
amount fund 1, $967.20.
amount fund 1. $I.36s.2O.
= District 5, payroll 2, sheets IL,
amount fund /, $4S.00.
District 5. payroll 2, sheets 1-9,
amount fund 1, s6,746.24.
amount % fund /, i.s52. is.
a,,nt District fund pssyyp9als syo as4 r sheets 1-s
District 6, payroll 2, sheets IL,
(unorganized 59-16), amount fund g.,
$267. go.
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissioners Hogan. Sny-
der. Anderson, Pete. Murray and
Vice Chairman Newman-6.
Nays-None.
Adopted Feb. 9Th, 1881.
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which
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BY Commissioner Anderson:
Resolved, that the special road and
bridge fund labor payrolls of the sew
eral commissioners districts for the
period of one-half month, ending jan
uary 31st, 1881, which have been
heretofore approved by the county
highway engineer, and for which the
county auditor is instructed to draw
warrants for the several amounts
contained therein, be and the same
are hereby approved, said payrolls
being of the following numbered
sheets for the following amounts, re-
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BY Commissioner Snyder:
board, it is necessary that the county
of st. Louis should acquire the
gravel and other road surfacing ma
terials located on the following de-
scribed real estate, to-wit: Com.
the SEA of the SEA of section 80,
township So north, range 13 west, and
running thence southerly along the
east line of said section 80 a distance
Of s5o.61 feet; thence westerly at
distance of $500 feet to the point
of beginning; thence continuing west
erly along the last described line
distance of 372.83 feet; thence north
scribed line a distance of 350.61 feet,
more or less, to the north line of said
SE1h of the SEA of section 80; thence
easterly along said north line a dis
tance of 372.83 feet; thence southerly
distance of 250.61 feet more or less
to the point of beginning. Said tract
or parcel of land containing 800 acres,
more or less, and living wholly within
the sen of the SEH of section 32,
' Also an 'e easement Semen se 81 feet do in Width
for road purposes from the southeast
corner of the above described tract
or parcel of land, running in an east
erly direction a distance of $500 feet,
iiOIC VI 1855 dloliS Tic PTcScuI II
eled roadway. to the North Fischer
road. Said easement for road pur-
poses containing 0.51 acres, more or
less, and whereas all of said property
can be purchased for the sum of
$4,000.
Row, therefore. be it resolved. that
the above described tract of land is
hereby purchased from, Andrew An
derson. the owner thereof, for the sum
of s500.00, to be paid Andrew Ander-
son on the furnishing of title to be
approved by the attorney for this
board.
Be it further resolved, that the sum
of $500.00 be and is hereby appropri-
ated from the road and bridge ac-
count of the Second commissioner s
district in payment of the same, and
the said purchase authorized.
Commissioner Pete moved the adop-
ton of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissione Hogan, An
derson. Pete, Murray and Vice Chair
man Newman-5.
Nays-None.
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At s:15 o'clock in the afternoon of
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(contineud on Next Page.)
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At this time Commissioner Snyder
took his seat in the county board.
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At this time Commissioner Snyder
left the room.
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Petitions for County Roads.

e. e. Holland, ct al, for the con-
struction of a highway commencing
at the southeast corner of section 18,
township SO, range 16, thence run
ming west between sections 18 and 10
to the southwest corner of section IL.
and there connecting with the Maple
commissioner of the Fifth district
and the county highway engineer.
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Upon motion of Commissioner Sny-
der, the regular order of business was
resumed at 2:15 o'clock in the after
noon of said day, all members except
Chairman Aaby being present.