09-17-1895 TBM
ELK RIVER TOWN BOARD MEETING
September 17, 1895
The Board of Supervisors met at Town Clerk’s office at 10 A.M. present
W.L. Babcock, chairman
B.F. Plummer and
John Blocher.
The following bills were presented and on motion allowed.
A.S. Merrifield Road Work 71.65
Gust Anderson Road Work 1.00
J.H. Williams Surveying Roads 8.00
John Blocher Supervisors per diem 6.00
The petition of J.L.A. Nickerson and others for a new road was presented. Said new road as
described in said petition runs as follows: Beginning at the south east corner of the south west
quarter of the south west quarter of section (36), Township 33, range 26 and running from thence
northerly and northeasterly on the most practicable route for a road to the north east corner of the
northwest quarter of section 36, Township 33, Range 26. The same being found in due form and
signed by the requisite number of freeholders as required by law and being satisfied by the oath of
the said W.G. Babcock that the same hand been posted in three public lace of said town as required
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by law, the same was accepted and an order drawn designating Sept. 30 1895 at 8 o’clock A.M. at
the Town Clerk’s office as the time when and place where they would meet for the purpose of
hearing any reasons for or against the laying out of said road and for the purpose of personally
examining the same.
The petition of Fred A. Clark and others for a new road was presented. Said new road as described
in said petition runs as follows. Beginning at a point on the south line of section (12) Township (32)
Range (26) said point being two rods west from the south east corner of said section (12) and
running thence northerly and northwesterly on the most practicable route for a road through
sections (12) and (1) to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of said section (1) Township
(32) Range (26). The same being found in due form and signed by the requisite number of
freeholders as required by law and being satisfied by the oath of the said J.H. Williams that the same
had been posted in three public places of said town as required by law, the same was accepted and
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and order drawn designating Oct 1 1895 at 8 o’clock A.M. at the Town Clerk’s office as the time
when and the place where they would meet for the purpose of hearing and reasons for or against the
laying out of said road and for the purpose of personally examining the same.
The petition of Daniel Frye and others for a new road was presented. Said new road as described in
said petition runs as follows: Beginning on the Point Douglas and Fort Ripley Military Road, so
called, and at a point on said Road (2) rods north from the point where said road crosses the south
line of section (2), Township (32) Range (26) and running from that point easterly parallel to the
south line of said section (2) to a point (2) rods north from the southeast corner of the southwest
quarter of said section (2) thence northeasterly and easterly on the most practicable route for a road
to the northeast corner of the south half of the southwest quarter of section (1), Township (32),
Range (26). The same being found in due form and signed by the requisite number of freeholders as
required by law and being satisfied by the oath of the said Andrew Davis that the same had been
posted in three public places of said towns as required by law, the same was accepted and order
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drawn designating Oct 2 1895 at 8 o’clock A.M. at the Town Clerk’s Office at the time when and
the place where they would meet for the purpose of hearing any reasons for or against the laying out
of said road and for the purpose of personally examining the same.
Notices of hearing in due form were duly made and signed by all the members of the Board. On
motion adjourned to Sept 30 1985 at 8 o’clock A.M.
A true record.
Andrew Davis
Town Clerk