01-08-1896 TBM
ELK RIVER TOWN BOARD MEETING
January 8, 1896
The Board of Supervisors met at Town Clerks’ office at 10 o’clock A.M. Present W.L. Babcock,
chairman, B.F. Plummer and John Blocher.
The Road Petition of Henry Castle and others for a new road was presented said new road as
described in said petition runs as follows. Beginning at a point 2 rods south from a point on the
south line of section 23, Township 33, Range 26 and 21 74/100 chains west from the south east
corner of said section 23 and from first named point running westerly on the most practicable route
for a road to the Nickerson and Princeton Stage road, so called, and recorded in the Road Calendar
of the office of the Auditor of Sherburne County on Page 10 and to a point in said road, 2 rods
south from the point where said road crosses the south line of section 22, Township 33, Range 26.
The Road Petition of F.W. Nickerson 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 (13)
Township (33), Range 26. Which point is 7 chains east from the quarter section post in the south
line of said section 15 and running an easterly and northeasterly direction on the most practicable
route for a road on sections 15, 14, 13, 22 and 23 to the southwest corner of the south east quarter
of the northeast quarter of section 13, Township 33, Range 26.
The Road Petition of W.S. Babcock and others for a new road was presented. Said new road as
described in said petition runs as follows. Beginning at the northeast corner of the southeast quarter
of section 16, Township 33, Range 26 and running thence westerly and northwesterly on the most
practicable route for a road to station (4) in the town road from the Keasling and Elk River County
Road where the same crosses the south line of section 8 same town and range as above, to the south
line of section (4) and the same is on file of record in the office of the Town Clerk of Elk River.
The Road Petition of John Blocher and others for a new road was presented. Said new road as
described in said petition runs as follows. Beginning at station in the Town Road (known as the
Cameron Road) which runs from Elk River Village to the northeast corner of section 25, Township
33, Range 26 as the same is on file and of record in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Elk
River and running from said station (5) northerly and northwesterly in the most practicable route for
a road through sections 26, 23 and 14 to stations 4 in the town road (known as the Eagle Lake
Road) which runs from the Nickerson and Princeton Road on section 15 to the east line of section
1, Township 33, Range 26 as the same is on file and of record in the office of the Town Clerk of the
Town of Elk River.
Upon examination each of the petitions was found in due form and it appearing to the Board by the
affidavits of Andrew Davis attached thereto that copies of each of said petitions had been posted in
three public places of said town as provided by law, for at least twenty days prior to the date of this
meeting. On motion it was voted that Jan 28, 1896 at 10 o’clock A.M. at the Town Clerk’s office in
said town be fixed upon as the time when and the place where this Board will meet for the purpose
of viewing and hearing all reasons for and against the same.
Notice of hearing were made in due form and signed by all the members of the Board.
On motion adjourned.
Andrew Davis
Town Clerk