02-15-1882 Supervisors Road Order
SUPERVISORS’ ROAD ORDER
Together with the Surveyor’s Report and Plat, the Award of Damages, and an Abstract of the facts
relating to the Petition and Supervisors’ Notice of Hearing, of a road laid out and located by the
Supervisors of the Town of Elk River, February 15 A.D. 1882
Ownership and Description of Lands as given in the Petition
Owners of Lands Description of Section. Town. Range.
Lands
NW ¼ of SE ¼ 14 32 26
NE ¼ of NE ¼ 14 32 26
SW ¼ of SE ¼ 11 32 26
SE ¼ of SE ¼ 11 32 26
Parts of SW ¼ of 12 33 26
SW ¼
SE ¼ of SW ¼ 12 32 26
S ½ of SE ¼ 12 32 26
Part of SW ¼ of 12 32 26
SW ¼
NW ¼ of NW ¼ 13 32 26
NE ¼ of NW ¼ 13 32 26
N ½ of NE ¼ 13 32 26
The names of the Petitioners, the place where, and the time when the copies of the Petition and of
the Supervisors’ Notice of Hearing were posted; and the names of the persons served with the
Supervisors’ Notice, and how served, personally or “by copy,” are as follows, viz:
Names of Petitioners Petition and Supervisors’ Notice on How Served
Notices, When and Whom Served
Where Posted
Petitions posted on Personal Service
Jan. 10, 1882 in 3 of
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the public places in
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said town
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designated as such
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at annual Town
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meeting. Notices of
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Hearing posted on
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th
the 4 day of Feb
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A.D. 1882 in the
places above named
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Sherburne Town of Elk River SS:
Whereas, upon the petition of 9 legal voters, who own real estate, or who occupy real estate under
the homestead or pre-emption laws of the United States, or under contract from the State of
Minnesota, within one mile of the road proposed in said petition to be laid out, copies of said
petition having been first duly posted up in three of the most public places of said Town, at least
twenty days before any action was had in relation, thereto, proof of which posting was duly shown
to us by affidavit; which is said proposed new road is set forth and described in said petition as
follows, viz: Beginning at a point on the line of the point Douglas and Fort Ripley Military Road so-
called at the South west corner of the South east quareter of section elevent (11) in Township
Thirty-Two (32) North of Range Twenty-Six (26) West in said Town. Thence east along Section line
one mile a half to the south east corner of section twelve (12) in said Township and range and town.
And Whereas, upon receiving said petition, we did, within thirty days thereafter, make out a notice
and fix therein a time and place at which we would meet and decide upon such application, to-wit:
on the 15th day of February A.D. 1882, at the offices of town clerk in Township of Elk River,
Minnesota causing copies of such notice to be posted in three public places in said Town at least ten
days previous to such meeting; and having met at such time and place as above named in said notice
and being satisfied that the applicant had, at least ten days previous to said time, caused said notice
of time and place of hearing to be given to all the occupants of the land through which such
highway might pass, by serving the same personally or by copy left at the usual place of abode of
each of said occupants, proof of which was shown by affidavit, we proceeded to examine personally
such highway, and heard any and all reasons for or against laying out the same, and being of the
opinion that such new road was necessary and proper, and that the public interest would be
promoted thereby, we granted the prayer of said petitioners, and determined to lay out said road,
and caused a survey thereof to be made according to the report and plat herewith accompanying, the
description of which as so laid out is as follows to-wit: Beginning at a point on the line of the Point
Douglas and Fort Ripley Military Road so-called at the south west corner of the south east quarter
of section eleven (11) in township thirty-two (32) north of range twenty-six (26) west, in said town,
thence east along section lines one mile and a half to the south east corner of section twelve (12) in
said township and range and town.
It is therefore Ordered and Determined that a road be, and the same is hereby laid out and
established according to the description last aforesaid, and the report and plat herewith
accompanying, which is hereby made a part of this Order, and it is hereby declared to be a public
highway 4 rods wide, the said description above given being the center of said road.
Given under our hands, this 15th day of February A.D. 1882.
Supervisors
To the Board of Supervisors of the Town of Elk River County Sherburne and State of Minnesota:
The undersigned having been employed by you to make a survey of a road in said Town would
report that the following is a correct survey thereof, as made by me under your directions, to wit:
Beginning at a point on the “Military Road” so- called at the south west corner of the south east
quarter of Section 11, Town 32, Range 26 and running line east on section lines 120 chains to the
south east coner of section 12, same town and range.
The accompanying field notes and plat and a true copy of the field notes recorded in Book “A” page
262, surveyor’s record and of the plat on file in the office of the town clerk of the town of Elk River
and according to the survey hereof made by me February 5, 1883.
J.H. Williams, Co. Surveyor
And that below is a correct plat of said road according to said survey.
Dated at Elk River this 14th day of April A.D. 1884
State of Minnesota, County of Sherburne Town of Elk River SS:
Whereas, a road was laid out ___ on the fifteenth day of February AD. 1882, by us, the Supervisors
of the said Town of Elk River on the petition of nine legal voters who own real estate or who
occupy real estate under the Homestead or Pre-emption Laws of the Unites States, or under
contract from the State of Minnesota, within one mile of said road; which said road ___ is set forth
and described in the foregoing Supervisors’ Order, made by us, and
Whereas, a part of the damages sustained by reason of the laying out new road and said road has
been ascertained by the agreement of the owners of lands through which said road passes, with us,
and a part of the owners of the said lands have in writing released all claims to damages but not
being able to agree with the owners of the following described lands, claiming damages by reason of
said highway passing through, and the owners of some of the said lands being unknown, we have
assessed the damages to each of such individual claimants with whom we could no agree, and
awarded damages to the owners of such lands through which such highway passes as are unknown,
at what we deemed just and right, taking into account and estimating the advantages and benefits the
road will confer on the claimants and owners, as well as the disadvantages. We have assessed and
awarded damages as follows:
Owners of Lands Description of Lands Sec Town Range Damages
NW ¼ of NE ¼ 14 32 26 $40.00
SW ¼ of SE ¼ 11 32 26 $40.00
NE ¼ of NE ¼ 14 32 26 $150.00
SE ¼ of SE ¼ 11 32 26 Combined
with above
Part of SW ¼ of SW 12 32 26 Combined
¼ with above
Part of NW ¼ of NW 12 32 26 $30.00
¼
N ½ of NE ¼ 13 32 26 $50.00
And in case of the following lands and claimants for damages, we estimate that the advantages and
benefits said road will confer on them are equal to all damages sustained by them by reason of laying
out ___ and said road, to-wit:
Owners of Lands Description Sec Town Range
of Lands
S ½ of SE ¼ 12 32 Equal
Park of SE ¼ 12 32 “
of SE ¼
NE ¼ of NE 13 32 “
¼
Given under out hands this fifteenth day of February A.D. 1882
Supervisors
Town of Elk River SS. – The above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Road Order and
Award of Damages filed February fifteenth (15) 1882 and recorded May 19 A.D. 1884
Town Clerk