05-17-1884 Supervisors Road Order

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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 and located, 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 Section line between Sections Twelve (12) and Thirteen (13) in Township Thirty-three (33) range twenty-six (26) in said Sherburne County, Minn thence in the said Town of Elk River two rods west of the north east corner of each section thirteen (13) thence in a south westerly coerner as nearly as practicable for a road to the quarter section line running north and sourth through section twenty four (24) same town and range at the most practicalbe point for a road thence in a southerly course as nearly as practicable for a road to a stake which is situated north eleven (11) degrees east twelve and 70/100 links from the south west corner of the northeast quarter of section twenty-five (25) in the same town and range and which is in the center of the town road commonly known as the Elk River and road as now . 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 3rd day of May A.D. 1884, at nine (9) o’clock in the forenoon of said day 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 section line between sections 12 and 13 town 33 range 26 two rods west of the north east corner of said section 13, and running as follows: Bearing Trees Courses Distances 1 NE cor. Of Sect 13 S 1 degree W 10.47 2 NO Tree S 40 degrees W 10.48 3 B. Oak N 31 ¼ degrees W 36 S 15 ½ degrees W 30.00 4 N Oak N 39 ½ degrees N 59 S 36 ½ degrees W 3.98 5 N. Oak N 70 degrees W 39 N Oak N 6 ½ degrees W 48 S 55 degrees W 15.49 6 B. Oak S 39 degrees E 59 S 20 degrees W 14.66 7 B. Oak S 86 degrees W 42 S 23 ¾ degrees W 14.35 8 B. Oak N 72 degrees W 62 S 1 ½ degrees W 31.73 9 B. Oak N 53 ½ degrees E 37 S 52 degrees W 5.50