02-23-1886 Supervisors Road Order

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State of Minnesota, County of Sherburne Town of Elk River SS: Whereas, a road was laid out and established on the 23rd day of February AD. 1886, by us, the Supervisors of the said Town of Elk River on the petition of ten 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 Now therefore That Whereas, a part of the damages sustained by reason of the laying out and establishing said road cartway 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 X X X X X X 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 locating and establishing said road, to-wit: Owners of Lands Description of Lands Sec Town Range E 2 NW 4 1 33 26 SW 4 NW 4 28 33 26 NW 4 NW 4 28 33 26 NE 4 NE 4 29 33 26 SE 4 NE 4 29 33 26 Given under out hands this 23 day of February A.D. 1886 Supervisors