The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-10-04
Special Commissioners Meeting.

Special Commissioners Meeting.
County Auditors Office, Redwood
county, Mimi, Sept. 18th. 1894 Board
convened at J. o'clock a. m. Members
present F. w. Philbrick, E. A. Pease,
Frank Schandera and James Arnold.
Board adjourned until 8 o'clock p. m.
Board convened at 3 o'clock p. m.
Members present F. w. Philbrick, E..
A. Pease, Frank Schandera, James
Arnold and Frank Ellington. The
Board proceeded to consider the mat
ter of procuring funds for the propos-
ed Jail. The following resolution rel
alive thereto was presented by COM
missioner Arnold, seconded by COM
missioner Pease and adopted: Arm
old, Pease, Ellington and Phi]brick
voting "yea" and Schandera voting
mo"
Whereas. this Board did, at session there
of, held May Sd, 1894, adopt resolution to
build suitable Jail and sheriff's residence
combined. for Redwood county, and where
as, plans and specifications for said jail and
sherif's residence, were adopted by said
Board, at session held June 9th, 1894, the
same being duly approved by the State Board
of Corrections and Charities, now therefore,
| be it
Resolvee, that for the purpose of providing
| for the necessary cost of constructing and
completing Jail and sheriff's residence, the
county of Redwood issue the bonds of said
county for 1880, payable to the State of
Minnesota, for the permanent school fund,
in conformity with an act of the Legislature,
approved March 5, 1887, entitled IAN act to
provide for the loaning of the permanent
school fund of the State, as authorized by
chapter one of the General Laws of 1885,
and in conformity with the act of the legis-
lature, approved April 10, 1898, authorizing
said county to issue said bonds. The said
bonds shall be fourteen in number. and shall
be due and in amounts as follows: Number
for $500, due July LIST, 1885, and numbers
2 to IA inclusive, for 81 900 each, due consec-
utively, according to number, July LIST. OF
each of the years 1896. 1897. $685. 1899
1900, 1901, 1902. 1908, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907
and 1908. Said bonds shall bear interest at
the rate of five per cent per annum, payable
annually July LIST of each year, and shall be
signed for the Board of County Commission
ers of said county of Redwood, by the chair
man thereof. and countersigned, sealed and
registered by the auditor of said county.
On motion commissioners Philbrick
Pease and Ellington were appointed
a Building committee upon the cree
ton and construction of the proposed
county jail and sheriff's residence and
empowered to employ competent
superintendent to oversee the work
and to do any and all things relative
thereto, the same as this Board might
or could do and it is further ordered
by the Board that said committee
cause to be built at the earliest practic-
able time the said Jail.
The following resolution was pre-
sented and adopted unanimously:
Resolved. That on certificate of the build
ing that there is work done and material tt
a certain amount used in the erection ant
construction of the contemplated Jail, as pei
contract, the auditor shall issue to the con.
tractor a warrant for the amount so certi
fed, less Is percent of said amount. Sale
building committee being governed, as they
see fit by the report of the superintendent Of
said building, but the whole amount so pai6
shall not exceed 100000 "'
On motion it was ordered that on
certificate of the building committee
or a majority of them showing that
labor has been performed or services
rendered to certain amount by 6
superintendent on erection and con
struction of proposed county Jail, the
Auditor shall draw his warrant to the
said superintendent for the amount as
certified; provided, however, that the
amount for which the Auditor shall
draw his warrant as aforesaid shall
not exceed three dollars per day.
On motion Board adjourned.
F. w. PH1LBR1CK,
| Chm. Board Co. Commissioners,
Attest: Redwood Co. MINI
! A.. II. ANDERSON, ,
County Auditor.