The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-07-10
Proceedings

Proceedings.
Extra Meeting Of the Cook County Com
missioners.
Grand Marais, Mimi. June 20, 1897.
Present-Fred Jackson, Hans Engelson, Gust
Olson and VIM. Fisher, clerk.
| The minutes of last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
Motion prevailed that $500 be given frankie
Allen. as temporary relief, drawn by warrant on
poor fund. and auditor is instructed to mail
same to her. Ayes all.
Upon motion all bills of road overseers are
hereafter to be audited by the board before pay
ment. Passed. Ayes-All.
Resolution adopted:
Whereas it has been made to appear to the sat-
isfaction Of the Board of County Commissioners
of Cook County, Minnesota, that the total amount
| of all taxes in the County Of Cook, Minnesota,
which appear to have become delinquent on the
hrst Monday in January, 1897, and prior years,
excepting such taxes the enforcement of which is
now barred by the statute of limitations, is $780,
45447 and that the assessed value of real property
In said county of Cook for the year 1896 is seven
hundred and eighty seven thousand, one hun
dred and eighty-one dollars (S7s7, 1871, and that
the amount of srch delinquent taxes is 80 mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation of real
property in such county for the year 1895. and
that such delinquent taxes exceed the sum of
thirty mills on the dollar of the assessed valua-
ton OF real property in such county for the
year 1896.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of
| County Commissioners of Cook County, Minne-
sofa, and said board does, by this resolution.
| find and declare the fact to be that the taxes in
the County of Cook, Minnesota, which appear to
have become delinquent on the first Monday in
January, 1897, and prior years, except such taxes
the enforcement of which is now barred by the
statute of limitations, exceed the sum of thirty
| mills on the dollar of the assessed valuation of
| real property in such county for the year 1896
and do, in fact, amount to the sum of 80 mills
on the dollar of assessed valuation of real pro-
perty in such county for the year 1896.
| Upon motion the report ofthe County Audit.
ing Board was received, approved and ordered
| published. Ayes-All.
Adjourned to pm.
Up. m. All members present.
Road report of the auditor received and filed
Upon motion the petition of John Morrison ct
al for road repairs referred to petitioners, in
structing them to obtain consent of the owners
OF the land to the change in location of road
.Ayes-All.
Resolution adopted:
That 81. ] Braun, road overseer, be instructed
to examine the County road from the west school
house on Maple hill to point III miles west OF
the end of the present road and to estimate the
cost of repairs and extension to said point and
to report at the July meeting.
Resolution adopted:
Resolved that Road Overseer A. Easier be in
structed to improve the county road between
Carriboo Point and Cascade river as cheaply as
4 possible, road to compare with the balance of
the same road. Ayes-All.
Resolution adopted
Resolved that Road Overseer Braun be author
lied to ditch on one side of the road along the
line by the homestead of Filing Olson.
Upon motion the auditor was directed to trans.
Ter from the county revenue fund $4,000 to poo1
fund, $500 to contingent fund.
Auditor was authorized to take tax Judgment
book to Two Herbors for correction and final
Judgment Ito be paid boat expenses).
Auditor instructed to direct yerseer Monitor
rand to put bark over the Brule river bridge
stringers.
Upon motion auditor was instructed to adver.
tise for bids for painting the county bridges az
follows: Over the Brule and Devils Track rivers
2 bridges between Carriboo Point and Lutsen,
over Onion river. over Temperance, Cross anG
Two Islands rivers, 1 over Devils Track river at
the Roberg homestead; to be painted coat will
brown iron mineral paint, using linseed oil; tc
coat rails ard stringers land the cribs at the
Brule and Devils Track r1vers). Bids to be con
sidered at July meeting of County Commission
ers, they reserving the right to accept or reject
any and all bids. Bids from outside the county
will not be considered. .~...
l At the session the following bills were allow.
ed, to-wit: - r.. -. 20.
brown. Treacy & Go. stationery. So 4(
i do blanks. 49,. Dc
do book tax receipts 12,O(