The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-22
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Annual Meeting of the Board of
Cook County Commits
Si0nerS.

Meeting called to order by Chairman Jackson
at 10 clock a. m.-Present Commissioners Jack
son, Engelson and Olson.
Upon motion the bill of Brown, Tracy & Co..
was ordered returned to be itemized
The bills Of the Duluth Herald. Duluth News
Tribune, Two Harbors News and Two Harbors
Journal was ordered returned for verifcation.
Recess was taken to o'clock p. m.
Board reconvened at 2 o'clock p. M, all men,
bers present.
Moved and carried that the proposition of M.
Gasser Il Go. relative to their bill against Cook
County be accepted and the county auditor is
hereby instructed to- draw warrant for the
balance remaining from the appropriation made
March IS. 1899, for the establishing of corner
posts at Pigeon Point, in favor of NJ. M. Gasser
& Go. upon receipt of receipted bill.
Board adjourned to O'Clock p. m. July 18th,
1899.
July 18th, O'Clock p. M
Board met pursuant'to adjournment, all mem
bers present.
Moved and carried that taxes for the year 1899
be levied upon the following estimates:
GENERAL EXPENSES OF COUNTY
County commissioners pei diam mill
age and committee work " 500 90
Board of Auditors. Is 90
Board OF Equalization. .......... go. =. TO 90
Official Fees MISUNDERSTANDING 500 90
Fire Wardens. ......... Its 90
Books, blanks and stationery. 500 0C
Court House supplies. ............... 100 90
Miscellaneous expenses .............. $500 CO
Total general expenses ......... 1868 90
Interest on county bonds. 100 oC
Bond sinking fund. ................ .... 725 Oc
Relief and support of poor. -... ...... $500 CO
Repairing roads and bridges. ........... 1890 OF
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by, the Board of County Commits
s1oners of Cook County, Minnesota, that taxes
on real and personal property in said county OF
Cook for the year 1899 be levied in the following
| sums:
county Revenue. IS 5000 0C
Repairing roads and bridges. .......... 1850 90
Interests on bonds 700 O(
Bond sinking fund. Observation-Disclosures. 725 0C
Resolution adopted-ayes ALL
The balance due Ed. johnson on contract for
| building Cascade bridge was ordered payed.
Moved and seconded that the bill of L. U. G.
court at Two Harbors be allowed and the audit
| or is hereby instructed to draw his warrant for
! the amount of same.-Carried.
Board adjourned to 9 o'clock a. M July u, 1899
July 12 1899, 9 O'Clock a. M
Board met pursuant to adjournment, all men,
beers present.
The following report from the committee on
roads were received:
Grand Marais, Mimi, July r. 1890.
To the Hon. Board of County Commissioners:
Gentlemen: Your committee to whom was re-
ferred the location of the Lake Shore road be-
| tween Redmeyer's and the boundary line be-
tween Lake and Cook counties have been over
the same and located route for said road paral-
lei with the original State road, and We respect
fully recommend that said road be built and
ing OF said road to width of Is feet and grub
bling TO q width of II feet, the grubbing to be
done on the lower side Of the road.
We would further recommend that the county
surveyor be instructed to locate a route for the
said Lake Shore road from the point where the
old road turns south to Sugar Loaf Bay thence
ton with the old road between said point and
the single mill. !" :.
Respectfully submitted.
+ dI RSe6 6TS6S Committee on Road:
Moved and seconded that the report Of the
committee be adopted and that the auditor be
and hereby is authorized and instructed to adj
yertise for bids for the construction Of said road
Carried. i. - u
Moved and carried that the county surveyor
be instructed to locate and survey road in ac-
cordance with the Recommendation OF the
committee on roads. .-.s.. ay, =. q.
The county auditor was Instructed to notify
the State Fire Warden of the uno1ganized terri
tory attached to the town of Hovland : r..
The following resolution was unanimously
adopted: *a.5 ! c.s'- -. IT, - .~.:z
Resolved that the time for making application
for the abatement Of delinquint taxes under the
several resolutions passed at the commissioners
meeting on the 18th day of May last be extended
until 18th August next. |
The following bills were allowed and ordered
paid: s Il
ROAD DISTRICT MOL 5Fg:
Gust T. Nelson, overseer, 90 days work on
EEG ROAD AZ 50
John Gunderson days locating road 3. 5 IS
Ed. Johnson, extra work on Cascade
bridge $1,000 allowed $1,000. 10 co
# ROAD DISTRICT No. 2. f5zIs
Peter Baclaun 3 days work on road rs. I'D 5 IS
Peter Bseklund i day work on road " 4 IS
Ole Larson 8 Il days work On road d 10
Gust Anderson 1 days work On road u. 8. 0 Il OF