The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-05-29
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OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
or THE
Board Of County Commits
S;OneIs Of BeItPalli
County, MINI.
Bemidii. Mimi. Nav 5th. 1852.

Meeting called 10 order at ~ O'CLOCK a. IN.
Members present, Chairman wright an
Commissioners Sbley and McDougald.
On motion the board adjourned till o'clocl
Board reconyened as per adjournment Al
on motion the Board proceeded to open tn,
following bids for bonds:
Dennison, Prior T. Co., S2755.55 premium ans
accrued interest
WI. Hayes & Son Bankers, ss21a. 90 and ac
crped interest.
j M Holiness 100000 premium.
Feder, Holston 81 Co., 5000. 90 premium.
On motion the Board moved TO consider ad
ditional bids at O'Clock p. M
On motion the petition of S. F. Ames ant
sections ~, %, 24. Is. 20, "a. 34. 35 and SO II
p town of Nora. si WA was S set for hearing at the
regular session OF the Board commencing on
July l4th. 1862.
The bids for bridge across Turtle River al
Farley were opened and rejected the board
considering same too high john McDouRald
was instructed TO post notices and secure bids
On motion the following territory was added
to school district No. 81: The south one half
Of ofgovernment town one hundred forty eight
N. of range thirty-one.
establishing q new road In the towns OF
Roosevelt and Alaska. beginning at the SW
Cor. OF Sec. a. town l49 N.of range 30 vest
and terminating on section line between Sec.
20 and "a Of town 150 N. range "a west where
said line intersects the Leech Lake and Red
Lake road, was set for hearing on Monday, the
14th day OF July 1902 and j. w. Johnson and
+. 20. Sibleg were appointed . committee to
examine said route OF said road on Tuesday
the 10th day of June 1902 at 10 O'Clock A, NJ,
committee TO meet at the point OF be-
ginning Of said road.
On motion the Board proceeded to consider
additional bids for bonds
Mcdonald. Mccoy 81 Co., slIS5.00 premium
and accrued interest
f. H. Rollins aud Sons, 1880 premium and
accrued interest.
Minnesota Loan and Trust Co. 100000 and
accrued interest.
Stoddard Nye 81 CO., &1l75.00 premium and
accrued interest.
On motion all bids for bonds be re iected and
the County Auditor Instructed 10 readvertise
for bids TO be opened and considered on May
23rd.
On motion the above resolution WAS recinded
and the Board proceeded to consider open
bids for bonds
Farson. Leach & Co bid $4,000 90 Hat.
On motion the hearing OF bids was held open
till 1..50 O'Clock y M.
On motion by Sbley and seconded by John-
son. the following resolution WIS adopted;
Resolved, that the County Attorney be- and
he is hereby directed toappear and defend the
contest OF election instituted by steiner r..
Odegard In the matter OF the special county
election held March II, 1902, on behalf Of this
board: nna that ll. II, GfaW ford an attorney
1t Bemidli, be, and he Is hereby employed TO
assist the County Attorney In the defense OF
said contest for and on behalf Of the county
and this board, hereby ratif wing his heretofore
Appearance In said contest. "
Ia voting for the above resolution three
votes were cast In favor and one against; Ed
Gallagher voting against The motion was de-
5clafed carried
4 On motion tho Board proceeded to consider
plans and specifications fora new court house
The following architects submitted plans and
sketches; Bertrand y Chamhern. Kinney Il
Detweier and $. IA. Hans.
On motion the Board nd jourDed till i:30 p. M
Board re- convened ls per ad Journnleut.
Called TO order ut 7:3G Y. NJ. All members
On motion the Board proceeded to consider
open bids for bonds
Farson, Leach = 90. bid $4,000, % and accrued
interest," 4f4i
Mason, Lewis 4 Go. bid 100000 premium ac-
craed interest and printed bond
Thompson. Tenney, Cra W ford 81 Co. OF Chica-
90, $500. 90 premium accrued interest ana the
The bid of Thompson, Tenney Graw ford &
Go. being the best and highest bid, was on
the vote stood five In favor and none against.
On motion the bonrd nd journed till 9 O'Clock
a.. m. OF May ., 1902.
Board re,convened as per adjournment,
called TO order ut . O'Clock o. M. May 8 1902. |
All members present.
On motion the board proceeded to consider
the propositions OF the vnrious architects for |
furnishing plans and specifications for the new
court house.
@. l.. Gilbert proposed to furnish complete |
plans and specifications and superintend con-
Kinney Il Detweier proposed To furnish com. |
piete plans and spectticntions for three and |
one half per cent OF cost OF building and for
the superintending of the constr,intinn ana
i deputy for 1--we per cent Of the
cost or building
Bertrand q Chamberlln, three und one haif |
per cent OF cost OF building for plans nd speci-
cations and i've per cent of cost OF building |
for plans and specifications and superintend-
ing the construction.
q H. Haas two nnd one half ner cent 3of
cOst OF building for plpns and spec,ficutfons |
and five per cent OF cost OF building for plans
and specifications and superintending con.
W. j. Harrison proposed 10 furnish .on,pete
plans and specifications for the remodlinp and I
enlarging or the county biuil for two ner cent 7
OF cost or building
On motion the board adjourned Till l:,a)
yelock p. M
Hoard re-cpnyened ns per nd ionrnment An
nenhe RS nresent G''1'-
ON motion by F. o. Sibley and ed nv
"a Gallagher the foilowmp resointInn wns3I
,Sopted, s7zt ! 80 tasfI
Resolved TINT Kinney n DetweiIer nrchi |
,ects. he and nre hereby emploved Ia com
,lete plnnS and specifcaiions for new coart
loi,se for Beitra mi county To he built ON biocs
I've pf the original ,nwnsite of Renid Il on{a
Slams and speeihcations to he nresentei fos.
approval on MAY IIth 1902
On motion the bond OF the dep,lty eountv
coroner was fixed nj Snaun
On motion the bond or e. w Speeln,nn5 ne
leputy coroner in the sum of Sllal,D with
Mathew Phibbs and Frank SNYDER us sttretie.
yns anoroved and ordered retsnraed ,y{tb thss
register OF Deeds. ~ -
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