The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-15
BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
(Published in the Minneapolis Journal
April IA, 1904.)
Minneapolis, MINI.


Minneapolis, MINI.
Tuesday, April IL, 1904
The Board of County Commissioners
met at the Court House at 10 o'clock
a. M, pursuant to adjournment.
Members all present.
A communication from Geo. Won
Steinkirch, relative to high water in
Minnehaha Creek, read and referred
to Committee on Lake Improve
ments.
Application of Flynn & Wiggin, for
license to sell intoxicating liquors at
Rogers, Town of Hassan, received and
hearing on same set for May 2. 1904.
Petition signed by J.. T. Palmer and
others, for a County Road in Towns
of Richfield and Bloomington (Port-
land avenue road), read and referred
to Committee on Roads and Bridges
A communication from C. C. An
drews, Chief Fire Warden. requesting
the publication of Forest Fire Notice,
received and referred to Committee on
Printing. zE .....
The following bids for furnishing
coal to the Court House. received and
Grounds and Buildings.
=. 0. Fellows. Screened Youghi-
ogheny Coal, $3.50 per ton.
Youghiogheny & Lehigh Coal
Co, Youghiogheny Screened lump,
So; Youshiogheny Dock run, s4.75;
Hook. Screened Lump, s5.25; Hook.
Dock Run, s4.75; Hook. Screened
st. Paul and Western Coal Co.,
Hook. Lump. $3.50; Hook. Pile Run,
Holmes and Maccaughey Co.. Penn.
Lump, $3.50.
Jones & Adams Co., Youghiogh-
eny Lump IS; Youghiogheny Dock
run, $4.76: Hook. Valley lump, $3.50;
Hook Valley Dock, $3.50.
oghen 1""e OF Fair uet Ho ser 1us
lump, So; Youghiogheny or Fair
mount Pile run. $4.75.
Pioneer Fuel Co, Youghiogheny
or West Virginia Screened lump, s.;
Youghiogheny or West Virginia
Pile run, $4.75; Powells run Hook.
Hook. Dock run. $4.75.
Commissioner Nash, from the Com
mittee on Public Grounds and Build
ings, presented the following report:
TO the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners:
Gentlemen: Your Standing Com
mittee on Public Grounds and Build
ings. to whom was referred the mat
ter Of bids on coal for Court House,
have given the same careful consid-
GRAFTON, and beg leave to report as
follows:
That orders be given the following
firms, as follows:
Holmes & MacCaughey Co.. 100 tons
Of Penn lump coal at $3.50 per ton,
delivered.
Jones e. Adams Co., 100 tons Hook
Ing Valley lump coal at $3.50 per
ton, delivered.
st. Paul & Western Coal Co., 100
tons Sunday Creek Hook lump coal
at $3.50 per ton, delivered.
Respectfully submitted, M. W..
Nash, Fred r. Barney, Edw. Miller.
Commissioner Weingart offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the report of the
Committee be accepted. Adopted.
Commissioner Miller, from the
Committee on Printing, presented the
following report:
TO the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners:
Gentlemen Your Standing Com
mittee on Printing, to whom was re-
ferred the matter OF publishing forest
fire notice, have given the same care
full consideration, and beg leave to re-
port as follows
That the County Auditor be direct
ed to publish same according to law.
Respectfully submitted, Edw. Miller
M. W. Nash, P. Weingart.
Commissioner Smith offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the report of the
Committee be accepted. Adopted.
Commissioner Nash, from the COM
mittee on Taxes, presented the follow
ing report:
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners:
Gentlemen: Your Standing Com
mttee on Taxes, to whom was referred
the matter of application for abate-
ment of taxes and purchase Of state
property, have given the same care
ful consideration, and beg leave to re-
port as follows: That the following
ATTACHMENTS be allowed: Isabella
Beckwith, F. II. Boardman, James H.
Button, J. M. Chastek. George w.
M. Reedy, w. E. ~satterlee, Alfred
swanson, Fl. Waterhouse, c. H.
WILDER, r. A. Mabey; and the follow
Ing attachments be not allowed: Beu-
lah Bryant, George H. Willard, and
the following sales Of state property
be approved: Charlotte w. Bruhn,
Security Land and Investment COM
pany and George H. Willard.
Respectfully submitted: M. w. Nash,
z. Weingart, Fred e. Barney.
Commissioner Miller offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the report of the
committee be accepted. Adopted.
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the County Auditor
be directed to advertise for bids for
one Book typewriting machine for the
Register of Deeds office. Bids to be
opened Monday. April rs, 1904, at
1880 a. m. Adopted.
Commissioner Nash offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That Janitor Frank M.
Halberg be appointed as elevator man
on Jail elevator and Harry Wiggin be
transferred to position as janitor.
Adopted. a .t.-
Commissioners Smith offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the County Auditor
be ordered to advertise for bids to be
opened on May 3, 1904, at II o'clock
a. M, for the following named work:
Crawling on Shakopee road from
Bloomington P. o. to Bridge No. So.
Crawling across marsh Village Of
Wayzata, in Section s, Town of Min
netonka.
Crawling Monticello Road in Sec
ton 4, Town of Maple Grove.
Crawling Rockford Road in the
Town of Crystal Lake. Adopted.
Commissioner Smith offered the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved, That the County Auditor
be ordered to advertise for bids to be
opened on May 8, 1904, at II o'clock
a. M, for the following named work
Grading on road West Minneapolis
to Lake street. Minnetonka.
Grading on Mound and Zumbrs
Road, Minnetrista.
Grading on Solberg's Point and
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