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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-08
BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Published In The Minneapolis Journal
nal Feb. 8, 19O4.)
Minneapolis. Mimi,
Monday, January 18th, 100

Monday, January 18th, 1904.
The Board of County Commission
srs of Hennepin County met at the
Court House, pursuant to adjourn
ment. Members all present
Inventories of County property in
the office of the County Attorney and
in charge of the Superintendent Of
Building received and ordered placed
on file. ...
Annual report of fees, etc, received
by the County Auditor and Sheriff,
during year of 1903, read and ordered
placed on file.
Communication from DR.. A. B.
Sweet, requesting appointment as
County Doctor at the Poor Farm, read
and ordered filed.
Communication from the County
Surveyor, recommending that the ap-
proaches to the ferry crossing at Lake
Minnetonka be rebuilt, read and re-
ferred to Committee on Lake I'm
provements.
The County Surveyor presented a
written report on his examination of
the piers of Bridge No. /, over the
Mississippi River at Anoka.. Read and
referred to the Committee on Roads
and Bridges and County Surveyor.
The County Surveyor presented an
agreement for lease Of gravel pit
owned by VIM. Stanke, in Town of
GREENWOOD, anu asking lHe dppfoVdi
of same. Read and referred to Com
mittee on Roads and Bridges.
At II o'clock the Board proceeded
to open the following bids:
For furnishing 1000 tons of lump
coal, more or less for Court House,
the following were received:
The Jones & Adams Co.-Yough-
iogheny lump or Pocahontas smoke
less, $500 per ton; Youghiogheny
dock run, $4.75 per ton; keystone
lump, $3.50 per ton. A reduction OF
35, cents per ton if sold on track.
Holmes & MacCaughey Co.-Yough-
iogheny, 2-inch screened, $3.50 per
ton; Youghiogheny a-inch screened
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Adopted.

c Commissioned Smith, from the Com
mittee on Roads and Bridges, present.
ed the following report:
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners:
Gentlemen: Your Standing Com
mittee on Roads and Bridges, to whom
was referred the matter of bids on
fir timber; have given the same care
full consideration, and beg leave to re-
port as follows:
That the bid Of III. B. Waite Lum-
Der Company Of $40 per thousand be
accepted, and that they be given an
order for $4,000 feet of No. / mer-
charitable fir, surfaced one side to 31s
inches, unloaded and piled in their
yard.
Respectfully submitted, A. j. Smith,
M. w. Nash, Edw. Miller.
Commissioner Weingart offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the report Of the
Committee be adopted and the Audit
or be instructed to appropriate the
sum of $1,000 from the Roads and
Bridges Fund for said contract
Adopted.
Commissioner Nash, from the Com
mittee on Taxes, presented the follow
ing report
Commissioners:
Gentlemen-Your Standing Com
mittee on Taxes, to whom was re-
ferred the matter of applications for
abatement of taxes have given the
same careful consideration, and beg
leave to report as follows:
That the following duplicate assess
ments be recommended to the state
auditor for cancellations: s. D. An
dreWs. Ballestra & Gonnella, H. Dram
ger, w. S. Dwinnell, Nels Folsom, G
B. Hollesten, Geo. D. Holt, Indian
Medical Spring Water company, r. B
Kendrick, David Levine, Chas. S. Olds
S. A. Parker, j. H. Peacock, Superior
& Son. Union Paving Company, and
the following applications for abate-
ment be approved: Cedar Lake Ice
Company, John T. Halland, Louis K
Hull, Anna Hummell, G. H. Mcdowell
Carl A. Merritt, Dennis L. Peck, A. J
Switzer, G. Weisel.
Respectfully submitted M. w
Nash, P. Weingart, F. e. Barney.
Commissioner Miller offered the fol
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That the report of the
committee be adopted. Adopted.
Commissioner Weingart from the
Committee on Claims presented the
following report.
TO the Honorable Board of COUNTY
Commissioners:
Gentlemen-Your Standing Com
mittee on Claims to whom was re
ferred the matter of sundry bills, hav,
given the same careful consideration
and beg leave to report as follows
That the following list of bills be al
| lowed:
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ment to commence with the opening
of navigation on the lake and to cease
with the freezing up of same, at the
rate Of $50 per month, subject to re-
moval at any time by the Board OF
County Commissioners.
Respectfully submitted, Fred r.
Barney, M. w. Nash, p. Weingart
Commissioner Smith offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That The report Of the
committee be accepted. Adopted.
Commissioner Nash offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That Assistant County
Attorney C. L. Smith be and is here
by designated and appointed to act
as Attorney for the Board Of County
Commissioners for the year 1904, at
a salary Of 5000 per month.
Adopted
Commissioner Nash offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee on
Public Grounds and Buildings be au-
thorized to purchase lamps from the
Bryan-Marsh Co. at 19 cents each and
the Chairman be authorized to sign
contract for same at said price, for
year 1904. Said lamps to be delivered
as ordered. Adopted.
Commissioner Weingart offered the
following resolution:
Whereas, The County Commissions
ers have sold a certain tract of land
to the Minnesota Power and Trolley
Company for the consideration of
$4,000. Il
Now, therefore, Be it resolved, That
the County Treasurer be directed to
place said amount, when paid, to the
credit Of the Hennepin County Sink
ing Fund. Adopted. Ill
w
until Wednesday, Jan. 81, 1904, at
| 1880 O'Clock, a. m.
HUGH r. SCOTT, 81
County Auditor <
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agate folio; 35 cents for subse-
quent; 800 pamphlet copies, $45.
Proceedings, Etc.-75 cents per
.A agate folio; 80 cents for subse-
quent; bound copies, sos addi-
tionaI.
''The. Minneapolis Telegram Publish
ing Company"
Financial Statement-3O cents per
folio; is cents for subsequent; 300
pamphlet copies, $25.
Proceedings, Etc.-30 cents per TO-
lilo; Is cents for, subsequent;
-. bound copies, $50 additional.
DAILY Legal News
folio; Is cents for subsequent;
800 pamphlet copies, SIS.
Proceedings, Etc.-25 cents per TO-
lilo, nonpariel; bound copies, 325
additional.
1.-THE Weekly Mirror"
Delinquent Tax List cents per
description.
Financial Statements cents per
folio: cents for subsequent; 500
pamphlet copies, $25.
Proceedings, Etc.-23 cents per TO-
lilo.
Bound Copies and Pamphlets s55
additional.
All bids referred to Committee on
Printing.
til o'clock p. m.
Afternoon session.
The Board met at o'clock D. m
pursuant to adjournment.
Commissioner Barney from the
Committee on Ways and Means pre-
sented the following report:
To the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners:
Gentlemen: Your Standing Com
mittee on Ways and Means to whom
was referred the matter of request fol
extra help for Clerk Of Court, have
given the same careful consideration
and beg leave to report as follows
That the clerk of the district court be
allowed such extra help in his office az
is necessary to copy the delinquent
tax list and such other work in con
nectiOn with same.
Respectfully submitted, Fred e
Barney, M. w. Nash, P. Weingart.
Commissioner Miller offered the fol.
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the report Of the
committee be accepted. Adopted
Commissioner Miller from the Com.
mittee on Printing presented the fol.
lowing report:
To the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners:
Gentlemen: Your Standing Com
mittee on Printing to whom was re.
ing Tax Judgment Books, have giver
the same careful consideration, ane
beg leave to report as follows: Tha
the bid Of H. Crawford Co. being the
! lowest, be accepted and that the chair
man of the board be authorized t.
enter into contract for said work wher
bond has been approved.
Respectfully submitted, Edw. Mil
| Ter, p. Weingart, M. w. Nash.
Commissioner Smith offered the fol
| lowing resolution:
Resolved: That the report of tn
committee be accepted, and the Aud
itor be directed to set aside and ap
propriate the sum of $173 from tn
books, etc, fund for said contract.
Adopted.
| Commissioners Smith from the com
mittee on Roads and Bridges presented
the following report:
| To the Honorable Board of Count.
| Commissioners:
! Gentlemen: Your standing commit
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Respectfully submitted, P. Vein
CART, F. E. Barney, Edw. Miller.
Commissioner Nash offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the report Of the
committee be accepted. Adopted.
Commissioner Miller offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That in the judgment Of
the Board, the public interest requires
that all bids and offers presented to
it for the publication Of the Delin-
quent Tax List and Financial State
ment and Proceedings Of the Board,
should be rejected, and that the same
are hereby rejected, and the County
Auditor be instructed to readvertise
for bids for the publication Of the
same. Said bids to be opened Wednes-
day, Jan. 81, 1904, at 1880 o'clock a.
m.
Adopted.
Commissioner Nash offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee on
Public Grounds and Buildings be au-
thorized to purchase the following:
Five barrels of soap stock, one-half
dozen feather busters, one-half dozen
sweeping brushes, one barrel Gibson's
Soap Powder. Adopted.
Commissioner Miller offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the County Auditor
be directed to advertise for bids for
furnishing the following: 10 Record
Books for Register Of Deeds, 2 Bank
Deposit and Remittance Registers for
opened Jan. 81, 1904, at 1880 a. m.
Adopted.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County Of Hennepin.
Whereas, on the 18th day Of Janu-
airy, 1904, a petition signed by twen-
ty-four freeholders of said county was
presented to us praying for the change
of a highway running from West Min
neapolis to Minnetonka Mills, in said
county, and not Within the limits Of
any incorporated city, and described as
It is. desired to change that portion
Of said road lying in Section IL, Town
III N, Range % w, Town of Min
netonka.
Commencing in the center Of said
road where the center line thereof Is
intersected by a line running north and
south, 81 feet west Of the east line OF
said section Is, said point Of COM
mencing being about 365 feet south Of
the north line Of the southeast quarter
of said section 10, and 33 feet west OF
the east line thereof; thence to change
said road so as to run due north paral-
lei with said east line of section Is, to
intersect the Lake street boulevard,
! 50 called, near the NE corner Of the
SEX of Section Is, and the Board of
County Commissioners OF said county
having determined that in the judg-
ment of a majority Of it's members said
petition is reasonable on it's face;
tits Hereby Ordered, That a hearing
be had on said petition at the Court
house in said county, on Monday, the
7th day Of March, 1904, at 10 o'clock
a. M, at which time and place said
board will hear all that may be said
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tee on hOaQS ana BrldgeS, TO Wnom
was referred the matter OF bids on
culvert pipe, have given the same care
full consid eration, and beg leave to re-
port as follows:
That the bid Of the Hennepin
Bridge company, of $3.50 per ton for
new steel pipe, be accepted, and the
bid of A. Harris Machinery company,
cepted, and that they be given orders
for such pipe as is needed and to be
divided as the committee on Roads
and Bridges may determine.
Respectfully submitted, A. j. Smith,
M. w. Nash, Edw. Miller.
Commissioner Weingart offered the
following resolution:
Resolved: That the report of the
committee be accepted. Adopted.
Commissioner Smith, from the Com
mittee on Roads and Bridges, present.
ed the following report
To the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners
Gentlemen: Your Standing Com
mittee on Roads and Bridges, to
lease OF gravel pit from VIM. Stanke,
have given the same careful consider
alton, and beg leave to report as fol-
lows:
That the proposition Of VIM. Stanke
for the sale Of gravel at ten cents per
cubic yard and $25 for a right of way
to said gravel pit be accepted and that
the Chairman Of the Board be direct
| ed and authorized to execute and &C
cept said contract on behalf of the
Board of County Commissioners, and
| that the sum of .$25 be appropriated
for the payment Of said right Of way.
Respectfully submitted, A. J. Smith,
M. w. Nash. Edw. Miller.
Commissioner Weingart offered the
| following 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
mittee on Taxes, to whom was re-
ferred the matter of applications for
abatement of taxes, have given the
| same careful consideration, and beg
| leave to report as follows:
That the following Duplicate AS
sessments be recommended to the
state Auditor for cancellation: c. w.
Blair & Bros, L. B. Colby, H. F. Coop
er, Albert Erickson, f. A. Gilmore,
Jesse Moss, Geo. Seibel, e. P. Stacy &
Sons and U. S. Gypsum Co. And the
| following applications for abatement
| U0 dllOWcu. WoC Il. A1lSOllt l..
Britt, H. Dworsky, Harry Dyer, Leon
ard Eckes, A. P. Jones, Lora F. Ken
dali, Emil G. Kottke, Mrs. M. Lewis
Jno. T. Lucas, A. F. Mcdonald, Claud-
JUS H. Oliver, H. L. Renne, James
Roach, E. Schneideman, J. B. Staples
L. M. Thompson, J. r. Tonnan and J
H. Bradt. And the application of O
S. Langum for purchase of State Prop.
erty, be recommended for approval.
Respectfully submitted, M. w. Nash
P. Weingart, Fred e. Barney.
Commissioner Miller offered the fol
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the report of the
committee be accepted. Adopted.
Commissioner Weingart, from the
Committee on Claims, presented thu
following report:
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners
Gentlemen: Your Standing Com
, mittee on Claims, to whom was re
, ferred the matter of sundry bills hav'
: given the same careful consideration
and beg leave to report as follows:
That the following list Of bills be al
D lowed:
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sented a request for extra help in his
office to copy the delinquent tax list.
Referred to Committee on Ways and
Means.
the Town OF Bloomington presented
an application for an appropriation
to gravel the county road In Sec.
17-116-21, and that part Of the Fort
Smelling and Shakopee road in Sec.
10 and 20, Township 81, Range "a.
Annual report of j. w. Dreger,
sheriff. received and ordered placed
on file.
road in Section Is, Township III,
Range 20, Town of Minnetonka,
signed by c. D. Burnes, w. s.. Frear
and others, read and referred to Com
mittee on Roads and Bridges.
At 1890 o'clock, bids were opened
for furnishing tax Judgment hooks,
tax list, financial statement and pro-
ceedings of the Board Of County
Commissioners.
The following bids were received
for furnishing Tax Judgment Books:
H. Crawford Co.. $1,000
Thode & Co.. ........... 1878
Kimba1l & Storer Co. ...... $500
Miller-Davis Printing Co... 1880
All bids referred to Committee on
Printing.
The following bids were received
| for furnishing Culvert Pipe.
A. Harris Machinery Co.-$40.00
per ton for secondhand pipe.
Hennepin Bridge Co.-$57.50 per
ton for new steel pipe.
A. Y. Bayne & Co.-Prices varying
from $63.60 to 10000 per ton, accord
ing to size Of pipe.
All bids referred to Committee on
Roads and Bridges.
The following bids were received
for publishing the Delinquent Tax
List, Financial Statement and Pro-
ceedings:
''The journal Printing Co..
| Delinquent Tax Lists cents pei
description.
Financial Statement-72 cents pei
agate folio; IS cents for subse.
quent; 800 pamphlet copies, $35
Proceedings of the Board, Etc.-7:
cents per agate folio; IS cents fol
subsequent; bound copies, $500
additional.
''The Times Newspaper Co.."
Delinquent Tax LISTS cents pei
| description.
Financial Statement-73 cents pei
agate folio; So cents for subse
quent; 800 pamphlets, $4,000.
Proceedings, Etc.-73 cents PEI
agate folio; 35 cents for subse
quent; bound copies, $4,000 ad
ditional. +sg
minnesota Tribune Company"
Delinquent Tax List-14A cents pei
| description.
| Financial Statement-75 cents pei
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n favor Of, and against, the granting

in favor of, and against. the granting
Of said petition.
It is Further Ordered. That Com
missioners Smith, Nash and Miller,
members Of this WOard be, and they
hereby are, appointed a committee to
examine said proposed change Of said
road, and that said committee meet
upon the route Of said road at the be-
ginning of said proposed change. in
said county, on Tuesday, the 18th day
Of February, 1904, at II o'clock q. M.
for the purpose Of examination Of said
proposed change of said road, and
make report thereof at said meeting Of
said board hereinbefore specified, and
that notices hereof be given and posted
as provided by law.
The Board Of County Commissioners
Of Hennepin County, Minnesota, by
Fred e. Barney, Chairman.
Attest: Hugh r. Scott, County
Auditor.
On motion the board adjourned
until Tuesday, January 49,, 1904, at
1890 o'clock a. m.
HUGH r. SCOTT,
County Auditor.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
published in The Minneapolis Jour
nal Feb. 8, 18O4.l
Minneapolis, Mimi,

. Nl1luedpOl1S, Mlnn.,
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1904.
The Board of County Commission
ers met at the courthouse at 1880
O. clock a. m.
Members all present.
The County Treasurer presented an
inventory of county property in his
office.
The Sheriff. presented a communica-
ton notifying the Board of Appoint
ment Of a special Court Room Deputy
for the Calderone trial as ordered by
Judge Brooks.
The following bids were received
for furnishing the Real Estate and
Personal Property Assessment books.
Harrison & Smith Co.. $4,000
Great Western Prtg Co. 1890
Kimball & Storer Co. ........ 749.00
H. Crawford Co. ............. 1890
All bids referred to Committee on
Printing. s~e",.z.s
Commissioner Miller from the Com
mittee on Printing presented the fol-
lowing report:
To the Honorable Board Of County
Commissio ners:
Gentlemen: Your standing Com
mittee on Printing, to whom was re-
ferred the matter Of bids on ASSESS
ment Books have given the same
careful consideration, and beg leave to
report as follows:
That the bid Of the Miller-Davis
Printing Co., of $699.50, be accepted,
and the chairman Of the board be au-
thorized to execute a contract for
same when bond is approved.
Respectfully submitted, Edw. Mil
ler M. w. Nash, P. Weingart.
CART.
Commissioner Smith offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved: That the report of the
| committee, be accepted, and the Aud
| itor be directed to set aside and APP
propriate the sum of $699.50 from the
| books, etc, fund for said contract.
Adopted. .
Commissioner Miller from the Com
mittee on Public Grounds and Build
J 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 appointment and salaries of en-
ployes Of the county, have given the
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BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

(Published in The Minneapolis Jour-
nal Feb. 8, 19O4.)
Minneapolis, Mimi,
Monday, Jan. 10, 1904.
The Board of County Commission
ers of Hennepin County met at 10
O'Clock a. M, pursuant to adjourn
ment. Members all present.
The County Surveyor presented a
report on further examination OF
Bridge No. 1 at Anoka.
Referred to Committee on Roads
and Bridges.
The Clerk Of the District Court pre-
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All bids referred to Committee on
Roads and Bridges.
Mr.. Nelson and Mr.. Scott of the
AnOka County Board of County
Commissioners appeared as a Com
mittee to see what could be done in
regard to fixing Bridge No. over the
Mississippi River al Anoka.
On motion the board adjourned
until 8 o'clock %. m.
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same careful consideration, and beg
leave to report as follows:
That the following persons be, and
are hereby appointed, to the positions
set opposite their respective names at
the rate per month as stated, COM
mencing with Feb. 1, 1904, subject to
removal at any time and subject to
change of salaries at any time.
Name Position Per month.
Geo. w. Coburn, Supt. of Poor
Farm $lOO. %
J. NJ. Kistler, County Physi-
Peter an Morton, Morgue Keeper liz. 90 90
e. P. Sweet, Supt. of Building. 100. 90
John r. Moore, Chief Engineer 10. 90
John Hart, Asst. Engineer. -. 90. 90
John Haley, Electrician. ..... 5000
T.. j. Guertin, Asst. Electrician 800
VIM. Graves, Waterman $3.50. 5000
Harry Wiggin, Elevator OPP.
Edward Finn, Elevator Opr.. so.
c. e. schwappach, Elevator
OPP. ...... 5000
Thos. 'Conroy, Janitor 49,. 5000
Martin Byrnes Janitor ..... 5000
A. Joseph, Janitor .......... so.
D. S. Waltermire, Janitor -. 5000
Lee Jones, Janitor. .......... so. 90
Adam Kuhrsky, Janitor. ..... 5000
Andrew johnson, Janitor. 49,. 60. 90
Perry Chalmers, Janitor. 5000
A. G.. Stoke, Janitor. ..... 60.
Frank Hallberg, Jan1tor. $685.. 5000
John Harness, Fireman. $500
John G.. Lee, Fireman. ...... $500
John Nolan, Fireman. ...... 65. 90
Chas. j. FOrtier, Helper. so. 90
John Nelson, Helper. ....... so. 90
Gust Olson, Helper. ......... co. 90
VIM. Carpenter, Watchman
John Cameron, Watchman
Bridge No. 7............... 16. 67
Poor Farm Help
Two Domestics at SIS per month each.
Four Domestics at SIS per month each.
One Waterman at $25 per month.
Respectfully Submitted,
EDw. MILLER, FRED E. BARNEY.
Commissioner Weingart offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the report Of the
Committee be accepted.
The question was on the adoption of
the resolution, and the roll being
called, there were: Four yeas and
no nays, as follows:
Ayes-Miller, Weingart, Smith, Mr..
Chairman.
Not Voting-Nash.
And so the resolution was adopted.
Commissioner Barney, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, pre-
sented the following report:
To. the Honorable Board Of County
Commissioners:
Gentlemen-Your Standing Com
mittee on Ways and Means, to whom
was referred the matter Of appoint
ment of Ferryman at the Narrows,
Lake Minnetonka, have given the
same careful consideration, and beg
leave to report as follows: That
Vivian Turnham be appointed Ferry
man at the Narrows. Said APPOINT