The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-08

per cord.
Sullivan Coal co.-Maple wood,
$7.25 per cord; Birch wood, s6.25;
Tamarack, $5.25; Oak, Sc per cord.
Skellet Fuel Co.-Maple, $685. per
cord; mixed wood, $4.65 per cord.
All bids referred to Committee on
Poor Farm.
The following bids were received |
for furnishing $4,000 feet Washing
ton or Oregon Fir timber for
Bridges:
Per M. |
H. b. Waite Lumber Co 80. $4,000
&. n. Thompson Co. ......... $3.50 |
E. H. Zimmerman & Co...... 21.00 |
w. j. Carpenter Lbr. Co. 22.20
H. r. Gardner (not stored) 80. 21.5O
John F. Mcdonald Lbr. Co... $500
All bids referred to Committee on
Roads and Bridges.
Mr.. Nelson and Mr.. Scott of the
Anoka County Board of County
Commissioners appeared as Com
mittee to see what could be done in
regard to fixing Bridge No. 1 over the
Mississippi River at Anoka.
On motion the board adjourned
until o'clock p. m. -.'
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board met at o'clock p. M,
pursuant to adjournment.
Members all present.
| Commissioner Barney from the
Committee on Ways and Means pre-
scented 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 communi-
cation from County Auditor in regard
! to extra clerks in his office, have
given the same careful consideration,
and beg leave to report as follows:
That the County Auditor be allowed
| additional help in his office as fol-
lows: .
One, Assistant Bookkeeper at a sal
airy of, 500 per month";; one Assistant
Bookkeeper at a salary of SIS per
| month; one Assistant to Craftsman at
salary Of $40 per month. All to be
paid from the Salaries of Employees
Fund. One Clerk at $500 per
| Help Fund on Auditors warrants.
All the above appointments to be
subject to removal at any time by
| the Board of County Commissi oners.
| And he also be allowed such extra
| help as is necessary to complete the
Delinquent Tax List.
Respectfully submitted, Fred E.
Barney, M. w. Nash, P. Weingart.
Commissioner Smith offered the fol-
| lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the report of the
committee be adopted. Adopted.
Commissioner Barney from the
Committee on Ways and Means, pre-
sented the following report: -
To the Honorable Board of County
| Gentlemen: Your Standing Com
mittee on Ways and Means to whom
| was referred the matter Of communi-
cation from County Treasurer for adj
ditional help, have given the same
careful consideration, and beg leave
to report as follows: That the Coun-
| ty Treasurer be allowed one adj
ditional clerk at the rate of $500 per
month to be paid from the Salaries of
Employees Fund, subject to removal
by the Board of County Commission
ers at any time.
Respectfully submitted, Fred E.
Barney, M. w. Nash, P. Weingart.
Commissioner Miller offered the fol-
| lowing resolutions:
! Resolved, That the report of the
committee be adopted. Adopted.
! Commissioner Nash from the Com
mittee on Public Grounds and Build
ings presented the following report:
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners:
Gentlemen-You Standing Com
mittee on Public Grounds and Build
| ings, to whom was referred the mat
ter Of bids on coal for Courthouse,
have given the same careful consid-
Grafton, and beg leave to report as
follows:
That the bid of the Northwestern
Fuel Company at $40 per ton on
track. for Youghicgheny lump coal,
be accepted and that they be given
an order for 500 tons Of said coal.
That the New General Coal Com
!, pany and S. Brown be given an order
for one carload of Youghiogheny
coal each, at $4.53 and $3.50 per ton
respectively, delivered at the Court
house.
Respectfully submitted, w. NJ. Nash,
Fred E. Barney, Edw. E. Miller.
Commissioner Weingart offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the report Of the
Committee be adopted and the County
Auditor be instructed to appropriate
the sum of $4,000 from the Public
Grounds and Buildings Fund for said
contract.
Commissioner Nash, from the Com
mittee on Poor Farm, presented the
| following report:
f To the Honorable Board of County
: Commissioners:
Gentlemen-Your Standing Com
) mittee on Poor Farm, to whom was
referred the matter of bids for fur
/ nishing wood for Poor Farm, have
t given the same careful consideration
T and beg leave to report as follows:
| That the bid of G.. H. Smith OF
$685. per cord for maple wood, and
s4.65 per cord for mixed wood, be &C
| cepted, and that he be given an order
for 80 cords maple wood and loo
, cords mixed wood at said prices.
;, Wood to be delivered f. o. b. cars
Hopkins.
Respectfully submitted, A. j. Smith
: M. w. Nash, Fred E. Barney.
' Commissioned Weingart offered the
, following resolutions
f Resolved, That the report of the
Committee be adopted, and the County
: Auditor be instructed to appropriate
? the sum of S664.50 from the County
4 EARN, Fund for Ga i'll contract