The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-11

Committee on Lake Improvements
presented the following report:
To tie Honorable Board OF County
Commissioners:
Gentlemen: Your Standing Com
mittee on Lake Improvements to
whom was referred the matter of bids
on Contracts Nos. 237 and 238, have
given the same careful consideration,
and beg leave to report as follows
| That the bids OF j. r. johnson. OF ISL
| so cents per cubic yard for dredging
and $25 per mile for cutting weeds IN
channels be accepted and the cha1rs
man be authorized to sign contracts
when bonds are approved.
/ Also, that George Turner be ap-
pointed inspector on Contract No. 23S
at salary Of So per day
Respectfully submitted: j. 3.
Johnson. 2. Weingart, A: j Smith.
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the report Of the
/ Committee be accepted and the Audi.
i tor be directed to set aside the SUM
of $500 for Contract No. 237 and 81
1 s1,625 for Contract No. 23s from the
Lake Improvement Fund. Adopted. s
4 Commissioner Nash from the Com
1nittee on Public Grounds and Build
irgs pres snted the following report;
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners:
Gentlemen: Your Standing Commit
tee on Public Grounds and Buildings,
to whom was referred the matter of
bids on Battery Flates, have given
! the same careful attention, and beg
leave to report as follows
That the bid Of the Electric Stor-
age Battery company of $4,000 for
furnishing and installing 1854 type
"G''4 Manchester positive plates and
672 type "G'' box negative plates for
the courthouse battery, be accepted
;, and the chairman be authorized to
sign contract.
Respectfully submitted: M. w.
Nash, J. B. Johnson.
: Commissioner Weingart offered the
: following resolution:
Resolved, That the report of the
+ Committee be accepted. Adopted.
: Commissioner Weingart from the
Committee on Ways and Means pre-
= sented the following report.
= = To the Honorable Board of County
: Commissioners:
Q Gentlemen: Your Standing Com
= mittee on Ways and Means to whom
= was referred the matter of Bond on
n Contract No. 23e have given the same
= careful consideration, and beg leave to
Fl report as follows: That the bond Of
John Anderson be approved;
Respectfully submitted, P. Vein
Commissioners johnson offered the
i following resolution:
~ Resolved, That the report of the
=, Committee be accepted. Adopted.
81 SoAAAEl
10 mittee on Taxes presented the follow
ing report:
0. To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners:
h, 4Gentlemen: Your standing COM
mittee on Taxes to whom was referred
ne the matter of application for purchase
of absolute property, have given the
n same careful consideration, and beg
leave to report as follows
n That the following applications be
e recommended to the State Auditor for
approval:
ty Jas. T. Elwell, Clarence z. Brown.
Respectfully submitted, MI. w. Nash,
n P. Weingart.
m Commissioner johnson offered the
on following resolution:
ne Resolved, That the report Of the
to Committee be accepted. Adopted.
Commissioner Weingart from the
of Committee on Claims presented the
it, following report:
u To the Honorable Board of County
nd Commissioners:
tie Gentlemen: Y our Standing Com
rk nittee on Claims to whom was re-
ferred the matter of bills on Con
tn j. tracts, have given the same careful
consideration, and beg leave to report
The as follows:
That the following bills be allowed:
What- FUND. Amt 4
on Superior Boul. Rds & Bdgs s64 81
Est, Cont, No. 230. !. Appropr'ns ). AT .0
Est Cont, No. 223. ...... lAppropr' ms S54 20
in Beginning at a point on the line be
tween Section a. Township lit, n
= ship III N, Range % W, where tn,
the said road leaves said line near thu
School House in District No. 128
ne thence running South on said linz
about 80 rods; thence Southwestern!
.ay, about 100 feet to intersect said roae
our at a point about 200 feet Southerl.
,re- from said Schoolhouse, and the Boar
nge of County Commissioners Of sal
nty. County having determined that in TIL
in Judgment Of a majority of its mem
fol-, bers said petition is reasonable on 1t
face; E..
of It is hereby Ordered, That hear
81, ing be had on said petition at Mime
said apolis in said county, on the Sd day
the October, 1904. at 10 o'clock am, a
nee which time and place said Board wi
q - hear all that may be said in favor OF
Dad and against, the granting Of said peti
said ton.
oa,,s sioners Smith, Nash and johnson
To- 1ea4 members of this Board, be and the
IFS hereby are, appointed g committee t
NJ examine said proposed change of sal
'oie road, and that said committee NEE
q. upon the route of said road at the be
ing ing ginning of said change in said count.
' oa on the 9th day of September, 1870
" at II O'Clock am, for the purpose c
will 81 aaia rnads and make renort there
OF of at said meeting Of said Board here
'eu- inbefore specified, and that notice
hereof be given and posted as pro
ON vided by law.
son, The Board Of County Commissioners
they By A. .. SMITH,
e to Vice Chairman.
said Attest: t%
meet HUGH r. SCOTT
the County Auditor.
said BY "A. P. ERICKSON,
lper' Deputy. .
pur- Commissioner Smith offered IL
osed following resolution.
port Resolved, That the Auditor be Al
oard thorized to advertise for bids for graz
no ing the Glencoe road from the vi
4 as 1age of Excelsior to the Carver coun
line, to the amount of $4,000. BIZ
aers. to be opened Sept. s, 1904, at
O'Clock am. Adopted
n. Commissioner Nash offered the fo
lowing resolution:
Resolved. That the Committee
Public Grounds and Buildings be a
thorized to purchase five gallons Or
net for use at the Morgue. Adopte
nne- Commissioner Nash offered the fc
lowing resolution:
gust Resolved That the County Audit