The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-11
Official
PROCEEDINGS
of
the County Commits.
SiOnerS
of
Beltrami County,
Minnesota.
met in regular session at the
courthouse in Bemidji, Mime
sofa, Tuesday, Aug. 81, 1906.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BEL
The board OF county commissioners OF Bel
tram county met i'll an adjourned regular ses-
sion at ten O'Clock a. August 2lst, 1906.
Members Present.
l. &. Olson. First District
George GunderSon;; Second District
!. H. Wagner, Fourth District.
A. ". Danaher, Fifth District.
FORENOON SESSION.
On motion duly made, seconded and carried
board ad'G %FTfR K "SS' s St GSSek
Board reconvened per adjournment, with all
members present.
by Commissioner Olson. that the auditor be
instructed to advertise for bids as follows:
For moving to and the installing in the poor
farm the old heating plant OF the county jail;
rooms and bath tubs per plans and speci-
fcatons now on, file at the auditors office.
Bids to be sealed and filed on or before Oc-
tober l, 1906, at ten O'Clock a. m. Motion
carried
On motion of Commissioner Wagner, sec
onded by Commissioner Olson (Which motion
was carried. the county attorney was instruct
ed to settle the suit OF J. NJ. Price vs. Bel
trami County for seventy dollars damages.
ten dollars statutory costs and clerks fees.
Moved by Commissioned Olson and seconded
by Commissioner Saxerud, that the amount OF
seven hundred and fifty dollars be accepted
in full for the taxes on 1904 assessment. and
the further sum of seven hundred fifty dollars
on the 1905 assessment Of the personal property
tax OF the Burlington Lumber Company.
Five bids on the Gull river bridge sub
r1ltted to the board, and motion Of Com
Wagner. the bid Of James Nj. Price for the
OF four hundred doars-said bid being
the lowest-was accepted and approved. said
). NJ Price to enter into contract and furnish
good and sufficient bond for the faithful per
Torrance OF the contract.
On motion board adjourned to meet at 10
o'clock a: m. on Wednesday. August p.
WEDNESDAY,. AUGUST %, 1906.
Forenoon Session.
Board reconvened per adjournment with
all members present.
Two bids for the. building Of one mile of
road in the town OF Port Hope described as
follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of
section seventeen, and then running due north
20 the northeast corner OF said section seven
teen. and there tern,inating) were submitted
t.. the board, and on motion of Commissioners
Wagner secondsd by Commissinner Saxernd;
ninety-hve dollars-said bid being the lowest
was accepted and approved said w. T. Blakely
to enter into contract and to furnish good and
sufficient bond for the faithful performance Of
The bid OF Chapman & Peterson (said bid
being The only bid for the BUILDING Of two
scribed as follows: Beginning at the north
west corner OF section eight and running
thence east two miles to the northeast corner
sioner Saxerud, seconded by Commissioner
Gunderson, accepted at the price of two and
5000 dollars per running rod, said Chapman
& Peterson to enter into contract and to fur
of said contract.
The bid, Of c. Brong for the sum of eight
hundred dollars (sad bid being the only bid
for the building of one mile Of road, described
follows: Beginning at the northeast cor
ner OF section three, town of Blackduck,
thence running west one mile to the north
mo-
ton OF Commissioner Olson, seconded by
Commissioner Gunderson. accepted and ap-
and to give good and sufficient bond for the
faithful performance OF the conditions of said
contract.
The following resolution, introduced by
Commissioner SaNerud and seconded by Com
missioner Gunderson. was adopted BE it
resolved, by the board of county commission
ers OF Beltrami county. that two hundred dol
lars be and is hereby appropriated out of the
county revenue fund to the Beltrami county
asrcu,turs aSsociation for use ,a at their fair
31st Of August, 1906; and further, Be it re-
solved, that the county auditor is hereby in
structed to Immediately draw an auditors war.
rant for the said two hundred dollars. and the
county treasurer is hereby instructed to pay
said warrant upon presentation.
ried, the report Of the committee on pro-
posed route for road to be laid in the towns
OF Durand, Turtle Lake and Northern was
s 1 fe poute was ou and
missioners' order made and filed of the laying
out and establishing county road to run
according to said committees report, as fol-
lows, to-Wt: Beginning at point eight rods
south of the southeast corner of section
twenty-nine township one hundred forty-nine,
range thirty three, thence south section line
to the Leach lake road, and running thence
in a southwesterly direction over the most
favorable way to the present established pub
thrty-two, township one hundred forty-nine,
range thirty-three, and following said public
road to the east end of Main street in the
village OF Puposky, according to. the recorded
plat thereof filed in the Office of the register
of deeds in and for said county of Beltrami !;
thence west. following Main street to the in
thence south, following Third avenue to the
one-sixteenth section corner in the center of
the southwest quarter OF section thlrty-two,
township one hundred forty-nine, range thirty.
three; thence south the one.sixteenth line
of the southwest quarter of section thirty-two,
township hundred forty-nine, range thirty:
Durand and Turtle Lake; thence west two
rods, more or less, to the section line between
sections five and six; town one hundred forty
eight, range thirtytllree; thence south three
miles, following section line to the southeast
corner OF section eighteen, town one hundred
forty-eight,. range thirtythree thence in a
southeasterly direction, following the present
township road as surveyed and recorded.
On motion of Commissioner Olson, seconded
plcation Of Christopher Rogers to self in.
toxcating liquors at Shotley was rejected. SO.
On motion board adjourned to meet at 2
o'clock p.
Afternoon Session.
Board met per adjournment, with all mem.
bers present.
On motion Of Commissioner Gunderson,
seconded by Commissioned Olson, the applica.
tions of the following parties for abatement Of
taxes were rejected: Ramsey Juneau, ]. S.
Pillsbury & Co., H. B. Odegaard, Erick Mel.
son, Andrew Lysaker, T. J. Nary, Bertha
Moore, and E. S. Kincannon. ~
On motion of Commissioner Saxerud, sec.