Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-04-27
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Official Report of Meeting Held
Last Week.

Last Week.
/ Special meeting of the board OF
county commissioners was called 10
| order at 2 o'clock p. m. by Chairman
Casey, pursuant to cal. issued and
signed April 9Th. 1907. All members
present.
+, Reading of minutes of two previous
meetings deferred
| Motion made and seconded that the
applications of L. L. Hanse and l.. J.
Ross for auctioneers license be grant
ed. Motion carried.
| Petition for change Of county road
| between sections 26 and q, township
| 124. range AZ, was set for hearing
July 9Th, 1907. c. B. Park, 0. N. DOH
i len and P. F. Casey were appointed
as a committee to view said change
and to meet at the Sullivan bridge at
2 O'Clock p. M on Saturday, June
18th, 1907
On motion made ard seconded the
report Of the board Of audit was aD-
proved.
On motion made and seconded the
application of II. J. Schrapps ct. al.
for the abatement of the district sew
er tax in district % along the old
Dragoo addition was recommended to
the state auditor.
| Contract with Rasmus Larson OF
| Alexandria, for care and keep OF
Chris. Hegg, at SIS per month, was
accepted.
Bridge matters were then taken up
The following resolution was adopted:
| Be it resolved by the county commits
sioners of Stevens County, Minnesota,
that the said board will proceed
forthwith to improve the road in said
county which has heretofore been
| designated as a state road. running
| between sections "A and 25 in the
| township of Swan Lake, in said coun-
| ty, under the rules and regulations
laid down and provided by the State
|
hereby appoints the county surveyor
OF this county, D. T. Wheaton, to
make a survey Of said road accord
| ing to the rules and provisions of the
State Highway Commission, and make
| his report thereon, and that the said
d. T. Wheaton have general super
vision Of such road improvement;
| That the said board will forthwith,
to-wit: on this 10th day of April,
| 1907 at 3 o'clock p. NJ, receive bids
! for the construction of a steel bridge
in said state road, across the Chippe-
wa river, according to the plans and
specifications therefor on file in the
office of the county auditor reserving
right to reject any and all bids
| The following sealed bids were re-
ceived: Security Bridge Co., s1575 90;
Minneapolis Bridge Co., $685.. 90; Far
GO Bridge & Iron Co., s173S0O The
Security Bridge Co., being the low
est bidder, was awarded the contract
A bond to be furnished for full
amount of contract price; and the
Auditor was instructed to pay for
same when completed and accepted
by county board.
! Motion made and seconded that
| $4,000 be transferred from county
revenue fund to county poor fund. Mo-
ton carried.
| Motion made and seconded that A.
Berns be paid $4,000 per month for
the past two months Motion carried.
The following bills were allowed:
Lampert Lumber Co. for fuel fur
| nished Nick Schneider. Z 80
| Stephen Burt, goods furnished
| refer W eIS...... ................... ~
! Agnes Duenwald potatoes and
| beans furnished III. Syverson.. %
O. n. Dohlen, expenses in looking
after Chris Hegg.................. 10 35
| o. n. Dohlen, mileage looking after
! county ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20
! Gus hohler, set donble team har-
ness for county acknowledgements. "a 90
| Oscar totvin, one team of horses
| . and collars county farm.......... 395 co
| Stevens County Telephone CO.,
| telephone rent for court house
for Jan, Feb. and March........ q 50
| Nels Olson, clerk of court fees,..... l04 80
! n. A. Erdahl, procuring general
| election ballots....... .......... 90
A. L Stenger, premium on insur-
| anCe on court house and records SO 90
| James Griffith, ice for court house 90
F. E. Ware, day board of audit 8 90
| +. Casey, one day board Of audit 3 GO
! Jos. J. Gatfney fees in the matter
| of county ditch NUMBER 49,. 90
! Jos. ]. Gatfney, register of deeds
| fees................ .............. a 80
| Ray S. Roberts, travelling expenses II 20
| Ray S. Roberts, postage and cN-
| press. Observation-Disclosures, SO
| Ray S. Roberts, travelling expenses