The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-04-25
THE COUNTY BOARD
Contract Awarded for Construction of
Steel Bridge Over Rum River
West of Long Siding.
Committee on Improvements Author.
lied to Order Cement Walks
Laid at Court House.

The Mile Laos county commission
ers convened in adjourned session on
Monday with all members, viz, John
Dalchow, l.. S. Libby, John Mcclure,
G. E. Erickson and O. b. Uglem pres
ent.
The first matter which came up for
consideration was the awarding of a
contract for constructing a bridge
over the West Branch in Sec: 7, town
of Princeton, three-quarters of mile
west of Long Siding. The bridge at
that point is known as the Taylor
bridge. Representatives from nine
bridge building firms were present and
a bid was presented by each for steel
structures with an eighteen and six
teen-foot roadway. The bids ranged
from 50, O50 to So, 444 for bridge with
a sixteen-foot roadway, this being the
kind of bridge which was ultimately
decided upon by a joint vote of the
county commissioners and the super
visors. The vote was 5 to 3. The
contract was awarded to the lowest
bidder, the Hewitt Bridge company
of Minneapolis, and the firm selected
entered into agreement to complete
the bridge by June 1, 1907. The
highest bid, So, 444. was put in by the
Twin City Bridge company. Accord
ing to contract the bridge will be of
75-foot span with the supports of pill
ing and backing of concrete. The
town of Greenbush will build the west
approach to the bridge and the town
of Princeton the approach on the east
side, and the town of Princeton will
pay one-third of the cost of the bridge.
The question of repairing the Mile
Laos lake road from the north line of
the town of Page to the south line of
the town of Onamia was considered.
and a motion prevailed TO make the
necessary repairs forthwith as more
expense would be incurred if left until
the frost goes out of the ground. Re-
pairs to this road have been made
necessary by the large number of
heavy wagons engaged in transport
ing material for the 500 extension
which have recently passed over and
cut up the thoroughfare.
L. S. Briggs presented his bond
for $1,000 as required by law for a
judge of probate, and the same was
approved and ordered placed on file.
In the matter of the petition of AL
bert Riebe and Amelia Adams for re-
surveying and, subdividing section
p, town of Bogus Brook, r. S.
Chapman was appointed surveyor and
June II designated as the date upon
which said work shall begin.
The next matter taken up was the
granting of license to Peter Solder
and D. 81. McCuaig to sell intoxicat-
ing liquor at Onamia and Lawrence
respectively. There was considerable
discussion over the amount which
should be stipulated for such license,
Commissioners Mcclure and Uglem
arguing that $1,000 would be fair
sum and Commissioners Libby and
Erickson holding that $500 was suffi-
Gent. A motion by j. W. Mcclure
to make the license 1000 per annum
and limit the number of saloons to
one in each township was lost. A
motion was then introduced by L. S.
Libby to fix the amount of license at
$500 per annum without limitation as
to the number of saloons. The mo-
ton carried by a vote of 3 to 2,
Chairman Dalchow casting the decid-
ing ballot Solder and McCuaig were
thereupon granted licenses.
George T. Short of Milaca made
application for correction of assess
ment and abatement of taxes on block
4, village of Milaca for the year 1906.
The request was refused.
Commissioner Uglem was appointed
committee to investigate the case of
Algot Rundquist, a county charge,
who is now at the Northwestern hos
pltal. Rundquist has been provided
for by the county for the past year
and half, during which time he has
been unable to work.
Albert Anderson of Milaca and AL
bert Morehouse of Foreston were
granted auctioneers' licenses.
At the request of A. G. Wilkes the
fee of SIS, which he paid for the pur-
pose of having his name placed on
the official ballot at the November.
1906, election, was ordered refunded.
P. M. Woodward, court stenogra-
pher,> requested that a duplicate war
rant be issued for his December SAL
airy, as the warrant forwarded to him
by the county auditor was not by him
received. Upon motion it was so or
dered. 49,. n