The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-02-08

NEIL MINN1S,
Resolved, That the bid of VIM. J.
Bates to board the prisoners In the
County Jail Is hereby accepted and the
| said VIM. J. Bates is hereby directed
| to furnish to the prisoners confined In
the County Jail from the first Of Jam
| uary, 1907, for the term of two years
their board at the price Of ten cents
per meal per prisoner, the county to
furnish furnish In the jail building properly
| fuel. Commissioner Kugler moved the
adoption Of the resolution and 1t was
declared adopted upon the following
iSundesn. Kauppi. McInnis. Ryan and
Vice Chairman Patterson. Nays, none.
BY Commissioner Kugler-
Resolved. That the bonds Of the fol-
lowing County Officials in the sum set
| opposite their respective names. be and
| the same are hereby approved together
| with the sureties therein, namely;
The bond Of Lyonel Ayres, County
of odin Halden, County Auditor, in
the sum Of $500; the bond Of w. A.
Holgate, County Treasurer, in the
sum sum OF $4,000; the bond Of Otto 4.
sum OF $1,000; the bond Of John H.
Norton, County Attorney, in the sum
OF $1,000; the bond Of M. G. Palmer,
Register OF Deeds. in the sum Of $4,000.
Commissioners Kugler moved the adop-
tion OF the resolution and 1t was de-
clared adopted upon the following vote:
Yeas, commissioners Kugler, Sundeen,
KaupPi. McInnis. Ryan and Vice Chair
To the Board Of County Commissio on ers.
st. Louis County, Minnesota.
Gent!emen:-Ws. your Committee ap-
pointed at the last session Of the
Of Lots u, rs. IS and So West Second
Street Duluth Proper. First Division,
beg leave to report our findings as
follows. to-wit:
That J. r. Michaud, the owner Of
Lot "a and the East half Of Lot 78
above described. has stated to this
Committee in writing that he will sell
the above described property. for the
SUM Of $500 for bSdn isot ca ahc ana sns
we recommend that the Board purchase
| said described property at once.
Respectfully submitted.
e. NJ. PATTERSON,
E. w. KUGLER.
,CHAS KAUPPI,
P. J. RYAN.
Committee.
A second report was filed with the
| Clerk of the Board by the same Com
| mittee relative to the remainder Of the
Lots above described stating that Cap
tain McDougal, the owner. would ap-
pear before the Board at this session
| and take the matter Of the purchase
| up with the Board. On motion of Com
missioner Kugler the reports Of the
| Committee were received and the Com
| mittee discharged.
To the Board Of County Commissioners:
Your Committee on Taxes and As
sessments to whom was referred the
following applications for abatement
Of taxes and correction Of assessments,
| having considered the same. recon-
mend the adoption Of the following
JOHN sTNDBEN,
CEiAS KAUPPI,
P. j. RYAN.
Committee.
Resolved. That the following appli-
| cations for abatement Of taxes and
| corrections Of assessments, to-wit:
DR.. I. T. Burn side 10, Lee w. Far
recommended to the State Auditor with
| the approval Of the Board.
Commissioner Kugler moved the
adoption OF the resolution and 1t was
vote: Yeas, commissioners Kugler,
| Sundeen. Kauppi, McInnis, Ryan and
| Vice Chairman Patterson-6. Nays,
| none.
| BY Commissioner Kauppi- -f
Resolved That whereas It is hereby
| determined and found that it is nee
| essary to acquire the following describ-
ed property as and for a site for a
Court House building, in connection
Resolved, That the Board purchase
| Of the owner all Of Lot IA and the
for the sum Of $3.50 per front foot and
thereon. ' Provided, that before the
said purchase is closed, the title Of
| ty Attorney. Commissioner Kauppi
moved the adoption Of the resolution
| and it was declared adopted upon the
following vote: Yeas, Commissioners
Vice Chairman Patterson-5. Nays,
none.
Commissioner Kugler was called
from the room before the reading Of
the above resolution.
| BY Commissioner McInnis-
Resolved. That this Board recon-
mend to our representatives in the
Minnesota Legislature, the passage Of
certain bills upon the following sub
| jects:
CD A bill reducing the amount Of
the bonds Of County Depositories when
the surety is Surety Company to
the probable amount of the deposits.
instead of in double the amount in such
cases as at present; also allowing COM
petitive bids for time deposits as be-
fore the passage of the Revised Laws.
CD A bill authorizing the investi-
CATION of the financial affairs of Town
ships and School Districts upon the in
itiative of the County Attorney and the
Judge OF the District Court and au-
thorizing the appropriation Of q max
imum amount by this Board to aid in
such investigation.
(S) bill fixing all County salar-
les and clerk hire in st. Louis County
in one bill.
(4) A bill amending the Court
House Commission Act, being Chapter
2S2 General Laws 1905. Prescribing
a method Of paying bills and not re-
curing the approval Of this Board for
bills nor delay of thirty days before
payment, also providing for the In
crease of appropria lions under said act
and providing for the issuance of time
certificates not exceeding ten years to
bear interest. at rate not exceeding
4 per cent per annum.
Commissioner Kauppi moved the
adoption Of the resolution, and 1t was
declared adopted upon the following
vote: Yeas, Commissioners Sundeen,
Kauppi, McInnis, Ryan and Vice Chair
man Patterson-5. Nays, none.
Captain McDougall asked permits
sion to address the Board relative to
the requirement of property owned by
him, by the County, adjoining the site