Willmar tribune., 1910-05-18

NO. 1. 22-00 Sd Sc
John Thunstedt, services
as janitor at teachers
meeting .......:....... 200 200
On motion Andrew Bjorsell was
appointed to superintend the expendit-
ure of the appropriation of $34O al
lowed this day for new Bridge on
State Road No. 3.
On motion P.-J. Haley was ap-
pointed superintendent on work to be
done on State Road No. 1.
Commissioner Olson was appointed
as committee on appropriations
made on State Roads Numbered !. 2
and 3.
On motion Commissioner Olson was
authorized and empowered to act
for the full Board in selecting
and appointing some suitable and
competent person as superintendent
to take charge Of work to be done on
State Roads No. 2 and 3.
The following resolution offered by
Commissioner Kloster was adopted by
full vote Of the Board:
Resolved, That, John Ahlstrom, a
resident of Kandiyohi County, Minne-
sofa, be and he is hereby appointed
to supervise and to take charge of
the expenditure of the appropriation
of $500 made by this Board at a
special session thereof held March II,
1910 for the purpose Of assisting in
maintaining an exhibit of the pro-
ducts Of Kandiyohi County at the
next Minnesota State Fair-And be it
resolved further that the compensa-
tion of the said John Ahlstrom as
such supervisor be fixed at $500 per
day exclusive of traveling) expenses
for every day necessarily spent in the
discharge of his duties as such SUPER
visor. The following resolution
offered by Commissioner Swenson was
adopted by full vote of the Board:
WHEREAS, The County Board has
designated certain main lines of roads
over which the greater amount of
traffic passes, as state roads upon,
which annual state and county appro-
priations are expended and upon
which said roads the state and county
proposed to continue to expend public
funds and,
WHEREAS, Owing to a lack Of
systems in proper maintenance the
travelling public fails to receive the
benefit that they have a right to ex-
pect and the best results are not to
obtained for the amount of public
money thus expended, and,
WHEREAS, The County of
Kandiyohi is to receive from enter
prising persons and without any cost
to the County, nine (Y road drags
with which to aid in mai intaining the
state road in good and passable e
condition,
THEREFORE, Be it resolved by
the Board of County Commissioners
that the sum of $3.50. 90 be, and the
same is hereby appropriated from the
County Road and Bridge fund for the
purpose of instituting and maintain
ing regular system of keeping said
roads in proper repair as hereinafter
provided,
First, That the County accept of
the nine drags to be given it to aid
in the maintaining the state roads in
a good and passable condition,
Second, That said $3.50. 90 be appor-
toned as follows: To State Road
No. l, $l64.00, of which $24. 90 to the
Township of Willmar, $S5. 90 to the
Township Of Dovre. $500 to the
Township of Greer Lake, and $50.
to the Township of New London; to
State Road No. 2, $124.00, of which
$33 90 to the Township of Gennessee,
$33. 90 to the Township of Kandiyohi,
$25: 90 to the Township of Willmar
and $33. 90 to the Township OF st.
Johns; to State Road No. 3. $l0O.0
of which $25. 90 to Township of Will
mar, $40: 90 to Township of White
field, $35 90 to Township Of Edwards !;
and to State Road No. 4, $4,000. Of
which $4,000 to Township of White.
field and $30.00 to the Township Of
Roseland, leaving $l2 90 for incident.
al expenses.
RESOLVED, That said amounts be
used in each township as hereinbefore
stated by dagging the state roads
designated. as soon as the grounds is
in proper condition to obtain the best
results and to thereafter drag sue
ceeding all heavy rains as soon as the
road beds shall have become
sufficiently dry, and that such work