The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-06-01
OFFICIAL
Proceedings of Board of County Com
missioners of Mile Laos County.

missioners of Mile Laos County.
Auditors Office, Mile Laos County,
MINI. Princeton, May 25th, 1911.
Board met in regular session pur-
suant to adjournment with Chairman
Dalchow presiding and all members
present. Meeting called to order at
II O'Clock a. m.
The following resolution was
offered for adoption, duly seconded
and unanimously carried:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, the legislature of the state
of Minnesota, by chapter 100 of the
laws of 1911, has seen fit to provide
that county boards may appropriate
not to exceed $500 for the purpose of
aiding in the appropriate observance
of Memorial day in each year; and
Whereas, the only regularly estab-
lished G. A. r. post in this county is
located in the village of Princeton in
said county;
Be it therefore resolved, that the
sum of $50 be and the same hereby is
appropriated out of the general fund
of the county of Mile Laos for the
purpose Of aiding in the appropriate
observance of Memorial day, May 30,
1911, in the village of Princeton.
Said sum to be expended under the
supervision of the Citizens committee
in charge.
It having been called to the boards
attention that there is some doubt as
to whether all of the court house
vaults are fre-proof or not, the mo-
tion was duly made, seconded and
unanimously carried that the auditor
have an inspection made of all of said
vaults by building and vault ex-
pert and that report of his findings
be duly made to the board.
On motion duly made and seconded
| the boards order of assessment of the
total costs of the resurvey of section
q in the town of Bogus Brook, as
made by said board on the Goth day
of April, 1911, was duly confirmed by
said board.
On motion duly made and seconded
the boards order of assessment of the
total costs of the resurvey of section
in the town of Princeton, as made
by said board on the Goth day of
April, 1911, was duly confirmed by
said board.
A petition asking for the resurvey
of section Is, in the town of Bogus
Brook, was presented to the board,
and July 10th, 1911, at the auditors
Office in the village of Princeton, was
fixed as the time and place of hearing
| thereon and the auditor was in
str ucted to give the proper notices of
said hearing as required by law.
On motion board took recess until
l:30 p. N.
Board reconvened at l:30 p. M.
All members present.
Moved and carried that committee
of three be appointed by the chairman
to investigate the condition of the Nc
Dougall bridge across Estes brook, in
section SO, town of Milo, and make re-
port of their findings to the hoard.
Chairman Dalchow then appointed
the following commissioners on said
committee: Cater, Uglem and Sholin.
Moved and carried that the chair
man appoint standing committee of
two to be known as the poor farm
committee and to have general SUPER
vision OF the county poor farm and
all matters relating thereto. Chair
man appointed following COM
missiOners on said committee: Uglem
and Cater.
1t. being reported to the board that
| the Minnesota highway commission
has apportioned the sum $1,000 as
Mile Laos county's share of the 1911
state aid for roads and bridges, the
motion was duly made, seconded and
unanimously carried that said $1,000
be divided among the towns as fol-
lows:
5000 to be expended in the town of
Princeton in the year 1911.
500 to be expended in the town of
Milaca in the year 1911.
500 to be expended in the town of
Page in the year 1911.
500 to be expended in the town of
Bogus Brook in the year 1911.
500 to be expended in the town of
Milo in the year 1911.
800 to be expended in the town of
Borgholm in the year 1911.
$500 to be expended in the 5th CON-
missioner's district in the year 1911.
Balance of 5000 to be divided and
apportioned at next meeting of board.
The application of SjoblOm Bros.
for refundment of taxes paid by
them on lots in the village of Milaca
was on motion laid over until a state
ment could be obtained from the as
SCISSOR OF the said village for the year
1910 rel alive to said alleged excessive
assessment.
Mr.. r. W. Freer and others ap-
peared before the board and reported
that the bridge across the West
Branch of Rum river in the town of
Princeton, commonly known as the
Sadley bridge, was in a dangerous
condition and that so far the town
authorities had failed to take any
steps towards repairing said bridge.
Mr.. Freer also called the boards at
tention to chapter 1856 of the laws of
1911, relative to bridge propositions
like the one in question. It was
finally decided that the county board
meet with the town board at said
bridge on the 18th day of June, 1911,
to investigate the condition of said
bridge and see what steps could be
taken to put same in safe condition.
On motion duly made and carried
the board decided to send Annie
Hokanson to the state sanitorium for
consumptives at Walker, Minnesota,