The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-06-17
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Extra Meeting Of the Board Of
County Commissioners T..

Grand Marais MIMI, June 5th, 1915;
The County Board of Cook County met this
5th day Of j ne 1916, pursuant to call.
Present Commissioners Allen, Bally, Jacob
SON and Chairman Engelson.' Absent Com.
missioner Ellquist. i
The minutes Of the last NEE ting were read
and upon motion duly made and carried ap-
proved.
It was moved by Commissioner Bally and
seconded by Commissioner Allen that
District Engineer George B. Hughes be en-
gagged by Cook County as Superintendent of
Roads from date hereof until the 1st day of
December this year, and that he be paid for
such services the sum of $4,000 per month
out Of the Road and Bridge fund of the
county. and that the County Auditor be
instructed to issue his warran in accordance
Herewith, and upon vote said motion carried
Ayes all.
Upon motion duly made and carried G. A.
Anderson was allowed additional temporary
eliefto the amount of $500 and the County
Auditor was authorized to issue his warrant
ON the Poor Fund of the county for said
amount. -
1t was moved and carried that all men
employed by Cook County on road work be
insured under the "Workmen's Compensation
Act" with the Fidelity and Deposit Company
of Mar yland, and that said insurance be
issued at an estimated pay roll of $40. 200. and
that the County Auditor be authorized to
sign the necessary application for such in
surance and draw his warrant in payment
for same.
The petition of Nelson Maymeishk ush,
ct. a., asking that the county appropriat e
the sum of $780, 90 out Of the Road and Bridge
fund of the county for the purpose Of re-
pairing certain road in the Unorganized
Territory was upon motion denied.
In the matter of the change in boundaries
OF the towns os Colvill aud Hovland the fol-
lowing resolution was presented:
twenty legal voters residing in the territory
to be effected was on the 9Th day of May, 1915,
prese nted to the Board Of County Commits
she the Of o%ns Of @ %
altered as follows:
By detaching from the said town Of Colyill
and attaching the same to the town of How
1sHa the y Quarter Ct Sec ti9n 5
North one. half of the North: East Quarter Of
Section 4, Township 81 North. Range East;
And Whereas. it was thereupon resolved
that said petition be heard and determined at
court house, in the village Of Grand Marais,
said county, OH the Saturday 5th day Of June,
1915. at O'Clock p. M. and due notice of said
hearing on said petition having been posed
and served according to law, proof of which
posting and service is filed with the County
Auditor, and having given due consideration
to the matter;
Now Therefore. be it resolved that the
ereby Is. granted, and tn at the towns of Col :
VII and Hovland be altered in accordance
with the request of said petitioners.
Upon motion of Commissioner jacobson the
foregoing resolution was unanimously adop-
ted,
In the ma tier Of the change of boundaries of
Independent school District Number and
Common School District Number the fol-
lowing resolution was presented:
Whereas, petition signed by a majority of
the freeholders who are lagalyoters residing
presented to the Board Of County Commis-
tSs y
District Number and Common School Dis
trict Number be altered as follows:
BY detaching from said School District
scSo6 and to 9he
Quarter Of Section 80. Township 63, Range 8
East, and the Eas Half of Section 4. TOWN.
ship 81. Range East;
And, whereas. it was thereupon resolved
tn at said petition be heard and deter nhned al
meeting to be- held by this Board at the
the courthouse, in the Village Of Grand Ma:
rails, said county. on Saturday, the 5th day OF
June; 1915, at 80 o'clock p. M, and due notice
OF said heart On said petition having been
posted and served according to law, proof
Of which posting and service is filed with the
County Auditor, and having given due con.
sideration to the matter;
Now. Therefore,. be it resolved that the
prayer of said petitioners be, and the same
hereby il, granted, and that the School Dis
triots aforemention be altered In accor'
dance with tho request Of said petitioners.