The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-06-17

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the foregoing resolution rwassEunanimously
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The following communication was received
Grand Marais, Mtnnesota. June S, 1915.
To the Honorable Board Of County Commits
t;3eltlemen: ..,~.,
In accordance with your Instructions we
"a nave gene eyer the no route Rettioned TOR BY
tproposed route through the Sunquist farm,
| all in Section -. Township 60, Range 8 Hast,
and as your committee We make the follow
ing recommendations:
That State Road No. /, as now located be-
tween point 769 feet easterly of the South
West corner OF Section 70. to the North. west
corner OF tho Southwest quartz OF Southeast
quarter OF Section % be. abandoned as a part
OF State Road No. L. and that. the following
route be designated as part Of Strife Road
No. l.
Beginning at point 1859 feet (more or less)
e. Township ", Range East, thence running
North -easterly as nearly az practicable ON the
now Travelled road through the Sunquist farm
forty line eissetne the soush halt ' Of Section Hss'
rs, thence East on said forty line to the North
vest corner of the Southwest quarter of the
South east quarter of Section %, Township 62,
Range 8 East.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE B. HUGHES,
MARTIN JACOBSON.
1t was moved and carried that the fore
going recommendation Of said committee be
approved, and that said road be changed in
accordance with sain committees report, and
| that the County Attorney be requested to
| communicate with Mrs. Werner Sunquist and
| secure, If possible, release for right of way
through said land.
The report Of District Engineer Hughes on
completion of contract work Of Anton Fischer
for clearing and burning in Sections 2, 8. 10
and H. in Townships. Range East on State
Road No. 2, was received, accepted and ap-
proved, and the County Auditor instructed
to issue his warrant to said Anton Fischer
for $4,000 in full payment of said contract.
The comm nication of Superintendent
Amos r. Frank of Grand Portage, relative
to burning the brush along the right of way
| on the County Road in the Indian Reserva-
tion was re-cons1dered and it was moved and
carried that the County Auditor be instruc-
ted to communicate with MI. Frank and
ascer tain from him the best time to have
such brush burned SO that the Board may
Cooperate with him in order to get the
matter satisfactory arranged to all parties
concerned.
The petition of G. F. Roberts. ct. al, rela-
tive to the establishment and laying out
a legal Highway to read as follows: Be-
ginning at the center OF Section 81. Town.
ship 81, Range East, thence running South
one-half mile, to the South least corner of the
Southwest quarter of Sec. 26, thence East 80
rods, thence South 80 rods. there to join the
so-called Automobile Road, was read, and
upon motion duly made and carried said
petition was granted.
The following resolution was presented:
Be it Resolved, by the Board of County
Commissioners of the County OF Cook, in
the State Of Minnesota, that. Whereas. the
o surety on
son. has placed in the hands Of H. H. Phelps,
attorney employed by this Board to assist
the County Attorney in collecting the amount
due the County on said bond, a draft tor
Thirteen Thousand Six'Hundred Sixty Sever
Dollars and Forty Two Gents (Sl3, 687.4 2) on
the National City Bank of the City Of New
York, payable to this County, in settlement
of the claim of tho County, in settlement of
the claim Of the County, against said Fred
jackson and the surety on his bond.
Therefore, the County Treasurer and Coun-
rized and directed to accept said draft in full
settlement and payment OF the amount due
the County from the said National Surety
Fled Jaekso on account Of the shortage s' Of
the said County Treasurer in the funds of
| the County in his hands during his term of
Office, and the County Attorney is HEREBY
authorized to dismiss the action CONNIE need
| in the District Court of Cook County, Mime
sofa. in behalf Of the County against said
Fred Jackson and the said National Surety
Company without costs to either party.
Be it further resolved. that the Secretary
| Of State Is hereby authorized and directed to
deliver to tho Ma tiOhal Surety Company the
bond of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60, 0OO),
bearing date November 80, 1912, given by the
said Fred Jackson, as principal and the said
National Surety Company, as surety, to the
said County of Cook.
Commissioner Bally moved the adoption OF
the foregoing resolu ton and the same was
declared adopted upon the following Vote
observation-disclosures Allen, Bally, Jacobson
and Chairman Engelsen. Nays-none.
The certificate of the County Treasurer OF
uncollected personal property taxes for the
year 1914 was received and the following re-
port thereon made and ordered fled:
oners of the County of Cook, State OF
Il Property Taxes for the Year 1914.
Grand Marais, Minnesota. June S, 1915.
nm loci nora ~ HooE Honptu M;nno,o<o a.