The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-01-13
Adjourned Ann al Meeting.


The County Board of Cook County met at
O'Clock A. M. pursuant to adjournment.
Present Commiss toner's Allen, Bally. ELL
quist, jacobson and Chairman Engeisen.
The meeting was called to order by County
Auditor Carter and upon motion duly made
and carried Hans O. Engelson was elected
Chairman for the ensuing wear.
II was moved and carried that Ole J. ALEU-
be elected Vice Chairman for the year 1915.
The minutes Of the meeting of December
18th 1915 we're read and upon motion approx
ed.
Hicks De appointed County physician for the
ensuing year at the same salary as last year
and upon vote same carried. Ayes Allen,
Bally, jacobson and Chairman Engelson.
Nays Ellquist.
1t was moved by Comm missioner jacobson
and seconded by Commissioner Bally That
,am Zimmerman be appointed Janitor for
the ensuing Year. said motion being lost on
the following vote: Ayes-Bally and Jacob
son. Nays-Allen, Ellquist and Chairman
E. gelson.
1t was moved and seconded that Ole Ander-
son be appointed janitor at salary of S65 90
per month and upon vote said motion car
ried.
1t was moved and carried that the sum of
81. 81 be paid as bounty tor the killing OF
each wolf regardless of age and sex within
the County of Cook in addition to the coun-
nty paid by the State.
The following resolution was upon motion
unanimously adopted
Be it resolved by the Board Of County
hat the Cook County News. Herald he. and
the same hereby is. designated as the official
newspaper Of Cook county for the year 1915,
and be 1t further
ala be, and the same hereby is. designated as
the newspaper In which the notice and list Of
axes on real estate of said Cook County,
Minnesota rem aiming delinquent on the first
Monday in January 1916, shall be published.
1t was moved and carried that tho bond of
the Cook County News Herald for the proper
publication of the delinquent tax list be fixed
at 100000
The reports of fees and emOluments of T. I.
Carter as County Auditor, Louis Engelson as
County Treasurer. A. V. johnson as Register
of Deeds and Registrar of Titles. George
Leng as Clerk of District Court. s. G. Murphy
as County Attorney, S. G. Murphy as Examiner
Of Titles. l.. H. Lien as Sheriff. August j.
Johnson as Coroner. Axel E. Berglund as
County Surveyor, William Clinch as Superin-
tendent of schools, George H. Durfee as
Judge of Probate, and Hans o. Engelson. Os-
borne Ellquist, Martin jacobson, Ole J. Al
len, and Sam B"lly as County Commissioners
were read and upon motion same were ap-
proved and ordered placed on file.
The report OF Claus G. Monker relative to
the receipts and disbursements for Sta to
Fair Exhibit for the year 1915 was received
and ordered lied.
The following resolution was upon mo tion
unanimously adopted:
Be it resolved by the County Board of
Cook County Minnesota that the sum of
$500 90 be appropriated ont of the General Re-
venue Fund Of the County for the purpose of
maintaining an exhibit Of the products of
Cook County for the year 1915 at the Mime
sofa State Fair, and that Claus c. Monker be
appointed to have charge of said oppropria-
ton and exhibit.
The itemized statement of costs incurred in
case of State versus A. Patenaud as fled by
Matt Johnson, Justice of the Peace, was re-
ceived and ordered fled.
The Board examined the books and &C.
counts o Louis Ensel5on as County Treasu-
rer and filed the following report with the
County Auditor.
Report of the Board of County Commission
ers OF Examination of the Office of County
Treasurer.
This is to certify that the undersig ed
members of the County Board of Cook Coun-
ty Minnesota, met at the Office of Louis En-
gelson. County Treasurer of said County on
he sth day of January 1915. for the purpose
of examining and auditing the accounts.
books and vouchers of the said Louis Engel-
son County Treasure of said County and to
count and ascertai II the kind, description and
amount of funds in the Treasury and belong
ing thereto.
We found the said Treasurer indebted to
the several funds at the close of business On
January 8th, 1915, in the aggregate sum of
$4Y,3l5.22.
We find the Treasurer in possession OF
funds covering said indie btedness in kind and
amount as follows:
Cash items in SAFE checks. etc.. a43. "a
Deposited in Cook County State Bank Il, 1854 "
Deposited In First National Bank,
Deposited in First National Bank, ''''"''
Blwaoik ..................... 1851 .06
Total funds on hand January 8. 1916 s49,3l5 .22
II. ENGELSON
MARr TNI JAG0BsoN
SAM BALLY
OLE J. ALLEN
Board Of County Comm issioners, Cook Coun-
~, Minnesota.
Attest: T. I. CARTER, County Auditor.
County Auditors Seal)
The following report OF George B. Hughes,
Superintendent Of Roads, was received and
ordered fled
TO the Honorable Board of County Commits.
siOners:
Gentlemen:
l herewith submit report Of the Construc-
t1on and Main teuance of the State Roads in
ook county done under my supervision dur
Ing the season Of 1915.
On State Road No. in the town of Grand
Marais nine miles OF new road was construc-
ted, this road was prac tically all relocated.
much etter alignment and gradient OBJ
To ined, and the road shortened about seven
hundred feet The cost data of this work is
"s follows: labor $l8622. 68, culverts $l607 OK,
explosives 1892 81, contract for clearing
90. Total ST. To arrive at the true
Cost we will have to deduct from the above
total the following credits: gain on board
4l3l :52. Cash collected for blacksmith work