The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-11-16

Meeting called to oorder at l o'clock p. m.
by the chairman.
On motion board adjourned until 80 p m.
Board reconvened at 80 p. m. with all
members of the board present
Moved and carried that the county board
meet November 9th, 1916, at IL o'clock a. m.
at the county auditors office in the village of
Princeton for the purpose of appointing
county superintendent of schools to fill the
vacancy left by the death of Mr.. Guy Ewing.
former superintendent of schools of this coun-
ty. Commissioner Cater voted mo- on roll
The county auditor was instructed to send
a copy of the following communication to the
Minnesota State Highway Commission, to-wit:
TO the Honorable Board of Highway Com
missioners of the State of Minnesota:
= We hereby make formal application for
Federal aid on that part of !ntrastate Road
ton and Mile Laos lake to the extent of $4,000.
The road in question is part of the through
State Road running from St. Paul and Min
Canada and the United States and is also
a part of the so-called Scenic Highway.
Dated at Princeton, MIMI, October 28th,
J. H. GROW
CARL ECKDALL,
F. w. THOMAS,
j. F. WARREN,
County Commissioners of Mile Laos Coun-
ty. Minnesota.
On motion the following pledge was adopted
by the board unanimously with the exception
of Commissioner Grow, who refused to sign
NO ADDITIONAL TAXES.
aggregate road and bridge taxes of the county
if the proposition to issue the bonds of the county
for road Improvement at the election to be
bonds are issued, We, the County Commission
ers of Mile Laos county, Minnesota, do here
by pledge ourselves to reduce the annual tax
levy for road and bridge purposes from three
to two mills during our term of office. Fur
thermore, we believe that one-mill tax levy
will care for the interest and principal of said
bonds, if they are voted and issued.
Dated at Princeton, Mimi, October 2sth,
1916.
&c CATER,
CARL ECKDALL,
F. W. THOMAS,
J. F. WARREN,
County Commissioners, Mile Laos County,
On motion the board adjourned until Nov
ember 9th, 1916.
F. c. CATER,
Attest: W. c. DoGNE: A' u 'A@ N'"''
County Auditor.
Princeton, Minn., Nov. 9th, 1916.
Board of County Commissioners of Mile
Laos county met at the county auditors office
present and Chairman Cater presiding.
Meeting called to order at II o'clock a. m.
by the chairman.
On motion board adjourned until 1 p. m.
Board reconvened at 2:15 p. m. with all
members of board present.
The board then proceeded to vote by ballot
to I'll! the vacancy in the office of the county
| superintendent of schools. The first ballot was
not decisive for, any of the candidates and on
the second ballot Olof Wasenius of the Vii
lage of Onamia received three votes and was
then duly declared elected by the board to the
office of county superintendent of schools of
Mile Laos county for the unexpired term of
former Superintendent, Guy Ewing.
Commissioner Eckdall offered the following
| resolution and moved its adoption, which mo-
| ton was seconded by Commissioner Thomas.
ana being put to a vote, three commissioners
voting in favor thereof and no commissioners
voting against the same the motion was car
| rled and so declared by chairman Cater then
presiding thereat, to-wit: ..".
RESOLUTION. ~ p.
RESOLVED, that the county of Mile Laos issue
to the State of Minnesota it's bonds to the
aggregate amount of $4,000 for the purpose
OF making permanent improvements on and
hard-surtacing State Roads Nos 1 to 6 in
, elusive therein, and that the auditor of said
Mile Laos county be and he is hereby author
1zed and directed to make an informal appli-
cation to the State of Minnesota and to the
Board OF Investment for a loan of $4,000
and procure the necessary blanks from the
SAID board OF Investment and the necessary in
formation in connection with the issuance of
the foregoing bonds and the application to
said state to purchase the same, as may be re-