The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-01-14

Total deposits .......... $760,531.0S
Cash on Hand--Pennies, dimes
and nickles -.......... 9.63
SllVef, o0.oo
Checks and money orders. 1859
Cash items ............... 1904
Town, county and village
#f@. OfuefS I,fIool
Total cash on hand. ... $4,461.36
It was moved. SECONDED and carried
that the auditor be instructed to ad
vertise for bids for the, construction
of a timber bridge in the Town of Shot
Ley on ditch No: G 3 and rd in the To yHr
The petition of Pete Leonard asking
for a change in the l Toute of county
" road in the Town of Nebish, came up
Notices having been properly posted,
and the report Of the COMMITTEES nm it, beng
be granted Carried.
The petition of J: N: skri,XIseth,, ct al,
asking for a survey of sections IA and
r % in township l47-32, came up for
hearing. Notices having been properly
served and published, it was moved by
the petition be granted, and r. X. Bliler
be appointed the surveyor, and the
airy rs, 1916 Carried:
The following partial and final esti-
mates Of engineers were offered for
1882, state rural highway
Iowa wa b co:.Briidge No. @''A''''
1888, state rural highway No. q, 70
Iowa Bridge co:.Bridge No. '''A'' z
1907, state rural highway No.
miller & Notwithstanding, '0'00
J. W. WiIco OK State road o No. s: si57s
1t was moved by. Hayes, seconded by
Clementson, that the estimates be APP
The financial statement of the county
showing receipts and disbursements for
1915 was, offered for the examinatlon OF
the board, and it was moved by Lennon,
be approved and ordered published
1t was moved by Hayes, seconded by
Thompson, that the salary of the super
intendent of schools be set at $4,000 for
the ensuing year. Carried.
Moved, seconded and carried to take
recess to 80 pm.
Board recOnVened at 1870 pm. with
all members present.
1t was moved, seconded and carried
that the county surveyor be Instructed
to survey county road No. 81 IN town
The report of the county attorney
covering expenditures for 1915 was was
offered, and on motion duly seconded
and carried, was approved.
The following resolution was offered
by Commissioner Lennon, who moved
whereas, state road No: 10 has been
constructed and completed, with moth
it is Important that the following de-
scribed road be designated as state
Be it therefore resolved, that the
following described road shall be des-
ignated as state road No. H., subject
to the approval of the state highway
Beginnings at the southWest corner Of Of
STGWn of whe Ho is an Inter
90 and 81. 20 ' and l 81, Is and 80, q ana
With an the rs Mn e. to the
Railway, thence in a northeasterly d-
rection, parallel to said Il! 4, M: & l. Ry'
ley, thence north along the west side
of the M. & l. Railway, through sections
25 "a, -, II and of said township $50,
range 80 continuing north through sec
lions SO, rs, "a, 23, IA, II. 2, township
ISL, range 80 (Shooks township, con-
tinuing north through section 80, town
to the Village of kelliher in said sec
ton 35, and there intersecting with
aforesaid state road No. 10, and there
ending, being approximately seventeen
miles"
The motion being seconded by Com
and duly carried.
A Statement having been rendered
the county auditor from the clerk OF
dition of funds and Indebtedness Of
said town at the time of division and
formation Of the Town of Woodrow
showing follOWs:
Outstanding ORDERS road and oc
ou Hfaage ng"o ORDERS revenue 'l'9'
Cash Il'e on hand in revenue fund.-: s2:ss
Cash on hand in poor fund.-: ..;. 6S.4l
Cash on hand in dragging fund. 9l.42
1t was moved by Commissioning; Len
non, seconded by Commissioner Thomp-
son, that said funds and indebtedness
be divided between the two towns on
the basis of 7O4 per cent to the IoWn
of Woodrow, and 29.G, per cent to the
Town of Battle, and that said Town Of
Woodrow ,7o.4 per. cent of all cash in
funds at time Of division, and that said
Town Hns o sh par eeS TO Of the
amount of outstanding warrants or or
ders at the time of division. Carried.
asAng fop the He of e. new
school district out of school district
NJ tq cr 4s in the Town of Northern was
1t was moved by Thompson, seconded
by Hayes that hearing pc set for Feb
ruary 29,. at 900 pm. Carrled:
A petition for the organization OF the
Town of Birch Island G55-90 was
offered as follows:
ITO the Board of County Commission
ers of the County of Beltrami Mime
sofa:
The undersigned, a majority of the
legal male resident lieeHOlueiS WIZ
are voters of the congressional town.
ship number 155 north, of range 81
west, in said county containi i not
voters, hereby petition your honorable
board to be organized as a new town
under the township organization law,
and respectfully ask that you forth
with proceed to fix and determine the
boundaries of such new town, and to
name the same Birch Island.
Frank o. Heuln, Arthur l.. Gish, Jack
DanielsOn, H. Hillman, c.. w. Blanchard,
Harry Davidson, C. Nj. Anderson, T. A.
Kuchen, +. b Jones, Henry Knauff,
Arthur Johnson, Norman H. Morrow,
Peter A. Johnson, Albert O. Moen, An
drew M. Edward, Richard Lemmer. An
ton Anderson, William Faaland, Andrew
NORM, Carl Johnson"
The following resolution was offered
and moved for adoption by Commission
er Lennon:
Whereas a petition has been duly
made to the board Of county commits
sioners, purporting to be signed by
majority Of the legal male resident free
32, praying that the said township be
organized into a town, and that it be
named Birch Island;
Now therefore, be it resolved, that
the petition be, and the same is hereby
granted. That the boundaries of said
town be, and the same hereby are made
co-extensive with the boundaries of
said congressional township 1922, and
said town SO organized is hereby named
Birch Island"
The motion being seconded by Com
missioner Thompson, was put to vote
and duly carried
The following resolution was offered