The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-05-23
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Extra Meeting Of the Board Of Cook
County Commissioners.

Extra Meeting Of the Board Of Cook
County Commissioners.
Grand Marais, Minnesota, May 10, 1917.
The County Board of Cook County
met at 10 A. M this 18th day of May
1917 pursuant to call.
Present Commissioners Allen, Bally.
Jacobson, Peterson and Chairman En-
gelsen.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and upon motion duly made and
carried approved.
The report of District Engineer LIE
Sueur was read and upon motion &C.
cepted.
1t was moved and carried that the
County Auditor be instructed to write
for permission to use the Niagara Tim
| Der Co.'S. barn at Lutsen.
1t was moved and carried that the
compensation for men doing COMMON
| labor on road work be fixed at SO. 90
per day on construction and foreman
on maintenance work, and $2.75 per
day for helpers on maintenance work,
and that the county charge the sum
of 5000 per week as board for each
man so employed.
! It was moved and carried that Geo.
Bayle be employed as foreman on con-
struction work at salary of 500. 90
per month and board.
The following bills were upon mo-
| ton duly made and carried audited and
allowed:
Sam zimmerman. Jr, freight.
ana C Graghee 1,n;t.o,. for ,,,:;d $50
Ed EeS Toftey & Co., SUPPLIES for 1'S''4
Ed W? Toftey 3 c SamP Bubbles for 1o'o'
Matt johnson, publishing and '
Fr PE1nt Gress CO.. assessment 1900
books and necessary blanks
Underwood aS i'; Typewriter Co.. "'''
II ribbon coupon book 49,. 100
steel shipped to Little Bru1e.' 1856
Standard OH Co., gasoline and
Ed. Nunstedt, lumber for Rey: +'41
nold's and Tunmores camp. 49, 65
Fred JACKSON, lunch for men
while fighting fire. ........ 100
Ed: Toftey and Co., supplies
Sam zimmerman, jr:, hauling 100
| lumber for Chippewa bridge 800
| Ed. Toftey & Co., nails, roofing
and other supplies for Tun-
Gust olson 3us Supplies furnished 1000
| P. O. Wahlstrom's camp. go. SIS
! Olson Bros, team hire hauling
bridge timber ....... 1880
Olson Bros, team hire for Su-
| pervisor of Assessments -. 1880
Olson Bros, auto hire for En-
H. A. Leseuer, expenses as En-: '''0
| gineer trip to Pigeon River
| and Lake county line. 3D.
| The application of Lester Smith ct
! al for the laying out of rod cart
way in the Unorganized Territory of
| Cook County was read and upon mo-
ton same was ordered placed on file.
! The communication of Clyde F. Rob-
erts asking for an appropriation for
roads in Unorganized Territory was re-
ceived and ordered filed.
| The petition of John N. Eliasen ct
| al for the establishment of a. road a.
long the lake shore from Hovland to
| Brule River bridge was read and same
was upon motion duly made and car
ried ordered filed.
! The applications of Michael H. KEEL
ley, E. G. Soderberg, Charles Iltis, Es-
| ten jacobson and B. I. Bliss for abate-
| ment of taxes and correction of assess
ments were each upon separate motion
| recommended to the State Tax Com
mission for approval.
| The applications Of J. w. Bowers, r.
| H. wellington, Fred Gackshetter and
James Sampson for correction of AS
! sessments were referred to Supervisor
of Assessments Berglund.
| The application of Mrs. Belle Maui
| helm for abatement of taxes was upon
motion rejected.
| 1t was moved and carried that the
| County Auditor advertise for sealed
bids for one rs horse power drawbar,
| IS belt power tractor, also for one
| combination 10 and IL foot blade bit
| road grader, said bids to be opened at
10 o'clock a. m. Thursday June 7th,
and that a certified check of 10 per
cent of the purchase price accompany
each bid
It was moved and carried that the
county purchase, from the Austin West
ern Company one Little Western Steel
Road Grader same to be shipped to
| Commissioner Jacobson at Hovland.
1t was moved and carried that En-
gineer LeSueur while employed by Cook
County be allowed the sum of $115. 90
per month and expenses also expense
of 90 per day while at headquarters
and the County Auditor is hereby in
structed to issue his warrant at the
end of each month while so employed
! for said amount of $115 90.
Upon motion of Commissioner Jacob
son seconded by Commissioner Allen
the resolution of County Attorney MUIR
ply was laid on sthe table Indefinitely.
Ayes Allen, Jacobson and Chairman
Engelson. Nays Bally and Peterson.
1t was moved and carried by unani-
nous vote that Chairman Engelsen be
| appointed committee of one to en-
gage an attorney to represent the
County Board of Cook County, or to
do any other acts needful in the pre-
misses in the action now pending where
| by Cook County is plaintiff and North
| western Railway Company is Defen-
! dant.
Upon motion duly made and carried
! Board adjourned sine die.
| T. I. CARTER, Clerk.