The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-06-13

Grand Marais, Mimi, June 7, 1917.
The County Board of Cook County met
this 9TH day of June, 1917, at 10 a. m
pursuant to call.
Present: Commissioners Allen, Bally,
Jacobson Peterson and Chairman Eng
elsen.
Absent: None.
The minutes of the meetings of May
18th and June 4th, 1917, were read and
upon motion duly made and carried
approved.
This being the day set for opening
bids for purchase of road tractor the
following bids were opened and re-
ceived:
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery
Company, $32S5. so. White Sales Com
pany, $6,5O0.OO.
1t was moved and carried that the
bid of Minneapolis Steel and Machinery
Company be accepted and that the
County purchase from said company
tractor for the sum of $3,2S5. SO in ac-
cordance with terms in contract signed
by the Board Of County Commissioners
and on file with the County Auditor.
This being the day set for opening
bids for the purchase of a road grader
the following bids were opened and
read:
Austin Western Road Machinery
Company, $500. 90. Russell Grader
Company, sS15.OO.
1t was moved and seconded that the
bid of the Austin Western Road Ma
chinery Company for sale of grader be
accepted, and upon vote said motion
carried-Ayes all.
The application of Arvid Erickson for
cancellation of personal property taxes
in the town of Colvill was approved by
the board and recommended to the
State Tax Commission for approval.
The applications of J. Scott Cast, H.
y. Blogstad. Paul jacobson, r. B. o.
Dell Sec'ty. Red Cliff Lumber Company,
(3), Irving E. Gannett, Adolph O.
Simonson and Charles P. Klinmann for
correction of assessments and abate-
ment of taxes were upon motion recon-
mended to the State Tax Commission
for approval.
The application of F. H. Chandler of
the Englund Towing Company for a.
batement of penalty on personal prop
erty taxes was recommended for an
proval.
The applications of Andrew He'd
strom and Belle Manteim for settle
ments of taxes were approved by the
Tax Commission for approval
The applications of L. L. Simmons,
Louis Lehman, Gordon H. Winsor and
Earl M. White were upon motion re-
ferred to the supervisor of assessments.
1t was moved and carried that la
borers on State Road work for ensue-
ing year be insured, in the Chas J.
johnson Agency on 4 baises of a pay
ment of $4,000.
1t was moved and carried that the
County purchase cement from c.. O.
Backlund at the price quoted by him
to the Board.
The following bills were upon mo-
ton audited and allowed:
Peyton Paper Co., supplies. -. 1S. 81
c. A. Nelson, board of men on
road work .......... LAT, 25
Gowan Lenning Brown Co.,
supplies for road work. go. 800. IA
Alfred Berglund, drayage and
P. 8: Wahlsfrom, work on on A''
bridges and culverts. ....... 21.OO
Sam Zimmerman, Jr., auto hire 21.OO
MD! snail wells f1QW. co., sup
plies: $3.50. .......... 12.43
Miller Davis, blanks . 1.12
4. |. Carter, cash paid for Cook
County maps ;............. 100
DR.. J. J. Ecklund, surgical and
medical treatment of Charles
Haglund .....:.......... 5000
+. q. WahlStrOm, work on cul-
verts and on Dyer Rynold's
Kinban storer Co., supplies for
Auditor and District Engi-
neer :........: ..... 20. 80
Jonn Anderson, hauling dyna-
mite -. ......... 500
MATT Johnson, printing and
publishing .......... ...... 1925
Matt Johnson, printing and
~ publishing ...........:. -. s7.o5
Z. A.. A. Nelson, supplies for
~ road ,......... .,........ 65.4S
r. 3. Jacobson, nails ...... 200
=. -. 6acklund, cement. 800
=: A. Nelson, supplies for road sos
Feter M L1nnel1, auto hire.... 1900
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