The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-10-18
OFFICIAL
of Board of County Com.
missiOners, Mile Laos County.

Auditors Office, Mile Laos County, Mimi.
Princeton, October 9th, 1917,
Board of county commissioners of Mile Laos
county met pursuant to adjournment taken
August 18th, 1917, for the purpose of taking
up the final hearing on county ditch No: H..
The meeting was duly called to order by the
that all members Of the board we're present.
The engineers and viewers reports We're
submitted to the board, together with all plats,
profles and papers relative to said ditch pro-
eeeding. Two Of the viewers, A. c. Wilkes and
John P. Asp, and the engineer, R. S. Chap
man, We're present at the hearing and We're
duly examined by the ooard. All interested
parties, either for or against the proposed
ditch, were called on by the board and stated
whether they for or against the pro-
posed ditch and gave their reasons therefor
had been submitted the board proceeded to
deliberate and discuss the proposed drainage
proposition. It then moved by Commits;
sioner Grow that order establishing said
proposed ditch be adopted and passed by, the
board. Said motion duly seconded by
Commissioner Sehlin and put to vote by the
srew AND eSn os s call favor on
posed ditch and motion and Commissioners
Cater, Eckdall and Thomas voted against same.
Chairman Thomas then declared the motion
to establish the ditch lost.
On motion the board adjourned sine die
F. W. THOMAS,
Chairman of the Board of County Com
missioners, Mile Laos County, MINI.
Attest: w. C. DOANE.
County Auditor and Ex-Officio Clerk of Board.
(Oficial SeaD
Auditors Office, Mile Laos Co., Mimi.
Princeton, October 10th, 1917.
Board of county commissioners of Mile Laos
county met pursuant to adjournment with all
members of the board present except Com
missioner Eckdall
Meeting called to order at II a. m. by
Chairman Thomas.
Several matters were then taken up by the
board and still under discussion when the
noon taken without any official
action being taken any of said matters.
Board reconvened at 80 p. M, with
Chairman Thomas presiding and all members
of the board present.
Attorney E. L. Mcmillan appeared before
the board on behalf of the Mile Laos County
Fair Association and asked that appropria-
ton of $1,000 be granted for said association
under the provisions of Chapter 219 OF the
Session laws of MinnesotS for 1915.
Commissioner Grow then made motion that
$500 appropriation be made for the use of
said fair association: Said motion was duly
vote by the chairman. Roll call showed Com
missioners Grow and Sehlin voting in favor of
said motion and Commissioners Cater, Eek
dali and Thomas voting against it and the
motion was lost.
On motion duly made, seconded and carried
DR.. o. S. Swennes Of Wahkon was appointed
county coroner to take the place of DIR. H. P.
Bacon, resigned.
The county auditor was instructed to adj
vertise for bids for overseer of the county
home for the coming year.
The plat for the resurvey of section 20, town
of Milaca, submitted to the board by
Surveyor r. S. Chapman duly examined, ap.
proved and ordered filed with the register of
deeds as required by law.
Surveyor Chapman submitted to the board
a statement of the total costs of the resurvey
of section 20, town of Milaca, showing such
statement and ordered said costs to be as
sessed to the land in said section, 1-16th of the
total costs to be assessed to each government
forty acre tract in said section.
Pursuant to instructions from the State
Highway Commissioner the county board in
structed the county auditor to advertise for
bids for the construction of the Scenic high:
way as provided by the plans, profiles and
specifications submitted by the State Highway
Commissioners and Federal authorities.
The following claims against the county
were audited and allowed in amounts as fol-
lows to-wit:
J. J. Knutsen, supplies for county
VIM. Peterson, meat supplies for
county home .......:"..:.........::... 1895
Denison Drug Co., medical supplies
for county home .................. $50
Evens Hardware Co., hardware and
supplies for county home... 1911
Riverside Auto Co., repair work at
c. M H fGdgis n supplies for Mrs: Cot 400
ton for Sept, 1917 ............. 1900
C. M. Halgren, supplies for Mrs. Cot
ton for Oct. 1917 ,........:...... 1900
&. M. Halgren. supplies Tor Mrs.
Guyer for one month .......... 1000
C. H. Nelson, supplies for Thos. De
Jarlais ...:..... ..:......:. 1850
C. H. Nelson, supplies for Mrs. M.
E. Hastings ........:.. 1853
c. H. Nelson, supplies for Esther
Nelson ................ 1000
C. H. Nelson, supplies for J. B. Reed 1000
C. H. Nelson, supplies for Mrs. Ray
mond Tilley ........ ........-....... 21.68
Denison Drug Co., rent and supplies
for Mrs. Jamison ................ 7.91
The Fritz Cross Co., office supplies 12..14
Security B. B. & Pig. Co., office
supplies ........ 49,. 5000
Kimball.Storer Co., office supplies 26.75
Annie M. Ewing, insurance premium
on office supplies .......... 1915
Tri-State T. & T. Co.. phones and $
tolls for August, 1917 - 1890
Minnesota Rural Tel Co 'nhones