The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-12-12
OFFICIAL PRocEE DINes
Extra llaitk d III DoaFd o. Cook
County Com lssleasFs.

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Grand Aaraia, Ninns, Dec. 4, 1917.:I
The Board 81 County Commissioned
Of Cook County. Minnesota. met this
4th day OF December. 1917. pursuantiI
to call. s i, :s| ..ss5 Isl
Present commissioners Allen. Bally.
Jacobson and Peterson:
Absent-Commissione Engelsen.
The minutes Of last meeting were
read and upon motion duly made and
carried approved, VIII s*z
Upon motion duly made and carried
poor relief was granted to Andrew
Johnson, the same being for hire Of
nurse to attend Mrs. Johnson. and the
same to- be paid as follows: To Mrs.
Sather. $500 per week commencing
November IL. 1917. and to Mrs. Ras-
mussen $4,000 per week commencing
November &c. 1917. and the County
Auditor is hereby authorized to issue
his warrant in accordance Herewith
on the last day of each month until
further notice. .rs... ..s. go. -
The following resolution was pre-
scented: - - 1--
Whereas, N. B. Arnold heretofore
presented to this Board claim against
Cook County for the sum of 1893. 81
for legal services rendered in the mat
ter of the cancellation of railway aid
bonds, which claim was allowed at the
sum of $500. 90. and the said N. B.
Arnold thereup0n appeared to the Dis
trict Court from said action by said
Board; and said Arnold now having
signified his willingness to accept the
sum of $3.50. 90 in settlement of said
claim, be it
Resolved that the chairman of the
Board and the County Auditor be and
they are hereby authorized to issue to
said N. B. Arnold warrant for $780,
90 in settlement of said claim upon dis
missal by said Arnold Of said appeal
and the County Attorney is hereby au-
thorized, to enter into such stipulation
with said Arnold as may be deemed
necessary in the matter.
Moved by Commissioner Allen and
seconded by Commissioner Jacobson
that the foregoing resolution be adopt
ed and the same was declared adopted.
Ayes all.
= The following resolution was pre-
sented:-
Whereas, Federal and state funds
ment of County Agricultural Agent.
and
- Whereas the education and other ac
tivities of such an employee would be
of benefit to the county
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved that
100000 be set apart from the General
Revenue Fund and appropriated, SUBJ
ject to the order of the Dean of the
rfr If 0f T1v1i-
versity of Minnesota. for the support
Of the work of a County Agricultural
Agent approved by said Dean for the
year commencing January I, 1918, and
that a like sum be appropriated for the
second year commencing January 1919,
~ in accordance with Chapter 576, Laws
Of 1912.
Adoption of the resolution was moved
by :, Commissioner Allen, seconded by
Commissioner jacobson and same was
declared adopted. Ayes all.
The following resolution was pre-
-sented:-
Whereas, contract having been en-
tered into with the Duluth Corrugat
ing and Roofing Company for furnish
ing necessary material to be used in
the erection of steel warehouse and
LOT erection Oh same anu the SStlu Du.
luth Corrugating and Roofing Company
having completed said contract, there
fore be it resolved that the chairman
of this Board and the County Auditor
be and they are hereby authorized to
issue to the said Duluth Corrugating
and Roofing Company a warrant for
$1514.o0 the same being the contract
price for furnishing said material and
erection of said building.
Moved by Commissioner Allen and
seconded by Commissioner Jacobson
that the foregoing resolution be adopt
ed and the same was declared adopted
Ayes all.
Andrew Nelson, attorney for Aug. "A.
Nelson, presenting claim for DANA ges
claimed to have been caused by the
construction of the state road across
land owned by the said Aug. A. Nelson
and same was read to the Board and
the Board being fully advised in the
premises refused to reconsider it's for
mer action in this matter.
The claim of Albert HENDERSON for
$4,000 and of Herman HENDERSON for
$3.50. being for damages caused to
them by the opening and laying out
of the State Road over land owned by
them was upon motion duly made and
carried disallowed.
The report of the Public Examiner
of the examination Of Cook County was
read and upon motion duly made and
carried was ordered placed on file.
The application of Myrtle Schroeder
for reduction in the assessed valu-
alton of real estate for the current
year was upon motion duly made and
carried rejected.
Upon motion duly made and carried
H. o. Engelsen and T. I. Carter were
appointed a committee to appear before
the Highway Commission in the in
terest of Federal aid for the Lake
Shore Road. 49,
The following maintenance men
were named for the winter months:
!; Andrew Tote from the boundary line
Of Lake and Cook counties to Onion
River; Homer Massie. from Onion Ri.
yer to Caribou Point: Dyer Reynolds
+ from Caribou Point to Good Harbo1
To- = -rY,