Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-31
Official Commissioners
Proceedings


all members present.
Minutes Of proceeding meetings
read and approved.
Application for extension OF time
for completing OF Contract of Alden
| and Tahny for construction Of Coun-
ty Ditch No. IL, was presented by N.
!. Foss, engineer in charge of said
ditch. and on motion unanimously
carried, 1t was ordered that the APP
| plication be granted, and the time
for completing said ditch be ex-
tended until October 30th, 1919.
Engineer w. J. Buckley submitted
his report on the condition OF the
bridge across Birch Creek. between
Secs. % and "a in Town As, Range
81, which was placed on file'
A petition for a County Road along
the abandoned right OF way of the
branch Of the N. p r. r. formerly
| running from Gronningen to Ban
ming village signed by 80 freeholders
and asking that said abandoned
right of way be laid out and estab-
| lished as "A County Road from Gron-
| ningen to It's intersection with the
Federal Highway, was presented and
read: and on motion the auditor was
directed to correspond with the prop
er officials Of the railroad company.
| and ascertain on what terms and
conditions said right of way could
be secured.
| Ordered on motion that the petit
ton be laid on the table until next
meeting.
Louis Effler. owner Of ELI Of NE4
Of See. %, Town AR. 81, appeared
before the Board and entered COM
plant that the award of $25 made
by this Board on Sept. 12 for level
ling Off the earth placed along Coun-
ty Ditch No. 9 thru his land was in
sufficient pay for the amount of work
required,
Ordered on mot ion that the amount
Of said award be increased from S25
to sos.
A communication was received
from John Sorensen setting forth the
fact that he had had his land surveyed
by the county surveyor and corners
duly established on said land. viz.
Sia Of NEA, Sec. %. r. +3. r. 90 and
that when State Rural Highway road
was built two Of said corners had
been removed. and never since re-
placed. and asking the Board to
have said corners replaced.
1t was ordered on motion that En-
gineer w. J. Buckley he directed to
replace the said corners.
| The Morris Construction Company
presented q written application for
extension Of time for completing
their contract for construction of
bridges on the Federal Highway. On
motion the application was referred
to Engineer w. j. Buckley.
The petition of f. Womela to be
set off with his lands from school
district No. 3 to school district No.
% was heard. and on motion said
petition was rejected.
The petition Of Helga plaisted to
be set off with her lands from school
rdistrict No Go to school district No.
"a was presented and on motion the
day Of hearing on same was fixed for
Dec. md, 1913, at O'Clock p. m. at
that day.
Ii was ordered on motion that En-
gineer w. J. Buckley he directed to
inspect the bridge across Kettle Riv-
er in Sec %. Town As. Range 90. and
report on same at next meeting.
The committee on right of way for
overhead crossing near Mission
Creek station reported that a propo-
sition had been received from Jo-
names and Ole Solberg. owners of
Sci. Of NEi4 of Sec. 10. r. 40. r. 81,
lettering TO sell from said described
land sufficient earth for the fill re-
Quired at bridge at said overhead
crossing for the sum Of $500
! Ordered on motion duly carried
that, Commissioner Edin. n member
OF said committee. he authorized to
make and enter into contract with
said Soelbergs for the purchase of
said necessary earth for said fill,
and that when such contract has
been legally executed and delivered,
the county auditor be instructed to
draw his warrant in payment for the
same.
A communication from Steel Com
panS in regard IL shipment Of bridge
material. and application forms for
same were presented and 1t was
| ordered on motion that same he filed
ont by engineer and forwarded to
the Highway Commission.
The application Of Thos. Connor
| for abatement Of tax on Lots and 4.
Block 80. Townsite Of Pine City, was
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