Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-03-04
OFFICIAL COUNTY
COM'RS PROCEEDINGS
Big Contracts Let-Several Set
Off From One School Dis
trict to Another.

Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
In the matter of the petitions of
T. n. Newman and Peter H. Nyberg
to be set off with their lands from
school district No. to school dis
trict No. 43. it was ordered that the
petitions be granted. Also ordered
that the petitions of A. B. Ches-
braugh, Jake Ploeger, F. w. Barnick,
Fred w. Barnick, John Guse and
Emil Carlson, all freeholders Of
school district No. 20, asking to be
set off to school district No. 67, be
granted. Also that the petitions of
VIM. H. Trap, Gustaf Magnuson,
Elias Johnson and John M. Magnu-
son, freeholders of school district No.
20, asking to be set off to school dis
trict No. 81. be granted. Also the
petitions Of Erick Larson, Gust Carl
man, Olaf Larson and Louis Larson,
asking to be set off from school dis
trict No. 20 to school district No. 81,
were ordered granted. The petition
of Alfred Larsen to be set off from
school district No. to school dis
trict No. So was granted
The petition Of d. f. Bright to be
set off from school district No. 81 to
school district No. SO was granted.
The petition of A. f. Mckay, ask
ing to be set off with his lands from
school district No. 66 to school dis
trict No. 81 was denied.
Petition Of Victoria Dunaiski ask
ing to be set off with her lands from
school district No. SO to school dis
trict No. 81 was presented. Also Pc
titions from Louis Dick and John
Fondeen. asking to be set Off from
school district No. 20 to school dis
trict No. 81. were presented, and the
hearing on each Of said petitions was
fixed for Monday, March 10, 1913, at
I O'Clock p. m, at the court house in
Pine City.
Bids on file. in accordance with
published notice calling for same.
for the construction work and ma
terial on Minnesota Project No. 1.
were opened and read, and after due
the following contracts
were awarded:
To J. J. & NJ. S. Mergens. all con-
struction work except bridges, of
sections & 2, being the southerly
10 miles of said road. for the sum of
$37.649.46.
To Pearson 4 Co.. northerly 90
miles of said road, grading only, for
the sum of $2S.69745. Also con-
struction of 3 culverts for the sum of
S1.93224.
TO Morris Construction Co., five
bridges. for the sum OF Ss.S52.O2.
To Foley, Young & Peabody. con-
Of Bridge No. 2O26, for the
sum of SCI. 10000
Contract for sectional reinforced
concrete culvcrts was awarded to the
Kettle River CO., at prices per lineal
foot as set forth in bid
On motion it was ordered that all
other bids be rejected and that the
County Auditor he directed to read
vcrtiSc for proposals for gravelling.
and for the grading for such por-
tions OF said road as remain unlet.
bids to be received up to March is.
1918.
The County Auditor was also di-
rccted to advertise for bids for the
purchase Of a rock crusher and for
a tractor. Bids to be opened March
Is. 1919.
Also to advertise for bids for the
of a bridge across Mis-
sion creek. Sec. IS. Town 40. II. 81;
for a bridge across upper Tamarack
river in Sec. %. Town 40, Il. l6: and
for bridge in Town of Kerrick, ac-
cording to plans and specifications
ON file.
ON motion the highway engineer
was instructed to make survey and
prepare estimate of bridge across
Pine river between Secs. ~ and 20.
Town a, Il. 20.
Also to order repairs on bridge in
Kettle River township, not to exceed
the amount of $500, in case said re-
pairs are found to be advisable.
Bids were received and opened for
the construction of Bridge No a759,
between Sees. ~ and 80. in Town 80.
Rangc -, and ON motion the con
tract for the same was awarded To
the Guaranty Construction Co.. for
the sum Of Sl.SS5.oo
\ communication from the Town
Board OF Windemere. asking for
county aid in building bridge across
Willow river. between Sections IS
and %, Town a.. Range 10. was re-
ceived and read. on motion Engi-
neer Buckley VAS directed TO make
survey and prepare estimate for
same.
The following resolution was