The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-06-05
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Extra Meeting Of the Board Of Cook
County Commissioners.

9th day of May, 1918, pursuant to
call, all members present. -:
The minutes of the last meeting were
raed and upon motion duly made and
carried approved.
Upon motion duly made and carried
Hans Toftey was authorized to sign
time checks on road work.
Upon motion duly made and carried
the Engineer was authorized to make
arrangements with c. o. Backlund for
rent of barn for making concrete pipes
and authorized the said Engineer to
offer him $4,000 per year for same.
1t was moved and carried that the
compensation for teams on construction
wor TX, commencing June list, be fixed
at $500 per day.
1t was moved and carried that the
offer of v. N. Johnson to bronze and
varnish the lettering on the front of
the court house for $1,000 be accepted.
The bond of the Bank of Commerce
and Savings in the sum of $4,000, with
the Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. as
surety was upon motion duly made and
carried approved.
The four applications of L. L. Sim
mons for reduction and abatement of
taxes were referred to the Supervisor
of Assessments.
A communica ton from the Town
Board of Maple Hill relative to cross
ing the Devils Track River was read
and upon motion duly made and car
red the project of building a bridge
across said river be abandoned and
that a road be constructed to connect
the East Maple Hill road with State
Road No. d, and that the Engineer be
hereby authorized to make a survey of
said project and upon fling of plan of
same with the County Auditor, the
County Attorney is hereby requested to
start condemnation proceedings to ac-
uuire rigt of way across the land ira
versed by said road.
1t was moved and carried that the
State Road between Erickson's corner
and the Hovand Town Hall be re-
grade and grlveled in the places
needed, and that Commissioner Jacob
son and the Engineer have charge of
said work.
The applications of G. s. Rollet and
Carrie Williams for reduction of taxes
were upon motion duly made and car
ried rejected.
The following applications for abate-
ment or reduction of taxes were reco-
mended to the Minnesota Tax Com
mission for approval: Otto Monsoon
and John Ogren, Gordon H. Winsor,
Andrew Hedstrom, L. L. Simmons. Ed.
Lynch, Thomas Bardon, r. H. Will
lington, r. E. Wolfenden. VIM: Clinch,
Alger Smith and Co.. and Olof Bjerke.
The following application for re-
fundment of taxes paid were recon-
mended to the Minnesota Tax Commits
sion for approval: Northern Counties
Land Company, Marais Investment
Company, Cook County State Bank and
LundQuist Land Company.
The application of L. L. Simmons and
four applications Of the Marais Invest
ment Company for refundment of taxes
paid were laid on the table.
The following bills were upon motion
audited and allowed:
Ed. Toftey e Co., supplies for
Ed. Toftey & Co.. supplies for r' 0
Ed 0' Toftey & Co., supplies for '4'
ed Toftey & Co., supplies for '1'
North shore Garage, labor and
supplies for tractor and ex-
press for County Auditor.. 40
North Shore Garage, freight
North sh shore G CARA labor and $3.50
Nor tRp' Shore Garage, fare and 1875
hauling supplies to Lark
trees and Bayle's camps 80. 80. so
pr. oveals, / pr. shoes. ~. 1925
P. T.. Aim, sheeting and flannel 100
Fritz-Cross Co., carbon for
Treasurer's office .......... 1.3
Fritz-Cross Co.. blanks and r.
rritz-cross Co.. pencils for CO. ''''
FRITZ ihseSSssF CO., blanks blanks: for Co. 3S
rrltz :Ssx Co.; blanks for ''ss
Clerk of Court ........... rs
% W fa1I
Highway Engineer ...... GIT
Fritz-Cross Co., field books and
f HighWay Hnsin reports for &
Fritz-Cross Co., supplies for
County Auditor .......... 1.1s
Wendlandt Printing and Bind
ing Co.. tax list for County
Wendlandt Printing and Bind. '0'00
ing Go, Co., books for Register
Standard Oil CO.. axle grease lol W
Pol trans. oil and Polarine
stsn nd SlSe 81 Co., karosine for 1908
Standard Oh Co., co:' iron Red d. 81
Grown gasoline .... II "a
Standard Oil Co., iron Red
Crown gasoline ~.......... II "a
StAndard Oil Co., stanolind Gas
Olson Bros, hauiiniE: wheel Of 80 81
tractor from Rudes to Court
Olson Bros, hauling iron from 1'oo
dock to Whalstrom's for ce-
ment pipes ...... I IN
VIM: Baily, REPAIRS and Supplies l. 81
Matt Johnson, stationery for
county officials 40 IN
Matt Johnson, publishing de-
linQuent list, Commissioners
proceedings and tax iudg- -.
n; ment n sale s notice: 20. III. As
cry Co., supplies for tractor II 70
Minneapolis Steel and Machin- " =
,,; cry Co.; 2 cylinders ;,;::;::. 14o 90
very cry CO., supplies for tractor 1920
cry Co., supplies for tractor 7.65
Hans Gilbertson, supplies for
r, camp: $500. 80, 80: ......... SIT
G. A. Nelson, 6lbs. spikes. GO. .42
Kelly How Thompson Co, Mar z#s%3
forks ...H ....s.s.. PASS
Kelly How Thompson Co., sup
plies for road work 1850. ~. $85 IA IS
GoWan Lenning Brown CO.,
supplies for road work !. ~. % II 305. OF
GoWan Lenning Brown Co.. 3 IA y.
supplies for road work, $50. 3o1 80