Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-10-24
SPECIAL SESSION BoKRD OF coUN-
TX COMMISSIONERS

Special session of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners of Stevens County,
Minnesota, was held at the Office of the
County Auditor on September 18th at
10 o'clock A. M, 1919.
All members present.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
Commissioner D. H. Lawler then of
fered the following resolution and moved
it's adoption:
ems County, Minnesota, did on August
8, 1919, adopt resolutions authorizing
the issuance and sale of ONE HUN
DOLLARS Stevens County, Minnesota,
Road Bonds, dated August l, 1919, for
the purpose of permanently improving
certain parts of state Road No 2
within said County, pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 265, Laws of Min
nesota, 1919; and
| WHEREAS said Resolution contain
ing the following recital:
! WHEREAS the route and termini of
| said parts of said road so to be perm
anently improved, together with the
plans and specifications for said i'm
| provements have been approved by the
| Commissioner of Highways of the
State of Minnesota, and the certificates
| of said Commissioner provided for by
Chapter 265, Laws, Minnesota, 1919
has been signed and issued by the
| Commissioner" and
| WHEREAS, as a matter of fact, said
| certificate has not been issued and said
statement was erroneous and made
! through inadVertence, changes in the
final approval for the plans thereof and
! the issuance OF said certificate;
NOW THERE GORE BE BE IT IT e Re
SOLVED by the County Board or SteV,
| ems County, Minnesota, that the said
| ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS Stevens County
| Minnesota, Road Bonds, dated August l.
1919, be issued and delivered by the
| County Treasurer to the purchasers
thereof in accordance with their bid
when the route and termini of said parts
improved from the proceeds of said
issue, together with the plans and speci-
| ficatiOnS for such improvements have
been approved by the Commissioner OF
| Highways of the State of Minnesota, and
| Federal Aid shall have been apportioneC
for the Improvement of said Road ano
| the certificate of the Commissioner OF
| Highways eVidenclng such approval ano
| appOrtionment of Federal Aid has been
signed by the Commissioner of High.
ways as provided for by Chapter 265
| Laws Minnesota 1919.
| The roll being called upon the adop-
| ton of said resolution the following
| Commissioners voted AYE:
WILLIAM GAUSMAN, N. P. NECK
LENBURG, o. N. DOHLEN, S. BURT
and d. H. LAWLER.
Those voting in the negative: NONE
Whereupon said resolution was de-
! clared duly adopted.
RESOLUTION
J BE 1T RESOLVED, that the County
| Board of STEW EMS County, in session
this 18th day of September does hereby
$83,OOO.OO, from the Federal Aid funds
of the State to aid in the construction
and improvement of State Road No.
from Pope County line, to Big Stone
point 1900 feet Northwest of the inter
section of Eleventh Street and Atlantic
| Ave, City of Morris, to Grant County
line. State Road No. 2 continuing from
a point 1850 feet Southeast of the will
! age of Hancock to the Pope County line
BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED, thai
upon Federal Aid being granted in the
above amount by the Commissioner OF
Highways, subject to approval of the
Secretary of Agriculture, the County
| Board does hereby agree to complete
said projects as gravel road, accord
ing to the requirements of the Commits
siOner of Highways and the Secretary
of Agriculture, the estimated cost o.
said Improvement being $166,000.00
The County Board hereby agrees to pro
vide necessary funds in addition to thu
Federal Aid, either by making specia
available County Road and Bridge
| funds are insufficient.
The foregoing Resolution was Offered
by Commissioner N. P. Mecklenberg
ton was seconded by Commissioner D
H. Lawler and upon being put to a vot'
was unanimously carried and so de
cIared by the Chairman.
The time having arrived for the re
ceiving of bids for the sale of SEVEN
TY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS STE
VEINS COUNTY, MINNESOTA ROAI
BONDS, as advertised to be sold OF
this date, the Board proceeded to con
slider the bids received, which were a!
follows:
accrued interest.
On motion of Commissioner D. H
Lawler, seconded by Commissioner
Burt, the following resolution was adopt
WHEREAS, the bid of Wells-Dicke!
Company for the SEVENTY FIVI
a 6TNT4 Road P 86Fbg de dT sptem
Der 1, 1919, offering to purchase sal
bonds at the par value thereof witt
accrued interest from date of bonds t.
terms of sale and is by this Boar
, deemed most favorable;
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE 1T RE
SOLVED, that the said bid, of Wells
} Dickey Company (Par and Accrued in
terest be and the same is hereby &C
copied and said bonds awarded to them
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED tina
upon the approval of the Commissions
; of Highways of the route and termin
of the roads to be permanently improve
, from the proceeds of said bond issu
and the plans and specifications 70
t their permanent Improvement and upo
the apportionment of Federal Aid t
said Roads, the County Treasurer
authorized to deliver said bonds in sue
! form and executed as the County Boar
shall determine, upon said purchase
paying into the County Treasury tn
amount of their bid for said bonds.
The roll being called upon the ador
tion of said resolution the followin
Commissioners voted AYE: Commits
sioners:
NJ P. Mecklenburg, o. N. Dohlen, s
Burt. D. H. LAWYER. and William Gaus
man.
Those voting in the negative: Nom
, Whereupon said resolution was de
clared duly adopted.
On motion made and seconded ths
the open work on County Ditch numbe
eighteen be accepted as per Engineer
report.
l On motion made and seconded ths
the open work on County Ditch numbe
7 twenty-one be accepted as per Ell