The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-09-24
OFFICIA ROCEEDINGs.
Extra 8. Meeting Of the County Board,
Cook County, Minnesota.

81 Members present - commissioners
Allen, Bally, jacobson. Peterson and
Chairman Engelsen. Absent
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and upon motion duly made
and carried approved.
1t was moved and carried by un-
animous vote that the sum Of $3.50 be
appropriated out of the General Rev
enue Fund of the County to the Cook
County Agricultural Society to aid the
premium fund for the Cook County Fair.
and the County Auditor was authorized
to issue his warrant in accordance
Herewith.
Upon motion duly made and carried
the sum of Three Hundred Dollars was
out of the Road and Bridge
Fund of the County to aid in repair of
the Grand Portage road.
The. report of the State Board of
Control relative to the condition of the
Cook County Jail was read and it was
moved and carried that said report be
ordered filed, and the sheriff be autho-
rized to secure necessary blanks for
jail as required in said report.
Upon motion duly made and carried
II. Q. Engelsen was appointed a COM
mittee of one to appear before Lake
County Board October 7th for the pur-
pose Of confering with said Board re-
lative to the State road from Cross
River to Beaver Bay.
1t was moved and carried that VIM
c. Smith be appointed foreman on grav-
cling job on State road
Upon motion duly made and carried
Commissioner Peterson was appointed
a committee of one to look after the
crawling job on Maple Hill road
1T was moved and carried that Claus
c. Monker be retained as road clerk at
present salary and that he be. autho-
rized to hire an auto when necessary
to visit road camps.
Upon notion duly made and carried
County Surveyor Berglund was instruc-
ted to survey a road from the Backlund
gravel bed to the State road, also to tie
up lines on the new survey from Cross
River to Lake County line. and that he
bed west of Cascade.
The application of John Rohrbacker
for refundment of taxes paid on gov
eminent land was upon motion recon-
mended to the State Tax Commission
for approval.
The application of John Zern for cor
rection of 1918 taxes was upon motion
recommended to the State Tax Com
mission for approval.
The application of John Heitmann,
attorney for Cuyler Adams, one for cor
rection of the 1918 ta4es and one for
settlement of 1914 to 1917. taxes in
elusive on certain lands situated in the
Village of Grand Marais. were each
upon separate motion rejected.
1t was moved and carried that the
sum of $67.20 be appropriated out of
the Road and Bridge fund to reimburse
Andrew Westerlud for gravel work
done in Town of Hovland. and the Au-
ditor was instructed to issue his war;
rant for such amount in accordance
Herewith.
The following bills were audited and
alloWed:
Miller Davis Co., books for
County Auditor ............S $50
Scott Graft Lumber Co., 500 it.
2x6 tamarack .....'........ SO. 90
Wendlandt Printing and Bind
ing Co., 500 Treasurer's Tax
duplicate receipts ... $500
Standard Oil Co., 55.4 gals.
Polarine oil. .... 25.04
Fritz Cross Co., $50 witness
certificates in duplicate. .... IS.
Fritz Cross Co.. 2 doz. certifi-
Gates of return to Supreme
Court .......... .8S
Armour & Co., supplies for road
camp ....... 49,. ...... 46 65
Armour & Co., freight. ....... So
Armour & Co., supplies for road
CdHlp %. w
Armour & Co., supplies for road
camp .....+.. ......... 300
Armour & Co., freight. ........ SO
Armour & Co., supplies for road
camp ............ ......... Ii. 5O
Armour & Co., supplies for road
camp .......... 29. 81
Armour & Co., prepaid freight .73
Armour & Co., prepaid freight 1903
Armour & Co., prepaid freight So
Armour & Co., supplies for road
camp .......... ............ 10. IS
Armour & Co., supplies for road
camp ....... ............. 52.01
Armour & Co.. prepaid freight So
Armour & Co., prepaid freight II
Kelly How Thomson Co., 20 s.
gal. kits paint. .............. $50. 90
Kelly How Thomson Co.. sup
: plies for road camp. ..... 100
Kelly How Thomson Co., yds.
wire screen .............. 4.2O
Kelly How Thomson Co., sup
plies for road camp. ......... 45.78
Marshall Wells Co., supplies for
road camp ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5.28
Marshall Wells Co., supplies for
Marshall Wells Co., prepaid
freight 361
Marshall Wells Co., supplies for
road camp ................. 3S4.25
Marshall Wells Co., 500 lbs. re-
inforcing iron .............. 24.49
Marshall Wells Co.. 1000. lbs. "A
round iron. ......... ...... Al. 20
Marshall Wells Co., 10 bbls. n
round iron ................. 70. 80
Chas. ]. Johnson. freight and -
dockage, .............. go. Z 80. OIL
Gowan Lenning Brown Co.,, 90
T lbs. sack flour. :. ........... $50
Gowan Lenningz Brown Co.,
prepaid freight ......... -. -1.14
Gowan Lenning Brown Co., .''s.
supplies for road camp. !.... 36.15
Kelly How Thomson Co. re-