Morris tribune., 1919-08-01
REGULAR SESSION BOARDOF COUN-
TY COMMISSIONERS, STEVENS
COUNTY, MINNESOTA


County Commissioners of Stevens
County, Minnesota, was held at the
office of the County Auditor, on Monday
July IA, 1919, as provided by law:
All members present.
Tho rl:nUtes of the previous meeting
wer4 read ard approved.
II. w KeeIer. President of the ste
vens Ccurty Farm Bureau Associate
appeared Iefore the Board asking for
an Hl'prOpr:at ton Of Twelve Hundred
Dollers, as per Chapter 376, Laws Of
for tue support of the County Cooper
atiVe Extension Work.
The following resolution was offered
by Co'cmissioner D; H. Lawler which
was seconded by Commissioner n. I.
Mecklenburg and upon being put TO a
vote was declared carried unanimous
WHEREAS: Renewed Federal and
State Appropriations available to
County Cooperative Extension Work
in Agriculture, and Home Economics
became available to counties beginn-
WHEREAS: 100000 state aid for
this purpose is available annually to
Stevens County for the two year period
= WHEREAS: The Stevens County
Farm Bureau Association has been
formed, incorporated under state laws,
certificate of incorporation having been
placed file with the Register of
Deeds of Stevens County. has $50 m en-
bers in good standing, and has the sum
of 100000 available to apply to the sup
port of farm bureau work for the year
beginning July /, 1919, has prepared
and submitted a budget of it's estima-
ted annual expenses and a program of
is prepared to comply with other legal
and administrative requirements;
therefore,
BE 1T RESOLVED, That the balance
under Chapter 376, Laws of 1913. be-,
and the same is, hereby appropriated,
and that the additional sum of $4,000
be set apart from the general revenue
fund of Stevens County, and appropria-
ted subject to the order of the Dean Of
the Department of Agriculture of the
University of Minnesota, for the sup
port of County Cooperative Extension
Work in Agriculture and Home EconO-
mics for the year beginning July 1,
1919, in accordance with Chapter APT,
Session Laws of 1919, and that assur-
anCe be given that the sum of $1,000,
will be appropriated for said purpose
for the year beginning July I, 1920,
contingent upon satisfactory proof
being furnished by the Stevens County
Farm Bureau Association that it has
maintained it's organization to comply
with all legal and administrative re-
quirementS.
Commissioner MeckIenburg offered
the following resolution which was
seconded Ky Commissioner Lawler and
upon being put to a vote was carried
unan imOuSly.
y
1919 be and are hereby levied on all
the taxable property in Stevens County
in the following amounts;
County Revenue .......... Sal, 100000
County Poor .............. 100000
County Interest .......... 100000
County Road and Bridge -. $4,000. 90
The following resolution approp prG It.
ing funds for the construction of Fed
eraI Aid Project No. So, was offered by
Commissioner oh. LAWYER and seconded
by Commissioner S. Burt and upon being
put to vote was declared carried I'M
lnimOusly.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the County
Board of Stevens County, in session
his 14th day of July, 1919, does hereby
make application for an allotment of
$142, 10000, from the Federal Aid funds
the state TO aid in the construction and
Improvement of State Road No. 2 from
,ity Of Morris to 1850 feet S. of will
age of Hancock. 49,
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, that
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 project as paved road, according
to the requirements of the Commissi-
oner of Highways and the Secretary IOf
Agriculture, the estimated cost of said
Improvement being $285,8394O The
County Board hereby agrees to provide
necessary funds in addition to the Fed
eral Aid, either by making special tax
levies or by issuing bonds, when avail
able County Road and Bridge funds are
insufficient.
On motion the Board adjourned to
July 18th, at o'clock A. M.
Board recOnvened pursuant to ad-
journment. All members present.
The Commissioners proceeded to
make out a supplementary list of Petit
Jurors for the coming Court Session
which was duly placed on file.
The following list of personal prop
erty taxes and penalties for the year
of 1919, as returned by the sheriff as
unco1lectable, were ordered placed in
Judgement: ,.