Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-11-06
County Commissioner
Proceedings
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county Board having inspected said
job and found /, satisfactory.
Bond Of Winnefred A: Daley in the
sum Of $4,000 as clerk Of the Judge
OF probate was on motion approved.
| The bids for rock crusher were
taken from the table, and after hear
ing considerable arguments in favor
of all the different kind OF crushers
for which bids were submitted, the
contract was awarded to the Austin
Western Road Machinery. Co. for the
contract price OF $4,000.
Bond OF Axel W. Johnson for road
contract with Geo. Lindstrom and
Hamlet Johnson as sureties was duly
approved.
VIM. Schram appeared before the
Board asking for additional aid for
taking care OF his brother On mo-
ton this matter was referred to
commissioners Gust. Anderson.
Mr.. Miller, Supt. OF schools appear
ed before the Board asking for an
increase OF clerk hire for his office,
on motion duly carried Mr.. Miller
was allowed an increase OF SIS per
month for Nov. and Dec. OF this year.
Petitions from Jno. M. Odegaard.
NJ. A. Soderbeck and 247 others ask
ing for the designation as state
road tho so-called st. Croix river
road running from Pine City in an
tasterly direction TO st. Croix River.
and for the construction OF a bridge
across said river ut point where
said road intersects said st. Croix
River. was presented and read. Said
petitions were laid on the table for
further consideration.
The Judge OF probate appeared be-
fore the Board regarding one Roy
Young. On motion said matter was
left with the Judge OF probate to
handle according to his best judg-
ment
Manager NJ Pine county state fair
exhibit. Mr.. NJ. Il. Poferl. submitted
his report Of receipts and disburse-
ments on account Of said exhibit as
follows:
Total receipts ......-......." .. $1,000
Total expenditures ...... 1916
Balance returned to Co.-Treas. 112.04
On motion duly carried said re-
port was approved.
on motion Engineer Starry was in
structed not To do any construction
work by day labor on the state roads
during winter months. except neces-
sary maintenance.
Register OF deeds, Mr.. James II.
Wandel filed his annual report of
fees and Emoluments for the year of
1913. showing total amount of fees
to be S3.523.45, On motion said re-
port was approved.
Mr.. Groves appeared before the
Board and reported that Contract on
Job i704 was completed. On motion
a committee consisting Of the whole
BOARD was appointed to view said
Job on the Goth day OF Oct. 1919. 1t
dered that the dispute between the
County Board and S. G.. Groves &
Sons Company he referred to the
State Highway Commission.
The following communication was
received and read;
hereby bid and agree to pa, to
| the Board OF County Commissioners
OF Pine County. the sum Of fourty-
FIVE dollars per acre for that part OF
the county poor farm described as
follows; SEA- OF SEA Of Sec. 90.
| Twp. ~. Range 20; SWl. Of Sec 81.
Twp, ~. Range 90. Pine County.
MINI.
inclose herewith certified check
| for one thousand dollars as evidence
OF my good faith in the transact ion.
Terms OF settlement to be satisfac-
tory To your County Commissioners.
Respectfully.
Harvey Reed
The following resolution was unan-
imously adopted:
Whereas Harvey Reed has sub
mi;tcd proposition in writing for
the purchase of part Of the County
Farm. described rs follows: South
cast quarter OF Southeast quarter
(SEL OF SEi4). Section 20. and the
Southwest Quarter (SWi4) of Section
81. all In Township II. Range 30. con-
tanning 200 acres. more or less. ac-
| cording to the Government Survey
reservinS 10 the county any and all
iron ore and other valuable miner
ais in and upon the same. with right
tu explore for, mine and remove the
same. .- Therefore. Re Il Resolved.
thrss%said proposition h, considered
and acted upon NJ meeting Of this
beard ta nc a,ela It the cv..s h.sssse-
in Pine City. Minnesota. on the LIST
day ~ December. 1919 and that no