Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-05-30
C0u ] y DADS MEET
DESIGNATE STATE ROADS
THRoUaH CITY APPLY TOR u
M 81 M ARMY TRUCKS. 3.i5 ~ :
AN adjourned meeting of the: county
board was held at the court house Sat.
urday afternoon, with :. all members

board was held at the court house Sat.
urday afternoon, with all ~ members
Bids were submitted by several con-
Germs for dump wagons to be used in
road construction. The bid fof the Lyle
Corrugated Culvert company was ac7
copied, their price on eight 4 imp wag-
ons being, 1928 each, F. o: 3. Little
"A. IL. Vernon, city@attorney Of Lit
tie Falls, appeared, before. the board
and asked that certain streets in the
city be designated as state roads so
that the. city can pave said streets IN
der the supervision of the state high
way commission and thereby get the
refund under the proposed y Babcock
law, from the, state This paving is, to
be, paid for by the city and is to be Of
no expense <to;the e unty. a: resolution
was passed Designating the points
where the various state highways pass
through the city and the resolu tion re-
quested the commissioner Of highways
to. consent to the. designation Of such
streets as state roads. The designations
did not specify the particular streets,
this to be left to the highway commits
sion. The first one was from the point
where the Jefferson Highway enters the
city on. the south limits, to where the
state road to Brainerd intercepts the
city limits. The second was the Swan
Vile Pierz highway, from the. West side
limits to the East side limits and the
third was the Jefferson High way from
Broadway west: to, the city limits on
Second street northwest. Since the
state commission has advised the dis
trict' engineer that the county must
specifically designate the streets in
cluded. '" 5.s ~
It having come to the attention Of the
county that the state has received a
number of trucks to be apportioned to
counties for state road work, resolu-
ton was passed applying to the state
commissioner of highways for five of
these trucks. In consideration Of this
allotment the county board agreed ia
pay all freight and loading expenses
and necessary expenses of equipping> the
trucks for use; to maintain the trucks
as required by the department and ia
use them On only such work as may be
: stipulated at the time of the allotment
The board further agreed to engage
only expert truck drivers; to employ a
mechanic to devote his time to the up
Keep of the trucks; to provide sait
able garage for the trucks; and to en-
gage at regular intervals, a factory re
preventative or other experienced mar
to examine the trucks and see that they
are properly maintained.
The county auditor was instructed K
notify the auditor Of Todd county ant
the supervisors of Swanville that thu
: board will meet on June 2 to accept o.
reject a state bridge between Todd ant
Morrison counties. =. >~ ~>y
A resolution was passed designating
a state highway to connect State Roat
No. from Hillman to State Road No
3 in Richardson town. The course Of
the proposed state road is along an es
tablisheds highway: The designation
was made subject to the approval Of
the Commissioner of Highways.
Commissioners Rocheleau and Berg
lund were appointed as a committee tt
purchase tents for road work.
It was decided that commencing jun
/ all workmen and teams employed b!
the county be paid under Chapter 1872
Session Laws of 1915, which provide
that payment is to be made on auditor =
warrant on the 18th and last day O.
each month.