Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-12-11
Official Commissioners
Proceedings
Auditors Office. pine City. Mimi.
Dec. I. 1919. One o'clock p. m

bers present.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
In the matter Of the petition Of
&. W. Rlomberg asking that he with
his lands be set off from District No,
~ to District No. 80. was on motion
granted. Also the petition of Joseph
Prochar asking to he set off With his
lands from District No. 10 to Dis
trict No. ~ was on motion granted.
In the matter of petition Of r. r..
Sheforgan and others asking for the
formation Of new school district out
of territory Of District No. a6: OH mo-
ton said petition was again laid over.
Petition of Mary II. Kleber asking
that she. with her lands, be set Oft
from District No. ~ To District No.
~: also petition from Henry r. Cor
nclius 10 be set Oft. with his lands.
from District No. 73 To District No,
1: James Zalesky. asking III bc set
Off. with his lands, from District No.
16 to District No. 40: Tony Chenille
lewski to be set off. with his lands,
from District No. 10 to District No.
40: and J. l.. Seekins asking that he.
with his lands and lands intervening
and uuoccupied. be set of from Dis
trict No. IS to District No. 81; on
motion the day of hearing on these
petitions was set for tho 9th day 0f
January. 1920. one o'clock p. III.
Mr.. Sieyerts of the Morris Con-
struction Company appeared before
the Hoard In regard to his contract
with the County. He. also reported
that Bridges Nos. ?O23. 2O25 and Att
were completed and asked for ac-
ceptance and final payment on them.
No action by the Board was taken on
this mater.
In the matter of the proposition Of
Mr.. Harvey Reed for the purchase
Of part Of the County Farm, two more
propositions were received. one from
Mr.. NJ. J. Widdes, and a second pro-
position from Mr.. Harvey Reed.
Mr.. Widdes' bid read AZ follows:
herewith submit to you the fol-
lowing bid for the purchase of the
SEA- OF the SEA of Section 20 and
the SWA Of Section 81. all In town.
ship ~. range 90. known az the Coun.
~ Poor Farm. containing 200 acres,
more or Iess. according To the survey
thereof. w.
The sum of $50 per acre on the
following terms: to have the use
OF the farm and the pasture lands
on the place together with II all
barnroom but the County to retain
the use Of n barns and the dwellings
except one room for hired man: tO
get possession OF the lands and y
barns May 1. 1920. the County to re-
tain the use of n barns and the
dwellings as aforesaid until Oct. /.
1920: or I viii submit AN offer Of
$52 per acre II possession Of the en-
tire premises shall be given March
ist. 1920. Certified check for $1,000
Enclosed herewith to bind either pro-
position which may be accepted by
you. In any event an additional pay
ment Of $4,000 will be made March 1,
~. H. L.. 81 t.x.
paid Mar. I. 1921: interest on said
balance to oe paid at the rate Of 81
per annum. commencing Mar. 1, 1920.
Yours very truly.
NJ. j. Widdes.
Mr.. Reeds second proposition read
as follows:
l hereby propose and agree 10 pay
tp the County OF Pine. MINI. the
sum Of eleven thousand ($1i. .OO0)
dollars for that part and portion Of
the County Poor Farm described as
follows. .to-wit: SEA OF SEi4 OF Sec.
90. and sWA Of Sec. q. all In town
ship II. range 90; II being understood
and agreed that said county is to re-
main In and retain possession of said
premises until March 1. 1921.
Payment Of said purchase price OF
$1,000 is To be made In the manner
and at times as follows:
II this proposal Is accepted the
certified check for $1,000 accompany
Ing this proposal Is to>be at once
applied upon said purchase price.
A further payment Of $4,000 upon
said purchase price is IN be made on
the said 1st day OF March 1921 and
the balance OF said purchase price.
viz: $4,000. Is to be secured by first
mortgage upon said premises for the
tern. of five years and bearing In
terest at the: rate OF So per annum.
Upon compliance with the foregoing