The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-04
P10o1RDYHosr~ Or" TINE COUNT
10A1D AT ADJOURNED REaU-
Lar SESSION, JULY rs, 1919,

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s3oA1D At ADJoU1NED REaU-
Lar SESSION, JULY rs, 1919.
The Board Of County Commissioners
met in adjourned session on Friday.
July rs, 1919 All members present.
were opened and received and bids sub
'mitted as follows:
,,i h; p Russell loader $14so f. o. b.
4 h. p. Russell loader, s156s, +. o. b.
Bemidji, Minnesota. Furnished by the
Russell Grader company Minneapolis
Minnesota.
- h. p. portable gravel loader $3.50
by the Good Roads Machinery company,
20 ton bin loader, s175o f. o. b. Be-
80 ton bin loader. $500 f. o: b.. Be
mildly Minnesota Furnished Min
nesota Road Equipment company, Min
Atlas portable wagon loader, $1,000
f.. o. b. Milwaukee,. Furnished by Ellis
Woolman. 117-27 Avenue, Minneapolis,
After due discussion it was decided
to lay the above offers on the table until
road plans had taken more definate
shape, Motion IN, to that effect was sec
. Bids were = offered for letting con-
tractEof buildings on the poor farm and
contract for the buildings was.awarded
to Geo. Kreatz for $20.880. Plumbing,
supply system Was awarded to L. r
Eckstrum, 1924. Electric wiring was
awarded. to Minnesota Electric Light
parties. to execute a contract for the
above work, for the above stated COM
pensations in the form of the Standard
Agreement. of the"American Institute of
above not to consume more than four
months from this date. Commissioner
Pauls0n. moved that the above mentioned
contractors which wer e the lowest bid
ders, be given the contracts, which was
seconded by Commissioner Hayes. Mo-
ton was put to a, vote and unanimously
carried.
Bids were opened on constructions Of
vault in auditors, office and whereas
Geo. Kreatz bid of $3,596 was the lowest
bid. !ltrwas~ moved by Hayes. seconded
by Ellis and duly carried that contractor
execute .contract:for the construction Of
vault for work and amount in the form
Of the Standard Agreement of the
American Institute of Architects (sec-
onS sdi n g d ana work to be com
Moved, seconded land carried to ad-
journ- to 2:O0+p.~
Board reconvened at 200, All mem
The bids Of the Northwestern Trust
company. st. Paul and Capitol Trust
and Savings bank of St. Paul and Cass
Of rust ana
ings bank Of ST.. Paul, and the Cass
County7#State. bank. Joint bidders with
the Capitol Trust company. offered the
terest' and a PREMIUM GU Of ;soeo.o ac for for
$e50O0.00 Beltrami county road bonds
laturing; in 10 years bearing interest4at
Il per cent IT. without option, was accept
the Capitol Trust and Savings bank Of
St: PAUL and Cass County State bank,
joint bidders
trami County, Bemidji MINI. For two
hundred fifty, thousand dollars -($250,-
O00.00 par value, legally issued and
properly r3I exseutea highway bonds Of
fered for sale July 25th, 1919, of the
denomination Of $1,000 each, said bonds
to be dated August LIST, 1919, and to be-
without option Of prior payment bear
ing interest ait the rate Of five and one
half per cent Is u per cent? per an
mum, payable semi annually on February
principal and interest to be made pay
able at some bank in st. Paul or
Chicago.
Of o dafe Of dsiSsry to
tss 1ns Rss" Sond Of eight
We further agree to furnish blank
This Ss IS IS eas1se for prompt accept
ance and Is subject to the legality. and
regularity Of the issue being approved
by our attorneys; you agreeing to fur
may be. necessary in their opinion, to
establish such legality and regularity
IN all respects, You further. agree to
tionss which may be necessary, in the
opinion Of our attorneys. to complete
the record Of proceedings. =. -..,.
AS an evidence Of good faith. we at
tach hereto our cashiers check for ST.
600 drawn on the Cass County State
bank, Of Cass Lake and made payable to
the order Of the County Auditor of Bel
pendns e ,t Il held by
Of this bid, If accepted otherwise, said
check Is to be returned to us or our
representative at once
.. july, 1915 0'su '''s 90" Jay
Cass2county State Bank
N '''';'.'''''''.A AGENT
Capital Trust & Savings Bank
Manager Bond Department
The above foregoing offer is hereby
accepted TOR and on behalf of Beltrami
day Of July. 1919: and the receipt Of the
hereinabove mentioned check for $1,000
is hereby acknowledged by the under
signed duly qualified officers. n>,>,
Chairman County Comm.
A. D. JOHNSON.
County Auditor.
On motion Of Fills seconded by Paul
son the above bid was put to vote.
The members voting as follows,
Yea. Edward Paulson.
Yea. Fl. B. Imsdahl.
YEA James r. Hayes.
Yea, VIM. Lennon.
Yea, 8. W. Ellis.
Number voting Yea 5.
Number voting Nay, none.
Whereupon the bid Of tn Capitol
Trust & Savings bank and Cass County
State bank was unanimously. accepted.
Commissioner Hayes offered the fol-
lowing resolution and moved its adop-
tion.