Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-28

anu west tnIOuSu center Oh section
19-3S--22.
Engineer Starry appeared before
the Board asking that the Board buy
two small graders for maintenance
work. On motion duly carried the
county auditor was instructed to
order one Western Midget road grad
er, to be shipped to Sandstone and
one Stockland Pony grader with sea-
rifier attachment. to be shipped to
Pine City. The county auditor was
also instructed to advertise for bids
for one 12-foot blade road grader:
one rock crusher with equipment;
and portable culverts.
Bid for constructing the so-called
Sanatorium road was taken from the
table: after due consideration said
bid was rejected.
Engineer Starry was instructed to
make survey and prepare plans and
specifications for bridge between
sections 1927. Town A., Range II;
also to survey proposed State Road
between the Federal Highway and
the so-called Elweli Road on line be-
tween sections 1899. l4-23. 1924
1870. and sections lS-19--43-19.
Engineer Buckley. In charge of
construction of County Ditch No. Z.
filed his report stating that said
Ditch No. was completed and re-
commended that the contractor. The
Bemidji Drainage Co.. be paid the
balance due on said contract. On
motion duly carried. the engineers
report was approved and the balance
due on said contract ordered paid.
On motion duly carried the salary
OF Engineer P. F.. Starry was fixed at
the sum OF $205.O0 per month.
On motion. 80 mile posts were or
dered from the Lyle Corrugated Gull
vert Co.. to be used on State Road
No. and No. Q.
A resolution changing the name OF
the Pine County Poor Farm to Pine
County Farm was on motion unani-
mously adopted.
Petition from Steve Novak and
others asking for a County Road in
the Towns OF Kettle River and Stur-
geon Lake was rejected. as was also
a petition for County Road In the
Towns OF Pine and Rock Creek.
signed by John Soukup and others.
On motion the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved: That the sum of $1,000
be and is appropriated from the Spe-
cial County Road and Bridge Fund
for the construction Of
the so-called Sanatorium Road
$500 out Of allotment. 10 the LIST
commissioner district and $3.50
from the allotment. to the end COM
missioner district). and be 1t further
resolved: That Engineer p. r. Starry
Is hereby designated as overseer to
have charge Of the construction Of
said road and he is hereby author
ICED to issue time checks for labor
performed in the construction Of
said road In accordance with the
provisions in Chapter 1872. Laws Of
1916. State OF Minnesota. and acts
amendatory thereof.
Robt. Derr.
Chairman. Of County Board.
Attest: Andrew p. Edin,
auditors Seal) County Auditor.
The county auditor was instructed
to take out liability insurance for
crew handling tractors and trucks
belonging to the county.
Resolutions appropriating money
out Of the Special County Road and
Bridge Fund to Towns OF Kerrick,
Windemere and Nickerson, to aid
said towns in building and repairing
roads and bridges therein were duly
and unanimously adopted In the fol-
lowing amounts. to-wit:
Town OF Kerrick: $1.275.OO on fol-
lowing described roads: Road in
Range Line between Town Of Ker-
rick and town Of Nickerson. east OF
Sec. -. Town OF Kerrick--$2OO.
On Mail Route on County Line,
north Of Section 8. Town IS. Range
1890. On road between sections
7-s-45-1S.-$5O. Road in quarter
line Of Section 4 north and south)
$50. On road between Sections 9
and 10, north and south.--$10O. On
Range line between Nickerson and
Kerrick, east Of section 36--$125. On
road between sections rs and q.
north and south-$1O0. On road in
center Of section 10. east and west.
$500. On road between sections
Is and Fl. II and 20--$2O0. Ditch
ing between sections % and $3.50.
Town Of Windemere--$1.375.00 on
roads described as follows:
On mail route between Pine and
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