Morris tribune., 1919-08-01

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salary of Steve Sax as road Overseer
of Stevens County was fixed at $1,000
per month. payable monthly, beginning
July 1, 1919.
Mr.. L. Heating, representing the East
and West Highway Association, ap-
peared before the Board asking for an
appropriation for marking and adver-
Using that part of State Road No. 1
and thru Stevens County known as
, the green trail and upon motion made
and seconded, $4,000 was appropriated
from the Road and Bridge Fund for
that purpose.
Motion made and seconded that the
County enter into an agreement with
the owner of the Northeast quarter of
the Southeast quarter of Section TWEEN
ty-five, Township one hundred twenty
five, Range fOrty-twO, for the leas-
! ing of three acres for a period of thirty
years for the purpose of removing sand
and gravel for the use of constructing
and maintaining public highways in
Auditor be instructed to issue his war
rant out of the road and bridge fund
to the owner thereof for the sum of
twelve hundred dollars, upon execution
of lease.
, Motion made and seconded that the
County Auditor be instructed to issue
his warrant to Mrs. Carl Rasch of the
town of Synnes for $500 monthly for
/ the care and keep of M. Hilbert, a
county poor; said payment to begin
with July l, 1919.
Upon motion made and seconded,
meeting was adjourned to July Fl, at
II o'clock A. M.
July FL, 1919, Board reconvened pur-
suant to adjournment of July IS, 1919.
All members present.
Motion made and seconded to accept
amendment of Wells, Dickey Company
to agre4emedn1to made with them on
in connection with Stevens County
Federal Road Project Bonds.
Commissioners Burt offered the fol-
| lowing resolution which was seconded
by Commissioner Mecklenburg and up
f fG 9Ss Those Soti1g e Aye Wer e;
GommTsioners s. Burt; Q: M Dohien
VIM. Gausman, Chairman. Those Vot-
| ing "no" none
WHEREAS the County of Stevens
i has let contract for the permanent
! improvement of certain parts of State
Road No. within said County and
Federal Aid has been appOrtioned to-
vements under the provisions of the
| Act of Congress approved July II,
! 1916 entitled IAN ACT TO PROVIDE
THAT THE UNITED STATES SHALL Shall
| CTION OF RURAL POST ROAD AND
| FOR OTHER PURPOSES" and the acts
amendOtOry thereof;
| WHEREAS the County Board of
Stevens County, State of Minnesota,
| deems it necessary for the purpose of
paying the expense to be incurred by
| said State Road No. as hereinbefore
| described that the bonds of said
| Stevens County in the sum of ONE
| HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUS-
| AND DOLLARS be issued and sold un-
| der and pursuant to the provisions of
| Chapter 265 of the Laws of Minnesota
for the year 1919. -, 49,
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE IT, RESO-
| LIVED by the County Board of Stew
| ems County, in the State of Minnesota,
| in session regularly convened as
| follows:
| SECTION I That the County Bonds
Of the County of Stevens, State Of
MInnesQta IN the aggregate sum Of
ONE --e, HUHDRER SEVENTY FIVE
| sold for the purpose of paying the ex-
| pense to be incurred in permanently
| improving State Road No. 2 within the
Said issue to consist of ITS bonds Of
the denomination of 500 each, num-
| bered from l to 175, inclusive, and all
and all of which shall become due and
| payable on August 1 1929. All of said
| bonds shall bear interest at the rate of
| five per cent per annum, payable semi
| annually on the First Day of February
| and August in each year. which in
! terest shall be evidenced by interest
| coupons attached to each bond, and
both principal and interest shall be
| payable at the Wells, Dickey Trust Co.
| in the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
SECTION 2 That the County Board
| Court House in the City of Morris,
/ Minnesota on the 9th day of August,
l919,at the hour of 2 o'clock PM. for the
| purpose of opening and considering
| bids for said bonds and that the COun-
| ty Auditor cause two weeks published
notice of the sale of said bonds to be
! made in the Morris Sun, a legal news
| paper published in Morris in said Ste
| venS County in substantially the fol-
! lowing form which is hereby adopted,
tO-Wit:
NOTICE OF SALE OF
| $175,GO0 Stevens County, Minnesota
ROAD BOMBS
| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
proposals will be received by the
county Board of Stevens county. Min
nesota, at the Board rooms in the Court
on the 9th day of August 1919, at 2
o'clock P. M. for the purchase of ONE
| HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUS-
AND DOLLARS Stevens County Min
| neSOta, Road bonds to be issued in &C
cordance with the terms of Chapter
265, Laws of 1919, and of resolutions
of said County Board adopted on July
81, 1919, at which time the said bonds
will be sold to the highest responsible
bidder or bidders. Said bonds will be
dated August 1, 1919, and will be due
august L, 1919, ana Will pear interest
at the rate of five per cent per annum,
payable semi annually,principal and in
terest being payable at the Wells, Dickey
Trust Co., Minneapolis Minnesota.
No bid will be received for less than
par and ACQUIRED interest and the right
to reject any and all bids is reserved.
The bonds will be printed by the Coun-
ty and all bids must be unconditional
and accompanied by a certified check
payable to the order of CARL BUCK
ENTIN, Couny Treasurer for Stevens
County for 500 of the amount of bonds
bid for The County will furnish the
approving opinion of w. J. Stevenson,
Esq, of Minneapolis, without charge.
Bids should be addressed to the under
signed at Morris, Minnesota.
BY order of the County Board of Ste
vens County, Minnesota.
Dated at Morris, Minnesota, this 21st
day of July, 1919.
| c. r. WOLLTHAN,
County Auditor.
SECTION That upon the approval
of the Commissioner Of Highways of the
route and termini of the said roads to be
permanently improved, and the plans