The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1920-09-08
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Extra Meeting Of tho County Boatt|
Cook County, Minnesota il

Grand Marais. Minnesota, August Is. |
1920. "l.
Pursuant to call the County Board
of Cook County met at 10 A. M. this
25th day of August, 1920. e
Present-Conmission Allen. Baby.
jacobson and Peterson Absent-Com-
missioner Engelsen.
Upon motion Board adjourned to one
o'clock P. M.
Afternoon Session u
Board met at l. P. NJ. pursuant to-
adjournment. ALL members present.
/. r. Gibson OF the Minnesota High
way Improvement Association appeared
before the Board and asked for an
appropriation from Cook County to
said association and as the County had
already used amount allowed by law
for such purpose upon motion duly
made and carried George Leng was
appointed a committee of one to solicit
from individuals in different munich
palities to aid said association in the
expenses in conducting the campaign
for the Babcock good roads amendment
Upon motion duly made and carried
the sum of $40 was allowed John Frost
for damages to Lot of Government
Lot 2, Section %, Township 81. Range
l East, by reason of State Road cross
ing said lot.
The application of l.. HI. Lien for cor
rection of taxes on land in Sections 20
and 81, Township 81, Range East,
was upon motion recommended to the
State Tax Commission for approval.
The following bills were upon mo.
ton allowed:
Ted Linnall work on Grand
Kim Heenss sto sSae Co., blanks e s: "a
Standard OH Co., gasoline 49,. III .s3
Papl Woodland, work ON Grand
J. E. Smith. engineers e :xp: 49, 20
VIM: VIM Baliy. biacksmith;ing " 42299ss
Standard OH Co, supplies 80. 14744
Nash. Sales Co., supplies ...... 51.44
The following resolution was pre-
scented:
Whereas, Application has been made
to the County Board by the Lake Shore
Telephone Co. Of Grand Marais, Mime
sofa, for permission to erect telephone
and telegraph poles on the right-of-way
of the County and State roads between
the bonndry line between Lake and
Cook Counties, and OH any other Coun-
| ty and State roads laid out and located
| in the County of Cook, State ofsMinne-
| sofa, for. the purpose Of erecting
| telephone and telegraph SISTED. and,
Whereas. 1t appears to the Board
| that it would be OF benefit to the pub
| lie in general as we'll as to the settlers
/ along where said highways are now
| located and will be constructed. There
| fore, in consideration of the convenience
| to the public, be it
Resolved. That the request be. and
is hereby granted. and that said Lake
Shore Telephone Company or their as
sociates, executors and assigns be per-
| mitted to erect telephone and telegraph
! poles on the right-of-way for the
| purpose of erecting and establishing a
| telephone and telegraph system, pro-
| vided, that such poles shall not be
placed any closer than two feet outside
of bitches. and where there are no
bitches to be placed on the outside Of
the Travelled right-of-way sufficient so
| as not to interfere with travel, and
also that where it becomes necessary
to cross the said road with the wires
that the same shall be placed. in suffi-
Gent hight SO as not to interfere with
any travel.
IL Snau De Iurtner Resolved, Th at
the County of Cook. through it's con-
struction and maintenance of roads
will not damage or destroy the tele-
phone or telegraph lines of the said
telephone company, and where poles
have been erected and will have to be
moved said County of Cook will give
reasonable notice to that effect.
Commissioner Allen moved the adop-
ton Of the foregoing resolution and it
was declared adopted upon the follow
ing vote: Ayes-Engelsen, jacobson,
Allen, Bally, Pederson.-Total 6. Nays
nome.
/ Upon motion duly made and carried
Board adjourned sine die.
T. I. CARTER,
i County Auditor.