Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-07-21
Official Commissioners
Proceedings

Auditors Office, Pine City. Mimi.
July nth, 1921 one o'clock r. NJ.
The Board of County Commits
sioners Of Pine County, Mimi, met
this day according to law. All mem
bers present
The petition of F. l.. Sizer a free
III. asking that he be set off with
his lands to School Dist. No. 2. Kama
bee County, came duly on for hear
ing. Same was on motion duly car
ried granted.
The petition Of John Cross asking
that he with his lands be set off
from Dist. No. to Dist No. 35. was
also on motion duly carried granted
petition from VIM. Scherbarth.
a freeholder OF School Dist. No. 40,
asking that he with his lands be
set Oft from said Dist. No. so to
Dist. No. 35 was presented and read.
The day Of hearing on said petition
was set for the 18th day OF August.
1921. at one O'Clock =. M.
In the matter Of petition of Geo.
w. Rash and 25 other legal voters
OF the Town OF Bruno asking for
the formation OF new town. out OF
that part Of the territory of said
Town OF Bruno comprising Town
ship A. Ranges Is and f6, In Pine
County. MINI. The said town to be
called McDermott on the request of
some OF the people. The Board after
due consideration made and fled
an order establishing said new town.
but that said town should be called
Belden instead Of McDermott: and il
was further ordered that the first
town meeting be held on Saturday.
July 30th. 1921. at a place known as
Spur No. III.
certificate OF status of the Pine
County Farm Bureau Association was
presented and read, also budget of
resources and estimate Of expenses
Tor year beginning July Ist. 1921. A
delegation Of the said Farm Bureau
Association was present asking an
appropriation from the county of
$4,000 for the year beginning July
LIST. 1921. After considerable discus
sion Commissioner Anderson moved
that the request be rejected. Mo
tion was seconded by Commissioner
Sfepan. Commissioner Hancock Of
Tered an amendment to this motion.
so AS to give them an appropriation
OF $4,000. Chairman Oakland vacat-
ed the chair and Vice Chairman Ste
pan acted as chairman. Commits
sioner Oakland seconded Hancock's
the question being on
the adoption of the amendment, Han
cock and Oakland voting ave. An
derson. Thomas and acting Chair
man Stepan voting no. The amend
ment declared lost. Hancock then
Offered an amendment that the sum
OF $500 be appropriated. Said am
endment being seconded by Oakland
On this amendment Commissioners
Hancock, Oakland and Thomas vo,-
Ing aye Anderson voting no. The
amendment was declared carried and
a resolution was adopte.; appropria,-
ing the sum Of $500 to the said
Farm Bureau Association for the
year beginning July LIST, 1921.
Mr.. Tom Hogan representing the
eastern part Of Pine County an
peared before the Board asking that |
IN view OF the fact. that more than
80 per cent OF the population OF the |
county is contained in one commis-
iloner district namely the 4tb Dist
That the County Commiss toner's take
such steps as is necessary To have
he county re-disfricted and that
when so re-districted that a Corn
missioner district be made out NJ
erritory tributary To the 500 Rail
Road.
Tn motion this matter was laid
'ver for further cons sideration.
A delegation was present repre-
'enting the people living tributary tn
ne s<Ncalled Dewey avenue rnad
skiing that An additional two miles
4 road. be constructed this year.
Z was on motion ordered that AZ
Oon as plans and specifications are
eady the County Auditor adyerttue
Or bids for the construction Of two