Morris tribune., 1921-05-27
Special Meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners


=, May 18th. 1921; Special meeting of
| of Stevens County.
"a special meeting If thu Board of
1OuhtW Commissioners was held Thurs
| he County Auditor
Menl berS present were. O. n. DOhlen,
! w m. GauSman, n P. Mecklenburg, R.
W W, ikleeler' D; H: Lawler, and c. R.
Meeting called to order at 10 o'clock
a m. and the minutes of previous
meeting We're read and approved.
| The following proposition was sub
! mitted to the Board.
The foIloWing proposition was sub
| mitted May12, 1921.
Honorable Board of County Commits
| SiOnerS.
Stevens County,
Norris. Minnesota
| Gentlemen:
With reference to your issuance
! OF Road Bonds to the amount approxi-
mateiy $95,OOO;OO, and to enable you
| to advertise for and receive uncon-
/ ditiOnal bids for same, we propose the
| following:
/. We offer to retain the services of
| a recognized bond attorney who shall
! draw up all the proceedings, resOlu-
tions, certificates, notices, etc, nee
essaTy to the regularity and legality
ing free at all times to consult with
nm on any question pertaining there
necessary
! blank bonds ready for signature on
day of sale
3. If you have followed the in
1structions of such attorney through
out your procedure. we will furnish on
| daV Of sale his opinion as to the leg
! ality of the issue.
,o 4; We will 5 adyerttse the sale Of YOU;
houses interested may be present
/ their bids.
| For this service you agree to pay us
a nO n ~, ,,ft I,o
! face value Of the bonds sold hereun-
der. 1t being understood however,
/ that YOU are to be under no Obliga-
tions to us for any bonds not actual
! ly sold
You are to furnish our attorney
with certified transcript of proceed
lngs tree of cost to US. Respectfully
! Northwestern Trust Company, st. Paul
certify thai Ry' the f. fore q: sans6 offer
was and the same is hereby duly ac-
copied by a proper resolution of the
! County Board of commissioners at it's
meeting held this 18th day of May,
! 1921.
- 0. N. Dohlen, chairman.
c. r. Wollthan, County AUDITOR
Seal"
Motion made by r. w. Keller. sec
ondled by D. H. LAWYER that the Prop
to a vote same was duly carried
Mr.. c. F. Kirk. president of the
Dea care before t the 'f Board and asked Ee
for an appropriation of $1SOO.OO for
| the support of the work of a County
and the following resolution was, Of
fered bv VIM. Gausman, seconded by
R. w. Keller, and upon being put to
a vote was carried unanimously.
''ResO1ved. that the sum of Eighteen
Hundred ($18OO,OO) Dollars be set
apart from the general revenue fund
and appropriated subject to the order
Agriculture of the University of Min
nesota, for the support of the work of
! he County Agricultural Agent in
Steven County, approved by said Dean
for the year commencing July 1st, 49,
81, and that a like sum be appropriate
ed for a second year commencing July
1st, 1922, in. accordance with Chapter
NJ Motion made by Mr.. Mecklenburg,
seconded by Mr.: LLawIler, that the
County, be increased from five to ten
cents, On being, put to VOTE, motion
was duly carried.
Report of J. E. Cole, Engineer on
motion made by Mr.. Keller and sec
onded by Mr.. LAWYER, J. E. Cole was
instrqct9d to No re p i+n cul Iefge on
Motion made by Mr.. Keller and
econded by. Mr.. Mecklenburg, that the
s End Of Of cogy Ptch be No I re- 6Hg
Motion duly carried.
Meeting upon motion seconded and
arried was adjourned, to May 18th,
1921 at 9 o'clock a.
Board reconvened, pursuant to ad-
! jOurnment.
| Motion made and seconded that the
County Auditor be instructed to issue
his warrant to the Norris Construc-
ton Company for $938.70 out of the
Road and Bridge Fund for final pay
ment of contract on County Bridge
3433, State Road No. 7. Motion upon
! being put to a vote duly carried.
Motion made and seconded, same
duly carried. that the County Auditor
be instructed to issue his warrant to
the Morris Construction Company for
S286.19 out of the Road and Bridge
fund for final payment on contract
for construction of Culvert on State
Road No. II, Job 2001.
Motion made and seconded, same
uly carried on being put to vote, that
w A. Hunt be appointed Highway
Engineer who shall have charge OF
State Aid road construction and main
tenance within the county, he to fur
nish bond to the state in the, penal
sum of 100000, this bond to be ap-
proved by this board, his salary to be
| $4,000 a month.
The following report of the board Of
audit was duly approved and accepted: