Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-04-08
BUSY SESSION OF
co. COMMISSIONERS
MORE BONDS TAKEN UP-APPRO.
PIRATE $500 FOR STATE
FAIR EXHIBIT

FAIR EXHIBIT
The county commissioners were in
session Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week disposing of the business that
had accumulated for a month. Of late,
there has been so much business coming
before the board that it has required
two full days to take care of it, where
one day was all that formerly was re-
quired. All the commissioners were
present at this session.
A report Of the board Of audit was
read and accepted.
Auditor McNairy presented six $500
August l, and they were paid and can
celled. These bonds were held by the
Security State bank Of Owatonna. This
leaves outstanding but $4,000 Of court
house bonds. The total bonded indebt-
edness Of the county is only about
$3.50, 900.
The bonds of the Buckman State
bank and the Peoples State bank of
Bowlus, as county repositories, were
approved.
It was decided to appropriate the
sum of $500 to the Morrison County
Farm Bureau Association, to be used
in putting on county exhibit at the
state fair this fall.
The board agreed to pay one-half of
the cost of repairing Bridge No. l349,
Little Falls township, and the engineer
was instructed to make plans and spe-
cifications and the auditor was in
structed to advertise for bids as soon
as possible.
Appropriations totaling 1925 were
made to help the old soldiers observe
Memorial day: Little Falls was given
$75, Royalton $50, Motley $50 and
Swanville $50.
It was decided that the board meet
with the county board of Mile Lacs
county on April 10 in regard to the
judicial road between these counties.
Commissioners Pelkey, Milbery and
Gassert were appointed as committee
to meet at the home of Math Zenner
on Tuesday, April -, for the purpose
Of inspecting the county road in Buck
man township. Pelkey, Gassert and
Lundbcrg were appointed as commit
tee to meet at the Givens place on
April 26 for the purpose of inspecting
and Little Falls township.
Final hearing was held on the peti-
tion for the changing Of county road
in Belle Prairie and petition was
granted. Right-of:way for same was
purchased from Jos. Leblanc for $3.50
and it was decided to pay to the town
of Belle Prairie the sum of 5000 when
road is completed and has been approx
ed. .shy the board.
The petition of August F. Schwanke
to be set off from school district 80 to
100 was granted.
Alden & Harris, architects, who were
at the previous meeting asked to pre-
pare plans and specifications for new
county Jail, presented two sets of same
at this meeting. After examining them,
the board decided to accept the plans
for the smaller building.
Hearing was granted on the follow
ing petitions to be set off from one
school district to another; Geo. w. Civ
en- from al to 16; Axel N. Bergstrom
! from; 106 to Ill; N. M. Moran from
to 81.
Hearing was granted on petitions for
formation Of new school district out of
lands in Independent school district,
Little Falls, and lands in Pike Creek;
also for formation of new district from
lands in Morrill, township. Petition for
formation Of new district in Morrison
and Crow Wing counties was rejected.
Applications for abatement of taxes
were approved as follows: Harry Peter
son, Max Mayer, Alex Hall, Ben Ash
burn and E. Nelson. The applications
Of Thos. Benusa and Albert Maciei
were laid over for investigation and the
applications of the Little Falls Water
Power Company and of Amanda G.
Foley were rejected.
A machinery shed located near Lake
Shamineau, owned by the county, was
sold to Jos. Wolf for $50.
The auditor was instructed to- adver-
tise for bids for road work on Jobs
2004, 2101-A and 2101-E. Bids to be
opened on May 10.
A. II. Vernon was selected to appear
as attorney for the state in the case of
the state vs.. Adolph Socher and L. w.
Vasaly in the case Of the state vs.. P. B.
Swanson. County Attorney Cameron
was disqualified from acting as pros
ecuting attorney on these two cases as
he was attorney for the defendants
previous to his appointment as county
attorney.