Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-04-07
COUNTY LET'S
GRADING JOBS
~ADOLPH PETERSON GETS CON-
TRACTS ON STATE ROADS
BARRETT GETS GRADING JOB 4


BARRETT GETS GRADING JOB
Al: the regular monthly meeting Of
the board of county commissioner!
Tuesday, the contract for gravelins
on State Road No. 1, cast Of Royaltor
and State Road No. 5 near Bowlus
was let to Adolph Peterson Of this
city. His bid was $12,222.0S. Mike
Barrett of St. Cloud was awarded the
contract for grading on No. l, his bic
being $2,716.O6. Both Of these job:
are state aid projects.
The board passed a resolution pro
viding for the expenditure of SO pei
cent of the state aid allotment to the
county for 1922 for maintenance pur
poses. The total amount Of the aid is
$4,000. The law requires that a,
least 20 per cent of it must be used
for maintenance.
Commissioners Berglund, Lundberg
and Milbery were appointed as com
mittee to meet with the town board OF
Gushing ON Monday, May l, in Cush
ing village, for the purpose Of view
ing county road in the township.
The report of the county board OF
audit was read and approved. II
showed a balance at the first of the
year and receipts during the year OF
$607. .03423, disbursements during the
year of $321,5l5.34 and balance on
hand February %, 1922 of 1896, 1889
The auditor was authorized to trans
fer $4,000 from the road and bridge
f,l'1 to the county revenue fund.
Order No. 21O4 Of the state high
way department reimbursing the coun
ty in the amount Of $14,297.27 under
Chapter 522, Laws of 1921 was read
and ordered filed, also orders 2022
oOe3 and 2023 establishing a state
aid road.
County Attorney Cameron was in
structed to contest in court the appeal
Of the Transcript Publishing Company
taken from dis-allowance in part OF
claim for legal printing.
The applications of Emil Anderson
A!bin Olson. C. O. Plough, J. B. Kar
pinaki and Frank Gosiak for abate
ment of taxes were approved.
The county surveyor was instructed
to survey the county road from the
west quarter post of Section %, l3O
30, east along the qnarter-section line
of Section q to the Jefferson highway
County Engineer Viner submitted tc
the board a, system of time and report
sheets for maintenance work whereby
he would he enabled to keep a uniform
and accurate record Of costs on all
maintenance on state roads. The board
passed resolution adopting his plan
and agreeing not to authorize the is
suance of any warrants for such work
unless such time is properly shown on
time sheet before being presented to
the board for passage.
Final hearing was held on the petit
tion of John Reding to be set off with
his land from District 10 to 131, and
petition was granted.
Final hearing was held on the petl
tion of the school board of District IS
to have adjacent lands set into the dis
trirt under Chapter 236, Laws Of 1919
and petition was granted.
Bids were received for culverts anC
the bid of the Russell Grader Compan n.
at $632.l7 was accepted and CONTRACT
was awarded to them.
Auditor McNairv was instructed tt
advertise for bids for ditching OF
county road in Agram town between
sections 16 and 81.
The application Of VIM. VonDomaru
for abatement of taxes was rejected
and the application Of S. L. Staple
was laid over.
The question Of building new jai
Was discussed but It was decided not t.
build during 1922. owing to the fnan
cial conditions.
1t was decided to expend $4,000 o,
State Roads No. l and 4, work to b
done by day labor. John Virnig wa
appointed foreman on State Road NJ
and Napoleon Gotta on No. 4. L. j
Dassow was appointed foreman on Nc
l in Bellevue.
Tic entire board was appointed a
committee to view the Bredfeld jo
on State Road No. l, committee t
meet at the job on Tuesday, April Il
at 1886 p. m.
A bill from Todd county for widen
ing, constructing and cleaning a ditc
IN Motley was rejected.
All bids for graveling on Job 220
were rejected.
County Engineer Viner was author
lied to employ whatever engineerin
help necessary to carry on the wor
connected with State Projects 27>2
and 27-ol, the payroll to be paid b
the county upon proper presentation o
bills and allowed by the county boar
as the law directs, the said amounts t
be reimbursed by the state highwa
department.:
Bills allowed:
Lyle Culvert Co., supplies. IS 1.6
Al kerich, labor in Eng. Dept. $50
Fred. Sears, work on ST. r. g.. so
j. f. Viner, expense. ......... 22.O
>. ). Rogers, gravel. ...... 1885
Wm. GesseE, maintenance st.
Road l 1872
Fl. F.. Thomson, supplies. ...... rs
w. H. Ryan, supplies. ..-.... 7.9
Stroud & Company, supplies: 37.5
Twp. of Lakin, u cost judicial
road ............. 2OO.C
j. D. Adams & Company,
supplies ............... $50. 62.z
Napoleon Gotta, repairing
machinery ..... ........... 62.s
John P. Wiring, work St. R. j.. 81
Lewis Book Store, supplies. 49,. 549
MilleE-Davis Company, supplies. 6O4.s
Fritz-Cross Company, supplies. 209.1
Little Falls Ice Company, ice -. $50
Swanville News, publishing per-
sonal list 7s.i
O. Louis F. Dow Company, supplies 2O.O
Security Company, supplies ia
Minnesota State Sanatorfnm,
care of patients. S.. 91.s