The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-01-05
ANNUAL MEETING
OF COUNTY BOARD
County Commissioners Meet; Appoint
Committees and Make Appro- I
s.. lsElt.
: priations for 1922.
NEW TOWNSHIP IS FORMED
Peter Sehlin Elected Chairman of
Board and John Levau Re-
elected Vice Chairman. .c#

Board and John Levau Re-
elected Vice Chairman.
The county commissioners met at
the Milaca school house Tuesday for
the annual session of the board; all
members were present. Peter Sehlin
was elected chairman Of the board to
succeed John G. Axell and John Le-
vau was reelected vice chairman.
The following standing committees
were elected: County home, Newton,
Levau, Axell; court house, all members
of the board; road and bridge, all men,
bers of the board. Fred Newton was
appointed committee of one to have
charge of the old court house in
Princeton.
The following were elected members
of the count y board of health: DR.. L.
E. Odell, Peter Sehlin and Fred New
ton.
An appropriation of $500 was made
from the reserve fund to pay the in
cidental expenses Of the county as
drayage, express, postage, etc. 1t was
voted to appropriate $500 as a con-
tingent fund for the county attorney
for the year 1922.
The board voted that all regular
meetings Of the commissioners should
be held on the first Tuesday of each
month except in November and July.
It was agreed to hold the November
meeting on the ninth.
The report Of the annual fees of the
following officials was examined by the
board, approved and ordered placed
on file: Otto Henschel, treasurer;
Walter Peltier, county. auditor, w. c.
Doane, county attorney; D. S. Phillips,
judge of probate; Olof Wasenius, su-
perintendent Of schools; A. G. Oster-
berg, register of deeds; H. A. Garri-
son, clerk of court; John F. Peterson,
court commissioner. =.
Ira Stanley appeared before the
board and asked that the insurance
company which he represented :. be
awarded the contract of Mile Laos
county for the workmen's compensa4
ton insurance for 1922. His request
was granted.
The first business brought before
the board in the afternoon session was
the petition of certain parties to be
set off from school district 81 to dis
trict 43. The petition was granted.
The final hearing Of the parties who
wished to be set off from T. Al r. rs
to T. AZ r. rs was heard. The district
in question formerly comprised an I'M
organized township and was included
in Isle Harbor township. The board
voted to grant the request of the
parties petitioning that the region in
question be organized to form a new
township to be designated as Lewis
township. January % was set as the
date for the first organization meet
ing. The committee representing this
new township consisted of F. H. Har-
din, John BATE, E. H. Lewis and L. P.
Hughes. South Harbor township was
represented by the members of the
town board-Ed. C. Broker, F. D.
Mcleod, r. w. Richardson and Carl
Olson. Both committees joined in the
petition and members had previously
come to the agreement, which was
satisfactory to all parties concerned,
in regard to the division of the town
ship funds, personal property as road
graders, etc. It was agreed that
each township assume half of the pres
ent Indebtedness of Isle Harbor town.
ship.
The bids on the county printing re-
ceived from the Milaca Tribune, Mile
Laos County Times and Princeton
Union were read. The printing was
awarded to the lowest bidder, the
Princeton Union.
For the third time parties appeared
petitioning to be set off from school
district 13 to 81. March was set as
the date for the final hearing of this
petition.
The board continued in session all
day Wednesday. It was agreed to
advertise for sale $4,000 of county
bonds. These bonds will be sold to the
lowest bidder at the next meeting Of
the board on February Z. The money
realized from their sale and $19,761
Of federal aid money is to be expended
on highway 18.
The annual list of names was drawn
for the petit and grand juries.
The accounts of the county treasurer
were audited and the board then ad-
journed.
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