The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-09

ae auditor was authorized to sell an
"a clock, stored in the basement, to
. V. Johnson for the .;t,o. ,f SIS 90.
The following resolution was Pre-
.nted:
WHEREAs approxmatcly one
third the area of Cook county, Mn
nesota,- is included lp the Gove,n-
ment Forest Reserve. which extends
dstance the Of centf[ of the % Eounty
west to east and from five to thir-
ty-two miles in width from nor til to
south. and whereby the. county is
diVlded into two nlrts, leaving Il
the shore, of Lake Superior, on the
south, and along the Canadian
boundary line, on the north, and
WHEREAS, the total assessed VAL.
Oh 1876; the total valuation of all the
lands in the county being but ST.
SS2, lot; and the total tax levy for
last year was $196. POS SO, necessi-
county Of over io4 mills, and the
available in the construction Of
highways; has constructed. under
ninety miles in length through the
southern part of the county, and
which crosses the Forest Reserve:
ana the County and State did during
1920 and 1921 eNDend s75,0DO on q
miles of fire prevention road, known
locally rs the Gunflint road. 16
miles of which crosses the Forest
Reserve; and
WHEREAS, in the matter of for
est fires the Forest service is handi-
transportation facilities Of any kind
and because OF this inaccessibility
the Forest Reserve increases the fire
haznr1 to the whole community:
and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that
he extended to the west line Of said
county through and adjacent to the
Forest Reserve ca distance of ap-
proNimately thirty miles) to connect
with a projected road from Ely
eastward: and
with thousand Of beautiful lakes
within and without the Forest Re-
serve. constitute very important
part Of the park region of Mime
creasing tourist traffic from all parts
Of the United States, over the trunk
highway in the southern part of
the county, which would be largely
diverted to the park region if the
same We're made accessible by pass
abe hlghWayS; and
WHEREAS, the greater part Of
all travel on the roads Of this coun
ty is by non-residents, and the prin-
cipal cost of maintenance Of these
roads is due to such nonresident
traffic; therefore,
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the Board
OF County Commissioners Of Cook
county, Minnesota, that we do here
by petition the Honorable Secretary
of Agriculture that he set apart out
SresS TOR such purpose the sum Of
$40" 900 90 to aid in extending said
Gunflint road from its present ter
minus in a westerly direction ada
serve to the western boundary of
Cook county;
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the
County Auditor Of Cook county be,
and he Is hereby instructed, to send
Henry G. Wallace Secretary of Ag-
riculture Of the United States, to
the District Forester, Denver, Col;
to G. a: Dahlgren. Supervisor of Su-
to our Senators in Congress-, to Hon.
Oscar j. Larson, representative in
Congress from this district, to c.
NJ. Babcock, Commissioner of High
ways Of the State OF Minnesota, and
to J: II: Mullen, Highway Engineer
Of the state of Minnesota.
Commissioner Bally moved the aGop-
ion of the foregoing resolution, which
notion was seconded by COMMISSIONS
.llnuiSt. and the same was una animous-
y adopted.
The following bills were upon mo-
ion duly made and carried, audited
nd allowed:
The Fritz-CroSS Company, bal
ance due on vault tixtures.. 500 o.
fm. Bally, two shovel handles . 80
henry Peterson, assisting Mrs.
Thompson home ............. 81. 7.00
Co., assessment
books and blanks .. 133 sc
!. c. Murphy, expenses in trip
to Duluth in Higgins Co. tax
matter ........ ..... % 90
: ishl Creech, six days board
for Thompson horse. ..... 600
lake Shore Telephone Co., rem
tai for January ....... "a 90
lake Shore Telephone Co., long
distance calls ........ COS
'Ook County News HI Herald,
printing and supplies .... 4610
silbertson &Toftey, storage for
Ford car ....... 10. 90
!. II. Lien, auto hire ...... - 90
,ook County News Herald,
printing board proceedings:
also stamped envelopes for
treasurer 5W IS
'ook County News-Herald,
printing delinquent tax list. 1920