Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-07-14
COUNTY BOARD
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FIXES TAX LEVlES
WILL LEVY $4,000 FOR COUNTY
PURPOSES In 1922-Is
SLIGHT RAISE

Tax levies for county purposes ag-
gregating $2l7, 1000 were voted by
the board Of county commissioners at
its regular July meeting Monday and
Tuesday. The levies were divided as
follows:
County Revenue ............$ $40, 10000
Road and Bridge ........... 100000
Bond Interest .............. 25,0O0.OO
Sinking Fund .............. 3O,OoOOO
These amounts are the same as the
1921 levies except the bond interest
levy, which is $4,000 more.
Herman Vanselow" of Swanville was
appointed foreman on State Aid Road
No. from State Road No. to the
Jefferson Highway.
A petition for the formation Of a
new school district in Culdrum town
ship was rejected.
A. F. Kerich, custodian of the court
house, was reappointed for the ensuing
year. He was the only applicant for
the position.
County Auditor McNairy filed his
statement of the amount Of taxes
levied for county purposes for the cur
rent year, the amount collected and ap-
portioned to date and the balance re-
naming uncollected together with the
actual cash balance in each fund at
the close Of business June 80, 1922. His
statement showed the following balan-
ces: Revenue fund $24,956.7l; road >and
bridge fund $62,474.22; bond interest
fund $1o,6S6.0l; sinking fund $62, 800
81. The statement was approved.
Two. resolutions were passed making
application for an allotment of $57 900
from the federal aid funds of the
state to aid in the construction and
Improvement Of State Road No. p
from Little Falls to Belle Prairie,
and one allotment of $4,000 for the
same highway from Royalton to Little
Falls. 1t is necessary to make appli-
cation for this money before it can be
taken from the federal aid fund.
The application Of Anna Wonder
Haar, Frank Kopka and A. j. Moncol
for abatement of taxes were approved.
The application for a state aid road
in Pike Creek and Culdrum townships
was rejected.
Two resolutions covering certain lie.
tails in connection with issuance CT
the bonds for the paving of Trunk
Highway No. p were passed.
Bids we're received for the -construc-
tion of Bridge No. 37s7 in Randall vii
lagc to replace the one commonly
known as "the crooked BRIDGE The
bid Of T. J. O'Brien and S. c. Cochran
was the lowest, $3,609.96, and they
were awarded the contract.
Final hearing was held on the appll-
cation Of Nick F. Schraut to be set of
from District 81 to District ll2. Petl-
tion was granted.
The auditor was instructed to ~rrans'
fer 81 900 from the revenue tund to the
incidentals fund.
The committee appointed to lnvestl
gate petition for change in State Roac
No. 4, in Ripley township reported ant
recommended that saio petition be re
.]ccted, which was done.
County Treasurer Rcnick delivered tt
the board his list Of uncollected per
sonal property taxes FOR 1921 and Ger
tifcate on same. The board checked
the list and cane >licd such as they
ii. erred uncollectatle and ordered 9th
ers ;;:aced in Judgment.
q, der No. 23l5 oi the State Highwa.
Department approving the state ali
highway from State Road No. t.
State Road No. 3 through Buckman
was read and ordered filed.
The committee on county road il
township Of Darling through Sec. 2
and county road in same township from
Jefferson Highway in Sec. 20 west t
Parker township recommended that tn
county pay one-half of the cost OF I'm
proving these roads.
The committee On judicial road be
tween Morrison and Todd counties o.
the west line of Parker township, Sec
IS. recommended that the county pa
5000 to aid improvements on said roac
Members of the board submitte
their lists of grand and petit jurors
from which said juri.s will be draw
for the next regular terri, Of distrlc
court.
The board adjourned to July II
when it will meet to received report
On the Mike Barrett contracts on Job
2701 and 1922. The board will ais
talk over the question of financing tn
first estimate of the McCree-Moo
Company on the paving of Trunk High
way No. 27, amounting to $4,000.
Immediately following the meetin
July II, the board will convene as
board of equalization. This session wi
be open to the public and all who hav
any grievances regarding assessment
should appear before the board at tha
time. They will likely be in sessio
for three or four days reviewing asses
ments.