The Princeton union., 1922-09-07
COMMISSIONERS
ARE in SESSION
School Petitions Heard; Makes Con-
ditional Appropriation of ST.
600 for the Fair.
ECKDALL LEAVES BOARD
The Mcdonald Construction Company
Agrees to Erect Court House
for $1l9,226.


Milaca on Tuesday to conduct their
monthly session. All members were
present and the meeting was called to
order at II o'clock by chairman Sehlin.
The minutes Of the previous meet
ing as published in the official paper
were approved.
A number of the directors Of the
Mile Laos County Agricultural asso-
citation appeared before the board to
ask for an appropriation for the fair.
The gentlemen appearing were c. H.
Nelson, w. H. Smith, E. K. Evens, I.
G.. Stanley, S. S. Peterson, A. E. AL
len of Princeton and H. G. Thompson
of Pease. It was moved by Newton
and seconded by Levau that the coun-
ty board appropriate $1,000 on condi-
tion that the village of Princeton give
$500. The motion stated however that
should the village fail to grant this
sum the county appropriation should
be reduced to $500. The motion was
carried.
Delegations appeared from the
townships Of Daley and Page in re-
gard to the formation Of new school
district, No. Sc, from district AZ which
already contained two school houses.
1t was moved by Axell and
seconded by Newton that the petition
of Harry r. Johnson ct al for the for
nation of a new school district be
granted except as to west IL of Sec
ton II, township 40, range 27. The
motion was carried. It was decided
that each school retain all equipment,
including the school house in it's re-
spective territory, after the division of
the district, and that the amount of
funds on hand, $890.20, be divided
equally between the two districts AZ
and Sc. All taxes collected are to be
distributed to their respective dis
tricts. It was further ordered and
determined that the first meeting of
the electors of the school known as
the Heidelburge school, be held on
October at 7 p. m.
The petition of the school board
of district 27 to have certain lands set
off from districts AZ and 43 was
heard and granted in part. The ad
justment of the boundaries Of dis
trict 27 had been a question under
consideration for some time. 1t was
first brought to the attention of the
board. at it's may meeting.
The petition Of Eldert Edmison to
be set off from school district No. 1
to the adjoining district, No. 2, was
presented and the date for hearing set
for 2 o'clock, November 9.
The commissioners adjourned at 6
o'clock Monday to reconvene again in
the evening and remained in session
until o'clock Wednesday morning.
Carl Eckdall was to resign from the
board and all five members desired to
check over the road work that had
been done during the last six months
and clean up all other matters.
On Wednesday at 2 p. m. the bids
on the construction of the new court
house were opened. There were 27 in
all with estimates ranging from $115,-
900 to $165,362. The bids had been
submitted on the basis of constructing
the building of stone and brick or of
stone alone. After much discussion
the commissioners by vote of two
to three decided in favor of the stone
building; Axell, Newton and Levau
voted for the stone while Eckdall and
Sehlin stood for the combination of
brick and stone. The question of let
ting the bids had aroused considerable
interest in Milaca. During the open
ing of them and announcement of the
estimates the auditors room became
so crowded with spectators, about 200
being present, that the board was
forced to adjourn to the school audi
torium. The two lowest bids on the
stone building were submitted by the
Mcdonald Construction company Of
Minneapolis and the Milaca Construc-
tion company. The latter company
built the last school house erected in
Princeton and installed the vaults in
the school house at Milaca. After
some consideration Newton moved
that the bid of the Mcdonald COM
pany, which was the lowest submit
ted, $119,226, be accepted. Axell Sec
onded the motion and it was carried
The Mcdonald company has agreed
to employ all the local men possible in
the construction of the court house.
Work will be commenced next Mon
day and according to the agreement
the building is to be completed by
June 1, 1923.
Wednesday evening Carl Eckdall
resigned from the board of county
commissioners. The remaining four
members accepted his bond and con-
firmed his appointment as clerk of |
court. He assumed the duties of that
office on Thursday morning. Mr.. Eek
dali has been an able commissioner
and extremely loyal to the interests