Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-01-06
COMMISSIONERS
. ORGANIZE FOR 1872
HENRY GASSERT MADE CHAIR
MAN-JURY LIST sUBAuTTED-
PAVING BIDS REJECTED

The board of county commissioners
held its annual meeting Tuesday and
Wednesday. This is the first time for
several months that it has taken two
days to dispose of the business. Henry
Gassert was elected chairman of the
board for 1922 and Genore Pelkey was
elected vice-chairman.
County Treasurer Renick submitted
the county financial statement which
was read and ordered printed as pro-
vlded by law. The report of the board
OF audit was also presented and ap-
proved.
The bid of Butler Bros. for; hard-sur-
facing Trunk Highway No. 81, also all
other bids received for same, were re-
jected, the state highway department
having failed to approve the bid of
Butler Bros, which was accepted by
the board at the meeting Dec. 81 sub
ject to the approval of that department.
Several fee statements of county Off
cials were submitted and ordered filed.
The Chernus Construction Company
was granted an extension of time until
May Is, 1922, to complete Bridge No.
1926.
AAC1AAAS wac S1dAGcu Ou pCJlI1UuS 1OI
set-of from one school district to
another as follows: Frank Boris from
% to 46; John Peterson from 1875 to So;
Aug. Kowalczyk from 1874 to 1923; John
Smolek from II to 81; J. H. HanAer
from 9 to 25; Edward Konen from 80
to &C.; 81. G. Meyer from SO to 80 and
Joe Janey from Is to II. The petitions
of Jos. Coenen and John Zilka were
rejected and the petition Of John Red
ding was laid over.
Final hearing was held on the appli
cation of Euclid Plante to be set off
from District 80 to District IA and no
one appearing against said petition, it
was granted.
Hearing was granted on the petition
Of the school board of District 1903 to
have adjacent lands det into the dis
trict under Chapter 236, Laws of 1919.
Hearing was granted on the petition
for formation Of a new school district
in Platte and Pulaski townships.
A resolution was passed designating
the new trunk highway route from
Royalton to Little Falls as a state aid
road, subject to the approval Of the
state highway commissioner.
A resolution was passed fixing the
amount Of bonds required in connection
with the various contracts for legal
printing.
The applications Of J. F. Kunkel and
| S. l.. Staples for abatement Of taxes
were laid over for investi CATION. The
application of J. Raffensparger was re-
jected.
The balance Of $500 in the coHnt!-
attorneys contingent fund was ordered
transferred back to the revenue fun
and the sum of $500 was ordered set
aside from the revenue fund for new
contingent fund. The sum Of $1,000
was ordered transferred from the re-
venue fund for an accidental fund.
The bid of the Herald Printing Com
pany for the printing Of the delinquent
tax list at the prevailing legal rates
was accepted. The bid of the Trans
cript Publishing Company for the pint
ing of the financial statement ard the
PUBLIC printing for the year at ,he pre-
vailing legal rates was also accepted.
The bonds were filed by 10Th concerns
and were approved
Action on che approving of the plat
Of the Pinehurst Lots, Lake Alexander
was again deferred, as the board mem
bers felt that some lakeshofe should be
reserved for the public for access tt
the lake.
The list Of names, from which thu
grand and petit jurors are to be drawn
for the April term Of court, was sub
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