Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30

o Of the contract. The board did
not comply with his request. however.
A committee consisting OF the
whole board was appointed To inspect
the work done on state road No. Z,
contract work done by Chas. johnson
N state road No, .. also state roads
No. : and 10.
A letter from the Minnesota High
way Department was received and
read. requesting that the road be-
tween Pine City and Rock Greek
should be specified as the part OF
Trunk Highway No. I to be paved.
Also informing the Board that plans
and specifications were ready for that
part Of the road and would he In Pine
City In time for the sale Of bonds as
advertised.
After a short discussion Commits
sioner +. W. Stepan offered the fol-
lowing resolution and moved It's
adoption:
Whereas, at a special meeting OF
the County Board OF the county OF
Pine and state OF Minnesota, held ON
the 31st day Of July. 1923. Il was re-
solved that said county OF Pine issue
It's bonds in the sum Of n hundred
forty thousand dollars ($140.0 00. O0)
under the provisions Of Chapter $50.
Laws Of 1928. for the purpose Of pay
ing the expense To be incurred In
permanently improving Trunk Road
Number One "a. in said county; and
whereas, this county board at said
meeting did not designate and In
clude In said resolution the limits OF
this Improvement, rs required by
law;
Now, Therefore, BE u Resolved, by
the county board of said Pine county,
as supplementary to and amendatory
of said resolution above mentioned
and described, that the proceeds oI
the bonds authorized to be issued al
the meeting Of this county board on
said 31st day of July. 1929. shall be
used for the permanent improvement
u Estate Highway Trunk Road No,
One (1), In said Pine county. within
the following described limits. to-wit:
From Sandstone TO Friesland.
Commissioner F. II. Thomas sec
onded the motion to adopt said reso-
luton, and the roll being called. the
same was adopted by the following
vote: Ayes-F. II. Thomas. r. w.
Stepan. Nels Oakland. Nayes-Gust
Anderson. j. c. Hancock.
On motion the board adjourned un-
til Aug. 81, 1923. at one o'clock y. m.
Auditors office, Pine City. MINI.
August 81. 1923. one o'clock D. m.
The board convened this day pur-
suant to adjournment. All members
present.
The matter Of selling road bonds
In the sum OF si40.0 90 under Chap.
ter 800. Laws Of 1928, came duly be-
| fore the board, sale OF said bonds
having been set for this date. The
sale was. on motion duly carried. not
held. as no approved plans and speci-
fications were filed with the county
auditor as prescribed by law.
A petition signed by James Zalesky
and i01 others asking for a bridge on
section line between sections 90 and
26 In Sturgeon Lake township, was
presented. The town board Of Stur-
geon Lake was also present. Com
missioner Stepan made a motion that
the county stand one-half the cost
Of said bridge. This motion was
seconded by Commissioner Thomas.
When put. Commissioners Stepan and
Thomas voted aye. Commissioners
Oakland, Hancock and Chairman An
derson voted nay. Motion lost.
, The town OF Pine City presented a
bill for one-half the cost Of construct
ing the so-called Lake Shore drive
road. Said one-half amounted "a
$91O.61. Commissioner Hancock
made a motion that this bill be paid
His motion was seconded by Commits.
Toner Oakland. Commissioner Stepan
offered an amendment that the town
OF Sturgeon Lake be allowed $500 t
for a bridge or culvert ON section line
between sections 20 and 26-45-20
This amendment was seconded BY
Commissioner Thomas. For adoption
OF this amendment Stepan. Thomas
and Oakland voted Aye. Amendment
carried. On the motion as amended
Commissioners Oakland. Stepan and
Thomas voted Aye. Commissioner
Hancock voted No. Motion carried
The county attorney was, on motion
unanimously carried, instructed "a
collect from Hennepin county. the
amount Of expense incurred by Pine
county o N account Of M John Fried
man who was fatally injured at Rut-
ledge