Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-23
PROCEEDINGS OF
COUNTY BOARD
Official Minutes of Pine
County Commissioner
Meeting


ment spoke TO the board In regard
to the extension of State Aid Road
No. 2 on the north side of Section
3. Township Is. Range II.
| Engineer Jorgensen was, on mo
tion duly carried. ordered to make q
survey OF said road and prepare
| plans and specifications for con-
struction OF same.
The petition OF Theodore johnson
asking that he with his lands be set
on from District No 4 to District
No. Is came on for final hearing. Al.
ter hearing arguments of all parties
interested In this matter, the petit
ton was on motion denied.
A petition was signed by Frank
WomeIa, owner OF Lot 2. Section 80.
Township 80. Range 81. asking that
his said described lands be set on
from District No. TO District No.
20 was presented and read to the
Board. After due consideration his
petition was on motion unanimous
ly carried denied.
Mr.. Il. l.. Mansmith appeared be-
fore the board asking that the coun-
ty pay hospital bills incurred for
Mr.. w. Russell. This matter was laid
over for further consideration.
Proposals for drilling n well at the
County Farm were received as fol-
lows:
Henry Torch at $500 and s2.l5 per
foot for In. casing.
Gust w. Johnson, s240 and s2.76
per foot for 5 In. casing.
william Adams s1.90 and $2.10 per
foot for In casing
buck Bros s2.50 per foot for in.
| caslug.
Contract was awarded to william
Adams for price OF bid towit: $3.50
per foot.
Bids for power maintenance grad
ers were received as follows:
Askov Garage: Fordson powered
Weir grader. complete with COVER
nor. magnetic and extra front wheels
| sl5tslc
Thomas W. Rosholt Co. Fordson
powered Harheld Penheld, complete
with Bosch magnetic. governor and
extra front wheels $4,000.
On motion unanimously carried.
the bid Of Askov Garage for one
"Wehr" grader was accepted.
The board also ordered three
maintenance graders from Lyle Cul
vert and Road Machinery Company
at $4,000 each. two Adams graders
at $16s5s each. and two Russell Pa
trolls at $141.00 each.
A delegation appeared before the
board asking that State Aid Road
No. 7 be graveled. AFTER hearing all
the arguments In favor Of said pro
position, a resolution was unani-
mously adopted appropriating $4,000
90 to gravel part OF said road.
Mr.. John Ettel fled an application
with the County Board asking to run
q ferry across ST. Croix River at the
termination OF State Road No. be-
tween Pine County. Minnesota and
| Burnett County. Wisconsin. His ap-
plication was. on motion duly car
ried. denied.
On motion the board adjourned UNI
| III April Z. 1925, at 3 o'clock A. NJ.
Auditors office. PINE City. MINES
| ota, April Z, 1925, nine o'clock am.
| The board met this day pursuant
10 adjournment All members pre-.
sent.
Following grand jury report was
filed with the Auditor and read ia
the board:
state Of Minnesota. County Of
| Pine)-ss
Moved by John r. ffawley and sec
onded by VIM. Swanson. that the aid
| rendered by the County OF Pine
through the County Commissioners
| towards the support OF Mrs. Lillian
M. viii be approved and that further
aid be recommended as deemed nee
essary by the commissioner from heI
district. Vote cast In favor unant
mously,
w. 8. McEachern.
| Foreman Grand Jury.
The County Cooperation Exten
sion Committee filed their budget Of
resources and estimated expenses foi
County Cooperative Extension wort
for the year beginning July 1. 1870
The committee also recommended
that Pine county appropriate $4,000
90 for extension work during the
year.
The Secretary Treasurer OF ths
County Farm Bureau Association al
so filed with the BOARD a certincats
of status OF the Pine County Farm
Bureau. showing that said associa
ton has $50 members In good stand
ing. After considerable discussion
and due elaboration the following 70
solution was duly adopted:
be Resolved: That the sum o.
100000 be set apart from the Gen
erai Revenue Fund and appropriated
subject TO the order OF the dean o
the Department Of Agriculture o.
the University Of Minnesota for thu
support Of County Cooperative Ex
tension work In agriculture ans
home economies In Pine County. To-
the year beginning July I, 1925 II
accordance with Chapter <ss. LAW
1919.
The offer of Mrs NJ. q. Newman
Hinckley Village. TO donate her prop
erty In said village 10 the county Il
be equipped and used for q count,
hospital was brought up. After som'
elaboration the offer was on motor
duly carried declined
In response to an inquiry from tn
Department Of Agriculture. the eoun
~ auditor was instructed to writ,
said department and notify then
that the County Of Pine would no
appoint any weed inspector this year
| The matter of paying hospital bill
incurred for W. Russell al q hospits
| m RuSh City was nrain taken mn an