Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-10-07
OFFICIAL MINUTES
OF COUNTY BOARD

Auditors office, Pine City, Mime
sofa, September II, 1926. One O'Clock
p. m.
The Board of County Commission
ers, Pine County, Minnesota, met this
day pursuant to adjournment. All
members present.
The reading of the minutes of the
last session of this board was on mo-
ton postponed.
Mr.. Gjertson from the Town of
Crosby, appeared before the board
asking that the County pay for MAIN
tanning his daughter, Myrtle, at the
State Sanatorium, Walker, Minnesota,
stating he could not pay for her
maintinence there at this time. A
resolution was adopted guaranteeing
the keep of said Myrtle Gjertson at
the said Sanatorium.
Bids for construction of a bridge
over Willow river in Section 33,
Township As, Range 10, were received
as follows:
Iowa Bridge Company. zee. sc, 068.00
Guaranty Construction Co... 4,949.00
Minneapolis Bridge Co... 4,974.00
On motion the contract was award
ed to Guaranty Construction Company.
A petition signed by Adolph Halo
way was presented to the board ask
ing that he with lands, to-wit: SEA
of sen, Section 2, Township AZ,
Range Is, be set off from District
No. 100 to District No. LOG. Also
a petition signed by Fred G. Gaul ask
ing that his lands to-wit: SEA of
SEA, Section 3, Township AZ, Range
16, be set off from District No 100
to District No. 106. -
On motion duly carried, a hearing
on these petitions will be had at the
County Auditors office, Pine City,
Minnesota, ON the 25th day of Octo-
Der, 1926, at one o'clock p. m.
The County Auditor read a letter
from Mr.. o. A. Chase, Henriette, COM
planning of the impossible condition
of State Road No. 4. Communica-
ton ordered placed on file.
Messrs. ]. ]. Folsom, w. H. Wicker,
H. Van der DUN, r. l.. Morrish and
J. w. Grazier, also assessor Francis
Walters, appeared before the board
objecting to the valuation placed on
goods and merchandise in Hinckley
village.
Following communication was re-
ceived and read:
Board of County Commissioners,
Pine County,
Pine City, MINI.
Gentlemen:
Frank Maxwell and his wife, Cora
Maxwell, now living in Sleepy Eye,
Minnesota, have made application to
the County Board of Brown County
of the case, it appeared that they
lived at Hinckley in your County for
twenty years before removing to
Brown county in October, 1925. I'm
der the circumstances they are still
residents of your county and have
their legal settlement therein, and
Brown county will look to you to re-
move these parties and their child
rem, and also for reimbursement for
any amounts that may have been adj
vanced them out of our poor fund.
Yours truly,
County of Brown,
By Herman Polkow,
Chairman, Board of County
Commissioners.
Communication was ordered placed
on file.
Complaints of the fact that a much
needed bridge between the Townships
of Wilma, Arna, Dosey and Keene, was
not constructed, was received by the
Board. These complaints were signed
by eleven residents of Town of Wilma,
twelve from Town of Dosey, nine from
Town of Keene and twelve from
Town of Arna. A resolution was
adopted setting the 25th day of Octo-
Der, 1926, at one o'clock p. M, as
the time to hear the officers of said
towns, also parties making the COM
plant; said hearing to be held in the.
County Auditors Office, in the Viii
lage of Pine City, Minnesota.
The County Board filed their &C
ceptance of Job No. 26-13, State Road
No. 10. Contractor Chas. F. John
son. Estimated contract price $751;
$3.50; total cost $16,219.16, consist
ing of following construction items:
Clearing 10 acres; unit price
Sl5.UO ............... l5O.OO
Grabbing 16 acres; unit price
SlO.OO o2U.UO
Hand Ditch 2O96 Gu. yds.; unit
price 49,. Observation-Disclosures. 5S6.8S
Excavation $3.50 Gu. yds.; unit
price 49,. ................. 9102.80
Loose Rock 1851 Gu. yds.; unit
price so. 49,. ae3o.5o
Borrow Exc. 1742 Gu. yds.;
unit price .2S............. 4S7.76
Overhaul 70735 Gu. yds.; unit
price .02. ................. 1414.70
Solid Rock 200 Gu. yds. unit
price $1.50. ............... 1880
Force Account, Grader Work,
Village of Markville. ..... $500
IL in. C. M, 276 it., &c.,. 41.40
Is in. C. M, Sc it., Tic. ..... 1852
"a in. C.. M, SO it., &c.,. 24.50
SO in. G. NJ, 134 it., soc. 1920
4S in. G. NJ, SO it., 35c. 1880
Riprap, IA yds., $1.5O. ...... 21.00
Total ................. .$16,219.16
Following applications for correc-
tions of assessments were favorably
recommended to the State Tax Com
mission:
Piece Ev. Lutheran church, real
estate, Finlayson village.
Edward l.. Barrett, real estate, Po-
kegama.
M. F. March, real estate, Dell
Grove.
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