Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-09-09
OFFICIAL MINUTES
OF COUNTY BOARD

Auditors office, Pine City, Mime
sofa, August 80, 1925, one o'clock p.
m.
The Board of County Commission
ers met this day pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present.
The matter of sale of county trucks
came duly before the board and fol-
lowing proposition was received:
"Will pay $4,000 for two dump
bodies and hoists in tool house or
100000 for all three. Chassis ON all
above offers to be transferred by the
state to bidder, If successful st
Louis County, 9Th District, John Gull
GRANDSON, commissioner.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried. this offer was accepted.
The hearing on an impossible
bridge located in town of Crosby came
on for hearing. After considerable
discussion, complainants offered to
put on the covering and put the
bridge in passable condition for
$500. The town board of Crosby
being present. accepted this PROPOSE
ton.
The town board of Windemere ap
peared before the board in regard to
the bridge over Willow river in Sec
ton 33, township As, range 10. The
County Auditor was instructed to adj
vertise for bids for the repairing of
said bridge when plans and specif1-
cations had been filed in his office.
The town board of Arna appeared
before the board in regard to a bridge
between the towns of Arna, Wilma,
Keene, and Dosey. No action was
taken in this matter.
Messrs. Mullholland and Hall repre-
senting the Village Council of Sand
stone village appeared before the
board asking that the county make
provision for lighting the bridge over
Kettle river in Sandstone village.
After some discussion the following
resolution was adopted:
Commissioner Degerstrom offered
following resolution and moved its
adoption:
WHEREAS, Due to the big hill at
the east end of the bridge over Kettle
river at Sandstone, it's length and
sharp curve on the west end Of it,
making it very dangerous for travel
in the dark.
THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED:
That the County provide facilities for
lighting said bridge in accordance
with the estimate of material and
cost on file in the County Auditors
office.
Commissioner Wilcox seconded the
motion, and the roll being called,
there were five yeas and no nays. as
follows:
E. L. wilcox Yea
Fred Degerstrom Yea
Nels Matson Yea
Mr.. Chairman Yea
and so the resolution was adopted
this 30th day of August, 1926.
Andrew p. Edin,
County Auditor.
Commissioner Oakland reported
that the sale of old planks taken from
$232.25. The report was on motion
accepted and placed on file.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the foreman to issue duplicate time
check to e. w. Albrecht in the |
amount of $24.00, said Mr.. Albrecht
having filed an affidavit Of loss and
DOlu dCCOTuluS 10 law.
A letter was read from Mr.. Oscar |
w. Samuelson, County Auditor, Carlton |
county, in regard to ditching on coun-
ty line northeast of Nickerson. No
action taken.
Following bids were received for
coal:
CENTRAL LUMBER CO.
For one car Berwin Miller Creek
Splint lump coal for County Farm
on track 49,. ...$7.24 per ton.
For two cars Berwin Miller Creek
Splint lump coal for Court House
on track Pine City. .$7.40 per ton.
HINCKLEY LUMBER CO.
One car Island Greek Splint block or
lump :. .$6.97 FOB Hinckley.
Blue Grass Ken
lucky lump. 725 FOB Hinckley.
Berwin Splint... 7.45 FOB Hinckley.
Berwin Homestead
lump ........ TO FOB Hinckley.
Kentucky Elkhorn
lump ........ IT'S FOB Hinckley.
Kenmore Miller's Greek r
lump ........ 900 FOB Hinckley.
PINE CITY FUEL & ICE co.
Sixty tons of Hooking or Splint lump
coal delivered at
Court House $500 per ton.
One car delivered at
County Farm ........ 8.75 per ton. |
H. MOEDING
West Virginia Splint rescreened lump |
coal delivered at Court
House .............. 1865 per ton. |
INTERSTATE LUMBER co.
Sixty tons Hooking screened lump |
coal delivered at Court
House .............. 6.95 per ton. |
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the contract to furnish coal to |
the Court House was awarded to In