Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-11-04
OFFICIAL MINUTES
OF COUNTY BOARD

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Auditors office, Pine City, Minnie
sofa, october 25, 1926. One o'clock
p. M.
The Board of County Commission
ers, Pine county, convened this day
pursuant to adjournment. All mem
| bers present.
Petition of Fred c. Gaul asking
that he with his land, to-wit: South
east Quarter of Southeast Quarter,
Section 3, Township 49,, Range 16, be
set off from District No. 100 to Dis
trict No. LOG, came on for final hear
ing. Also petition of Adolph Halo
way asking that he with his lands, to-
wit: Southeast Quarter of Southeast
Quarter, Section 9, Township AZ,
Range 16, be set off from District No.
100 to District No. 106. After hear
| ing considerable arguments for and
against the granting of these 1peti-
tions, the matter was laid over until
December 6, 1926, at one O'Clock p. m.
| The complaint that a much needed
bridge across McDermott creek was
not being constructed came on for
hearing. The town boards of Wilma,
Arna, Keene, and Dosey, also the pc
titioners were present. After hearing
arguments for and against the build
| ing of this bridge, a resolution was
passed ordering towns above named
to construct a bridge at said place
as soon as possible. The County
Auditor was instructed to send copy
| of resolution to each town clerk of
towns affected
A petition with 1913 signatures was
presented to the board by MIR. e. B.
Greenwald of the Town Board of Fin
layson Township, asking that State
Aid Road No. 6 be extended from it's
present termination at Trunk High
way No. 1 to a point one mile north
| of Askov on State Aid Road No. g.
After hearing several arguments for
this proposition, it was on motion
duly carried ordered. that the road
and bridge committee with the En-
/ gineer go over the proposed route
and report at next meeting. The
Town Board of Finlayson being pres
ent offered to donate $1500.00 to the
County if said road was made State
Aid road and constructed.
/ A communication was received
from the Minnesota Power and Light
Company calling the Boards attention
to the fact that the electric line run
ming to the Poor Farm needed some
repairs. Chairman Oakland was APP
pointed a committee of one to see
to it that these repairs were made
The County Auditor was instructed
to write the Highway Department to
have three F. w. d. trucks now in
possession of Pine county, transferred
to st. Louis county, the county having
| sold the hndipc and hpicfc
Following communication was read
by the County Auditor: Pursuant to
l'Section 1884, General Statutes 1925,
of expenses incurred by the Minneso-
ia General hospital for the care of
Pine county patients during the year
1925 was as per statement attached.
You are, therefore, hereby directed
and required to levy and extend a tax
upon the taxable property in the
County of Pine, sufficient to raise the
amount of $3,489.10, to reimburse the
State of Minnesota for fifty percent
of the expense as above stated"
! Ray P. Chase,
State Auditor.
The County Auditor was ordered to
make special levy to pay this ex-
pense.
On motion the board adjourned un-
til October &c, 1926, at eight O'Clock
a. m.
! Auditors Office, Pine City, Mime
sofa, October &c, 1926. Eight O'Clock
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The Board convened this day pur-
suant to adjournment. All members
present.
Minutes of the two last sessions of
this board read and approved as read.
Engineer Jorgensen was instructed
to order culverts needed and have
them installed on the road between
Kingsdale and Cloverton.
A committee, consisting of the
whole board, was appointed to inspect
job at Harris by T. Hogan. Also to
inspect bridge in Windemere Town
ship, if completed before next meet
| ing.
Mr.. Gerbon Feyma, Sandstone, with
delegation appeared before the
board in regard to lighting the bridge
over Kettle river at Sandstone. 1t
was on motion ordered that the
| County Attorney write the Attorney
| General in regard to the County's
right to install and maintain lights
asked for.
| Mr.. Chas. Johnson, contractor,
asked the board for an extension of
time for completing jobs Nos. 26O1,
State road No. 9, and No. 1909, State
Road No, 8, and 2616 State road No.
5, to July Is, 1927 His request was,
on motion duly carried, granted.
The County Auditor was instructed
to advertise for sale, the steam engine
standing in Patrick's gravel pit at
Hinckley.
/ Applications for corrections of as
sessments were received and disposed
of as follows: Reynolds Corporation,