The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-15
One Assessor.
One Constable.
One Justice Of the Peace.

One Assessor.
One Constable.
One Justice Of the Peace.
It was then on motion Resolved that
the compensation Of the Town officers
shall be: Supervisors $4,000 per year:
Clerk $26.25 per month and fees;
Treasurer 500 per year; Health Om-
Ger 500 per year; Assessor IS per day
while in performance of his duties
Ofhcers to be paid at the rate OF 10c
per mile for use Of cars while on
Township road trips. Carried.
The following three places were des-
ignated as Guide Posts: l at White
Iron school; at the Town hall and l
at the intersection of the Tower and
BURNSIDE roads.
On motion It was ordered that the
following sums of money be raised by
tax upon the taxable property in said
Town for the following purposes:
General Fund, ................ 2 mills
Road g. Bridge Fund. ....... 30 mills
FIRE Fund. ................... mills
Drag Fund, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l mil
Above rate in mills being same In
1923; no increase.
The following is q statement Of the
canvas Of votes for election of officers.
Paul Mclaughlin, Supervisor, 3 years,
IS; Arne Saari, Treasurer, 2 years, Ia;
r. K. Starkman, Assessor, years, Is;
j. P. Purdy, Constable, 2 years, Is.
A petition was received from the Du-
luth8J Iron Range Railroad Co., rela-
tive to vacation of a portion Of the
Taft road across the Company's right
of way-deScribed as follows:
That the road commonly called and
known as the Taft road extends thru
the Northeast quarter of the North
west quarter of Section 80 Township
SO North Of Range Ia west in a gen.
eral northwesterly direction to south
easterly direction and across the right
of way and tracks Of the Duluth &
Iron Range Ry., Co., at point outside
of and Immediately to the west of the
City limits of the City Of Ely.
That the portion of said Taft road
of which vacation Is herein prayed
for, extends over and across the lands
of the following named Company and
of no other person or party whatever
to-w1t;
That the undersigned hereby petit
ton for the vacation Of that portion OF
the said Taft road which lies between
the North line of road Section SO and
line drawn parellel with and 10 feet
southerly from the center of the south
erly track Of the Duluth and Iron
Range Ry., Co., all of which portion OF
road proposed to be vacated lies within
the said Town of Morse; that hereto
attached, Marked Exhibit "a" and
made part hereof; Is blue print
map showing the location Of the said
Taft road in the vicinity above men
toned on which map the portion OF
road proposed to be vacated Is colored In
red; and your petitioners further pray
that the Board fix time and place
for the hearing of this petition and
that at such hearing the same be
granted all in accordance with the
statute in such case made and pro-
vided.
Motion made and seconded that said
petition be accepted and that the hear
ing on same be held at 8 p. M. March
26, 1929 at the Town Hall Carried
Letters also attached to the above
petition from the Duluth & Iron Range
Railroad Company, stating that said
Company will grade and gravel the
new road and connect 1t up with roads
leading off to the north and west and
this original construction will be with
out expense to the Township of Morse.
On motion the meeting adjourned
without day. a
A. ]. BONNER, Clerk