Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-08
BOARD ADOPTS
RESOLUTION
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adopted by the board OF, county COM
missionerS follows:
RESOLUTION

RESOLUTION
Commissioner F.. W. Stepan offered
the following resolution and moved it's
And Whereas: The communities sur
rounding villages OF Nickerson. Du-
eastern part of Finlayson township. are
handicapped in many ways, as the above
mentioned communities have not at the
present time. adequate bus and auto
mobile transportation facilities, due
mainly to the fact that connections with
Trunk Highway No. l are accessible
and Rutledge. either of which routes
is four and one-half miles more to the
pavement-Highway No. than If
there We're another bridge located over
the Kettle river at some point between
Rutledge and Sandstone and necessary
highway constructed.
And Whereas: the above mentioned
communities along the Great Northern
Railway are to Il great extent Isolated
during the winter months due to made,
quate train service. no bus service ana
drifted highways which at times cause
hardships to the people of said COM
munities.
And Whereas: the voters of the
Township of Finlayson. residing east of
the Kettle River are forced to travel
from 10 to Is miles. making it from
20 TO % miles return trip. to attend
township meetings and to register their
votes at elections. due to the fact that
there is at present no bridge crossing
the Kettle River within the township
of FinlaySon.
And Whereas: a bridge over the Ket-
tie River located between the Sections
of % and %, Township 43. Range 20,
and highway connecting State Road
No and Trunk Highway No. l. dis
lance of three miles, would eliminate
many of the harlships' and inconveni-
enceS now experienced by the people of
the above mentioned communities
namely
/. Shortening routes to Finlayson.
Sandstone. and points south on Trunk
Highway No. l.
2 Would provide much better
opened highway during winter months.
3. Would make it possible for bus lines
Northern Railway. thereby giving better
communications to all above mentioned
communities.
4. Would shorten route to Duluth and
Superior by the way of route through
Carlton county. through Fond du Lac
and over the Arrowhead bridge.
AND ana Whereas , present bridges over
a light type of construction. causing
the county when road work is to be
done east of Sandstone. to move their
ledge in order to make a safe crossing.
thereby adding mileage, loss of time
and expense on such jobs.
And Whereas: Pine county at this
time finds it impossible to wholly
finance the construction Of said proposed
bridge and the necessary highway.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved. That the
board of county commissioners of Pine
county. at their meeting this sixth day
of January. 1881. ask and implore the
Commissioner of Highways of the State
of Minnesota. the Hon. c. NJ. Babcock.
to appropriate out of monies derived
from the State Gas Tax. additional
funds in the amount of approximately
fifty thousand dollars (s5O.OOO.OO) to as
SiSt Pine county in the construction of
the above mentioned bridge and the
grading of such highway as is neceS-
Sary to complete this important project.
The question being on the adoption
of this resolution, there were five yeas
and no nays. as follows: John Ethel,
yea; T.. l.. Wilcox, yea; NelS Oakland. yea
F. w. Stepan. yea; and Nels MatSon, yea.
And so the resolution was adopted
this sixth day of January. 1881.
Attest:
ANDREW p. EDIN
County Auditor, Pine County