Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
Official County
Board Proceedings

DO0A u 1 AONOOSAAAASS
auditors office. Pine city, Minn e
The Board of County Commissioners
of Pine County, Minnesota. met this day
pursuant to adjournment. All members
The petition Of Clyde L. Holmes ask
WA of sen and NEA Of SEA. Section
from G DistrieR3 No. af te Distries No S.
came on for final hearing. Messrs. f. L.
Sacre and F. ]. Brown, members Of the
RSaTS Of NJ 50
Of said lands to their district. After some
discussion. the petition was denied.
The matter Of petition to open up
up and Judge Orris e. Lee of Saltwater
spoke in favor Of the laying out Of said
road and giving the general public &C
After due consideration, it was ordered
that hearing on this matter will be
held on the 10Th day of March. 1881, at
one o'clock p. M. at the County Audit
at a session Of this Board to be held on
that date.
Applications to hold and conduct pub
lie ~e rs as MA
Community Club. Town of Kerrick, Nels
Christensen, Town of Rock Creek and
Renham Lodge No; s1s Of the Bohemian
Creek These applications were all on
motion unanimously carried granted.
Following communication was received
and read:
ITO the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners,
Pine City. Pine County. Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, The tax delinquency in
Pine County has assumed such dimen-
fare of the county that same be given
immediate attention.;
AND WHEREAS: The taxes in general
have become an almost unbearable bur
den. not only for the taxpayers of Pine
county but for the rural population in
se AND WHEREAS: We feel that the
solving Of these problems can can and nd must
be done by the people who are suffer-
ing under these conditions;
AND WHEREAS: Indications show that
and are eager to stand behind every
movement in the right direction; a strong
evidence of which was the large attend
ance at the meeting held in Willow River
dersigned committee was appointed.
THEREFORE. do we, the undersigned
con Rtss petition and pray that you;
Pine County. CALL as soon as possible,
into convention all the village mayors and
township chairmen and presidents of
School Boards of Pine County for the
purpose of discussing ways and means
whereby the above named problems may
be remedied.
We feel that this convention will be
truly representative of Pine County as
whole. and it's decisions will have weight,
and with possible cooperation with 9TH
er counties in the state the rural popu-
lation will be in a position to force leg
lSlatlVa action
We are asking this in the spirit of CO.
operation because we feel that to solve
the difficulties confronting the rural pop
ulation we must all cooperate no matter
what our occupation may be. If we are
living in Pine county we are widely in
terested in the welfare and success Of
Trusting that you will give this petit
ton due consideration, we are.
Respectfully yours.
Joseph Hrubes
A. ]. Larsen
Christ Morgensen
Chris. Frederiksen
E. B. Greenwald
Committee appointed at the
81 meeting aagg in Willow River. Jan.
After some discussion, Commissioner
S stspa n, moved zee that that a meeting such as
Pine City Village. on Tuesday. February
10th, 1881. at II o'clock A. NJ.
90 NE E. Frank Olson Of the Town Board
in regard to a County V Aid Road se in ne said
township: No action was taken.
sven Slkstrom appeared before the
s sssI . and asked that he be sent to the
investigation. a resolution was passed
guaranteeing the keep of said Sven Six
strom at the Sanatorium named for
DR.. N. Brownstone Sandstone was on
pointed County Physician to take the
place OF Dr. Thomas Dredge, Sandstone,
territory and salary to be as that fixed
for the said Thomas Dredge.
Following communication was received
and read:
Recorders Office,
Village of Sandstone, Mimi
Jan. 80. 1881.
At special meeting of the Village
council. of the Village of Sandstone, the
following council members responded to
their names, M. Bulls Recorder, A. J.
Hall. Gust Gjertson and Werner Nelson,
Trustees, President Madison being abb
sent the following resolution was offered
by Recorder Bulls who moved it's adop-
ton, Trustee Hall seconded, was carried,
all voting aye.
Whereas. the Village of Sandstone. did
On or about ,Ss June iSl7 pay into Pine
Outstanding the Highway would be built
in and through Sandstone.
And whereas. the Village was informed
the road was to be built west of Ry
tracks west Of the Village,
And whereas, the Village council did.
under date of June %. 1917 make for
NAL protest to Commissioner c. M. Bah
s s?ti and called his attention to the CON
mated to the highway building. and
Whereas the road was built and is in
operation west of the Ry tracks west of
Sandstone, and is no material benefit to
the village of Sandstone,
And we the officers of the Village of
Sandstone do hereby make application to
the County of Pine to have said $500.
refunded to the Village of Sandstone.
NJ. Bulls
Village Recorder.
Gust Gjertson,
President of Council
Pro tenn.
Commissioner Stepan moved that this
Board recommend that the Village of
Sandstone be granted the refund asked
for provided it is not taken out Of the
allotment for State Aid Roads given to
Pine County.