The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-07-07

tice of such meeting as by law pro-
Vided.
Dated: April 26th, 1898.
ERIC NJ. EKLUND,
Commissioner First District
E. NJ. SNYDER,
Commissioner Second District.
H. A. ANDERSON,
Commissioner Third District,
JACOB L. PETE,
Commissioner Fourth District,
w. A. NEWMAN,
Commissioner Fifth District.
VICTOR KOSKI.
Commissioner Sixth District,
]. PASICH,
Commissioner Seventh District.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
COUNTY BOARD OF ST. LOUIS
MAY sTH, 1888, At i:so O'CLOCK,
IN THE AFTERNOON.
The county board OF st. Louis
county, Minnesota, met this e
eighth day of May, A. d. 1888, at
1870 o'clock, in the afternoon, pur-
suant to call. The meeting was call
ed to order by the chairman, with
Commissioners Eklund, Anderson,
Newman, Koski and Chairman Pete
IS.
Absent-Commissio Snyder and
Pasich-2.
Upon motion of Commissioner Elk
lund, the rules were suspended to
hear persons before the board.
George Lommen appeared n d
spoke, urging the Improvement of
the Embarrass and Pike rivers, by
the opening and clearing Of the
same.
Mr.. Lommen also spoke with re-
ference to the claim of Carl Ranta,
and asked that Mr.. Ranta be ordered
to complete the ditch on his prop
erty, as heretofore stipulated.
Upon motion of Commissioners An
derson, the regular order of bust
ness was resumed at o'clock, in
the afternoon of May 8th, 1888, all
members except Commissioners Sny-
der and Pasich being present.
This being the time set for the
opening of bids for the furnishing
and application of road oil, tar and
asphalt, the following bids were re-
ceived and read to the board, and
ordered referred to the county high
way engineer for tabulation, viz:
J. w. Craig company, for furnish
ing and application of oil, tar and
asphalt, 2S,OO5.05; Koppers Products
company for furnishing tar, S.
$4,000; Iowa Road Building company,
for application only of oil, tar and
Refining company, for furnishing and
application of oil and asphalt, $2S,-
$3.50; American Tar & Chemical
company, for furnishing tar, $5,382.00;
Standard Salt & Cement company,
for furnishing and application of oil,
furnishing tar, $5,934.oO; Standard
Oil company, for furnishing oil and
asphalt, $18,943.50; Highway Engin-
eering company, for application only
of oil, tar and asphalt, "a, 117.06; Col
Tex Refining company. for furnish
ing asphalt, $556.S0; White Eagle Oil
corporation, for furnishing oil and
asphalt, 21,2O3.70.
At this time Commissioners Snyder
and Pasich took their seats in the
county board.
This being the time set for the
hearing upon the petition of Thomas
Felone, ct al, for the vacation of a
highway described as follows: be-
ginning at the south quarter corner
of section 3, township Sc north, range
16 west, and running thence north on
the quarter line for distance of one
mile to the north quarter corner of
section 3, township Sc north, range
Is west, and there terminating, the
was prepared to hear persons in favor
of and opposed to the granting of
said petition, but no one appeared.
The committee thereupon recon-
mended that the hearing on said
petition be continued to the meeting
of said board to be held on May 18th,
1888, at 10 o'clock, in the forenoon.
Commissioner Eklund moved that
the recommendation of the commit
tee be accepted, and said hearing
continued to May 18th, 1888, at 10
o'clock, in the forenoon, which mo-
ton was declared adopted upon a
unanimous vote.
This being the time set for the
hearing upon the petition of Mrs.
Sadie Johnson, ct al, for the loca-
ton and establishment of highway
described as follows: Beginning at
point on the Long Lake road 1178
feet south of the northwest corner
of section 8, township Sc, range 16,
and running thence east one-half
mile to the Lost Lake road. the
chairman announced that the board
was prepared to hear persons in favor
of and against the granting of said
petition, whereupon Gust Byman ap-
peared and spoke regarding the same.
The committee thereupon recommend
ton be continued to the meeting of
said board to be held on May 18th,
1888, at 10 o'clock, in the forenoon.
Commissioner Eklund moved that
the recommendation of the commit
tee be accepted, and said hearing
O'Clock, in the forenoon, which mo-
ton was declared adopted upon a
unanimous vote.
This being the time set for the
hearing upon the petition of Albert
N of oil 4
establishment of a highway describ-
ed as follows: beginning at the south
east corner of the southwest quarter
of section 20. township 81. range 10,
and the northeast corner of the
northwest quarter of section 29, town.
to the southwest corner of the south
west quarter of section 90 town.
ship 81, range 10, and the northwest
corner of the northwest quarter of
section 20, township 81, range 10, a
distance of exactly one-half mile,
and terminating at the Ridell road,
the chairman announced that the
board was prepared to hear persons
in favor of and opposed to the grant
ing of said petition, but no one ap-
peared. The committee thereupon
recommended that the hearing on
said petition be continued to the
meeting of said board to be held on
June 7th, 1888, at 2 o'clock, in the
afternoon.
Commissioner Snyder moved that
the recommendation of the commit
tee be accepted, and said hearing
continued to June It'll, 1888, at
o'clock. in the afternoon, which mo-
ton was declared adopted upon q
unanimous vote.
At 2:20 o'clock, in the afternoon
of said day, upon motion of Com
missioner Anderson, the rules were
the board.
Representatives of the Workers
party appeared and spoke regard
ing petition asking for more work