The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-10-27
8y Commissioners Newman:

BY Commissioner Newman:
Whereas, at a special election duly
held in all of the election districts
throughout the county of st. Louis
on September 18th, 1888, pursuant to
a resolution duly adopted by this
board, submitting to the voters in
said election districts, the PROPOSE
ton whether the county of st. Louis
should issue $4,000, 100000 in amount
of highway bonds of said county, for
the purpose of defraying portions
of the cost of carrying on highway
construction and improvement work
in said county under the national in
dustrial recovery act and rules and
regulations adopted pursuant to said
act, the voters of said county au-
thorized the issuance and sale by this
board of the highway bonds of said
county in the amount of $4,000, 100000;
and
Whereas, it is necessary that said
issue of bonds should be sold and
delivered as funds shall be needed
with which to- carry on highway con-
struction and Improvement work by
said county in order TO provide funds
for the financing of said road work
and
Whereas, it is necessary that an
examination of the legal proceedings
leading up to the issuance and sale
of said bonds should be made by an
experienced bond attorney, and that
the furnishing of an approving opin-
ion by such attorney, as to the le-
gality of said issue of bonds, at ap-
proximately the time of the sale of
said bonds, or part thereof, to a
purchaser or purchasers should be
had, which will greatly facilitate the
delivery of and payment for said
bonds; and
Whereas, Messrs. Thomson, Wood
& Hoffman of New York City, New
York, are experienced and nationally
w
anime said proceedings and furnish
an approving opinion, or opinions, on
said issue of bonds. or portions
thereof, at charge deemed reason
able by this board and the attorney
for this board has recommended that
said law firm be employed by this
board to act as special attorneys for
the county of st. Louis in examin-
ing. said legal proceedings and fur
nish such opinion or opinions.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
said Thomson, Wood & Hoffman be
and they hereby are employed as
special attorneys for the county of
st. Louis to approve the legality of
the proceedings leading up to the
holding of said special election and
the final issuance and sale of said
bonds. not exceeding $4,000, 100000 in
amount thereof, and to furnish an
approving opinion or opinions to the
county of st. Louis for it's use in
iiioi hOliiiS odlu DIT d TSdSOiI-
able conversation for said services
not exceeding one thousand ($1, 000.00)
dollars for said entire services, to be
paid on the completion of said work
on duly itemized and verified bill
filed with and audited and allowed
/ by this board as other claims against
said county are allowed and paid.
Be 1t further resolved, that the at
torney for this board and the county
auditor are hereby requested to pre-
pare a complete transcript of all
necessary legal proceedings and doc
suance and sale of said highway
bonds and to furnish the same to
said Thomson, Wood & Hoffman at
as early a date as can conveniently
be done, for their approving opin-
ion thereon.
Commissioner Newman moved the
adoption of the resolution and it
was declared adopted upon the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Commissione Eklund, An
derson, Newman, Koski, Pasich and
Vice Chairman Snyder-6.
Nays-None.
Adopted September 9th, 1888.
By Commissioner Anderson:
Whereas, Murion H. Bergman and
Frank Koski are honorably discharg-
ed soldiers of the World war and
both are employed by the county of
st. Louis as county truck drivers in
the Sixth commissioner district on
a part time basis and each is an APP
plicant to be continued as a truck
driver for said county, and said