The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-08-18

adoption of the resolution and 1t was
declared adopted upon a unanimous
vote.
BY Commissioner Snyder for the en-
tire board:
Whereas, this board on June 18th,
1888, duly adopted by a unanimous
vote. it's resolution reciting certain
facts with reference to proposed
highway construction work to be car
ried on by and within the county of
ST. Louis. under the provisions of the
National Industrial Recovery Act,
and approving the schedule of prof.
ects listed on the two statements re-
ferred to in said resolution, and made
a part thereof by reference, and MAX
ing application to the federal govern
ment. and the proper representatives
Of said government, in charge of
said work within the State of Min
seventy per cent GOOD of the total
amount of said proposed expendi-
lures within the county of ST. Louis,
under said act, and authorizing the
chairman of this board. and the
@ oognty auditor to to os the eo for
for such loan, and to execute any
bond or other obligation by or in the
name of said county, that may be
required by rules and regulations
promulgated by the federal authors
ties under the provisions of said In
dustrial Recovery Act, to which reso-
luton reference is hereby made for
fuller statement of the contents
thereof; and
Whereas, in the Judgment of this
board, it is now necessary and de-
sirable to amend and supplement the
provisions of said resolution above
referred to, in certain respects, be-
cause of the financial conditions now
existing. with reference to said
county of st. Louis, and because OF
since the adoption of said resolution,
considered in connection with the
shortness of the outdoor working
season in said county.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
because of the fact that of the total
assessed valuation of real and per-
sonal property in st. Louis county
for the year 1882, on which taxes for
the year 1888 were levied, which as
sessed valuation amounts to approx
mately 5000, 600. 10000, on which ap--
proximately seventy-one per cent
O1%o) of the taxes are paid by vari-
Gus mining companies, who have in
writing notified this board, that said
mining companies as taxpayers will
not pay the second half of the taxes
levied upon their mining properties
for the current year, which taxes
would ordinarily be paid on or before
October 31st, 1898, and because the
amount of unpaid taxes on the levy
made is 49.77 per cent, the county of
ST. Louis has been obliged to refrain,
and has refrained from doing its nor
NAL amount of highway construction
and maintenance work up to the
present date in the year 1885, and
has reduced the amount of expendi
lures SO far in the year 1888, in the
amount of approximately $500, 000.0 90
ha10w of
have expended, increasing the amount
of unemployment in said county in
that proportion, and by reason of the
uncertainty existing throughout said
county over the payment of taxes
by the mining operators and tax
payers for the last half of the year
1898, no bank in the county of st.
Louis will take and cash the war
rants of ST. Louis county, thereby
making it practically impossible to
and making it impossible for the
County Of st. Louis to issue its
bonds and dispose of the same on the
open market, for the financing of
said highway construction work con-
templated by said county, and recon-
federal government to be approved
and carried on in said county under
said Industrial Recovery Act.
Be it further resolved, that in the
Judgment of this board, If any such
highway construction work as shall
finally be approved and allotted to
st. Louis county under said act is to
be financed with said federal appro-
priations, it will be necessary for
the county of st. Louis to borrow
bonds of said county, to be issued
under the authority of said Industrial
Recovery Act, the full amount of
seventy per cent (709e) of the total
cost of said work upon such terms
and conditions. and on such rules
and regulations as shall be specified
by the representatives of the fed
eral government, in charge of said
work within the state of Minnesota.
Be it further resolved, that the
the county highway engineer of st.
Louis county, and approved by this
board in its said resolution adopted
on June 18th, 1888, be and the same
hereby are amended and supple
mented so as to include therein the
z. grading and crawling. miles.
100000; state aid road No. ~,
grading and graveling, 81 miles.
s50,000.00; Laird road, grading and
crawling, s miles, s20,000.00
Be it further resolved, that this
board hereby requests and urges that
the Minnesota advisory board re-
Gently appointed by the president of
the United States. submit to the pub
lie works administration the con-
struction project for the furnishing
of employment for the state of Min
nesota, give the earliest practicable
consideration to the public works
program recommended by this board
to be financed with such Industrial
Recovery Act funds; and that said
advisory board investigate the fl
nancia1 situation in which the county
of st. Louis now finds ITSELF and that
it recommend to the public works
administration board or committee
at Washington, the approval of a
its county work relief bonds, in the
full amount of seventy per cent (70@e)
of the total amount of the total
proposed cost of financing such high
way work projects as shall be APP
proved by said board, and that as
early action as possible be taken
with reference to the application of
st. Louis county for the appropriation
of thirty per cent 5000 of the cost
of said work. and the loan of seventy
per cent (70a6) of the cost of said
work, to said county on its bonds,
and that the various projects rec
commended by this board be considered
and acted upon, in order that such
construction work may be done at
the earliest practicable date, and as
extensive employment of the unem-
remaining outdoor working season
between August and November. 1888.
Commissioner Snyder moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon a unanimous
vote.
Adopted July 9th. 1888.