The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-03-02
Official Proceedings
of the
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Redwood County, Minnesota

commissioner rooms, Redwood Falls.
Redwood County, Minnesota, February
IA. 1888.
The Board of County Commissioners
convened in special session on the
above given date at 10 o'clock a. m. All
On motion of E. A. Pease and duly
passed the County Highway Engineers
plans We're approved on the following
line, No. 80. Vail No. 1901 and No 1902.
Underwood No. 33, Delhi No. S3, Willow
Lake No. 33. Granite Rock No. 33, Gran
mite Rock-Westline No. SO.
passed, that the county agent question
be submitted to voters at the next gen.
eral election.
On motion of E. A. Pease and duly
be left to the joint action of township,
village and city boards and the county
board. and that no relief be granted ex-
cept on joint recommendation of said
boards.
On motion of E. A. Pease and duly
passed, all regular professional rate bills
submitted for medical and dental services
to the county for the poor be reduced
by one-half.
On motion of Phil Raveling and duly
passed, the application of Robert Mar
uation in personal property was accepted
and duly submitted to the State Tax
Commission for their approval.
On motion of Phil Raveling and duly
for reduction in the assessed valuation
in personal property was accepted and
duly submitted to the State Tax Com
mission for their approval
On motion of Phil Raveling and duly
passed, the application of Vernon Ander-
son for reduction in the assessed valua-
ton in real property was accepted and
duly submitted to the State Tax Com
mission for their approval.
On motion of ). p. Kragh and duly
passed. the bond of Elsie Howe as
nnt, ~ p<,,,,y,, icct< to, -
100000 with the New York Casualty
Company was accepted.
On motion of E. A. Pease and duly
passed, additional securities with San
born State Bank was approved in the
amount of 100000.
On motion of Phil Raveling and duly
passed. Arthur H. Paulsen was appoint
]. p. Kragh offered the following re-
solution and moved it's adoption:
WHEREAS. the weed seeds so common
red and alsyke clovers, timothy, red top
and sweet clover, are serious problem
and cost the farmers much loss of time
and money and,
direct cause of the weeds on our farms
and,
WHEREAS. the weeds are a direct
cause of increased cost of production of
loss in yields, of much inconveniance and
delay in handling farm crops and farm
work generally and,
WHEREAS. new weeds such as Cali
fornia Puncture weeds Creeping Jenny.
ETC., are annually being brought into our
state in garden and farm seeds and by
various other ways and,
WHEREAS. the State Department of
Agriculture. Dairy and Food Department
has been very active and serviceable in
various methods of administrator and
execution Of the weed control work and,
rendered valuable services in administ-
ering the weed control work in their re-
spective counties especially in establish
ing the so-called Redwood County plan
OF cooperative and supervisory work
and.
WHEREAS. the Redwood county plan
has proved to be successful, an eff
ing results in weed eradication.
THEREFORE,, BE 1T RESOLVED,
that we, County Commissioners of Red
wood County. Minnesota in County Board
meeting assembled. go on record as en-
dorsing this work and plan and pledge
ourselves to the support of the work being
done and urge the continuance of the
wood county may be kept free from the
establishment of any and all newly in
troduced varieties of weeds and the now
widely distributed weed perennial Sow
Thistle. Leafy Spurge, Graveyard Spurge,
Sheep Sorrell, Toad-Flax, Quack Grass.
Canada Thistle, Ox-eye Daisy. Dodders.
Common Burberry. Austrian Field Cress,
Horse Nettle) may be effectively reduced
in area and their destruction reduced to
a minimum.
Said resolution being adopted by I'M
animous vote.
1t was recommended and approved by
members of the board that the follow
ing notice for sealed bids to be received
up to 10 A. NJ. March Z, 1888 on the fol-
lowing projects. reading as follows:
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: The
county board of Redwood county win re-
ceive sealed bids up to 10 A. M. on March
z, 1888, at the office of the Redwood
Falls. for the grading of the following
roads:
VAIL NO. 81
Excavation, earth 49,. .10,766 Gu. yds.
Casting .S,945 lin. IT,.