The Redwood gazette., 1935-02-14
Official Proceedings Of
February Redwood County
Commissioners Meeting

Redwood county, special ses-
sion, February 5, 1885.
All board members present.
On motion of Mr.. Kragh and
duly passed the bill of the Travel
ers Insurance company for $531.-
95 was disallowed.
j. P. Kragh offered the follow
ing resolution and moved its
adoption:
WHEREAS: 1t has been the
custom Of the County Commits
sioners of Redwood county to al
lot the gas tax funds equally to
the various townships and
WHEREAS, the receipts from
the gas tax have dropped from
$52,OO0 in 1888 to $4,000 in 1884,
and
WHEREAS the gas tax system
already comprises 34Oh miles
with 100 bridges, which will re-
quire the entire $4,000 for main
tenance purposes, making the
amount of money for new con-
struction very small, if not entire
ly prohibiting new construction.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, by the County Com
missioners of Redwood county
that the system Of the tax allot-
ment be continued in the future
substantially as in the past, EX-
CEPT no new roads are to be
taken over in any township, where
the combined mileage OF trunk
highways, State Aid Roads and
County Aid Roads, exceed SO per
cent of the total mileage in the
township. Such total mileage be
computed from the roads laid out
as of January 10, 1885.
The above resolution was un-
animously accepted.
A motion Of Herman Muetzel
and duly passed, the Auditor was
instructed to advertise for bids
for completion of No. "a Delhi
North Redwood road. Bids open
ed March 5 at $3.50 a. m.
On motion of Herman Muetzel
and duly passed, that VIM. Johns,
superintendent of County Home
be authorized to install suitable
refrigerator at the county home.
On a motion of ]. P. Kragh and
duly passed, the auditor was au-
thorized to advertise for bids on
the following purchases.
One four wheel drive truck of
4 to 5 ton capacity.
One snow plow for the above
together with wings and hydrau-
lie controls.
One pull type grader, IA foot
moldboard.
Bids will be opened March 9Th
at 10 a. m.
On a motion of j. P. Kragh and
duly passed the following Old Age
Pensions were allowed in the fol
lowing amounts:
Mary A. Lauterbach, Red
wood Falls ---- 6.Ol
Sven H. Oversee, Lamber-
ton S.Ul
Gunder T. Wistad, Milroy S.O(
On a vote of the board the fol
lowing Old Age Pension was re-
jected:
Charles V. Everett, Redwood
Falls.
The following bills were allow
ed:
Revenue
Phil Raveling, expenses,
commissioners meeting 7.5C
Herman Beckman, same SIC
j. P. Kragh, same $50
E. A. Pease, same 4.6U
Herman MuetZel, same - 5.oC
Ira R. Rogers, expense
to st. taul lax Comm.
meeting -------------- 9.oC
Walter Lundberg, drawing
jurors (mlleage) ------- 4.o4
E. H. BOlium, recording
ices oo.oO
Natl. Atlas Elev. Co., coal
for Jail and court house 34S.oU
r. o. GoIorth, hauling ASH
es for Jail ------- 2.75
N. w. Sanitary supply Co.,
supplies for court house l.1O
Peerless Chemical Co., same 3.O1
Redwood Grocery, same = 90
j. C. Penney Co., supplies
for county Jail -------- 20
Botsford Lbr. Co., (R.F.)
supplies for court house 19.5O
Botsford Lbr. Co., (R.F.)
supplies to county Jail 26.95
August +. Otto, repairs Tor
court house --------.-- o.5o
Paffrath Hdwe., supplies
to court house and Jail Sl.4O
Carpenter Wall Paper
Shop, supplies and serv-
ice county Jail --------- 55.3o
T. H. Corners, repairs to ,o
jail o4'No
Paffrath Hdwe., supplies to
court house ----------- l.oU
Frank Pethoud, services TO -,
jail Ao''o
CITY of Redwood Falls, fire
extinguishers ---------- 2U.fo
State Bank & Trust Co.,
desk oO'oo
Zoo press Co. supplies 288.3O
Free Press Co., supplies I.4O
Free Press Co., supplies - !.So
Miller Davis Co., supplies 35.94
Miller Davis Co., supplies 2.3l
Miller Davis Co., supplies 43.Ol
Miller Davis Co., supplies 67.50
Miller Davis Co., supplies l2.SZ
Miller Davis Co., supplies 4.6l
Fritz-Cross Co., supplies o.fC
II. A. Rogers & Co., sup
plies Z1.os
Sward-Kemp Drug Co., sup
Hammond & Stephens Co.,
supplies ------- Ali
CO. supplies - $780,