Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
PROCEEDINGS OF
COUNTY BOARD
Official Minutes From County Com
misSiOners Meeting Held Mt the
Court House I'm the Village
of Pine City.

City, Minnesota, March %. 1886. One
o'clock y. m.
Pursuant to notice given accord
ing to law. the board of county COM
missioners met in special session
this day, all members being present.
The meeting was called to order
by Chairman Harry Gebhardt.
The matter of completing organ
iZation and of financing old age
assistance was taken up and thor
oughly discussed and it was decided
that it was not practicable to raise
all necessary funds for the next TWO
years by a tax levy. The board was
informed that it was possible to Sc
cure funds from the state accord
ing to Chapter 40, Session Laws
of 1888 and acts amendatory Thereon
at the rate Of B per cent interest.
and it was decided that this method
would be the least DurdenSome TO
the taxpayers.
Commissioner Frank Stepan offered
the following resolution and moved
it's adoption:
and economic depression existing for
several years last past has caused
unprecedented numbers of citizens
of this county to seek help from the
poor fund of the county. ana
"WHEREAS. due to such con-
ditions it has been necessary to give
more aid to larger number OF poor
persons than was anticipated, ana by
reason thereof the poor fund or the
county has been exhausted. and de-
ficit now exists in said poor fund In
the sum of $1S.719.30. and
WHEREAS. during the next two
years it will continue to be neces-
sary to pay old age assistance in
larger sums than can be raised by
taxation during said period. and
"WHEREAS, it would be imprac-
ticable and economically unSound to
levy tax during said period sur
Hnin lar tn
ment of old age assistance.
"NOW, THEREFORE,, Be 1t Re-
solved, by the board of county COM
missioners of Pine county, Mime
sofa, at a duly called meeting there
of, legally held on the 23rd day or
March, 1886, all members being pres
ent, that in it's opinion an emer-
gency now exists making it neces-
for the payment of old age assist
ance in Pine county, without sub
hitting the question of the issu-
ance of bonds to the vote Of the cleo
tors of said county, in accordance
with Chapter 12O. Laws of Mime
sofa and acts amendatory thereof.
and to issue and negotiate, under
and by virtue of said Chapter 40.
Laws of Minnesota for 1888. Sec
ton 1913. General Statutes of Min
nesota for 1927, and Chapter 131.
Laws of Minnesota for 1927 and acts
amendatory thereof. the bonds of
said Pine county in the aggregate
amount of $4,000 dated from issue.
bearing interest at the lowest rate
of interest, to mature Seilaily, the
first inStalment of which shall be-
come due in not more than five
years and the last of which shall
become due and payable in not more
than fifteen years from date OF
ISSUE"
The motion was duly seconded by
Commissioner Patrick and being put
rrta .Ixa1 n non - "
there being five yeas and no nays.
On motion made and carried the
county auditor was instructed to
hire Mrs. Portia Gum as secretary
of County Old Age Assistance Agency
at a salary of $S5 per month.
The question of holding hearings
on applications for old age assist
ance was discussed and on motion
made and carried the following COM
mitteeS We're appointed.
First DiStrict-AuSmuS. Patrick,
Stepan and Gebhardt.
Second District-PearSon. Patrick.
Gebhardt and Stepan.
Third District-PearSon, AuSmuS,
Stepan and Gebhardt.
Fourth Distrct-PearSon, AusmuS,
Patrick and Gebhardt.
Fifth District-Pearson. Patrick.
Stepan and AuSmuS.
All applicants will be notified by
mail as to time and place of hearing.
on motion made and carried the
county attorney was instructed to
appeal to the State Supreme Court
the decision of the District Court in
the matter of the State of Minnesota,
plaintiff, VS.. H. LOngStreet Taylor
Foundation. defendant.
ON motion made and carried the
WPA project on State Aid Road No.
= was approved.
Mr.. Pearson offered the following
resolution and moved it's adoption:
"WHEREAS, the condition of the
county and ate aid roads 9 cI1nh
that unless the weight and character
of trucks is restricted. such traffic
will destroy and excessively damage
such highways, and
"WHEREAS, Section 272O-40 of
MaSon'S Minnesota Statutes, 1927.
provides as follows:
Restrictions upon character and
weight of traffic-NOtices posted
The officer or body charged with the
maintenance of any highway shall
have authority to restrict the char
acter and weight of traffic upon
such highway when in his or it's
Judgment such traffic will destroy
or excessively damage such highway.
and shall post such highway with
plainly printed notices stating the
character and weight of traffic pro-
ends of the section thereof on which
traffic is restricted, at intermediate
points where said restricted section
is interSected by cross roads and
dlSO at the pOlnlS where Sucn re-
stricted highways leave the nearest
municipality"
and Section 272O-6O,
violations of law a miSdemeanOr
Every person violating any of the
provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a miSdemeanor," punish
able by a fine of not exceeding 500
or by Imprisonment in Jail of not
more than ninety days.
NOW, THEREFORE,, Be 1t Re-
solved, that all trucks weighing
over two tons gross are hereby not
1hed to keep off all county aid and
state aid roads and whatsoever shall
violate this notice shall be prose-
cuted as by law provided"
Vote being taken there were yeas,
5, nays. none. So the resolution was
adopted.
The following applications for re-
duction and abatement of taxes were
fat 1nI 10,