The Redwood gazette., 1936-02-20
Official Proceedings
of the
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Redwood County, Minnesota
Redwood County, Minnesota, February 4


Redwood County, Minnesota. February 4,
The Board of County Commissioners con-
vened in special session the 4th day
of February, 1880, in the commissioners
Room of the Court House. Redwood Falls
Minnesota, the meeting being called to
der by Chairman E. a. Pease and all Board
members being present.
The following resolution was offered by
Herman Beckman, who moved its adoption:
Whereas. the Federal Emergency Relief
Agency of the government has discontin-
some months ago;
And Whereas, due to several financial
and economic conditions, the relief load of
this county has been increased and was in
creased by the Federal Relief Office to an
unprecedented amount;
And Whereas, because of such conditions
and because of the relief load built up by
the Federal Emergency Relief Office, it has
been necessary for this county to render
aid to the poor in larger numbers and
amounts than ever anticipated and. by rea-
such purposes has been exhausted and, the
poor fund of said county has borrowed
money from other funds in the asury of
said county for the aid of poor people and
that there exists IN the poor fund a deficit
and overdraft;
And Whereas. during the next year it
will continue to be necessary to render aid
to poor people and the levies and taxes to
be collected will be insufficient to
said poor relief;
And Whereas. there is no assurance of
Administration by the Federal Government
the discontinuance of which will increase
the cost of relief in Redwood county;
Now, Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, by the
Board of County Commissioners of said
County OF Redwood at a special meeting
legally held on the 9th day of February
1870, all members being present, that it is
the opinion of said Board that an emergen-
cy now exists making it necessary to bor-
row the sum of eighty five thousand dol
lars (so5, ,O0O) for poor relief purposes
without submitting the question of the is
suance of bonds to the vote of the electors
OF said county in accordance with Chapter
10 of the laws of Minnesota for 1888. and
70 issue and negotiate, under and by virtue
OF SAID Chapter 10 of the laws of Mime
sofa for 1888, Section l943 General Stat
utes of Minnesota for 1927 and acts amend
atory thereof, the bonds of said County of
Redwood in the aggregate sum of eighty
five thousand dollars 1885 OOO) dated
from issue, bearing interest at the lowest
rate obtalnabie, to mature serially, the first
ms rnstalimen ann mt OF which shall become due in
NOT iess than three years and the last of
which shall become due and payable in not
more than ten years from the date of their
issue, pursuant to said law
A vote prevailed, five ayes and no navs
Herman Beckman offered the following
resolution and moved it's adoption:
whereas. the special session of the
legislature appropriated certain money for
financial assistance of poor relief to coun-
ties, which said money is to be allotted bv
the State Emergency Relief Office
AND Whereas, said State Emergency Re.
lief Office has made certain regulations, one
of which is that all relief must be admins.
tered through the relief agency of said
county,
Now Therefore, Be 1t Resolved that from
and after this date all relief orders. author.
Izations for medical care and any other
PuohG assistance to poor persons be auth
orIzed by said relief Office and in no event
by either or any of the County Commits
sioners."
The above resolution was unanimously
adopted by the Board
}. r. kragh offered the following resolu-
ton and moved its adoption:
Whereas, 1t has come to the attention
OF the County Board that the personnel of
the County Relief Office is not sufficient to
make proper Investigations of relief cases
And Whereas, a great deal of time of
the personnel of said relief Office is now
taken up by unnecessary interviews;
Be 1t Resolved that from and after this
date, said relief Office be closed and not
accessible to relief clients for interviews at
least three days in each week for the pur-
pose OF giving the personnel of said relief
once time to make more and thorough in
vestigati tons
The above resolution was unanimously
adopted by the Board.
J. p. kragh offered the following resolu-
ton and moved it's adoption:
Whereas 1t has come to the attention
OF the County Board by virtue of numerous
complaints from tax payers and citizens of
this County that the County Aid and State
Aid roads are blocked and impossible;
And Whereas, during the last four weeks
there has been an unprecedented amount of
snow coupled with severely low tempera-
lures;
And Whereas. the road equipment be-
longing to Redwood County has never been
called upon to meet such an emergency as
And Whereas, the same equipment is
called upon to open $50 miles of road as
was used 240 miles in the past;
And Whereas, it is the opinion of the
Board that if said snow is allowed to re-
main said roads until the same melts
that irreparable damage will be done to
said roads and, said Board is of the furth-
opinion that it would be an economy to
purchase the necessary equipment to re-
move said snow and keep said roads OPEN;
Be 1t Resolved. that an emergency exists
because of said unprecedented amount of
snow and the severe weather conditions of
the past four weeks and,
Be 1t Further Resolved. that because of
said emergency it is impracticable and inn
possible to advertise fer bids for said equip
ment;
Be 1t Further Resolved. that a committee
consisting of the Chairman of the County
Board and Herman Beckman be and here
by are authorized and directed to purchase
such equipment at the lowest price possible
to adequately remove said snow and keep
said roads open said purchase price OF
said equipment not to exceed four thousand
dollars (s4,0O0) and said purchase to be
made without advertising for bids"
The above resolution was unanimously
adopted by the Board
Herman Muetzel offered the following
bills and were duly allowed by the Board:
REVENUE
Philip Raveling, two special meetings IO0
Herman Beckman same 30
]. P. kragh. same !5oO
E. A. Pease, same ..-............' ,o'4o
Herman Muetzel same l4.4O
A. P Falk. attend open deposit box -,
Ira at Rosers Expense. tax comm.
meeting I.50
George A Rankin. ST VS. Ed Beck -. ZOO
Margery NASH testimony hearing Carl
Paape ......... $50
Redwood Falls Farmers Elev Co. fuel . :.
court house 1880
Redwood Falls Farmers Elev Co.. fuel
cit1 @ of Redwood Falls, water 4th quar-
ter, court house and jail 4o'o'
Ed Kiester, hauling coal for Jail and - oo
court house - .Lu.UV
Duncan's Radio Shop, supplies Jail 1881
Botsford Lbr Co.. r. Falls. supplies
Drogosch & Son. supplies Jail ;..... SO
Pease Heatg. Plbs., same 49,. o0
Peerless Chemical Co.; same L.oo
Jaehning Hd~e.. supplies court house -,
oswald SM I Publishing Co. supplies Aud.
itor. Supt and Register .. I6ae
Fritz Cross Co.. supplies Treas ..35:93
Fritz-Cross Co. supplies janitor -. o.3o
Miller Davis Co, supplies Register .79.Ze
Miller-Davis Co.. supplies Auditor.
Treasurer. Social Service 10 10
Free Press Co, supplies Auditor -. 9.65
Poucher Prtg. & Litho. Co. supplies
Probate Judge I.41
Farnham Staty. Co. supplies Reg. Ill 10
Farnham Staty. Co. supplies Treas :. 7.55
Farnham Staty. Co. supplies for court
mouse
Farnham Staty Co. supplies Clerk 1850
iaii. Child Welfare ............ s.45
Co School & Office Sup Co supplies