The Redwood gazette., 1936-05-07
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The resolution in regard to
snow blowing recommends to the
county board that the purchase of
additional equipment should not be
voted upon as proposed and that
the county should not buy the ap-
paratus. Removal of snow, the
measure states, should be carried
on with what equipment is avail
able in the best manner possible.
At the morning session Mr..
Cook explained the snow removal
situation, stating that there never
was winter when the snow was
so difficult to handle as last win
ter.
"We didn't do satisfactory job
of snow removal" he said, "at one
time there was no plow in Under
wood township for 80 days, while
Wanda was isolated nine days. The
cost of opening the roads,, he
stated, twas $31, 1,691." :
Because of the heavy snow the
roads this spring were in worse
condition than they have been in
five years." Cook asserted, adding
that the original date for hold
ing the referendum had been set
for March 10 but the commission
ers deemed it advisable to delay
the voting as snow plow hysteria
existed at that time and the mea-
sure undoubtedly would have pass
ed without true expression.
"We have got to do one of two
things" the county engineer ad-
monished, "either have more
equipment of a modern type or ell
Sc go back to opening only state
aid roads, of which there are 237
miles and leaving the 342 miles OF
county aid roads untouched"
The plan, he said is to buy one
rotary plow and truck complete at
$4,000 and equip a truck already
owned by the county with another
rotary, the entire purchase to cost
$25, 900. He suggested going
through the blocked roads with q
speed plow to open a way and
then follow Immediately with the
rotary, as the best method to EN-.
ploy. He added, however, that the
equipment would stand idle most
of the time and even if the equip.
ment was on hand during a win.
ter similar to the past, clearing
the roads would be just as much 6
task as the breathing spells be-
tween storms were not Ions
enough to allow any headway.
Purchase of the equipment
would mean a six per cent increas,
of the state and county taxes o,
each farm or a little less than $1t
for each quarter section and woul,
add 1.9 mill to the road and bridg,
levy for next year.
One of the, officials mentione,
the hiring Of the equipment as on
way out but the county enginee
retorted that it was impossible t
rent such apparatus as contractor
could not afford to buy it. If
was possible to rent the plows
would be done, he said, as hirin
would be cheaper. Others fe
that the matter should be left U
I to the commissioners, while sti
another believed that the issr
would go through if brought up {
the primary as the voters woul
recall the rigors of the previor
winter.
Fl A resolution asking that th
$25, 900 be spent for raising grade
of the roads to reduce the damag
caused in the spring by the melt
: ing SHOWS was disregarded afte
Cook pointed out that amour
, would take care of only 25 mile
of road satisfactorily.
Zimmerman in his talk discusse
the relief setup and the manner
which the funds are disbursed. Th
state, he said is attempting to
the best job it can at the lea.
cost. He added that $94, ZOO, ,0O
has been spent for relief in thre
, years in Minnesota.
He commended the officials fl
meeting to discuss matters of mi
tual interest and said he was gla
that the political subdivisions al
in charge of the relief problem 8
they will give more carefl
thought to it and derive desire
results.
Mr.. Barnes briefly touched 9
> old age assistance clarifying sc,
eral misconceptions held by man
persons. There is no such thing {
old age pension, he stated, b,
simply old age assistance. It is
belief that anyone IS or over
eligible to receive $35 a mont
but Barnes pointed out, a perso
!. must be a pauper to get it.
The meeting was the outgrowt
of similar one held March 81 /.
Wabasso at which problems sim
lar to those brought up Thursds
were discussed. All townships
= the county were represented, whi
eight out of the 16 cities and vi
lagos were present. All the coul
ty commissioners attended.