The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-11-05
By Commissioner Murray:

BY Commissioner Murray:
Whereas, On October 20, 1886, Cru
ben Brothers made written applica-
Ition for a revocable permit granting
to them as licensees permission to
construct. maintain and operate a
bridge and roadway and approach
thereto extending easterly from and
connecting with the Lake Vermilion
terminus of st. Louis County High
way No. II, according to the plan de-
scribed in said application. said plan
and specifications to be approved by
the County Highway Engineer. which
plan has been approved by the United
States Government Engineers. the
said written application together with
the plan submitted to the County
Board is made a part hereof by ref
erence to the same, and allowing ac-
cess for vehicular and foot travel be-
tween said terminus and Isle of Pines
Island owned by them and abutting
upon said terminus; and
Whereas, In the judgment of this
Board it is reasonable and proper and
for the best interests of the County Of
St. Louis that said permit be granted
upon the conditions hereinafter men,
toned. Z.
ilqSow, Therefore, Be 1t Resolved.
That the County of ST. Louis. acting
by and through it's County Board,
does hereby grant unto William Cru
ben, Adolph Gruben, George Gruben
and Peter Gruben,, co,partners as
sentatives and assigns a revocable
permit to construct, maintain and OPP
crate a bridge, abutmentS thereof and
approach thereto connecting with the
easterly or Lake Vermilion terminus
of ST. Louis County Highway No. n
on Lot 4 in Section 8. Township 81
North. Range 16 West. of the fourth
p. M. according to the plan described
in their written application dated Oc-
tober 20. 1896. filed with this Board,
and extending easterly from said ter
minus so as to allow access for We
hicular and foot travel between said
highway terminus and Isle of Pines
Island. Lot in Section 3 and Lot
I in Section 10. Township 81 North,
Range 16 West of the 4th p. NJ. abut-
ting upon said terminus.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That this
permit be expressly conditioned upon
the following conditions, all of which
said Gruben Brothers by their ac-
eeptance thereof accept and agree to:
and repair thereof be done in proper
and workmanlike manner and as from
time to time be required by the
County Highway Engineer; that the
County of st. Louis shall not be re-
quired nor expected presently or in
the future to defray any part of the
expense of constructing or maintain
ing said bridge, abutments, approach
es or roadway: that the County shall
be free from liability or obligation to
provide a public thoroughfare across
said bridge: that the County shall not
be responsible for the care and free
dom from negligence on the part of
the licensees in the construction,
maintenance, operation or public use
thereof; that said bridge, abutments,
approaches and roadway shall be con-
structed. maintained and operated by
the licensees solely at their own ex-
pense and risk and without any war
ranty or covenant of title on the part
of the County to any interest in the
land or waters lying easterly of the
easterly terminus of said highway;
and that the licensees, their represen-
tatives and assigns, forever in
demnify and save harmless the Coun-
ty of st. Louis, it's employees, servants
and agents from all liability by reason
of the construction. repair. mainte-
nance and public use thereof or any
claim arising through negligence
therein.
Commissioner Murray moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas Commissioners Eklund.
Schadewald, Anderson, N VIM n,
Murray, Pasich and Chairman Ver-
anth-7.
Nays-None.
ADOPTED October 81 1886