The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-09-09
Adopted August 10, 1887.
Rv Commissioners AabY:

BY Commissioner ABBY:
Whereas, In the apportionment of
the funds received from the mineral
tax cases, the County Revenue Fund
received the sum of $685. 27 So: and
Whereas. There is a State Loan
known as Ditch Reminding bonds in
the amount of $i00,000.00, purchased
under resolution of the County Board
dated June 8. 1888. and the bonds
bearing date of June rs. 1888; and
Whereas. The County Board of St;
January 4, 1884, and again by resolu-
ton dated July 6, 1897, agreed to pay
the City of Duluth the sum of SIS, :
100000 as its proportionate share IN
the purchase of the Old Federal Build
ing located in the Civic Center: and
8 Whereas, The County Board enter
ed into settlement agreement with
the City of Duluth for past Indebted
ness incurred by the City of Duluth i'm
the control of communicable diseases
by resolution passed May z. 1887.
and amended by resolution dated
August 10. 1887, for an amount in
the sum of SS2 10000; and =
Whereas. BY resolution the County
Board of ST. Louis County and the
under date of June 3. 1881, entered
into an agreement to pay its proper
tionate. share for the control and, pre-
yention Sof Contagious diseases for the
year 1887, in an, amount not to exceed
the sum of 100000. 00;s and
overdraft in. the General Revenue
Fund for the year 1897, of approx
mately $125. 900. 00;. and -
Whereas, There is an nyerdraft in
the State Rural Highway Account in
the sum of; 81, 1860. and
Whereas. 1T is contemplated chang
ing the accounting machines In the
Road Accounting office in order to
save rent. and it is estimated that the
purchase 81 f,a sai Ha ~ new an machhes WIZ
Whereas. In the opinion of this
Board it is for the best interests OF
the people of ST. Louis County that
these items be taken care. OF 1mne-
diately. as well as good business
Now, Therefore. Be 1t Resolved.
That the County Auditor is hereby
authorized and instructed to transfer
from said General Revenue Fund the
sum of 500. 10000 to the Ditch Fund
Ditch Refunding Bonds; and pay the
sum of 100000, pursuant to the reso-
luton of july s. 1897, for the payment
of the County'S share of the purchase
of the Old Federal Building; and pay
the sum of $50. 10000 for contagious
diseases pursuant to the resolution of
the County Board as of August 10.
1887; and set up the sum of $10.000.0o
to he-ContagiouS Disease Account.
payable during the year 1897: and
General Revenue Fund be applied on
the estimated overdraft for the year
1897. as well as to pay any unforeseen
expenditures; and to transfer the sum
of $7.496.70 to the State Rural High
way Fund to take care of the oyerdraft
now carried in said Fund: and the
sum of sl0,O00.00 be allotted to pay
for such accounting machines as may
be hereafter determined to be needed
by this Board; and that the remain
which in all amounts to the sum OF
1882. $40 80. be transferred to the Coun-
ty Bond Sinking Fund. -
Commissioner ABBY moved the
adoption of the resolution and IT was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
eas-Commissioners Jones. Ander-
son. Veranth, Ostdahl. Murray. ABBY
and Chairman Schadewald-7
Nays--None.
To the County Board:
Your Committee on Taxes and AS
sessments to whom were referred the
various applications for reduction OF
taxes and correction of assessments,
having considered same. recommend
ed the adoption of the following reso-
luton:
r. A. JONES.
ASMUND ABBY,
H. OSTDAHL.
j. VERANTH.
Committee.
Resolved. That the following appli-
cations for reduction of taxes and cor
rection of assessments. are hereby ap-
proved. and referred to the Minnesota
Tax Commission for final action. to-
wit:
Gus E. Alstead. Edwin Anderson. Jo-
seph C. Anderson. Lawrence u. An
derson e applications) Sophia Breid-
er. r. Il. Burdick, Agent. Matthias
Bergerson. Christine Brayden. Tom
Blazino. Joseph Buneta. Mrs. Mary
Berg, Mrs. Freda Birch. Victoria Boz
slack. j. NJ. Bayly for Harrison Co.
Mrs. X. C. Bate. c. j. Barthol, FLOYD
o. Besser. Sabin c. Bronson q ap-
plications). Gunder Bergson, ]. F..
Barncard. Ida Baker. Mrs. a. Basa-
lex, Thomas Bark, Chas. A. Britts.
Dagny z. Blair. Esther Dahl Burg.
Kate Allen Barnes g applications),
f. w. Buck g applications). Margaret
Canning. Joseph w. Cummings, j, r.
Cummings e applications), c. a.
Carlson. Oscar w. Carlson. Kenneth
S. Cant Co. Clifford Walter Chris
tianson GO applications). Charles
Christen. Peter r. Curry. Church Of
st. Jean Baptiste. William Cutliff g