Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-09-09
PROCEEDINGS OF
COUNTY BOARD

The Board of County Commissioners
met this day pursuant to adjournment.
all members being present.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
On motion made and carried. the
County Auditor was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for gravel and shovel
Roads in Pine County for the remain
der Of the year of 1887. Said bids to
be opened on September 10th.
An opinion vas received and or
dered read by John S. Patrick, Chair
man of County Board. from Albert
johnson, County Attorney in regard to
letting contracts on road work in the
county.
Mrs. Johnson of Chengwatana ap-
peared before the Board with refer
ence to an Old Age Assistance matter,
and the matter was referred to the
Welfare Board.
The following applications for license
to sell mountaineering malt liquors
were received and on motion made ana
carried granted:
]. F. Prochaska-Off and on Sale
Town Of Mission Creek.
Glenn e. Truesdell-Off Sale-Town
of Mission Creek.
Communication was received from N.
w. Elsberg advising us that the reso-
luton passed by the Pine County
percentage of State Aid to be used for
Maintenance in 1897. at 1OOSo. was APP
proved.
Motion was made and duly carried
that Gregory Anderson be refunded
$500 for the rental of the NWk Oh
NE4. Section 16. Township 40. Range
70 because il was an error in leasing
State Trust Land.
Communication was received from the
township OF Pine City stating that in
taking gravel from the Tkach ri. for
the ST. CroiX Road, the County truck,
damaged about three quarters mile OF
road and asked that the County main
tanner be sent out to repair said dam
age. On motion made and carried said
matter was referred to the County En-
gineer.
Communication was received from
Agnes 7. Strand at the State Sanatar-
ium thanking the Board for making II
possible for her to stay at the Sana-
forum for the three months from July
to October 4. 1887.
A petition from rreeholders Of MIS-
sion Creek and Munich Townships was
presented by Commissioner Ausmus
asking that the following road be des.
fgnated as County Add load:
Beginning at the Northern Pacific
railway Co. right Of way on the sec
ton line between sections "a and "a OF
township 40. range 81, thence running
east approximately two miles TO the
southwest corner Of section Is Of said
township, thence running north along
the west line Of said section % one
mile. thence east along the north line
OF said section 25 to the Old Govern
ment Road at the southwest corner of
County. Minnesota. thence north along
the township line miles and connect
Ing with County Aid Road No. IA a,
the southwest corner Of section =
township 40. range 20. Pine county.
minnesota. On motion made and car
ried. said etition was placed on file.
On motion made and carried tn,
Board recessed until one o'clock P. N.
County Auditors office. one O'Clock
p. NJ.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Patrick.
Mr.. Slott and delegation from
Partridge township appeared before
action had been taken on the petition
which was presented to the Board on
February 20. 1887 said petition request
ing that the following described roao
be designated as a State Aid Road:
Beginnlng at point on or near the
Sc corner Of Section 1888. thence
running in a northerly direction 8
miles to a point on or near the N,
corner Of section 7-43-19, thence east
erly miles to the NE corner of sec
ton S-43-19. thence northerly / mile to
the NV corner of section 3-43-1y,
thence easterly approximately one ana
0he-quarter mile; there terminating on
w
or near the North quarter corner or
the NWA Of section 2-43-19.
On motion made and carried the
county Auditor was instructed to write
TO the Commissioner Of Highways ana
ask to be advised Of the action .ha,
to said petition. The County Auditor
was also instructed to notify the Town
Clerk OF Partridge Of the informal on
which he receives
Einar Jensen appeared before the
Board relative TO doctor bill incurred
during the quarantine of Norman Jcn-
sen which bill was rejected by the
1887
lone township appeared before the
Board relative to a petition previously
placed on file requesting that a ga.
tax road be made from that certain
road described as follows:
commencing at the South quarter
corner OF section s. township 40. range
l9, running thence north one-half mile
TO the south quarter corner of section
~, township Al. range 10, thence east
one-half mile to the southeast corner
OF section 32-41-19. thence north two
miles and there terminating at the
northeast corner of section %, town
ship Al, range 10.
Mr.. Engebo and delegation from
Sandstone Township appeared before
the Board and requested that County
Aid Road No. Is be completed at the
earliest possible date This matter was
placed on file until such a time as
FUNDS will be available for construc-
ton.
MIR. Eddy of Hinckley appeared be-
fore the Board and requested that the
location of the road around the south
side of Grindstone Lake be changed in
order to make it safe for children GO
Ing in bathing. The Chairman appoint
ed the Board as whole to act as a
committee to view and consider the
road division matter at Grindstone
Lake, and also to inspect the paint
Jobs on Bridges Nos. l and 2
Miss Dorothy Stander. District Sup
ervisor Of WPA Sewing Projects, ap-
peared before the Board and advised
them that continuance of these pro-
1ects in Pine County would necessitate
the County to hereafter assume the
cost of all the material necessary. Up
on motion duly made and carried, the
continuance of the Sewing Projects was
approved and authorization was made
Tor the purchase of such materials as
may be necessary for its operation.
Matt Poferl appeared before the
Board and requested that an appropri-
ation be made to sponsor a County Ex-
hibit at the Minnesota State Fair. Up
on motion duly made and carried the
sum OF $4,000 was appropriated for
this purpose.
Commissioner Pearson moved that
the County Engineer he aIlthorized To