The Ely miner., 1937-02-04
COUNTY BOARD
PROCEEDINGS
ANNUAL SESSION

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
County Board of st. Louis County,
Minnesota. held on January 5, 1884,
at 1880 O'Clock in the afternoon.
The County Board of ST. Louis
County, Minnesota, met this the fifth
day of January, A. ID. 1887, at 1870
o'clock in the afternoon. in annual
session, it being the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in January,
the day fixed by statute for such ses-
sion.
Upon roll call by the Clerk the fol-
lowing Commissioners answered the
roll, to-wit:
T. A. JONES,
First Commissioners District.
A. G. SCHADEWALD,
Second Commissioners District.
II. a. ANDERSON,
Third Commissioners District.
JOSEPH VERANTH.
Fourth Commissioners District.
HAROLD OSTDAHL,
Fifth Commissioners District.
STUART MURRAY,
Sixth Commissioners District.
ASMUND AABY,
Seventh Commissioner District.
y quorum being present the Clerk
stated that the first business before
the Board was the selection of a tenn
porary chairman.
Upon call for nominations for tenn
porary chairman, Commissioner An
derson nominated Commissioner
Schadewald.
There being no further nominations.
Commissioner Neranth moved that
the Clerk be authorized to cast
unanimous vote for Commissioner
Schadewald for temporary Chairman,
which motion was declared adopted
upon unanimous vote. The vote was
so cast, and Commissioner Schade
wald was declared elected Temporary
Chairman.
Commissioner Schadewald the Tenn
porary Chairman then took the Chair
and asked for nominations for per-
manent chairman for the year 1887.
Commissioner Anderson nominated
Commissioner Schadewald. There be-
ing no further nominations, Commits
Sioner Neranth moved that the Clerk
be authorized to cast a unanimous
vote for Commissioner Schadewald as
permanent Chairman for the year
1887, which motion was declared
adopted upon unanimous vote. The
vote was so cast and Commissioner
Schadewald was declared elected per-
manent Chairman for the year 1887.
Chairman Schadewald then an
nounced that nominations were in
order for Vice Chairman.
Commissioner Aaby nominated Com
missioner Murray. There being no
further nominations. Commissioner
Neranth moved that the Clerk be au-
thorized to cast a unanimous vote for
Commissioner Murray as Nice-Chair-
man for the year 1887, which motion
was declared adopted upon unani-
nous vote. The vote was so cast and
Commissioner Murray was declared
elected Vice-Chairman for the year
1897.
Communications.
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mitting appointment of w. a. New
man as deputy County Auditor
1857. Ordered received and filed.
{. d. Jeronimus, Clerk, City of Du-
luth, submitting copy of resolution
adopted by the Duluth City Council
rejecting the offer of the County
Board with reference to settlement of
contagious disease claims of said
City, and submitting a counter offer.
-1961S.
w. H. Bergen, County Auditor. stat
ing that he has Withheld action in
reducing proportionately the amounts
that can be expended in the several
funds during the ensuing year, by
the amount of the overdraft in the
sum of Sal, 2S7.34 existing at the be-
ginning of the year, and asking the
Board to approve his action.-19619.
Referred to the Committee of the En-
tire Board and the County Attorney.
Gust Johnson, ct al, for the aban-
donment of highway in Township
SO, Range 17.-19620. Referred to the
Committee of a the Entire Board.
Town of Arrowhead submitting res
olution asking for the construction of
"a portion of the Glader Road as a
WPA project.-19621.
Town of Stoney Brook submitting
resolution requesting the construc-
tion of a highway beginning on the
north 1/l6 line OF Section 20, Town
ship so, Range Is, running west for
Ia miles and terminating at the
north quarter, line of Section SO,
Township so, Range 10, as WPA
project.-19622.
Town of Leiding asking the County
not to change Road % west of High
way SO, but to improve the old high
way.-19623.
Frank l.. Fredlund, ct al, petition
ing for the repair of bridge located
on Range Line Road between the
Towns of Morcom and Sturgeon
1924.
Chas. Kinnunen asking that a drain
age ditch be dug in S12 of SEA of Sec
ton 20, Township 90, Range 1o.-19625.
Elmo Michaelson, ct al, petitioning
for the dismissal of Fred Anderson,
Maintenance Supervisor.-19626.
Farmer-Labor Club of Colvin sub
uniting resolution asking for the re-
moval of +. a. Anderson as Road Su-
pervisor in the Sixth DiStrict.-19627.
Referred to the County Highway En-
gineer.
S. B. Shepard, County Highway En-
gineer, submitting bid of Emil Sehnke
in the sum of $500 for purchase of a
single cylinder air compressor.-1962S.
Referred to the County Highway En-
gineer for recommendation.
Ernest Mariani making application
for employment as patrolman or
driver of service truck in Seventh
District. under the Soldiers Prefer
ence law.-19629.
Jacob w. Rajavuori asking for ap-
pointment as foreman i'll the Tolvola
patrol area, under the Soldiers Pref
erence Act.-19630.
Gusta Leskiranta submitting appli-
cation for position of foreman in the
Town of Lavell, under the Soldiers
Preference law.-19631.
Eveleth Chamber of Commerce pro-
testing the maintenance of a portion
of the Hibbing Cutoff Road by the
Seventh District.-19632.
Chamber of Commerce of Chisholm
asking that greater care be taken in
the snowplowing of a portion of the
Town Line Road, and requesting that
the Board as q whole be responsible
for keeping this stretch of highway
free from snow.-19633. Ordered re-
ceived and filed. and a copy sent to
the County Highway Engineer.
Isaac PuSt relative to alleged abuse
of public trust and calling attention
TO certain conditions in his locality.
-lJo0f. oIuSTeu TeCelNtu anu lHeu duu
COPY sent to the County Attorney.
Eveleth Chamber of Commerce sub
mitting resolution approving the use
of iron pavement on Highway %
south of Eveleth.-19635.
Virginia Chamber OF Commerce urS-
ing the paving of a portion of High
way No. SO south of Eveleth with iron
paving.-19636.
Sam NJ Owens, Sheriff, asking the
County to pay, the salary of Edward
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