Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-02-24

February 16. 1888. o'clock a. m.
The meeting was called to order
by. Chairman Pearson, all members
being present.
bond of the American Publishing Com
pany in the sum of $500 was APP
proved
On motion made and carried, the
bond of the Hinckley News in the sum
of $1,000 was approved.
On motion, made and carried, the
chairman and county auditor were in
in the office Of the register of deeds
On motion made and carried the
chairman and county auditor were
instructed to approve WPA project
in the office of the clerk of district
court
A request was received from J. H:
Lingren:, executor of the estate of
tie for the sum Of $50 the claim of
the county against said estate in the
sum of $3.50 and said request was,
on motion made and carried, approved
off premises licenses to sell month";
toxicating malt beverages at junction
of trunk highways No 81 and % in
the town of Mission Creek was on mo-
ton made and carried, approved.
Application for permit to hold dances
by George A. Mecl in the town of
Bremen was on motion made and
carried, approved
bill of the town of Birch Creek in the
sum of S39.37 for share of work on
township road to gravel pit was APP
proved
The inventory committee presented
the inventory of county property to
the board and after examining, same
was ordered PLACED du on file file. .o,,o,,xa
resolution and moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, county aid road No. o.
being the only outlet for residents lv-
6 - D,~,.r
in the townships of Bruno and Park
and the village of Bruno being their
only trading CENTER
AND WHEREAS, the board of county
commissioners designated this road as
a county aid road in order to assist
the township in making this road pass
able, as the financial condition of the
township was ass, such that needed i'm
AND WHEREAS, there has devel-
oped a sinkhole on said road which is
| approximately 600 feet in length and
SO feet in depth, filling of which will
nitude that the county cannot stand at
this time
AND WHEREAS, the only gravel pit
that is acceptable to the highway de-
partment would have been used on
trunk highway No. % if the above
mentioned sinkhole had not prevented
the contractor from moving his equip
ment into said gravel pit;
AND, WHEREAS. this gravel pit will
be of greater benefit to the state than
the local community due to the fact
that trunk highway No. % will require
considerable gravel for future sur
facing,
NOV, THEREFORE. BE 1T RE-
SOLVED, that the board of allotment
| appropriate the sum of $500 as an
extra allotment to Pine county in order
to assist in the grading and surfacing
of five miles of county aid road No.
% commencing at the SW corner of
| O0-A1-1S tir,o of
the Sc corner of section 24-44-1S.
Vote being taken said resolution was
unanimously adopted.
On motion made and carried meeting
recessed until 80 p. m.
February 16. 1888, l 80 o'clock D. M
The meeting reconvened.
A communication from Mr.. Mccoy
relative to seed loans was received and
Mr.. Greenwald offered the following
resolution in regard thereto which was
| unanimously adopted
RESOLVED, that the county furnish
one stenographer for seed loan office
in north end of county and one steno-
grapher for south end of county until
the work of the seed loan offices is
completed, at salaries not to exceed
$50 per month.
Mr.. Patrick offered the following
resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, considerable amount
of personal property has been i'm
properly omitted from the tax list
and assessment rolls of district No.
B. Sandstone village, in said county
of Pine for the year 1887 and a con-
siderable amount of personal property
in said district has been under-valued
and over-valued as compared with like
property in said County of Pine so
that the assessment for said year in
said district is grossly unfair and in
equitable, and
WHEREAS, after consulting certain
officials and also consulting with the
| Minnesota Tax Commission, it was
deemed advisable to ask for a re-
assessment Of the personal property
NOW, THEREFORE. BE 1T RE
SOLVED, that the Minnesota Tax Com
mission be requested to appoint a spe-
cial assessor to re.assess the personal
property .S in in the fe,7 village of Sandstone
On motion made and carried the
| care and keep of Don Bishop was
guaranteed at Pokegama Sanatorium
On motion made and carried, the
county engineer was instructed to
purchase one ton of dynamite with
the necessary caps and fuse.
On motion made by MIR. Greenwald
instructed to notify Charles Beckman
| to appear before the next meeting of
| the county board
The resolution and bylaws of the
Pine County Nursing Advisory COM
ried. approved.
BE IF HEREBY RESOLVED. that
the parcels of land forfeited to the
| state for non-payment of taxes APP
ty auditor, which have been CLASSIFIED S
1885, Chapter 1856, as amended. shall
be offered for sale by the county audi