Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-01-13
PROCEEDINGS OF
ASKOV COUNCIL

The village council of the village
of ASkov, met in regular session on
the 9Th day of January, 1888, in the
clerks office, at o'clock p. m. All
members were present.
The meeting was called to order
by A. Henriksen, the mayor.
The minutes of the previous reg
ular meeting were read and ap-
proved as read.
Alfred L. Nielsen, the fire chief,
appeared before the council request
ing it to consider getting some better
equipment for the department. After
considerable discussion the fire chief
was requested to make further in
vestigations as to the cost of the
equipment desired and also to get
in touch with the town board to see
if it would be interested in cooperat-
ing with the village in securing this
extra equipment.
The following named persons were
upon motion duly seconded and car
ried, appointed for the term of one
year for the respective positions:
Alfred L. Nielsen, fire chief; Ar
thur Olesen, assistant fire chief; Paul
N. Froker, street commissioner; Hans
Mosbak and Fritz Holm, members
of the board of health; A. Henriksen,
park commissioner; Clarence Nor
gensen, marshal at a salary of $3.50
per month with the provision that
he keeps a telephone in his office;
Hans Mosbak, weed inspector.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the American Publishing Com
pany was offered a compensation of
SIS for publishing the minutes dur
ing the ensuing year.
The bond of Rasmus Petersen in
the amount of $500 as assessor, with
Carl Miller and Conrad Christensen
as sureties, was on motion approved
1t was moved, seconded and carried
to hold the regular council meetings
during the year on the first Thursday
of each month.
On motion seconded and carried
the annual salary of the village treas
urer was fixed at SIS, and the clerk S
salary was fixed at $25.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried, the application for on and off
sale licenses for dispensing non-in-
toxicating malt liquors by Otto Mad
sen and j. P. Welter were granted,
and the clerk was instructed to issue
licenses to each of the applicants on
the payment of the required fees
The following bills were audited
and allowed, and the clerk was in
structed to draw warrants for the
respective amounts:
Jens Abrahamsen, watching fire
through night -----$3 800
Minnesota Power & Light Co.,
December street lights $500 $500
Axel Birkholm, cleaning toilets 300
Pine Coop Oil Assn, alcohol so
American Publishing Company,
publishing proceedings for
1887, storage of fire engine
during 1887, ballots -------- ALPS
Petersen & Gravesen, complet-
ing title to loop road --- 1000
A. L. Arends, salary as health
officer for 1887 --- 1900
The clerk reported the receipt OF
$752.07 from the county treasurer.
The clerk reported that the fol-
lowing dance permits had been issued:
December 81, to Danish Brotherhood;
December 20, to Young Peoples So
ciety; December 81, to Danish Broth
erhood. The clerk was instructed to
bill the township of Partridge for the
one-half of the expenses for the up
keep of the town hall and the prem
Uses.
There being no further business to
come before the meeting, it was
moved, seconded and carried to ad-
journ.
A. HENRIKSEN,
President of Council