Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-23
Proceedings OF
County Board
Official Minutes From
Commissioners Meeting
Held in Pine City.

tors office. May IA. 1910. at 10 o'clock
a. m.
Meeting of the county board was held
this day pursuant to adjournment.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman o. E. Eklund.
Magnus Christensen offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was unani-
.mously adopted:
WHEREAS, Almighty God in His In
finite Wisdom. has called from our
midst the Honorable John Stanley Pat
rick who served the county of Pine as
county commissioner for the third
commissioners district and also as
chairman of the county welfare board.
and
WHEREAS, In his death the county
has lost faithful servant and to those
W yisnd kns% o him and HE 1
and means to the general public wei:
fare, serving constantly whenever and
wherever entrusted with public affairs.
% Ufes q ano%n as a findS
neighbor and devoted husband and
father, living the Golden Rule-"Do
Unto Others as You Would Have Others
THEREFoRE. BE IT RESOLVED.
That the county of Pine hereby Of
fcially declares its sense of loss in his
death, expresses its deep appreciation
of his many sturdy and virtuous quail:
tiles; that it extends to his bereaved
family its sympathy. and that this
resolution, as adopted, be sent to his
family in token of our action and as a
mark of our esteem and affection to
our devoted friend.
Magnus Christensen offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was unani-
WHEREAS, Almighty God in His In
finite Wisdom has called from our midst
the Honorable Nels Oakland who served
the county as commissioner from the
third district with honor to himself
and the community and county, and
WHEREAS, he was pioneer of Pine
county, a sturdy character who served
constantly whenever and wherever en-
was man worthy of confidence a
trusted official. known as a kindly
neighbor and devoted husband and
WHEREAS, all who knew him loved
and honored him for his uprightness,
his courage, his generosity and stead
Now. THEREFORE. BE 1T RE-
nissioners of Pine county that it was
with profound sorrow and deep regret
that we learned of his death and we
extend to the people of Pine county
relatives our deep sympathy in their
Mr.. Ausmus offered the following
resolution which was unanimously
WHEREAS, The Social Security act
as amended by Congress in 1889, pro-
vides for the establishment and mainte-
nance of personnel standards on a
merit system in state public assistance
agencies under the supervision and di-
rection of the Social Security board.
na merit fbe u sc the jus
board will require the local welfare
board to relinquish control of person.
mel in county welfare offices. and
he p S e the IN fan Levy eoun dey
for the year 1910 is for welfare pur-
poses and 1t appears that the larger
share OF county tax levy in the ma
er5iy OF COUNTIES Pun ef IN the state OF Min
Now. THEREFORE, BE IT RE-
SOLVED by the board of county COM
missioners of Pine county that, the
the Federal Social Security board to
supervise a merit system for person:
and the Social Security act as ap-
proved on August IA, 1885. be retained;
AND BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
by the board of county commissioners
of Pine county that such board is OPP
ice which would in effect, take local
control of personnel away from the
various county welfare boards;
The question was on the adoption
of the resolution and the roll being
called, there were five yeas and no
nays as follows: Oscar Eklund, c. A.
Pearson. Magnus Christensen. W.. G.
the resolution was adopted.
Al Blomberg submitted his bond as
contractor for road work for the sea-
son in the sum of 1000 which was on
motion made and carried. approved.
The Magnetic Service Company SUBJ
11itted an affidavit and bond for lost
warrant. No. 43600 in the sum of S19.25,
auditor was authorized to issue dupli-
cate warrant.
The following application for per-
init to hold dances was on motion made
Finlayson, Mimi.
The following applications for sale
OF mountaineering malt Liquors were
g sseye sero anank s sSa on o an ss off
Beroun: Gust Strohkirch, off Sale"
Beroun: E. H. Gutzkow. ION and Off
Sale" Rock Greek; Walter J. Jasna,
On motion made and carried, said
applications were approved.
The First National Bank of Pine City.
presented an assignment of securities in
on motion made and carried, same
was allowed.
The Town of Sandstone offered 81
IOr the purchase OF the NWt4 OF Sec
ton 2, Township AZ, Range 10 for
township purposes pursuant to Chap
ter 1923, Laws of 1899 and on motion
made and carried. said matter was
referred to Commissioner Christensen
On motion made and carried, the
county agreed to guarantee the care
and keep Of Caroline Wicklund at
gwah- ching.
The bond of Thos Bowe in the sum
of $1,000 as manager of the county farm
was on motion made and carried APP
proved
The following resolution was unani-
Inously adopted:
RESOLVED. that the Lots IL and 10.
Block II, village of Denham, be re-
appraised at ST and that the county
auditor be instructed to sell same to
the village of Denham for public pur-
poses pursuant to Chapter 1923. Laws
Chairman Eklund appointed Commits
sioner MagnuS Christensen as member
of the poor committee.
On motion made and carried, the
Farm Security office was granted the
services of a stenographer for one
month until June l, 1910, at $50 per
Pursuant to call for bids for snow
fence wire, the following bids were
received:
Bids on Snow Fen
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