Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 23, 1918, Page 4

AT i o o ey B FFICIAL PROCEEDINGS = OF 'THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION- ERS OF BELTRAMI. COUNTY, MINN., APRIL: 9, 1918, The board of county commissioners of Beltrami county, Minnesota, met in adjourned session' on . Tuesday, April 9th, 1918, with all.members.present. - The minutes of the preceding. meetin were read, and on motion duly seconded, and carried were approved. - Applications for loans of county funds for purchase of seed and feed Te again presented to the board, and it being shown that proper proceedings had not been taken by filing a petition signed by not less than 25 resident free- holders of the county, and further, that there was no money available in the general fund of the county for such purpose, it was moved, seconded and carried, that.all applications should be rejected. Y The engineer’s plat of resurvey o3 section 6, 150-30, was presented, and on motion duly seconded an carrled, was approved and ordered flléd. B ‘ommissioner Ellis offered the follow- ing resolution, and moved its adoption: Whereas, the bureau of Indian af- fairs has appropriated $4,000 -for the purpose of a road between' the Cass Lake Indian school and the village in ‘the towns 146-31 and 145-31, on condi- tion that the Counties of Beltrami and Cass shall reimburse’ the tribal fund of the; Chippewa Indians of Minnesota to the extent of one-half of such ‘appro- priation; 2. Now be it resolved, that the follow- ing agreement shall be entered into be- tween the County of Beltrami, and C. H. Allender, superintendent acting for the commissioners of Indian affairs, to-wit: An agreement entered into this 9th day of April,.nineteen hundred and eighteen, between Charles H. ‘Allender, superintendent acting for the commis- sioner of Indian affairs of the first part; and the board of county commissioners for Beltrami county of the second part, witnesseth as follows: = After due consideration of that para- raph of‘the bill maklnfi appropriations or the current and contingent expenses of the bureau of Indian affairs for the fiscal year ended June thirtieth, nine- lt‘een hundred and nineteen, as quoted ere: “Phat the unexpended appropria- tion -of $5,000 authorized to be taken out of the tribal funds 'of the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota for the construc- tion of a bridge -across the Mississippi River on the Cass Lake Reservation by the Act entitled, ‘An Act making ap- propriations for the current and con- tingent expenses of the bureau of In- dian aftairs, for fulfilling treaty stipu- lations with various Indian tribes, and for other purposes,’ for the flscal year énding June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, $4,000 be, and the same is hereby, authorized to be expended for improving the road’ between the Cass Lake Indian school ‘and village, a dis- tance of six miles, ‘upon the condition that the Counties of Cass and Beltrami, in the State of Minnesota, shall file with the secretary of the interior a written agreement to reimburse ° the government within five years to the extent of one-half of the amount ex- pended upon the said road.” .We do agree to the conditions set forth therein. And it is further stipu- lated and agreed by sald board that twenty-five hundred dollars ($2500) of the amount appropriated shall be ex- pended on said road in Beltrami county, - and we do hereby bind said county to reimburse the tribal fund of the Chlg- pewa Indian of Minnesota, through the commissioner of Indian affairs or the secretary of the interior, in the amount, one thousand twelve hundred and fifty ($1250), one-half the”amount expended, One-fifth ($250) to be paid each year for five years oi until the full amount is paid. “Said payments to be made as mai( be directed by the commissioner of Indidn affairs. This agreement is made subject to the approval of the secretary of the in- terior. In witness whereof the undersigned have hereunto subscribed their names and affixed their seals the day and year first above written, The motion being:seconded by Com- missioner Hayes, was put to a vote, and duly carried. i The amended report of fees and emol- uments of Jos. E. Harris, judge of pro- bate, was offered, and on motion duly seconded and carried was approved and ordered filed. . Recess was taken to 1:30 p. m., when the board reconvened, with all members present. It was moved by Hayes, seconded by ®ilis, that $200 be appropriated from the road and bridge fund to the credit of the Towhn of Benville. Carried. A petition for the establishment of a county road in towns 146 and 147, range 32, signed by Felix Scott, ‘et al., was presented. On motion of Lennon, seconded by Hayes, hearing was set for May 14th at 2:00 p. m., and Commissioners Ellis and Rako were.appointed a committee to view the proposed road, to meet at the southwest corner of section 36, 147- 32, on Monday, May 13th, at 11:00 a. m., Carried. The petition of Joshua Jokela. et al., praying for. the establishment of a county road in the Towns of Steener- son and Minnie, was presented. On motion of Imsdahl, seconded by Ellis, hearing was set for May 14th at 3:00 p. m., and Commissioners Rako and Hayes were appointed a committee to view the proposed road, to meet at the southeast corner of section 34, 156- 36, at 9:00 a. m., May 8th. Carried. The petition of F. M. Crowe, et al. praying for the establishment of a county road in the Towns of Langor and O'Brien was présented. On motion of Hayes, seconded by Ims- dahl, hearing was set for May 14th at 4:00 p. m.,, and Commissioners Lennon and Ellis were appointed a committee to view the proposed road, to-meet at the southeast corner of section 13, 160- 31, at 10:00 a. m., Saturday, May 11th. Carried. On motion of Ellis, seconded by Ims- dahl, the bond of Chas. Schroeder as manager of the state fair exhibit, in the sum of one thousand dollars, with G. E. Carson and A. P. Ritchie as sure- ties, was approved and ordered filed. Carried. The petition of J. C. praying for a resurvey of sections 20 and 21, 148-32, was presented. It was moved, seconded and carried that hear- ing be set for May 14th at 3:30 p. m. The petition of Christ S. Anderson praying to be set off from school dis- trict No. 105 to district No. 120 was pre- sented. On motion duly seconded and carried. hearing was set for May 14th at 2:30 p. m. 5 v On motion duly seconded and carried the following applications for abate- ment pf taxes were recommended to the state tax commission: J. L. George, county auditor (5). John Gibbons (2). James Hurley. R. J. Jackson, Lawrehce L. Helmar. Isaac L. Ground. Onel Greenslit. Pete Kreuger. Iver Lundstrom. & W._E. Arnold. S. W. Ellis. It was moved by Lennon, seconded by Hayes, that $500 be appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Bel- trami County agricultural association to defray the expenses of the fair for 1918. Carried. Moved. seconded and carried to ad- jcst:m to 10:00 a. m., Wednesday, April 10th. Spangler, et al., Board reconvened in adjourned ses- sion at 10:00 a. m., Wednesday, April 10th, with all members present. Tt' was moved by Ellis, seconded by Imsdahl, that the county surveyor be instructed to survey county road No. 125 4n town 146-31. Carried. The petition of Geo. J. Becker, et al, praying for a change of boundaries of school district No. 26, taking in the territory ‘now in district No. 84, was presented. It was moved, seconded and carried to set time of hearing for May 14th at 4:30 p. m. The petition of H. J. Botting, et al., praying for the establishment of a county road in the unorganized_ town 146-31, came up for hearing. Notices having been properly posted, and the report of the committee being favor- able, it was moved by Lennon. seconded by Hayes, that the petition be granted, and road established, and known as county road No. 126. Carried. _ No bids for cutting the cord wood on the Bass Lake farm were received. It. was moved by Imsdah), seconded by Hayes, that $200 be appropriated from the county road and bridge fund to the credit of the Town of Beaver Dam. Carried. A Moved by Ellis, seconded by Imsdahl, that an amount not to exceed $60.00 be appropriated to the Town of Frohn, for the l1:\::‘];0543 of consgtructing an off-take | ditch from state road No. 4, work to be under the supervision of the highway superintendent, and not to exceed 23 cents per cubic yard. Carried. On :motion duly seconded and -car- ried, the following bills were allowed: Clayton Collard, rodman on sur- vey, section 11, 146-32 ...... - $13.20 E._C. Hensel, chaliman on. sur-. vey, section 11, 146-32.......: 12.00 Geo. A. Davis, axman on sur- vey, section 11, 146-32.....%.. 14.50 . B. Swanson, axman on sur- _vey, section 11, 148-32 ... 16.00 John Swenson, axman on ver, section 11, 146-32. 12.00 Sentinel Publishing. Co. 3 lishing notice of sury: 2.20 4 s #2.20 Roy K. Bliler, platti 0/ e survey,, Section 6, 150-30. 11.00 C. C. Spencer, assistant X gineer of survey, section 11 146-32 Elmer John; , ery 'fc veyors, seotion 11, 146-32.. Dr. E. H. Smith, post morte body_of George Pierce . V. E.” Lindholm, coroner's fees . viewing bodies of W. M. An- derson and G. A. Carlson..... V. E. Lindholm, coroner’s fees :\gwlng body of Olaf A. Rus- Y R R e IR ‘Willial 8., burial of W. M. ANQGerson ........ciieoeeonoe Williams Bros., burial of G. A. CArlSON & vovvveneveconenronn D. H, Fisk, court commission- er fees, State vs. Roy Schuster D. H. Fisk, court:commissioner fees, State vs. Melvin Johnsen D. H. Fisk, court commissioner fees, State vs. J. W, Bell..... D. H. Fisk, court commissioner fees, State vs. Otis Soper..... F. W. Schmidt, justice fees, State vs. Romeo Moran ...... F. W. Schmidt. justice fees, ‘State vs. George Smith ..... F. -W. Schmidt, justice fees, State vs. Elmer Moorhead... F. W. Schmidt, justice fees, State vs. John Doe, Sarah Roe F. W. Schmidt, justice fees, State vs. Norie Godin........ J. B. Valentine, constable fees, State vs. Geo. Smith..... Sentinel Publishing Co., pub- lishing financial statement... Sentinel Publishing Co., pub- lishing commissioners’ pro- ceedings . seeesmiens Sentinel Publishing Co., bound books, financial statement... Sentinel Publishing Co., pub- lishing bids cutting cord wood ........ L. P, Eckstrum, plumbing re- pairs, court house and jail... Bemidji Electric . Co., repairs court house ................ W’. ‘G Schroeder, blankets for T T Edward Anderson, bedding for jurors .......... O'Leary-Bowser Co. blankets for jail .... C. E. Battles, hardware for jail Northern Grocery Co., supplies for janitor ..........c..ocu.n United Chemical Co.. supplies for jail ... Hans B. Imsdahl, mileage, com- missioners’ meeting 4-9 ..... James F. Hayes, mileage, com- missioners' meeting 4-9...... S. W. Ellis, mileage, commis- sioners’ meeting 4-9 ..... William. Lennon, mileage, c missioners’ meeting ..... . Barney Gibney, two cords wood J. H., Wynne, 113 cords wood. . Richard Kelm, 11% cords wood Sylvia A. Westehoff, expense as’ county nurse ... S W. B. Stewart, exp perintendent of schools .... J. L. George, postage, freight and drayage for auditor..... Fred W. Rhoda, postage and en- velopes, clerk of court.. 4 Karl G postage for 28,00 25.00 24.90 17.10 30.00 Earl Geil, postage for treasurer Andrew: Johnson, board of pris- oners, March ........ Geo, D, Barnard Stationery Co., deed record for register of deeds ...... Rogers & Co., for- engineer .. Fritz-Cross Co.,, certifi tax judgment, auditor .. J. A, Fenton, envelopes LreaSUrer’ ... ..oiiiveeiaasaeny Security Blank Book: Co., legal blanks to clerk of court. i ! or for Free Press Co., order book judge of probate ............ J." L. George, auditor's fees, judicial ditch No. 13. . J.” L. George, auditor's fees, Jjudicial ditch No. 16......... J.” L. George, auditor's fees, Jjudicial ditch No. 20.:. . Bemidji Sentinel Co., ditch no- ;!‘ces, clerk of court. ditch No. Sentinel Publishing Co., ditch notices, clerk of court, ditch No. Cross: ment for No. 24 .... Rogers & Co. gineer, ditch No. 25 . John C. Burke, engineer serv- ‘l)ges and expense, March No. John C. Burke, engineer serv- ices and expense, February, No. 25 .. . Vivian Crabtree, assistant en- gineer services and expense, February, No. 25 .......... Kohler’ Contracting Co., excavation omitted in mate. ditch No. 28 Kohler Contracting Co., labor on bridges, No. 28 ‘W. M. Everts, servicés engineer, Jjudicial ditch No. 30 .0 Pioneer Publishing Co., supplies for engineer, judicial ditch No. 30 Anton spector, judicial ditch No. Pioneér Publishing Co., sup- plies for engineer, judicial ditch No. 30 ‘W. M. Everts, services engineer, judicial ditch No. 31 W. M. Everts, services engineer, judicial ditch No. 35 ... W. M. Everts, services eng Judicial ditch No. 36 .... Anton Strand, services a: spector, judicial ditch No. 36 Ploaeu iPubHshl‘ng Co., sup- plies for engineer, judicial ditch No. 36 .. Aj ” Johnson & Baum, d spectprs, judicial ditch No. 36 A. BE. Rako, mileage and per diem, signing bonds No. 40.. Albert Reid, road work in u organized town 160-35... Fritz-Cross count; record . B Ci‘(y le:lry nspection .. ) C. E. Battles, su 500 4.45 80.00 3.00 6.00 14.00 7.00 23.00 superintendent Bemidji Hardware Co. axes for engineer crew Bemidji Hardware Co., plies for janitor an i Clayton Collard, work on mile posts ... Sentinel Publishing Co., pub- lishing notice to contractors. Stockland Road Machinery Co., grader and scarifier for first district . C. C. Spencer, services as as sistant engineer, county road No. 20 ..... Clayton Collard, services as ‘- rodman, county road No. 20.. H. D. Sorenson, services and expense in office on roads.... C. C. Spencer, services and ex- penses, assistant engineer, 176.00 14.00 7.00 96.60 53.80 176.00 county road 122" ses Stockland Road Machinery Co., grader for second district... 5005 Theodore Stabaken, services as axman, county road No. 23... Olaf. Olson, services as axman, county road No. 1 Harold Hanson, fllalnmnn county services' ag ' road Anton bridge Otto O. Myran, toreman, bridge No. 41, construction ......... Stockland Road Machine: grader for district No. Richard lapor on con- struction, bridge No. 41...... Axfiondflolier. material, bridge 0. Einar Rugsuen, labor on con- struction, bridge No. 44,..... A. J. Rugsven, labor on con- struction, bridge No. 44...... Otto O. Myran, foreman and team construction, bridge No. . Fladhammer, Moller, material No. grader for district No. Amos Warngr, axman on vey, county road No. 21...,.. C: C. Spencer, services and ex- penses, assistant engineer. county road No. 21 . C. €. Spencer, service: d pense, assistant engineer on No. 21 and 30 ...w.. . _D. Sorenson, - 8el t‘:{tlgg on county roads 21, 30, ., Leigh Lakin, es as Cl man, county road No. 21 R. R. Dickens; material bridges Nos. 42 and 43.. S. W. Ellis, mileage and - per diem, inspection committee .. . E. Rako, mileage and per diem, inspection committee, Kolden & Thompson, material for road planes Mark Devine, sleigh shoe for grader for fifth district'..... C. C. Spencer, services as as- sistant engineer, bridge No. %'2735, state rural highway No. Roland Loitved, services as in- . spector, bridge No. 1735, state rural hixhway No. 62 -........ . D, Sorenson, ' services ' as' rodman, bridge No. 1735; state’ = - rural highway No. 62........~ = 6.53 J.'L. .George, —auditor's fees, " .. state rural highway No. 32.. 437.76 Moved, seconded and.carried to take recess to 1:30 p. m. g 5 Board reconvened at 1:30 p. m. with all members present. - A~ petition jvas received from the members of R. H. Carr post No. asking the ~board to furnish ' metal grave markers ‘for deceased “soldiers and sailors. . > Commissioner Hayés offered the fol- lowlnf: resolution,” and moved its on: ‘Whereas, a petition has been filled with this board, asking that the county furnish suitable markers for the graves of_deceased soldiers and sailors; Now be it resolved, that this board authorizes the purchase. of not more 33.64 'adopt! than 50 bronze. or aluminum: markers|: for deceased soldiers’ or sailors’ graves. same to remain in the possession of R. H. Carr post No. 174, and to be placed by the miembers of said post as required. The motion was seconded by. Com- missioner Imsdahl and being put was declared carried. e The following: bids for constriction of roads were opened: & Job 1802—M.. W. Knox; 1 mile from northeast corner of section 36 to southeast corner of 36— Excavation, 40 cents per cubic $1,650.00 7.1 Installing ¢ _ Hauling culverts ....... Side excavation, 25 cent: cubic yard : Total ... Job 1802—Ezra northeast corner section southeast corner of northeast quar- ter of section 24— Grading, 40 cents per cubic yard ..... enereene..$1,566.80 { Turnpiking; 7 cents per foot. 100.10 : Ditching, 32 cents per cubic Hauling culverts ... s Side excavation, 25 cents pet cubic yard «......ioeen.e.. 159.50 Total Siowseleses iv$2440.90 Job 1802—Fred V. Gardner, 1 .mile from northeast corner,- section 12 to southeast corner of section 12— Grading, 40 cents per cubic yard ..., .$1,096.00 Turnpiking, .7 cents per foot. Ditching, 32 cents per cubic yard e Installing cul Hauling culverts ... . Side excavation, 25 cents per cubic yard .. . northeast corner of Section 1 to southeast corner of section 1— Grading, 40 ‘cents per cubic % $796.80 175.70 20.80 95.00 43:20 118,75 yard .. Turnpiking, 7 cents per foot. Ditching, 32 cents per cubi¢ yard ...o...ieeia.s Installing culverts Hauling culverts senens Side_excavation. 25 cents per cubic yard ... Total . Job 1804—B. 5L 80 _ $50.00 150.00 961.60 175.76 Clearing .... i % ~Grubbing Grading, yard ......... Hauling and installing cul- verts .....% . Total ........ Job 1807—John B. Ander: . __Sjolund, county road No. 41— Clearing and grubbing. . Grading, 37 cents per yard. Turnpiking, per foot 5% cent. Hauling and installing " cul- verts .... Side_excavat cubic yard . .31,318.28 | § unty road No. 58— i Grading, 40 cents per cubic yard ... Turnpiking Ditching, 25 yard .. $578.80 330.00 22725 30.00 00 1s6.00 weeeeesi0..$1,352.05 ros., county road No. $170.76 170.7, cubic yard . 2 Clearing ... Grubbing . . Grading, 40 cents per cubic d 2.091.60 231.84 39.38 744.00 1,244.40 99.60 Total Ceeieaeeee...$4,792.34 Job 1813—H. Thursdale, county road No. 20— % yar Turnpiking, 7 cents per foot Hauling and installing cul- verts Cevaen . Surfacing, 40 cents per yard. Overhaul, 17-10 cents per yard ... Side_excavation, 30 cents per cubic yard Clem:lng and grubbing. Grading, 42 cents per cubic yard . i Turnpiking, 7 cents per foot. Hauling and installing cul- 2,335.62 231.8 31.50 874.20 1,277:85 $5,035.61 state ..road 0; 28— Clearing and grubbing ...... $87.20 Grading, 42 cents per cubic 2,661.54 19.42 yard .. 83.76 Hauling and installing cul- Verts .....iieiieiennnaians 34.60 1741, 5| Keystone—12, yar g ale Overhaul, cubic yard 3 Ve 2,010.61 Guard rail, 60 cents foot. 850.00 Clearing Grubbing Grading, p‘e“r. cubic per ‘cubic yart . Overhaul, cubic yard ......ionanecens Guard rail. 45 cents per foot. Side excavation ............. ’ TOtal .ovoovesneeraso. ot $5,777.91 Job 1816—C. E. Jones, county " read 0. 12— . Ditching, 25 cénts per cubic - VALA ou.veiivniernonannsoss $134.00 Job lelfiz—-s. 8. Carter, county road 0. 12— Clearing and grubbing...... $150.00 Grading, 38 cents per cubic Y FATA . yeerrnaiesiosasenaset 228.00 Total o\ svvestass $378.00 Job lel'l——K. K. ‘Meland, county road 0. - 87— p Grading, ‘50 cents per cubic * VAPA siveserinaiorrsseesse $500.00 Turnpiking, 7 cents per cubic YATA iu.eseninsessiesesess 175.00 Hauling and installing " cul- verts 32.00 $707.00 * state Total .....oueoaiiiaioiaee Job, 1818—Louis’ Strawbridge, road No. 83— - . -$340.00 44.00 Gradipg Ditching .. . Hauling and installing cul- verts ... .. Side exc.availon . " 13.80 50.00 Total ....oovvnrannssneo. $457.50 Job 1818—Joe Weber, state road No. 3— Clearing ... $30.0 Grubbing .. 3 Grad’!:l\g, 35 cents per ‘cubic . yal Ditching; 25 YATA . ovvn v e ean .Hauling and installing cul- - Ccents per cubic verts . seen Side excavation, 30 cents per cubic yard.......... & Total .......... Job 1819—Joe Weber, ~'Clearing . A Grubbing Grading, 4 L yard“.......0 Ditching; 30 ce yar e Hauling an ~ verts .. tate road - Total Job 1819—E: No. 3— : . Clearing and grubbing...... $80.15 “-Grading. 32 centg per ubi yard . Ditching, c_yard . . talling - cul- 4 ‘cénts per cveevess $617.94 It was moved by -Hayes, seconded by Lennon, that thé bids of M. W. Knox, | Ezra R: Lee, Fred V. Gardner and John Stephani‘on job No. 1802, being for 4% miles of county road No. 77, be ‘accept- ed as to prices, provided that the en- gineer could cut the work down to a [total cost of not to-exceed $2,000, and installing the concrete culverts showld be made not to exceed $1.25 per-ton mile, and that the matter be laid on the table until the next meeting to await the ¢ngineer's report, -Carried. It was-moved by Lennon, seconded by Hayes, that the bid of B. L. Noble for job 1804, county ;road No. 30, be ac- cepted, and contract awarded. Carried. Moved by Lennon, seconded by Hayes. that the .bid of Andeérson -& Sjolund for job No. 1807. county road No. 41, he accepted, and contract awarded. Carried. o Moved by .Ellis, seconded by Lennon, that the bid of Charles Bergemen for job No. 1812, on county road No. 58, be accepted, and contract awarded. = Car- ried. Moved by Hayes, seconded by Ellis, 0| that the bid of eLet Bros. for job No. 1813, county road. No. 20. be accepted and contra¢t_awarded. - Carried. Moved by Hayes, seconded by Ellis, that the bid of Leet Bros. for job No. 1814, on state -road No. 2, be acgepted and contract awarded. Carried. Moved by Ellis, seconded by Lennon, that-the bid of C. E. Jones for job 1816, county road No. 72. be accepted and contract awarded. Carried. Moved by Ellis. seconded by Lennon, that the bid of S. S. Carter for job No. 1816, county road No.-72, be accepted and contract awardtd, - Carried. Moved by Hayes, seconded by Ims- dahl, that the bid of Louis Strawbridge for job No. 1818 on state road No. 3 he naccepted and contract awarded. Carried. Moved by Hayes, seconded by Ims- dahl, that the bid of Barl L. Grinols for job No. 1819 on state road No. 3 be ‘accepted and -contract awarded. Carried. . It was moved, seconded and carried, to _reject all other bids. - The following bids for culverts were opened and read: Concrete’ Products Co—30 inch con- crete—12, 82c; 16, $1.02; 18, $1.40; 24. $1.97; 30, $2.78; 36, $3.36. ‘Atlas Culvert Co.—30 inch concrete— 12, 80c; 15, 99c; 18, $1.40; 24, $1.95; 30, $2:80; 36, $3.30; 42, $3.95; 48, $4.67. ‘Minneapolis Bridge Co.—12x12 inch concrete, $1.27; 12x18 iinch concrete. $1.81; 16x24 inch concrete, $2.36; 20x30 inch concrete, $4.35. . Russell Grader Co.—Steel—12. 81c; 15, $1.02; 18, $1.20; 24, $1.95; 30, $2.46; 36, $4.02. Tron, 99.86%—12, 92c; 15, $1.16; 18, $1.36; 24, $2.2 30, $2.79; 36, $4.56. P.” H. Gramer—Steel—12, 94c: 1b, $1.18; 18, $1.45;.24, $2.30; 30, $2.95; 36, $4.55. 42, $5.18: 42, $6.40; 60, $10.30. . $1.08; 15, $1.39; 18, $1.53; 24, $2.40; 30, $8.10; 36, $4.70: 42, $5.56; 48, $6.45; 60, $10.70. Tron—12, $1.28; 15, $1.65; 18, $1.87; 24, $2.87;- 30, $3.39; 36, $5.40° 42, $6.30;748, $7.35; 60, $11.40. Lyle Corrugated Culvert Co.—Amco iron—12, $1.147 15, $1.44; 18, $1.72; 24, 2.71; 30, $3.34% 36, $5.47. Century—12, 15, $1.303 18, $1.55; 24, $2.46; 30, 36, $4.96. Ferro—12, 93c; 15, $1.21; 18, $1.44; 24, $2.28; 30, $2.82; 36, $4.55. It was moved: by Hayes, seconded by Imsdahl, that the bids of the: Atlas Cul- vert Co. for comcrete culverts and the bid of Russell Grader Co. for iron cul- verts be accepted and contract award- ed. Carried. ' Moved by Hayes, seconded by Ims- dahl, that S. D.‘Snyder be appointed superintendent of highways or the county, with salary fixed at $60.00 per month to date from January 1st, 1918. Carried. It was moved by Imsddhl, seconded 6| by Hayes, that Sylvia Westehoff be con- tinued in the position of county nurse during the present school term. at s?rge salary as heretofore paid. Car- ried. On motion of Hayes, seconded by Imsdahl, the auditor was instructed to advertise for bids for the construction of roads.as follows: ' Job No. 1801—County road No. 116, from 'southeast cormer of section 23. north between sections 23 and 24, and 13 and 14. to the northeast corner of section 14, 147-30. Job No. 1803—County road No. 21, from the southeast corner of section 17. 149-33, north between sections 17 and 16, 8 and 9, 4 and 6 to where the pres- ent road leaves the section line—2.25 miles. Job 1805—County road No. 25, from the northeast corner of section 5, east to the north quarter corner of section 4, 149-31—one half mile. Job No. 1806—County road No. 102, from the southeast corner of section 35, north to the quarter corner to sections 25 and 26, 151-32—1.50 miles. Job 1808—County road No. 123, from the southeast corner of Section 18, north to the northeast corner of sec- tion 7, 153-30—two miles. Job 1809—County road No. 123, from the southeast corner of section 32 to the northeast corner of section 32, 154- 30—one mile. = Job 1815—County road No. 27. from the northwest corner of section 31, east|p between sections 30 and-31,- 29 and 32, 28 and 33, '160-80—part of 3 miles. Job '1821—County road No. 87, from the sixteenth eorner No. 15, sectlon 28, north to the northeast corner of section 28, 148-35—.75 mile. TJob 1822—County road No. 87, from the northeast - corner of section 16, gsouth to the quarter corner of sections 116 and. 15, 149-35—one-half mile, Job 1823—County road No. 106, from the southeast corner of section 35, west to the sixteenth coriier No. 16, section 85, 148-34—one-fourth mile. Job 1824—State road No. 2, from the southeast corner of section 34. west on county line to south quarter.corner of sectign 33,146-33—1.60 miles. 1t was moved by Imsdahl, seconded by Hayes, that $200 be appropriated fro. the road and bridge fund, to be use 0 ?3'5 force account on county road No. across Winterroad river between section 7, 160-32, and sections 12, 160- 33, on the range line from said point north to.where sald range line enters state road No. 32 at northwest corner section 31, 161-32, said work to be done under the supervision of the highway superintendent. - v oved, seconded and carried to ad- journ to’10:00 a. m., Tuesday, May 14th, A. E. RAKO, Chairman of the Board. ttest % J. L. GEORGE, County. Auditor. ¢ ¥ * BUILDING GOOD ROADS OF THE FUTURE Steps Should. Be. Taken- Immediately to Provide :New Highways and Keep Them .in Condition. . While we have a very.considerable mileage of so-called good roads in this country, it is an undoubted fact that the greater portion-are not of a char- acter to sustain successfully the heavy motor truck traffic that is now appear- ing on them, and which will certainly | increase rapidly in the near future. To meet the new conditions steps | should be at once taken to formulate Tle-eniorced Concrete Culvert. : a systematic plan not onlyste provide new roads, adapted to the new traffic, but to maintain them in operative con- dition. Provision should also be made for the re-building of much of the'lder inileage. What the nature of the con- struction of these new reads shall be is a matter for the engineers to solve, but there is no question but that there must be better drainage, better mate- rlal and very much heavier foundations than have ordinarily prevailed in the past, especially as with smooth road surface the speed of .these trucks is sure to be greatly increased. . England 2 TG I DTINITRII TS E VOIS % *You'll find & Banch of them Jli He Needs Soinebody to Send Him another Real GRAVELY Chewing Plug Uncle Sam’s Boys don’t ask for much in the way of comforts—but good tobacco they must have. A féw cents spent for Real Gravely will buy more tobacca satisfaction than many times the money in ordinary plug. ~Give any man a chew of Retl Gravely Plug, and he will tell you ofllq!'l the lkinrl to‘:nd. Send the best! i plug is false economy. It costs less per weel to chew Real Gravely, because a ‘small chew of it h‘l’h a l::: while. ¢nce Tn this mafter, for, what with: heavy traffioc added to lack of maintenance, on account of war. necessities, there is hardly a main road in the country that is not utterly worn out, although they have been accus- tomed to build much -more heavily than we have in the United States.— Scientlfie, American. GUIDE FOR ROAD ENGINEERS LOff!ee of Public Roads and Rural En. gineering Makes Public Desir. g able Standards. (Prepared by the United States Depart- 5 ment of Agriculture:) £ In order to assist in bringing- about a greater uniformity in the highways of the country and to aid the better roads movement in some states, the office of public roads and rural en- gineering of the United States depart- ment -of agriculture has published standard = forms for - specifications, standard methods of testing materials, . standard forms for reporting test re- sults, and standard methods of samp- ling materials. The publication of the standards was made desirable by the necessity, for co-operative' work by. the office antl the states in the carrying out of the federal aid conference particl« pated in by represeiitatives of the of-~ | fice of public_ roads and. rural en- zineering and of a large number of the states. They are published as de- partment bulletin No. 555 of the Unit- cd States department of agriculture. MORE GOOD ROADS REQUIRED Necessary to Handle Commerce on Ac- count ‘of Inadequate Railroad * ., Transportation. Rallroad transportation 15 . inade- quate to handle our -commerce, and zood roads must be constructed: rap- idly and comprehensively that truck lines running on regular schedule with * stations and terminal facilities, may be established to take care of the immense productions of the land. Pro- duction beyond local needs becomes an economic loss if the things produced. - cannot be delivered to the factory or . § vconsumer/ safely and profitably. INTERESTED IN GOOD ROADS s Mlleage of Gravel and Stone Highways Increasing—Automobile of « Great Assistance. There is widespread and increasing interest in good roads in Illinois, . The main travejed highways’especially are wide, well. graded and well dragged. The mileage of-gravel ‘and stone roads . is increasing, and a good deal of hard road of a still more permaneft char- acter is being built. . The advent of the automobile has done much to make good roads enthusiasts of farmers, and with their active interest the work of improvement is progressing rapidly. Increase Land Values. Every acre of land lying near: good roads is easily a valuable, "available asset, while mud-bound: iand is un- profitable except for ‘the unsociable man and the sociable. hoot owls and predatory wild animals, . ! There is somen;ing_tor you in the Want Ad column today. It's on the ‘last page. pouch of . If you smoke a pipe, slice Gravely with your knife and add a little to your smoking tobacco. It will give fllvor—_:’mprnve your smoke. SEND YOUR FRIEND IN THE U.'S. SERVICE A POUCH OF GRAVELY Dealers all around here carry it in 10c. pouches. A 3c. stamp will put it into his hands in any Traini port of the U.S. A. Even “over there” a 3c. it to him. Your dealer will Camp or Sea« p will take supply envelope and give you official directions how to address it. . P. B. GRAVELY TOBACCO CO., Danville, Va. 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