Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 20, 1918, Page 3

/SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1918 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF ' THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION- ERS IN REGULAR . SEMI-ANNUAL SESSION JULY 8th, 1918.» The Board of County Commissioners of Beltrami County, mg}u in regular geml-annual session on Monday July 8th,'1918, at 10:00 a. m, esent: Rako, Imsdahl, Hayes, Len- nor and Ellis. The minutes of the previous session were read, and on mation duly seconded ayd carried, were approved. \ TThe Engineer’s Plat of tige Village of tt was presented, and on motion: of Imsdahl, seconded by Lennon, was ap- " proved and ordered filed: ! The: application of the ~following jowns or appropriations from the founty Road ixnd Bridge Fund were 3 #‘rgsented: Town of Potamo, 80000 own of Keil, ... 500.00 Town of Lakewood 500.00 Town of Baudett 00, Town of Prosper 500.00 Town of Myhre 60. Town of Lee .. 300.00 Town of Hamr 0, 400.00 It was moved by Imsdahl, seconded by Ellis, that the following sums be appro- priated from the County Road and for the purpose designated in their ap- plications as follows: ; Town of Myhr - Town of Potamo 00.0! Town of Keil ...... 200.00 Town of Wahall: 250.00 Town of Swiftwater 200.00 Town of Zipple .. 250.00 Town of Gudrid 300.00 Town of Rapid River 225.00 Town of Lakewood 200.00 Town of Baudette .. Town of Prosper ., It was moved by Hayes, Imsdahl, that the following sums be-ap= propriated - from _the County Road and for the purposes designated in thelir applications, as follows Lee ... Carried. t was moved, geconded and carried, that the applications of the Towns of Bemidji and Myhre be laid on the table, It was' moved by Hayes, seconded by Imsdahl, that Commissioners Rako and Ellis -be. appointed a committee, to in- spect the Bridge No. 1735 on the State Rural Highway No. 62, to meet at the Bridge on August 12th at 11 a..m, Carried. It was moved by Lennon, seconded by Hayes, that Commissioners Rako and Ellis' be appointed a committee to in- spect Bridge No. 965, on State Road No. 2, to meet at the bridge at 1:00 P. M, July 9th, and report to the Board on the same day. Carried. Recess was taken to 1:30 p. m., when the Board reconvened, with all members present. . X It was moved by Lennon, seconded by Hayes, and unanimously carried, that the question of changing the system of caring for the poor in this county from the Town system to the County system, be submitted to the voters of the Coun- ty at the next General election to be held in’ November 1918. The petition of J. E. Lane, et al,, pray- ing for_the establishment of a new Schoel District 'in the Town of Big Grass,-was presented. It was 'moved by Hayes, seconded by Ilssda.hl, that hearing on said petition bé set for Wednesday, August 14th at 2:00 p. m. arried / The petition of Albert Chilgren et al praying for the establishment of a County Road in - Towns 157-158-159, Ranges 33 and 34, was presented. It was moved by Lennon, seconded by Hayes, that hearing be set for August 14th at 2:30 p. m., and that Commission- ers Rako and Imsdahl ‘be appointed a committee to- view_the route of said road, to meet at thé beginning of road at the Northwest corner of Town 159- 34, at 1:00 p. m., August 6th, and report at next meeting. Carried. “The-following resolution was offered and moved for adoption by Commission- er Lennon: Whereas, the cost of living has in- creased to nearly double that of two years ago, an Whereas, it is imposible for the Coun- ty Auditor to retain sufficient experi-|g enced help at the former low salaries, to do the necessary work in his office, i three of his most efficient clerks having | § resigned to accept more remunerative positions, Now be it resolved, that the sum of Fiften Hundred Dolars ($1,500) or so much thereof as may be necessary, be|§ set aside from-the General Revenue fund for the purpose of paying such addi- tional clerkhire in the County Audit- or’s office as may be necessary for the year 1918, provided that same is ap- proved by the Attorney General and the Pyblic Examiner. The motion being- seconded by Com- missioner Ellis, was put to a vote and duly carried. To the Honorable Board of County Commissioners of Beltrami County, Minnesota: Gentlemen: I hereby submit thé following esti- mates of the amounts of money to be raised by taxation for the ensuing year, based upon the expenditures of 1917: Revenue: ~ Salaries Mother's pensions Blank books and Legal publications Repairs ... g Appropriations, county state fairs le- 2,000.00 ..14,000.00 $96,000.00 ..30,000.00 $66,000.00 Less Probable r er than taxes Sinking fund Road and brid SmtedRurnl Hi ..50,000.00 .28,000.00 ,000.00 1,000.00 and I r sums for the tax levy of 1919. J. L. GEORGE, County Auditor. The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Hayes, who moved its adoption: Resolved, that there be and hereby is| § levied upon the taxable property of the county of Beltrami, State of Minneso- ta, the following sums: For County Revenue fund For Road and Bridge Fun For Poor fund ... For Building fund Total ........ The motion, being seconded by Com- missioner Ellis, was_put to a vote by the chairman, and duly carried. The petition of Henry Brechner, et al., praying for the establishment of a county road from the Town of Waskish to the Town of Birch Island, was pre- sented. It was moved by Hayes, seconded by Imsdahl, that hearing be set for Aug- ust 14th, at 3:00 P. M., and Commission- ers Lennon and Ellis be appointed a committee -to view the proposed road, to meet at the Chippewa Trading Co.’s store, in the Town of Waskish, at noon on_August 6th. Carried. The petition of J. Hampl, praying to! heol District No. 42 as presented. be set off from Sct to_District No. 4 It was moved g for August 14th, tor Carlson, pray- School District No. 89 to District No. 39, was presented. It was moved, seconded and carried, to set time of hearing for August 14th, at 3:30 P. M. The petition of H. 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