Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 15, 1911, Page 5

ti OO pn — ae ene J 4 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ITASCA COUNTY, MINN Grand Rapids, Minn., March 7, 1911. Pursuant to adjournment the board of county commiss.oners of Itasca county, Minnesota, met at the court house in the village of Grand Rap- ids this 7th day of March, 1911, at 10 o’clock a. m. Members present: Commissioners Mullins, King, Shellman and Nelson. The minutes of the last meeting were upon motion approved. The following bills were allowed: William Ashton, painting water Pipes in new jail addition $ 4.00 John D. Burgess, justice fees.. 15.20 P. R. Brooks, drugs ete. .... 9.15 Bovey Furniture Co., burial of E}j child oe sapysea eile 25.00 John Bilodeau, meals for jurors John A Brown, “gurv ying house embankment... .. .. 8.00 John A. Brown, surveying on Feeley and Bruce road.... 43.80 James Bickley, wood for court < and Jabs. 2606 3. eee EK. Bunnell, wood for court house and jail .. .. .. .. .. 40.32 EF. R. Brown, balance on jail heating contract .. Be Coleraine Optic, stationery for mine inspector... gpa aes» 1) Christie Litho & Ptg. Co.” tax judgment record-clerk.. 6.00 Christie Litho. & Ptg. Co. real estate tax judgment record book... +++ 37.50 A. Carlson, wood for court “house and ‘jail .- « 73.75 + 60.70 M. J. Donovan, justice fees.. 4.25 M. J. Donovan, justice fees.. 17.85 S. M. Dinwiddie, board of pau pers, Feb. o. +. 201.50 Fritz & Cross, stationery sup pl and records : 73.40 Fritz & Cross, deed record book A 32.00 Free Press Printing o. stationery supplies 50.60 Mrs. J. Franzholm, care ot sick pauper .. sole ieee 88 . Emerson Greenfield balance for constructing a portion of Hill City road.. 64 Jos. Graham, constable fees., 16.67 Dr. Gendron, sundry ex- , health physician.. .. 1.74 ifam, Hartford steam insurance. 100.00 boiler oo ee H. EB. Graffam, rubebr stamps 6.00 . H. Grady & Co. supplies furnish- ed Chas Miller .. .. 19.88 Herried Bros., burial of pauper 5.75 Herreid Bros. livery and burial of S. K. Sommeros.. 32.00 C. Holsman, dynamite furn- hed on King road .. .. .. 5.00 Cc. P. Hornseth, house rent, Oct. 1 to Feb. 1, 1911, Mrs. Kibbey .. Pa - 20.00 Wi. Hulbert, justice court .. 2.0.60 soso ss 1.60 Geo. Hewis, carbon ‘lamps etc 19.25 Henry Hughes & Co., supplies for court house .. .. . . 3.90 Henry Hughes & Co., supp! for poor farm .. .. .. .... 42.65 Henry Hughes & C naupas for pest house .. +. 14.27 John Hoffer, wood for court house . +. 21.20 John Hofer, wood ‘for ‘court house . asics, SEB! Mike Hagen, Wood for court house . deities ASRS Is W. Huntley ‘wood for court house .. . + .. 30.30 Itasca Merc. ‘Co court house .. -. 5,30 Itasca Merc. Co., supplies for poor farm .. aio BEBO) Geo. F. Kremer, burial of” pau- per + ++ 100.00 Geo. F. ‘Kremer, burial of | pau- : per 25.00 KB. N. Krause, board and care Christ 0) : 18.50 E. C. Kiley tee wa | aetna eee «+. 53.50 . C. Kiley, publishing proceed- -. 104,20 Charles Ke arney, 1 day ‘draw- ing jurors’... 8.23.6 woe se 3.00 Cc. M. King, hearing on road in Alvywood & Popple 15.50 C. M. King, expense to St. Paul and return, tuberculosis hospital « 47.50 Otte S. Laugum, servicing personal property tax cita- Ole Lee, wood court. house. John Larson, part payment on Bridge Bigfork .. .... 411 Mishelich Bros. livery for mine inspector .. see 18:00 Miller-Davis Printing Co. Desk and stationery sup- plies .. 450.0 62.08: Miller-Davis Printing Co., Smeads bandless file .. .... 20.25 Miller-Davis Printing Co. surveyors stationery .. .. 3.45 Miller-Davis Printing Co., stationery supplies .. .... 7.00 Miller-Davis Printing Co., sundry stationery .. .. .... 7.65 Mesaba Telephone Co., toll charges for January.. 11.90 Mesaba Telephone Co., telephone toll for Feb. .. .. 14.85 W. E. Myers, wood for court house Sob cebel caw sielsis's aiste 139.70 McGill-Warner Co., juvenile court record book .. . 16.25 F. A. MeVicar, postage stanips 5.00 Harry McKinnon, serving citation .. seen 6.00 E. J. McGowan, ‘stamps and recording .. 13.35 J. P. O'Donnell, supp es furnish- ed Mrs. Wm. Cayon .. .. .. 10.05 Pioneer Co. one tax ledger .. 10.40 Pioneer Co. one tax journal.. 12.50 Earl C. EATER wood for pest house .. +. 27.00 Wesley Pogue, at days. acetating county surveyor .. 7.50 T. T. Riley, services in justice Court .. 37.85 T. T. Riley, ‘board of t prisoners: February ; 130.00 ‘?, 'T. Riley. services of as- sistant in insanity of Chas. Sweedman .. T. T. Riley, personal tax citations. T. T. Riley, posting road notice . T. T. Riley, posting bids for bridge .. .. ....-..... +. 1.50 Ted. Rosenberg, % bbl German Green soap .. sees 23.93 Thomas Russell, coroner fees.. 9.00 H. Racine, wood for court 193.75 house .. . E Sam Simpson, bridge across - 500.00 Security Blank Book & Ptg. Co., 21.30 12.20 Bowsiring in 147-26 . delinquent statements.. .. .. 30.00 Joseph Sauer, wood for court house .. 33.00 L. C. Smith & Bros., typerwriter carbons .. - 3.50 Frank Swanson, 6 days labor on Young-Larson road .. . 12,00 St. Benedict’s hospital, board and care of paupers .. .... 447.85 Dr. Geo. F. Schmidt, services at hospital .. 5.00 Dr. Geo. C. Schmidt, professional services Henry Stejskols GOD 5 sig View See teal 5 ce | OOL00 Cc. F. Tellin, justice fees.. .. 5.60 C.F. Tellin justice fees 5.80 KE. Tankersley, publishing de linquent tax list .... .... 591.55 Thos. Vogan, constable’s fees 2..N Viilage of Grand Rapids, pee month of Feb. oS . $4.24 Thos. Vogan, constable ‘fees... 6.70 Thos. Vogan, constable fees. 7.70 J. J. Wangerstein, balance on dail... see 2. 262.66 L. C. Smith & Bros., gi ewinging typewriter stand .. .. 4.10 Estelle Whipple, expense visit pauengel : : 56.57 . B, Willimas, assisting sur- oes Deer River road . 22.00 S. Washburn, wood for court house 89.94 Commissioner | Nelson mover the adoption of the following resolution Resolved that relief in the sum of $10.00 per month be allowed to Mary Oli and family residing at Sand lake in township 55, range 23. Said relief to take effect for the mont} of March, 1911, and continue in force for each month thereafter un- til further action is taken by the board, and that the county audi- tor be uathorized to issue his war rant monthly in payment of such re- lief. The motion was seconded by Com- missioner King and carried by un- amious vote. Upon motion of Commissioner King seconded by Commissioner Nelson the hearing upon the petition for the establishment of county road Number 80 was coniinued until next meeting to be held on the 4th day of April, 1911. eter Oslund was present and re d the board io construct a bridge across the Ligfork river near the ie between townships 148, Range 26, and 148, range 27. Commissioner King moved that the chairman appoint a committee to investigate and ascertain the nec- essity of a bridge at said point. The motion was seconded by Com- missioner Nelson and carried by un- animous vote. Chairman Mulling then appointed Commissioners King “and Nelson as such committee. The hearing upon the application of Frank Payne for a license to sell intoxicating liquors at Ball Club was: taken up. Commission‘cr Sheliman moved that said appl'cation be rejected. There was no second to the motion. Commissio.cr Nelson then moved that said application be granted. The motion was seconded by Commis- sioner King and upon roll call the vote was as foliows: Yea—Commissioners Nelson and King. Nay—Commissioners Shellman and Mullins. An adjournment was then taken until one o'clock p. m. Pursuant to adjournment the board again met at one o'clock p. m. All members of the board present. The matter of the appointment of assessors for the assessment dis- tricts composed of the unorganized townships of the county was then taken up. Commissioner King moved the ad- option of the following resolution: Resolved that the following per- sons be and they are hereby ap- Pointed assessors for the assessment districts in the unorganized districts of the county as follows: District No. 1 Charies Erven District No. 2, Thomas Griffin. District No. 3 David Maturen. District No. 4 Levi Cochran. DistrictN o. 5 Herman Anderson. The motion was seconded by Com- missioner Nelson and ‘carried by un- animous vote. Commissioner King moved that the application of Frank Payne for a liquor license at Ball Club be re- considered. The motion was second- ed by Commissioner Nelson and car- ried Commissioner Nelson then renew- ed his motion to grant said applica- tion which motion was duly second- ed by Commissioner King and upon roll call the vote was as follows: Yea—Commissioners Nelson and King. Nay—Commissioners Shellman and Mullins. Commissioner O'Brien not voting. Chairman Mullins declared the mo- tion lost. A number of citizens of the town of Sago appeared before the board and requested the board to proceed to open that portion of county road No. 75, beginning at the northwest corner of section 5, township 53, range 23 and running east on the town line to the Southeast corner of section 33, township 54, range 23. Upon motion of Commissioner O’- Brien the County Auditor was in- structed ot advertise for bids for the construction of said piece of road. Bids to be opened at the meet- ing of the board tobe held on the 4th day of April, 1911. 3 The bids for the construction of bridge across the Swan River at Willman’s place on the Feeley-Bovey road was then opened and read. The bids were as follows: F. A. Johnson for the sum of $700.00 J. S. Lofberg for 50 foot wood bridge $1.037, for 42 foot wooden bridge $977, for 50 foot steel span bridge $1,231.00; for 42 foot steel span bridge $1,096, Frank Carson for the sum of $850. Mitchel & Volke for the sum of $1,100. Commissioner Shellman moved that all of said bids be rejected, the mo- vion was seconded by Commissioner O’Brien and carried by unanimous vote. Commissioner Shellman then moved that the county surveyor be instruct- ed to make a survey for said bridge, and that architect D. V. Case be employed to prepare plans and speci- fications to be presented to the board for approval at the meeting o be held on the 4th day of April, 1911. the motion was seconded by Com- missioner O’Brien and carried by xUs vote. The following report of the coua- ty board of audit was presented and read. To the Honorable County Board, Itasca County, Minnesota. Gentlemen: The undersigned board of audit of said Itasca county met at the office of the county treas- urer of said county, on the first day of March, A, D., 1911, for the pur- pose of examining and auditing the accounts, books and vouchers of Glen Strader treasurer of said. coun- ty, and to count and ascertain the kind and description and amount of funds in the county treasury and belonging thereto: We respectfully make the follow- ing report thereon: Balance in the treasury Dec. 28th, 1910, Date of last report, $145,943.68 Treasurer’s rece pts from December 28th, 1910, to March 1, 1911. From tax collections $48,871.32 From collections Registary Mortgage tax. From collections on public 381.50 lands .. 208.20 From collections on private redemptions 823.46 From collections on wolf bounty fund... False From collections of fines and licenses .. From collections on ditch assessment A From interest on county ‘fund in banks.. . Miscellaneous 247.50 1,108.95 291.05 - 646.05 276.50 Total balance and receipts 198,798.26 By disbursements from December 28th, 1910, to March Ist, 1911, as follows: Paid Warrants on revenue fund $28,568.53 Paid warrants on poor fund 4,272.36 Paid warrants on road and bridge fund ........ -» 3,102.71 Paid warrants on ditch fund.. 5.40! Paid warrants on redemption fund see -- 1,171.83 Paid warrants on schoo! di trict fund 1,941.81 Paid warrants on town, city and village funds .. 5,381.18 | Paid warrants on Incidental fund .. 64.41 Paid warrants on state revenue and school fund .. Paid warrants on Interest fund .. Sue Paid refunding warrants .. Paid warrants on mortgage tax fund .. . - 4.30 Paid warrants on county" ‘atty. contingent fund .. - 102.76 303.46 +» 240.00 - 188.39 Total disbursements.. .. .. Balance in treasury at begin- ning of business March Ist 1901 |... » +. 153,451.14 as appear from. ‘the ‘books of said county treasurer. We find the said treasurer in the possession of funds covering said 45,347.14 balance in kind and amounts as fol- | lows: Cash in safe and drawer $ Cash items, checks, money Pra ete os . Deposited in First National bank Grand Rapids .... Deposited in First State bank, Grand Rapids.. .. Deposited in First National bank, Deer River.. .. Depostied in First State bank, Bovey .. . Deposited in First National Bank Coleraine .. .. .. 31,469.75 Deposited in First State bank Marble .. . -. 14,424.22 Deposited in First State bank Keewatin we Deposited in Nashwauk state bank .. 4 Deposited in Cohasset State bank .. Bey aia Bonds purchased | Mortgage loans 296.81 . 1,939.69 25,868.29 6,691.02 9,562.13 8,551.17 - 3,067.95 11,500.00 Total fund .. .. .... 153,451.12 Respectfully submitted this 1st day of March, 1911. NEIL MULLINS, Chairman Co. board and board of Audit. M. A. SPANG, County Auditor. I. D. RASSMUSSEN, Clerk District Court and Clerk of Board Audit. Upon motion by Commissioner 0O’- Brien seconded by Commissioner Shellman said report was approved by unanimous vote. -ysenbel peueseid o16em suonned ing the board to cause to be sur- veyed, located and staked out all section and property lines pretain- ing to section 31, twp. 56 range 25, and section 24, twp 55 range 25. Commissioner O’Brien moved that a hearing on said petitions be grant- ed at a meeting of the board to be held on the 4th day of April, 1911, at 10 o'clock a. m. The motion was seconded by Com- missioner Nelson and carried by un- animous vote. D. V. Case of the firm of D. V. Case & Broomhall architects, was present and presented to the board the plans and specifications for the building of additional vaults and gen- eral repairs upon the county court house, also for the construction of a retaining wall and ballasting em- bankment at the back of the county | buildings upon the court house block. Commissioner Shellman moved that the matter of advertising for bids for work in accordance with the plan and specifications be laid over until the next meeting to be held on the 4th day of April, 1911. The motion was seconded by Commissioner 0O’- Brien and carried by unanimous vote. Architect Case advised the board that in his opinion it was advisable to proceed with the construction of the retaining wall at the earliest date possible owing to the condition GRAND RAPIDS HERALD-REVIEW WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1911. of the ground at the foot of the hill and recommended that the board advertise for bids to be received at next meeting and upon the recom mendation of Architect Case, Com- missioner O’Brien moved that the county auditor be instructed to ad- vertise for bids for the construction of the retaining wall and the ballast- ing of the embankment in accordance with the plans and specifications pre- pared by said architect. Said bids to be received up until 10 o'clock a. m. on Tuesday the 4th day of April, 1911, at the office of the county audi- tor. The motion was seconded by Com- missioner Nelson and carried by un- us vote. A petition was presented for the organization of township 53, range 26 and 53, range 27, into a new town to be named “Lincoln”. Commissioner O’brien moved the adoption of the following resolution; Resolved, that unorganized townships 53 range 26, aud 53, range 27, be and the same are hereby organized into a new town and named “Lin- coln”; that the boundaries of said town of Lincoln be and the same are hereby fixed as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of twp. 53, range 26 and running thence west on town line on north side of townships 53, range 26, and 53 range 27, to the northwest cor- ner Of township 53, range 27 thence south on range line on west side of said township 53, range 27, to the southwest corner of said township 53, range 27 thence east on town line on south side of townships 53, range 27, and 53, range 26, to the southeast corner of said township 538, range 26, thence north on range line on east side of said township 53 range 26 to the northeast corner of said township 53, range 26, being the point of beginning; that the first town meeting of said town of Lin- coln be held at the office of J. Em- erson Greenfield at Greenfield Beach in section 35, township 53, range 26, on Saturday the 25th day of March, 1911, and that the county auditor cause the proper, notice of said town meeting to be given as provided by law. The motion for the adoption of the resolution was seconded by Com- missioner Nelson and carried by unamious vote. The hearing upon the petition for the establishment of county road Number 88 was continued until next meeting. The matter of the operating of the Pokegama lake ferry for the ap- proaching season was laid over un- | til the next meeting. i The following applications for cor- rection of assessment and abatement of taxes wree approved. E. G. Copeland, T. A. Cizek, Ellen Dufficy, N. St. Peter, E. R. Brown, Erskine Stackhouse Co., Catherine Hoolihan, E. N. Remer, M. L. Car- |many, Halvor Halvorson, Geo. F. | Meyers, Agnes 8. Reed, Louis Shuir- man, John Anderson, Geo, E. Taylor, Thief River Falls Lbr. Co. The application of T. M. Partridge Lumber Co. was rejected. Upon motion the board then ad- journed until Tuesday the 4th day of April, 1911, at 10 o'clock a. m. NEIL MULLINS Chairman. M. A. SAPNG, County Auditor. (Seal ( Order Limiting Time to File Claims, H and for Hearing Thereon. STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY of Itasca, In Probate Court. | In the matter of the estate of Ida May Mclntire decedent. Letters of administration this day having been granted to Henry OD. McIntire and said administrator hav- ing filed affidavit of no debts. It is ordered, that the time within which all creditors of the above nam- ed decedent may present claims against his estate in this court, be, and the same hereby is, limited to three months from and after the date hereof; and Monday the 19th day: of June 1911, at 10 o’clock a. m., in the Probate Court rooms at the court house at the village of Grand Rapids in said county, be, and the same hereby is, fixed and ap- pointed as the time and place for hearing upon and the examination, adjustment and allowance of such claims as shall be presented within the time aforesaid. | Let notice hereof be given by the publication of this order in Grand Rapids Herald-Review as provided by law. Dated March 13, 1911. i CLARENCE B. WEBSTER. | Judge of Probate (Seal of Probate Court) THWING & ROSSMAN, Attorneys for Administrator Grand Rapids Minnesota, H. R. March 15-29 Notice of Sealed Bids. Sealed bids will be received by the board of county commissioners of Itasca county, Minnesota, up until 10 o'clock a. m. on Tuesday the 4th day of April, 1911, at the office of the county auditor in the village of Grand Rapids, for the construction of that part of county road Number 75 describer as follows: — Beginning at the northwest cor- ner of section 5, township 53, range 23, and running thence east on the town line between townships 53, range 23, and 54, range 23, to the southeast corner of section 33, town- ship 54, range 23. The said road is to be cut and cleared two rods wide and to be grubbed free from all roots, rocks and other obstructions for a width of twenty four feet, twelye feet on each side of the center line. The grade of said road to be twenty-four feet wide from outside of ditches. Corduroy to be constructed where ever necessary, such corduroy to be constructed of sound timber not less than four inches in diameter at the top end and twelve feet long, and all corduroy to be covered with at least ten inches of earth. Culverts to be constructed wherever neces- sary to secure good drainage. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. By order of the board of county commissioners of Itasca county, Minnescta. M. A. SPANG. County Auditor, Itasca county, Minn. H. R. March 15-22-29. Se DP eines So ih i i te ee te ee ee oe Oe ee ee eee Sot & eteteeetnie SreSontretonteetoateecestoesotoatoatontneteateeratoetontoetenteetoetoatretoatoetestoetentonteetenty deste Sostoteetoete PAE FIVE WHEN IN NEED OF JOB PRINTING CALL ON OR GALL UP THE Herald-Review Bring in your idea and we'll do the rest and guarantee good neat work. Full count is always given and the very best stock is used, PRIGES ALWAYS RIGHT at the Herald