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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners met on
i Thursday, May 18th, 1972, at 10:30 A.M., all members present.
A delegation from the Perham area t_ogether with a representative
from the Central !Binnesota Irrigation Corporation appeared before the Board rela-
tive to irrigation wells. The County Assessor explained his position and _agreed
to meet with the Association at their June lot meeting at Vernadale, Minnesota.
Frank Hammer, Pres. of the Chamber of Commerce, Al Holm, Villag~.'
Administrator and Chief H. Lubitz, all from the ViUage of Perham, appeared before·
the Board concerning the new County Court System as it applies to the ViUage of
Perham. Judge Polkinghorn was ~alled upon to explain the plan expected to be used.
Upon motion-made by Ric~ard Dillon, seconded by Andy Leitch and
carried, the County Highway E_ngineer and the Board Chairman were authori'z_eq to
attend the National Convention of Highway Engineers.
Upon motion made by George Walter, seconded by Richard Dillon and
unanimously carried, the following applications for license to sell non-intoxicating
malt liquor were approved:
Mrs. Bertha Moltzan
Russell I. Pederson
Birch Resort
Bay View Resort
Candor Township
Star Lake Township
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Richard Dillon and
carried, to accept the proposal of Stenerson Bros. Lwnber Co._ for acoustical ceiling
to be installed in the Veterans Service office.
Upon motion made by .. George Walter , seconded by -----'------------
Richard Dillon -----------------and unanimously carried, the following resolu-
tion was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County
Minnesota, that
WHEREAS the sum of $1,050.34 has been credited to the Private
Redemption Fund prior to January l, 1938, and
WHEREAS owners of saJd moneys cannot be located, or have failed to
claim said funds dte them
NOW, THEREFORE be it hereby resolved that the sum,-of $1,050.34
be transferred from the Private Redemption Fund to· the County Revenue Fund.
Adopted at Fe_rgus Falls, Minnesota this 18th day of
May , 1972. --~------
ATTEST~
Clerk
Upon motion made by Andy Leitch , seconded by ---------------·
____ G_e_o_r~g_e_W_a_lt_e_r ______ and unanimously carried, the following resolu-
tion was adopted:
WHEREAS the County School Transportation Tax Fund was heretofore
established for the payment of non-resident secondary school-transportation·costs,
and
WHEREAS prior to the enactment of Laws of 1965, the tax levy for
such purposes was levied upon the entire county,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it hereby resolved that the sum of $13,623.00,
representing the fund balance remaini_ng undistributed under these county-wide
tax levies, be hereby transferred from the County School Transportation Tax Fund
to the County Revenue Fund.
Dated at Fe_rgus Falls, Minnesota this 18th. day of __ M_a_,_y __ -', 1972.
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ATTEST:
Clerk
·Toe Board, having previously advertised for bids for thE: construction
of ari addition to the Court House to house a new Law Enforcement Center and the newly
established CoW1ty Court System, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as
follows:
General Construction:
i
Base Bid Alt #1 Alt #2 Alt #3
Adolfson & Peterson, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minn. $273,700.00 $11,600.00 -$450.00
Anderson Bros. Const.
Fergus Falls, Minn. 277,300.00 11,600 ~ $300.00 -450.00
Carlson Bros. Const.
Evansville, Minn. 282,651.00 12,701 -450.00
Gunderson Const.· Co. · · ·
Minneota~-Minn • 329,300.00 12,000 -264.00
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G. B. Haug Const.
Moorhead, Minn. 341,500.00 12,000 .;.
Loeffel-Engstrand Co.
Hopkins, Minn. · 279,500.00 11,600 -300.00 -370.00
Meide_ & Sons, Inc.
Wahpeton, N.D. 294,800.00 11,800 4,000.00 -425.00
Electrical:
Base Bid
Rick Electric, Inc., Moorhead, Minn. $61,400.00
Rick's Electric Const., Breckenrdige, Minn. 61,900.00
Mollerud Electric, Inc., Fergus Falls, Minn. 57,708.00
Mechanical:
Base Bid Alt M-1
Moorhead Plbg. & Htg, Moorhead, Minn $131,790.00 $2,280.00
McDowall Co., Saint Cloud, Minn. 160,000.00 3,100.00
Wm. Galena & Son, Fe_rgus Falls, Minn. 150,900.00 .2 ,619 .00
Hopperts, Wahpeton, N.D. 148,700.00 · 800.00
Knapp-Grover, Park Rapids, Minn. 146,000.00 2,423.00
Weidner's, Saint Cloud, Minn. 151,177.00 1,215.00
Alt. E-1
$7,300.00
6,500.00
6,810.00
Alt M-2
$2,810.00
3,400.00
3,078.00
3,524.00
3,800.00
·.
3,590.00
Alt #4
$16,000
12,660
20,000
18,000
10,800
19,200
Unit Price
$145.00
25.00
15.00
90.00
200.00
40.00
After consideration and upon the recommendation of the architect,
John Snowberg moved, seconded by Richard Dillon and unan~mously carried, that
Anderson Bros_. Construction, Fe_rgus Falls, Minnesota be awarded the contract for
general construction in the amount of $300,810~00; MoUerud Electric, INc., Fergus
Falls, Minnesota, be awarded the contract for electrica~ in the amount o.f' $64,518.00; .
and Moorheacl Pl_bg. & Heati_ng, Moorhead, Minnesota be awarded the ~oritract for
mechanical,_ in the amount of· $136,880.00, plus unit price'-of. H45.00 each; ·all·
·b°ids . including alternates and lowest bid in each catagory. _ .
Motion was made by Richard Dillon, seconded by George Walter and
unanimously carried, to approve the plat of 2nd Addition to Walls River Lots in
Section 36 of Maine Township.
Upon motion made by John Snowberg., seconded by Richard Dillon and
unanim~usly carried, the meeting adjourned until 9:30 A.M., June 6th,· 1972 • . ,' . ~ . . . .
ATTEST~
. Clerk