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30 COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE .......... Januar;y 2 ................................................... 19 .. 68.
ECDITY'"l'll:INTHRn:lll'rHY. ■T.c[DUD,ilNii.
MINUTES OF RF.GULAR MEETING OF
BOARD OF COUNTY CGiMISSIONERS
OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESO'l'A
Pursuant to statute the Boardnet at 10 o'clock A.M. on January 2, 1968, all rrembers being present.
The County Auditor called the meeting to order and stated that the first businss would be the election
of the Chairman for the coming year.
1968:
Upon motion Sam Nycklemoe was ~lected Chairman, and upon motion James Bucholz was elected Vice Chairman.
The following res9lution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the 0oard of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota,
THAT the following dates be designated as the date on which the County Board will meet during the year
February 13th and 14th
March 12th and 13th
April 9th and 10th
May 14th and 15th
June 11th and 12th
July 8th and 9th
August 13th and 14th
Sep tember Jrd and 4th
October 8th and 9th
November 12th and lJtp
December 10th and 11th
Adopted this 2nd day of January, 1968.
/s/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chainnan
Attest:_ .... /c.::S-<-/--=-S.:..•-=B=-=•'--J""oh:.:,;n:.:,;so=n'------
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Utte~ Tail County, Minnesota,
THAT a committee of three, consisting of the Chainnan and two members of the Board to be selected by the
Chairman, be appointed to have charge of Court House and Jail and Grounds, and Court House Annex for the year 1968.
Adopted this 2nd day of January, 1968.
/s/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
Attest: /S/ s. B. Johnson
Clerk
The Chairman appointed Morrill and Bucholz to serve on the above committee.
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of l,ounty Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota,
THAT a committee of three, consisting of the Chairman of the Board and two members of the Board, be
appointed by the Chairman to purchase all furniture and supplies excepti·1g books, blanks and stationery needed for
the Court House and Jail during the year 1968, and provide for such repairs asnay become an immediate necessity.
Adopted this 2nd day of January, 1968.
/S/ Sam Nycklanoe
Chairman
Attest: _ _._/S~/......,s=-=."--"B~._J_o=-=h=n~s~o~n ____ _
Clerk
The Chairman of the Board appointed Haase and Johnson to serve on the above committee.
The following resolutionwi.s adopted:
RE.SOLVED by the Board of County Commissioner-s of Otter Tail County, Minnesota,
THAT under provisions of Section 2154 of the Revised Laws of Minnesota for 1905, Dr. Hom, a resident
physician of said County, and Commissioners Bucholz and Nycklemoe, members of this board, be and the same hereby are
appointed to constitute a County Board of Health of said County for the year 1968.
Adopted this 2nd day of January, 1968.
/S/ Sam 1~ycklemoec
Attest: /S/ s. D. Johnson
Chairman
Clerk
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............... J anua ry .. 2 .............................................. 19 .. 68.
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The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of "ounty Commissioners of Otter '!'ail County, Minnesota,
WHERE.AS, Chapter 142, Laws of 1921, Mason's Minnesota Statutes 1927, Section 671, and Minnesota Statutes
1941, Section 375: 30 provides ways and means for the amtrol and eradication of rust-producing barberry, the following
resolution was adopted:
BIT I'l' IIIBEBY RESOLVED, that $50.00 be appropriated by ·the County Commissioners of Otter Tail County,
Minnesota, for the purpose of eradicating and removing rust producing bushes and that a bounty of $3.00 be offered for the
location of barberry bush or bushes on each property subject to the provisions as set forth by the Barberry Office,
University Fann, St. Paul, Minnesota, on file in the office of the "ounty Auditor, Fergus Falls, .Mi~csota.
Adopted this 2nd day of January, 1968.
/S/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chainnan
Attest: _ __./..aas./_S....:...•..aaBa.:•~J,;;;oh:.::nc:.aso=n ___________ _
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Lommissioners of Utter Tail County, Minnesota,
THAT, the County Commissioner of his respective district, namely James J. Bucholz, the First District;
Bennie J. Johnson, the Second District; ·sam Nycklemoe, the Third District; Otto Haase, the FourthDistrict; and Harvey
D. 1-',orrill, the Fifth District, be and they are hereby each appointed superintendent of pror of his said district, with
authority to act in relation to the care and support of Non-resident paupers, and to receive applications for relief or
support by or for any reason in his district, as provided by Chapter 15, Revised Laws of 1905.
Ado pt ed this 2nd day o f January, 1968.
/S/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chainnan
Attest: /S/ S. B. Johnson
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of vounty Commissioners of Utter Tail County, Minnesota,
THAT there be and hereby is transferred from the Revenue Fund of the County to the Incidental Fund the sum
of $750.00 for postage for the use of the offices entitled thereto.
Adopted this 2nd day of January, 1968.
/S/ Sam l~ycklenoe
Chainnan
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Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Utter Tail County, Minnesota,
THA,T the sum of ten cents be paid o'ut of the Revenue Fund of the County for every pocket-gopher and ~•ood
chuck killed in said county during the year 1968 in cases where the townships in which pocket-gophers and 1"-ood ·chucks
are so killed shall provide for the payment of an additional bounty of ten cents for each pocket-gopher and wood chuck
so killed. "
RESOLVED FURTHER THAT payment of such bounty shall be made by the County Auditor upon certificates executed
by the Chainnan of the Town Board of said to\-mships setting forth that the pocket-gophers or wood chucks were duly pre-
sented to• the Chairman of such Doard and that the township has issued and delivered to eachclaimant a town order for
twenty cents for each pocket-gopher or wood chuck so killed,
Adopted this 2nd day of January, 1968.
/S/ Sam ~ycklemoe
Chairman
AT'l'E.ST: __ _,_/-=S"'-/_s_·· .... ..:B._..~Jo:::hc:!n:..:S:.;;:Oa,_n _______ ..,,.,.___,,---
Clerk
The following resolution wis adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Utter Tail County, Minnesota,
THAT the sum of not less than $250.00 be and the same hereby is appropriated out of the County Revenue Fund
of said County for Otter Tail County exhibits at the Minnesota State Fair for 1968, and the County Audit.or and Chainnan
of the Board are directed to issue a warrant for said amount in favor of Clarence Mielke.
Adopted this 2nd day of January, 1968.
/S/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chai nnan
Attest: ___ __,_/-=S"'-/--=-S._ • ..:D:.:.,._J-=o~ha:.n~sa=n-=----------::::---:--Cl•erk
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32 COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............. January .. 2 ............................................... 19 ... 68
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The following resolution w as adopted:
RESOLVE,D by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota,
THAT under the provisions of Section 739 General Statutes of 1932, the suni of $10C,OO be and the same herepy
is appropriated out of the Revenue Fund of the County to the Red River Development Association, said amount so appropri-
ated to be used in payment of premiums to exhibitors for the year 1968.
Adopted this 2nd day of Janaary, 1968,
/S/ Sam Nycklanoe
Attest: /s/ S, B. Johnson
Chairman
Clerk
The follo~~ng resolution ~as adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, that the minimum
salary to be paid to the Clerk of District Court for the term commencing in January 1969 shall be ~t less than the
minimum amount set by State law,
Adopted this 2nd day of January, 1968,
/s/ Sam Nyckleiroe
Attest: --~L~s~/_s_._B~._J_o_h_n_s_on ____ -=-----=-
Clerk
RESOLUTION OF
OTTE.q TAIL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
\•,HE.REAS, Ott:er Tail County by the Otter Tail County Board of Conmissioners and Grant Counby by the Grant
County Board of Commissioners desire to construct a gravel base and bituminous surfacing on a county line road common
to both counties between County State Aid Highway No, 1, known as tne Wendell Road, and Trunk Highway No, 59, This
road being further described as County State Aid Highway No, 26 in Grant County and County State Aid Highway No, 26
in Otter Tail County,
NOW, THEREFORI=., IT IS HEREBY RESOLVE.D, by the Otter 'l'ail County Board of Commissioner·s t"hat Otter Tail
County St~te Aid Highway No. 26 (S.P. 56-626-80) and Grant County State Aid Highway No. 26 (S.P. (S.P. 26-626-0J) here-
by be constructed ln accordance with the plans and specifications as determire d by the County highway Engineers of
Otter Tail County and Grant County.
IT IS ALSO HEREBY AGREED that, .
:i:, The preliminary and construction engineering shall be performed by the Grant County Highway Department
and that this cost shall be shared fifty per cent C50%) by the County of Otter 'l'ail ani fifty per cent ( 50%) by the
County of Grant.
2. The contracts shall be let at Elbow Lake, l•linnesota on April 1, 196f.l at 11:00 A.M., and both County
Boards shall be present for the awarding of sa:d contract and the majori.ty of eachCounty Board must vote approval of
said contract prior to acceptance thereof.
3, The original plans shall be approved and signed by both the Grant '-ounty and the Otter 'l'ail County
Engineers prior to said plans being effective or legally binding u.pon their respective counties,
4, The partial estimates shall be signed by the Grant County Engineer and the final estimate shall be
signed by both the Grant County Engineer and the Otter Tail County Engineer. Both counties shall deposit ~~th the
Commissioner of Highways a sufficient amount of their Federal Aid and State Aid Funds to assure the comrletion of the project,
5, The final acceptance of the completed project shall be accomplished by separate resolutions py the
County Board of Grant '-ounty and the County Board of vtter 'l'ail County.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 2nd day of January, 1968.
/S/ Sam ~ycklemoe
Chainnan
/s/ 5. B, Johnson
Clerk
SCALE OF WAGES
OTTER TAIL COUNTY HIGHvlAY IEPARTMENT
The salaries of employees of the County Highway Department for the year 1968 were fixed bythe County Board, as follows:
Bituminous Lay-out Operators
Heavy Equipment Operators (Shovel &
Motor Grader Operator
Distributor Operator (Bituminous)
Truck Driver
Second Man on Truck
Comon Labor
Truck Rental
Tractor & Mower Rental ( 5-7)
Maintenance Foreman
Shop Foreman
Mechanics & Blacksmith
Sign Foreman
Sign Man (Ass't.)
County Engineer
Chief Engineer
$2.60 per hour
Cat Loader) 2. 54 per hour
2,46 per I-our
2.46 per ),our
2.36 per hour
2. 28 per hour
2.16 per hour
2. 60 per hour
2,00 per hour
650,00 per month
580,00 per month
300,0C to 550.00 per month
530,00 per month
490,00 per month
1250,,·oo per month
950,00 per month
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE .......... January 2 .................................................. 19 .. 68.
HCl■IH P■l■llH COIIPAXY, H.CLOUD,IIINN. Q':23QI
Level Man
Inspectors
Rodman
Engineering Technician II
Office Man
Accountant
•, Secretary
Bookkeeping Machine Operator
Clerical
Engineering Help 0Misc.)
Subsistence (in excess of 15 mile radius)
Sick Leave (Accumulative to)
550.00 to 750,00 per month
500,00 to 700.00 per month
JOO.OO to 500,00 per month
550,00 to 750,00 per month
450,00 per month
520,00 per month
460.00 per month
240,00 to 420,00 per month
16O·,OO to JS0.00 per month
1. 50 to 2. 50 per hour
4.00 per day
48 days
The maintenance employees' work week will be 50 hours except for November, December, January and February,
when it will be 45 hours per week and the timl! for reporting for sue h employment is as directed by the Engineer,
'l'he employees are granted holidays as governed· by Chapter 495, Laws of 1955,
Additional vacation will be granted as follows·:
· After 5 years emplo~,nent -l day, 10 years -2 days, 15 years -J days and 20 years -4 days.
BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to· statutory· authority the· County Engineer for and on behalf of the County of
Otter Tail is hereby authorized to request and obtain from tre Minnesota Department of Highways needed engineer:ing and
eachnical services du-ring the year 1968, for which payment will be made by the County upon receipt of verified claims
from the Commissioner of Highways.
Adopted this 2nd day of January, 1968.
/S/ Sam 1~ycklemoe
Chairman
/S/ S, B. Johnson
Auditor
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVE.D BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CTTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA:
That because of deterioration due to rain, snow and usual spring climatic conditions the roads hereinafter
described will be seriously damaged unless restrictions are imposed as to ' eight of vehicles to be· operated thereon.
NO\'. THl!RE~'ORE, No person shall operate any vehicle or con,bination of vehicles upon any of the county roans in
the County of Otter 1'ail and State of Minnesota, described as follows, to \1:it:
County State Aid Highways l to 77 inclusive, 79, 81, SJ, 85 and 90 to lOC inclusive. County
Roads 110 and 144 inclusive and numbers 146 and 148,
during the period from the first of ~1arch, 1968 to the first of December, 1968, where the gross ~•eight on any single
axle, as defin ed in Minnesota Statutes 1945, Sec. 169.87, Subsivision 1, exceeds five tons (1O,COO pounds) and the
Engineer of said l-ounty is hereby directed and authorized to erect and maintain signs plainly indicatinp: the prohibi-
tions and restrictions above at each end of that portion of any highway affected thereby, and these restrictions shall
be effective and this prohibition effective upon such erection and maintenance ofsuch signs.
Adopted this 2nd day of January, 1968.
/s/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
Attest: -~/~S~/_;:;S~·~B~•:,__:_J~o~hn~so=n'---::----,-.,..,-~--
County Auditor
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA
·. BE IT RE.SOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Utter Tail County, Minnesota that the ordinance of
_ Otter Tail County adopted on the Jrd day of November, 1965, recorded on Record "P" • Page 414, be ca, tinued in force
until the end of December, 1968,
Attest:
Adopted this 2nd day of January, 1968,
/s/ Sam Nycilemoe
Chairman
Board of County CommJ.ssj_oners
/S/ s. B, Johnson
County Auditor
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF OT1'ER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Highway Engineer be authorized to· issue payrolls for the pirpose of salary pay-
ments to all maintenance employees, engineering employees, construction employees, and for the rental of trucks and mowers
necessary for the maintenance of County State Aid Highways not to exceed $42O,COO and County Roads rot to exceed $9O,COO
for the year 1968.
Attest:
(SEAL)
Adopted this 2nd day of January, 1968.
/S/ S, B. Johnson
Auditor
/s/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
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34 COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE .............. J anuarY .. 2 ···············---··············19.68 ..
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After consideration the Coup.ty hoard µnanimously fixed the salaries of the deputies and clerks together with
the part time help and the following !IJIIOunts ar~ hereby set aside for clerk hire for the calendar year 1968 in the
several county offices, to-wit:
Sheriff Office, Dep. Jailer~ & clerk
Auditor
the unused portion ~{ the 1967 iirpropriation
Treasurer
Hegister of Deeds l l.
Probate Court, in addition to the $3,500,00 authorized by law
County Assessor
Deputy County Assessor ..
Clerk County hssessor
-"'xtra Clerk Hire ~aunty Assessor
\
Clerk of !Jistrict Gourt c,la,fl{ b•r~
First Assist,nt, l.ounty Superintendent of Schools
Superintendent's '-lerk ~when required)
Veteran's ~er:iri.ce Clerk & Janitor
Probation Officer's clerk
County Attorney's Clerks •
Part time help at ____ to ____ _ per hour
Adopted this 2nd day of January, 1968,
.· .$ 67,221.00
18, 500,;00 plus
17,5CO.OC
15,000.00
4,720.00
8,500.00
6,480.00
5,4<.0,00
5,000.00
8,3CC,CO
4,800.00
260,CO per month
6,440.00
4,320,00
6,000.00
/S/ Sam 1~ycklemoe
Attest: _ _,_/S~/.__~~·•'--"'B~._J_o~h~n~s~o~n.__ __ __,. __
Clerk
Upon motion n, ade, seconded and carried, Roy Bruhn and Mrs. Arnold Stock were appointed members of the
County E.xtension l.ommittee, together with James Bucholz from the County Board,
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, Knute Hanson, Civil Defense Dj.rector, was authorized to attend
Civil Defense Seminar to be held in the Twin Cities on January 25 and 26, 1968,
Upon motion made, seconded and carried the County Aud~tor was authorized to issue a check to the Sheltered
Workshop for funds avill.able to them from the t x levy when the settlement was completed,
The County Commissioners were authorized to meet at 9 o'clock A.M, on January 17th, 1968 at the Co111111missioners
Room in Fergus Falls for the hearing on automatic signals where CSAR 16 and 6SAR 75 cross the N.P. tracks,
Upon motion the County Auditor was authorized to call for bids to be opened at 11 o'clock A.M. February
13, 1968 on bituminous material comprising approximately 100,000 gallons SC and lC0,000 gallons MC to be delivered at
any point in Otter Tail Gounty by transport truck equipped with pump for unloading,
Upon motion the l.ounty Auditor was authorized to call for bids to be oepend at 11 o'clock A.M. February
13, 1968 for bituminous seal coat on approximately 135,1 miles of County State Aid Highways, County Highways ard
Village Streets, comprising approximately 282,262 gallons of bituminous material for seal coat, and 10,046 cuhic yarcs
of seal coat aggregate ins tock piles by the County, and road mix bituminous surfacing for 3,C08 mHes located from
the aunction of T.H. #108, 4,0 miles East of Dent, to junction of CSAH #34, 5,0 miles West of PerhaJ)i, The major.
quantities of work are 55,800 gallons of bituminous material for prime coat and mixture, 10,750 tons of p.r,1vel base
in place, 3,430 tons of aggregate and 1,250 tons of aggregate shouldering in place.
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Hig),way Engineer was authorized to make survey on County High-
way #116 from CSAH #21 East a distance of ii miles, .
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the County Attorney was authorized to receive reimhurse-
ment for office rent and use of equipment in the amount of $1200,00 per year,
The l.ounty Board unanimously fixed the salaries of personnel in the Public Health i~ursing Department fran
January first to June 30th 1968 as follows:
Caroline Helgeson, P.H.N.
Lucille Helter, Jr. P,H.N,
Lorna McCabe, R.N.
Dorothy Johnson, R.N. part-time nurse based on a salary of
Dannis Fjestad, R.N. part-time nurse based on a salary of
$661,00 per month
588,0C per month
588,00 per month
565,00 pef month
6J6.00 per month
The hourly rate of registered nursed $3,15 per hour, hourly rate for Registered Public Healt~ Nurse $2.25
per hour,
The pourly salary of Anton N. Glesne when assisting the County Assessor was unanimously fixed at the salary
of $2.25 per hour,
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............ J.Muar.v. .. 2 ................................................. 19 .... ~.~
The salaries of County officials were unanimously fixed at the follow:i.ng rates: Service Officer $7,000;.
Treasurer $9,000!00; Register of Deeds $9,000.CO; Clerk of Court $9,00t.OO; Sheriff $9,000.00; Auditor $ll,CCO;
County Assesser $8,500.00; uounty Attorney $8,5CO.OO; County Superintendmt of Schools $8,200.00 which includes
service as Suj:1erint endent of Schools in Wilkin County if contract is continued.
1968.
Toe· salary of the Court House Custodian was unanimously fixed at the sum of $600,00 per month for the year
The salary of the two weed and seed inspectors was unanimously fixed at the sum of $2,250.00 each, to cover
nine months service for each inspector in 1968, plus per diem for the balance of the year in case of emergencies,
In addition to the appropriation for Deputy Sheriffs, .Jailer and Clerks, the following was unanimously
approved: Subsistance when out on duty; Nelson, Melby, LeRoy, $3.00 per day; Baca, $1,50 per day; Patrol Deputies
Lee and Halvorson $3.00 per day each when out on duty.
A 111Gtion was made, seconded and unan:i.mously carried tt]at the rate for Board of Prisoners fran mun:i.d palities
01.1.side of "tter Tail County be fixed at $4.00 per day, Effective January~lst, 1968.
Upon motion the Board then adjourned to 10 o1clock·A,M. January 3, 1968,
Pur~uant to adjournment the B9ard m~t at 10 o•~loc½: A,M. January 3, 1968, all members present,
The'resolution asking for the dissolution of Common School District No, l448 was read and it was ordered that
a hearing be ~ad on said resolution at 10 o1 clock A.I•!, March 13, 1968 and that due not.ice of the time and place be
given as req~red by law,
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Clerk of Court was authorized to pay outside agents
5¢ each for t~king drivers license applications.
The-'l.ounty Board acknowledges with thanks a gift of $2,000,00 to the County Law Library from Co-trustees of
Roger L. and 4gnes C, Dell Charita6le '!'rust created by the last will and testament of Agnes c. Dell, deceased,
The :,Oounty board having previously advertised for bids for the County printing for the year .1968, bids were
found to be as follows: Fergus Journal Co., publication of minutes of the meetings of the Board of County Commissioners,
including regular and special sessions, and minuues of the Doard of Equalization, andalso all other legal notices that
are published )n the paper designated as the official paper, all at legal rates.
The 0Battle Lake Review and the Parkers ~rairie Independent, publication of the annual statement of receipts and
disbursements:for the year 1967 at legal rates,·
The:Perham Enterprise-Bulletin, publication of the annual Delinquent Tax Lists at legal rates,
All:of the above bids were accepted,
Licenses for On and Off Sale of non-intoxicating malt liquors were granted to Willis and Donna Amundson at
Woodside Stor~.
The· application of George Zanski for correction of assessment on Lot 6 Section 9 Town of Dead Lake was recan-
mended to the 'Commissioner of Taxation for approval on the ground that buildings were assessed too .high for their age
and condition:
ThS: following resolution was adopted:
RES~LVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter '.!'ail County, Minnesota,
THAT the Perham Enterprise Bulletin be and the same is hereby designated as the news paper in which shall be
printed the ~ist of lands in Otter Tail County upon which taxes became delinquent on the first Monday in January, 1968,
Provided further, that the publishers of said newspaper be required to furnish a surety bond in the sum of
$2,0CO,OO for the faithful performance of said publication.
Adopted January 3, 1968.
/S/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chainnan
Attest: _ __,_t~sL/~S~·=--=B~--J~o~h~n~so~n::a... _______ ----:::-::--:-
Clerk
The·following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Utter Tail County, Minnesota,
THAT the application of Arnold Weller to repurchase the NE~ of Section 6, Township 135, Range 36, \o6lich has
been forfeited to the State for non-payment of taxes, is hereby approved upon payment of taxes, pen~lties, tnterest end
costs; permission to repurchase will be to the best public interest and will relieve undue hardship.
Adopted this 3rd day of January, 1968.
/S/ Sam 1~ycklemoe
Chairman
Attest: /S/ S. B. Johnson
Clerk
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36 COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ................. .J.illl.U!U'Y. .. 3. ............................................ 19 .. ~?. ..
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The following bills were allowed:
Carlton 'E. Mortensen
Carlton E. Mortensen
Sidney Nelson
@len M. Melby
James L.eRoy
James Bucholz
Utto Haase
Bennie J. Johnson·
harvey Morrill
Sam Nycklemoe
James Bucholz
Otto Haase
Bennie J, Johnson
Harvey Morrill
Sam Nycklemoe
Walter Sundberg
Laura E. Hotchkiss
Ambrose A. Koinnert
Thomas O. Nelson
Ila Skalin
Kenneth Clambey
F'rank Uoberts
Eugene ilavenport
Harris W. Iverson
Mrs, Gerald Zeise
Christopher C. Clauson
Chemco l,ompany, Inc,
Dacotah Paper Company
Ebersviller Implement l,o.
Edgetown Lumber Co.
Fergus Hardware
Gamble Store, F.F.
General Grading Company
Holten Lumber Company
Ho11,e Decorators
Skramstad's
Anderson Bros. Construction
Gust Lagerquist & Sons, Inc.
Johnson Service Co.
Wm. @alena & Son
Otter Tail Co-op Oils Inc.
Northwestern Bell 'l'elephone Co,, F.F.
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co,
Battle Lake Review
Cooper's Office Supply
Fergus Glass & Paint Co,
Fergus Jobbing
Fergus Jobbing Inc.
Lambert Lumber
Mobile Radio & T.V. Service
The Photo Cent er
Skramstad Paint
Dave's St,:ndard
Fergus Oil l,ompany
Mayo's Standard Service
Nundahl Oil Company
Park Region Oil Co.
Perham Oil (Co,op)
Anderson Bros. Construction Co.
Reuben Klein
Minnesota Motor
Uselman' s lnc.
John Halvorson
Donald Lee
Marland L. Hoff
RElY Loomer
Marvin Peterson
Merlyn Thompson
Dale Akerman
Gary Ludwig
Ray Polensky
Carlton E. 1'.ortensen
City Pharmacy
Lale Region Hospital
white Drug Company
E.sther 1'1ortensen
Esther Mortensen
l'lrs. Alfred S. Johnson
Inez ~oussaine
Clarles E.. uohnson
City of Fergus Falls
City of Fergus Falls
Eleanor Leidal
Village of Perham
E.verett C. nanson
Lake Region hospital
Carl J. Lund
Cooper's Office Supply
Cooper's Office Supply
Boarding Prisoner~
Mileage & Expenses
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
Attd. Ditch Hearing
MileaggL & Expenses
Special Zoning meeting
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Meeting of Pianning Co11~1.
Sery •. W.O.T. Soil Cons. Dist.
II II II II II
Rent for Cons. office
Serv; E.O.T. 'Soil Cons. Dist.
vieed & Seed Insp,
II II II II
Expenses & Mileage
II II II
Attd. Extension meeting
Expenses
Glass cleaner
Supplies -janitor
.supplies -janitor
II II
II II
Tire pump
Batteries
Supplies -janitor
II II
Ice Remover
Replace glass in Reg. office
Repairs on elevator
Thermostat
Repairs
Gas, etc., -janitor
Calls
Sheriff calls
Placards
Supplies for Sheriff
II II II
Beads cJ: Bleach
Supplies for Jlil
II
Service
Supplies -Sheriff
II
Gas & Oil
II " II II II
II II II
II II II
Gas & Oil·
Repairs at Sh. Residence
Install shotgun
Repairs
Repairs
Subsistence pay
II II
Relief jailer
Jailer
II
Relief jailer
Meals
II
II
Sheriff convention
Care of prisoners
II II II
II
Matron fees
II II
II II
II II
Court costs
II II
II II
Transcript
tunicipal Court Room rent
Lononer's fees
Autopsy charges
l:.xp. attd. convention
Supplies
Revenue
B & W Safe Env.
$570.00
74.60
164.30
197.70
229.30
112.60
78.JQ
93.90 10.00
95.73
19.00
18.95
15.75
1O.co
15.75 10.00
181.44
257.60
65.00
237.0C
183.26
237,35
96.25
95,10
7,65
22.04
89.78
51.56
5,95
116.46
23.55
3,39
1.00
3,65
1,84
0.00
41.28
974,CO
.'.$5,50
0.00
2.60
79,48
91.44
32.oc
4.10
24.35 48.CO
21.'70
36.-25
11,25
30,75
7.39
32.81
5.65
102,02
11,89
11,60
10.54
72,92
21.84
12,00
J,85
29.28
36.OO
27.00
487.05
63,CO
84.00
224,CO
18.75
18.75
18,75
60.00
6.65
lJ.6O
4,80
JO.DC
5.00
5.00 5,00
4.00 260.00
8O,OC
7J.25
72O.CC
25.00
100.00
46,75
192,75
2.50
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
HCUIITf Pll■TIND CO■PAIIY, n.CLOUD.IIINN, c-:2309
Davenport's Stationery
llavenport's
Farnham's
I. B. i•,. Corporation
~•iller-1,avis Company
Nelson Bros •. Printing Co.
Perham Enterprise-Bulletin
Poucher Printing & Lith. Co.
Security Blank Book & Prtg. Co.
Victou Lundeen & Co.
Xerox Corporation
Xerox Corporation
l:.mpire Business ~lac hine s
Empire Business Machines
lnternation Business Machines, Corp.
~ionroe International lnc.
Whiting's Office Equipment
l•:onroe International I-c s.c.h. Corporation
Vernon E. Bachman
Myrtle 1. Logas
Village of Perham
Fergus Falls .Daily Journal
Ray Krog
The Assoc. of Minnesota Counties
Bjorgo hepair Shop
Gamble Store, F.F.
Edgetm·m Lumber Company
General 1'rading Company
Henry G. Bjorgo
Carolyn Helgeson
Lorna Mcl.abe.
Lucille Heltfer
Mrs. Dorothy.Johnson
Donnis Fjestad
Veery E. Ryder
Lucille Helfter
Carolyn Helgeson
E.O.T. Telephone Co.
Nelsai Bros •. Printing Co.
kmpire Business Mchs. Co.
Village of Perham
Mrs. Alva Helmrichs
Mrs. Bud Larson
~•rs. Ed Skoglund
Jannette Anthony
Jannette Anthony
Lovie Bormann
Lovie Bormann
Mrs. Iona Butcher
Mrs. Ina Bu• cher
1'1rs. Edward Edwards
11,rs. Edward E.dwards
Mrs. Edward E.d\,ards
hary Ann l!mnel
~lary Ann Ermnel
Mrs. Fred Greenwaldt
Mrs. Cyril Grover
Mrs. Kathryn.Hemmelgarn
l·,rs. Kathryn Hemmelgarn
Mrs. Clarence Hessel
Mrs. I-label Jensen
1;1rs. Gordon L. Johnson
Doris Jorgenson
E.velyn Leth .
•·•rs. Ina NcLaughlin
Mrs. Verla McLaughlin
Mrs. Ina hcLaughlin
E.dna M. Nelson
Inez Noussaine
Bernice Ohman
Clarice Rasmusson
Clarice Rasmusson
Mrs. Pearl Ronning
Mrs. Pearl Ronning
Mrs. Edith Ronningen
Mrs. Rudy Sagerhorn
l••rs. ~•arlin Senske
Mrs. Marlin Senske
1',rs. ~,arlin Senske
Mrs. Earl ::ionmor
Selma Swendsrud
Helen E. 'l'ikkanen
Helen E.. 'l'ikkanen
hrs. E.laine \';inkels
~,rs. E.laine ~<inkels
Philip M. Kjaglien
Philip M. Kjaglien
Public Utilities Dept.
Straub Company
Northwestern Bell Telephone Lo.
Secretarial Service
DATE ................... January.) ......... . ············19 .. 68.
Supplies
II
II
Script
Supplies
II
Envelopes
Supplies
II
II
II
Repairs
Repnirs & ribbons
Ribbons
Ribbon
Calculator
Maintenance
Maintenance
Postage
Adv. Coms.pd.driv.lic. agts.
Office rent for Lo. agent
Publishing
Cleaning O.T.Co. Nurs. Home Dump
Dues
Gas for Phelps Mill
Wheelbarrows for Phelps Mill
Supplies, Phelpp Mill
Labor Phelps Mill
Mileage
II
II
II
Postage
II
Calls & services
Supplies
Repairs
Rent
Mileage, attd. Nurs. Bd. meeting
II
II
II
II II
11 Home Health Aid
II II
II
II II
Mileage Home Health id
II
II II
II
Mileage & Expenses
Postage & Mche. rental
Utilities
Rent
Calls & Serv.
Printing fonns
II
$ 7,38
5.35 24.00
14.10
337.82
70.00·
34.co
241.45
964.02 210.81
42.50
145.92
56,00
16.50
7.56 1.50
855.oc
37.00
63.oc
40.00
7.35
60.00
174.75
30.00
1080.C-C
1.39
24.95 10.86
19.55
25.00
35.62
85.60
96.32
30.53
7.95
6.54 2.oc
1.oc
9.75 13,00
15.00
35,00
7.35
2.70
8.25
8.55
3.75
5.40 16.50
9.52
4.12
5-77
5-77 7.80
12.00
3.45
6.75
4.50
2.40
7.50
6.07
.45 37.87 22.80
3-75 6.'.j)
6.60
7.05 2.40
8.25
4.50
14.85
=>.25
40.50 4.80
2.70
4.05
1.50 1.80
6.90
2.55
2.70
6.75
8.25
10.50
4.50
98.63
7.oc
4.65 50.00
2C.94
9.30
38 COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ................ January 3 ............................................. 19.68 ..
ICDITft""PRIITl■rco11P1Jrr."1r:?Rvr.vmr:-•
Cooper's Uffice Supply
F'ergus Hardware
Nelson Bros. ,Prtg. l.o.
Victor Lunde~n & Company
Froelich I s Marine
William E.. Miner
Minnesota il'r~ctor Company
Northwest Engineering l.o.
Public \\orks .1!.quipment Co., Inc.
Ruffridge-Johnson Eq. Co., Inc.
George T. Ryan Co.
Smith, lnc •.
Ziegler, Inc,
Adelsman Boiler Co.
Harry~-BueQler
liarvey Bulloc;k
Dick's Standard Service, P.R.
Ebersviller ~mplement Co.
Fergus Dodge, Inc.
Henry lldmgreQ
International harvester
Jim Larson F~rd
Larson 1,irai:i, Implement
Lyon Heating_& Plumbing
Perham Fann ~upply l.ompany
Walter H. Schmidt Shop
Paper Calmenson & Co.
Norbhwester Refining Co.
Wheeler, Lwn9er Bridge & ~upply ~o.
Elk l!iver Concrete Products Co,
(.;utler-Magner Company
M & R Sign Company
Bretz Hardware
Coast~to-~oa~t Store Henning
erane-JohnsoQ l.o., Inc. P.R.
Everts Lumber Co,
General Cllf,ading Company
Kimber A~ming Co. , Inc.
Knutson Electric
Vergas Hardware Company
Wilcox Lwnbe~ Co., Henning
Dalton Grain & Feed
Raymond Motor Trans. [i-lc,
Village of 0 luffton
Andy's 66 betvice
Bluffton Oil C,;ompany
Hillview Store
Lakeside Service l:o.
Perham Co-op .vOil Co.
Perham Shell Station
Service Oil Gompany, B.L.
Twin's -Motor.Company
Texaco Bulk Plant
Bengtson Oil ·co,
F'os sen Oil Company
American Road Builder's Assoc,
Commissioner 'or 'l'axation, Petroleum Div.
Minnesota Department of Highways
bonroe International, lnc.
Minneapolis Blue Printing
Poucher Printing & Lithographing Co.
Davenport's Stationery
N.W. Bell Teiephone Co., l~adena
Pelican Telephone l:o.
N .11. Bell Teiephone Co., F .F.
~endell P. 11uber
G. D. Harlow·
~1endell P. Huber
Roy Hohloff .
11arold Wallace
Robert M. Hanson
•·•rs. Hulda A~b1,rg
Rodney Richter
Minnesota Goci<J Roads, Inc.
.:,upplies
II
II
II
II
Boat Cover
Farts
II
II
II
II
II
II
Repairs
II
II
II
l.utting EXlges
Asphalt
Lumber
Culverts
Salt
Signs
Supplies
Co 1
Freight
Garage rental
Gasolire
Gas, etc.
Gas & Oil
Gas, etc.
II II
Gasoline
Gas, etc.
II II
Motor Oil
Fuel Oil
II II
Dues
Special fuel tax
Services
Supplies
II
II
Service & tolls
Expense
II
Cash advanced
R:iglt of Way
II II II ,
II II II
II II II
II II II
Membership
UP.on motion the Board then adjourned to 10 o'clock A.M. February 13, 1968.
Attest-,~~~-
.,~ Clerk·
Chairman
$ 5,50
1.47
12.25
23,55
10.85
20.00
460.69
325.78
85.20
119.26
10.14
4,99
1820.61
JO.JO
58.75
JO.CO
6.J8
158.18
4.05
64.90
220.49
20.40
2.85
34.69
6.50.
15.50
1,66.32
141C.02
8J8.6J
J?0.58
496 .oo
86.40
11.Jl
8,41
6.05
83.79
550.57
8 • .38
J0,00
58.87
35.56
94.30
lJ.25
272.19
46.24
138.41
3,20
141.66
17,41
196. 54
122.84
96.47
42.0C
114.70
189.60
10.00
191.86
914.42
1.50
52.45
55.88
:>J.56
15.30
8.57
82.50
191.0I.
12.83
24.26
15.80
27.85
70,40
19.10
125.53
100.co
MINUTB:S OF SPECIAL MEETING OF
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF OTTER TAIL COONTY, MINN.
Pursuant to call the Board met at 11 o'clock A. M.
February 7, 1966, all members being present.
The Commissioner of Highways for the State of
Minnesota having called for bids on behalf of the County on
State lid Highway #12 located between CSAH #47 and'
T.H. /n8 7.0 miles South of Battle Lake, a representative
of the State Highway Department opened bids, which were
found to be as follows:
Harvey W. Nelson lake Park, Minn. $59,47£!.97
_ Sellin Bros. , Inc • Hawley 62,853.96
Michaelson Bros., Inc. Madison 63,444.JJ
Marvin E. Lund Glenwood 65,351.28
Kern & Tabery Sebeka 65,367.24
Strom Const. Co. Moorhead 65,522.78
t:.innerat.h Const. Co. & Cold Spring &
Martin Fruth St. Cloud 67,559.48
Ed Zimmerman Barrett 67,930.67
Bain Bros. & Don Dahlman Clarissa 69,209.50
Clarence Drews Detroit Lakes 69,660.40
Russell McCarty Frazee, !-!inn. 73,888.35
Enabak Const. Co. Faribault 76,481.79
John Dieseth Co. Fergus Falls Incomplete
Barry Const. Co. Lake Wilson 82,927.86
The bid of Harvey W. Nelson in the amount of
$59,478.97 was determined by the County Board to be the
lowest bid received. Upon motion of Commissioner Nycklemoe
and seconded by Commissioner Haase it was voted by said
County Board to recommend to the Commissioner of Highways
that the contract be awarded to Harvey W. Nelson, the lowest
bidder.
Upon motion the County Board then adjourned.
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY ~M{NN .
. ,;.· I
■tcu11n Pll■IINI ICOIIH.N'f, IT,CLOUD.IIINN. G:23Q1
DATE ............. February,.lJ. ........................................... 19 ... 68
MINUTES OF ADJOURNED MEE1'ING OF
BOARD OF COUN1'Y COMMISSIONERS OF
O'l'TER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA,
Pursuant to adjour11!1lent the Uoard met at 10 o'clock A.M. February 13, 1968, all members present.
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the insurance company's adjustment of $2,220,00 for the wrecked
Sheriff's car was acapted, ·
The motion was made, seconded and carried that the County advertise .Rr a new car for the Sheriff's office,
bids to be according to the specifications on file with the Sheriff, Bids to b~ opj!ned at 11 o'clock A,M, ~•arch 12, 1968,
The Bhairman and 'l'he County Auditor were authorized to sign an agreement with Grant County for construction
of CSAH #29 from intersection of the Wendell Road east to the Trunk Highway. Bids to be opened at Elbow Lake at 2 o'clock
P.M,' April 8, 1968,
Upon motion the County Audit.or was authorized to advertise for bids on bridge: S.A.P. 56-660-05, Bric.•ge 56513
(CSAH 60) 3 -31 ft. precast concrete spans, 35 18" roadway, located over the Otter 'l'ail liiver, 0.8 mile East of 1uce,
Bids to be opened at 11 o'clock A ,M. l·•arch 12, 1968.
The Chairman was authorized to, sign agreements for right-of-way over a tr. ct of tax-forfeited land in Section 2
Town of Girard and a tract in Section 28 J.ownsM.p of Woodside,
The Board having previously authorized the Commissioner of Highways to advertise for bids on behalf of titter
Tail County on the following projects:
CSAH # 22 bet. CSAH # J & CSAH #35, 10.0 mi. N of Underwood -6,112 mi.
CSAH /I 49 bet, CSAH #14 in flichv'ille & 1' .N. #108 -4,1 mi,
CSAH·# 51 bet. GSAH #60, J,5 mi. E, of Luce, and 0,26 mi. S, -0.263 mi.
C!IAH # 60 bet. 'l',H. #10 at Luce & CSAH #51 -J,455 mi.
CSAH # 61 bet, CSAH #t6, 2,5 mi. W, of Henning, & 5,9 mi. N, -5,89 mi •
. CSAH # 67 bet. C. H. #148 at Butler & N, Line of Otter Tail Co, -J.167 mi,
Bids were opened by a representatived' the State Highw.ay Dept, and~ere found to be as follows:
Fairway l;onstruction l;ompany
~ark Sand & Gravel
Judd Brown Construction l;o, &
Carlson Bros., Inc.
Bituminous Surface 'l'reating Co,
P, 0, Pederson, Inc.
Landseidel & jon, Inc.
W. Lodgman & Sons, Inc,
Hector, Ninn.
Fergus Falls, Minn.
Mankato, Minn,
Springfield, Minn.
Inver Grove Heights
North Branch, Minn,
lilyndon, Minn.
Fairmont, Minn,
$277,516.85
288,848,Jl
301,231.45
312,128.86
327,346.60
332,773,65
362,882.06
After consideration the Board unanimously recommended to the Commissioner of Highways that the contract be
awarded to the lowest bidder, being Fairway Construction Co., Hector, l11i}'m, in the sum of $277,516.85,
The Board having previously advertised for bids for road-mix bitwninous surfacing on C,P. 68:U25B, C.H. #125
from jct, of T.H, #108 4,0 mi. E of Dent to jct. of CSAH #35 5,0 mi, West of Perham. Bids were opened and found to
be as follows:
Fairway Const. Co,,
Mark Sand & Gravel Co,
P, 0, Pederson, Inc,
Judd Brown Const. Co. &
Carlson Bros., Inc.
Landseidel & Son, Inc,
Hector Minn.
Fergus Falls, Minn.
North Branch, Minn.
Mankato, Minn
Springfield, Minn,
Glyndon, Minn.
$ 26,234,70
29,143,00
32,477,JO
JJ,889,50
39,351,00 .
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried the contract was awarded to Fairway Construction l;o,,
Hector, Minn, in the sum of $26,234,70,
The Board having pre.viously advertised for bids on county-wide sand-seal proceeded to (J!len bids ~:hich were
as follows:
McLaughlin & Schulz, Inc.
Tr.i-City l;onstr. Co,
Hi-Way Surfacing l;o,
Lundin l;onst. Co., Inc.
C, L. Nelson & l;o,, Inc.
Marshall, Minn,
Saint l;loµd, Minn.
Minneota, 1-.inn,
Mankato, 11,,i.nn,
'Br.ainerd, Minn,
$ 67,483.12
69,027,14
69,909,03
77,607,00
89,979,85
The contract was unanimously awarded to McL~ughlin & Schulz, Inc. of Mar·shall, Minn. for $67,483.12,
The Board having previously advertised for bids for bituminous material proceeded to open bids for 100,000
gallons S.C. and lOC,000 gallons !LC. Bids were found to be as follows:
Northwest Refining vo.
Western Oil & Fuel l;o,
St. Paul Park
MinneaPolis, Minn,
$24,740.00
25,ooc .oo
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried the contract -was awarded to the Northwesten, Refining
Co., St. Paul Park, Minn. in the sum of $24, 740,00_,
A delegation from the 'l'ownship of Dane Prairie appeared before the Board regarding the improvement, of align-
ment of '-'ounty 1'oijd #29. The matter was discussed but no definite action was taken,
The County Engineer and Assistant Engineer were authorized to attend 'the Highw~y Engineers Meeting in St.
Paul on February 22 and 23rd, and the 1·1ighway E.ngineer was authorized to attend the highway Engineers me etm g in Des
Moines on ~pril 3rd to 5th, 1968.
39
"40 COj~SSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............ February 13 ............................................ 19 68.
RURlff"PRIITlll'D-elllPA~:'etwl~cr-
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried the Engineer was authorized to obtain bids for a County
garage.
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried the lvorlanan' s l,ompensation Insurance was awarded to
nllison & l,o. of Fergus Falls for the coming year,
Upon motion the Chairman and the County Auditor were authorized to sign an agreement with the Otter Tail
Power Co,· for placing poles to bring in current to the Utter 1'ail County Nursing H,..me.
Ho, estead• classi.flcation was gran'ted to G. Robert Allison on Lot 20 and Ni of Lot 19 lilock 4 Cutler's Re-
survey to the City of Fergus Falls, to which he was entjtled.
The application of John Neuberger for correction of personal property assessment due to figures transposed
on the assessment book was approved,
The following applications were approved and it was recommended to the Commissioner of Taxation that they
be approved by him: r,,,arlo Wegner, Lot 2 Section 21 'lown of Hobart, too much lake frontage assessed: F.melia 1'ustad,
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 Block 8 Hallberg' s Second Additi•m to the City of Fergus Falls, building over-ass·essed c rxl IEB be'en
condemmd by the l,ity Building Inspector; Joseph Wasche, Lots 7 & 8 °lock 21 Uriginal PJ_at of Perham, estimate of
value too high when· compar ed to actual sale because of condition of building at time of sale; Dean Jorgenson, error
in listing personai property which became exempt under the sales t~ law,
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of "ounty Commissioners of 1.Jtter 1'ail County, Minnesota, that
WHEREAS this Board has heretofore contracted with Little Falls Machine Company of Little Falls, Minnesota,
for two one way snow plows and three srow wings and
WHEREAS TIU!. same has been delivered and accepted by the Board,
NOW, THERE.FORE, BE IT ·RESOLVED that the Chainnan of the Board and t"he County Auditor are authorized and
directed to issue a warrant to the Little Falls l',achine Company in the sum of $4915,CO,· the amount of the ca, tract
price,
Adopted this 13th day of February, 1968.
/S/ Sam •~ycklemoe
Chai nnan
Attest: ___ /~S~/.__S_.'-'B~,'---"J~o~h~n=s=on:.:_ ______ _
Clerk
Be it resolved that pursuant to Secti:on 161,36, Subdivisbn 1 through 6, Minnesota Statutes 1961, the
Commissioner of iiighways b e appointed as the agent of Counties of Grant and Otter 1'ail to let as their agent a
contract for the construction of that portion of County State-Aid Highway No, 26 (Grant and Otter '1ail '-ounties)
described as follows:
From "ounty State-Aid Highway No. 11, 5 Mis. N of Wendell to Trunk Highway No, 59 and the Chainnan
~d the Auditor of each l,ounty are hereby authorized and directed for and on behalf of each County to execute and
enter into a contract 1vi th the Commissioner of 11ighways prescribing the terms and condit iais of such agency in
the fonn as set forth and contained in "Minnesota Department of Highways Agency ContractForm No. IV--B" a copy
of which said form was before the Board, assuming on behalf of the 1,ounty all of the contractural obligations
therein contained.
Adopted this 13th day of February, 1968,
Attest: __ /~s~/.__s~·•:_;:B~.c....;;J=o~h~n=so=n"'------'-'=~=C
County Auditor
(SEAL)
/S/ Sam •~ycklemoe
Chainnan
Upon motion the Board then adjourned to 10 o'clock A .M. February 11., 1968.
WEDNESDAY'S SESSION
Pursuant to-adjournment the 0oard met at 10 o'clock A.M. February 14, 1968, all members present.
A resolution asking for the dissolution of Common School District #1522 was read an:! it was ordered that a
hearing be held on said reolution at 10 o'clock A.M. March 13, 1968, and that due notice of the time and place be
given as required by law,
The petition of M. T. 1.nstad, Pre,sident of Enstad-Larson, Inc., asking that the SE/. SWt; Section JO South
of Highway and part of the SEt; S\·!t; Sec. JO 1ownship 133 Range 42 be set off from School Dist. 1424 to School Dist.
544 was read and it was ordered that a hearing be had on said petition at 10 o'clock A.M. March 13, 196P, and that
due notice of the time• and_ place be given as r cciuired by law,
The petition of Otto R. Richter asking that the SW¼ NEt; and NEt; of SEt; and part of Lot 2 and Lot 1 ex.
part N of lake, Sec. 25-133-42 be set off from I.Jist. 1458 to Dist; 550 was read and it •as ordered that a hearing be
had on said petition at 10 o'clock A.M. I-larch 13, 1968, and that due notice of the time and place be given as reouj.red
be law. ·
The petition of hlmer i,., 11iatt asking that Lots 1 and 2 of the SEt; ex N 4½ rods, and El NE! SEt; ex. N 4?!
rods, Sub Lots 5 and 6, part of SEl, bounded by Sub Lots 1, 2, J, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and E} of NE{ SE! and Sub
Lots 7, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 14 of the SE¼ Section 17 'lownship 133 Range 43 be set off from Dist. 1430 to JJist. 1407 was
read and it was ordered that a hearing be had on said petition at 10 o'clock A.M. March 13, 1968, and that due notice
of the time and ~lace be given as required by law.
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ................... February 14. . ................. 19 .. 68.
HlUIIT.1.P.IIITl,. •• co1.tAII!,_ c ouo ■INN G-23111
Under date of February 2nd 1968 the Lounty Welfare Board proceeded to open bids for furniture and draperies
for the Otter Tail County Nursing Home pursuant to a duly advertised call for bids. After consideration Commissioners
Johnson ani Nycklcmoe, togetler with the Welfare Secretary Winterfeldt and Swenson, Supt. of Nursing Home, and Mrs.
Hjllstrom a welfare board: ember, were appointed a committee to view ~d examine the eriuipment offered by the various
bidders and report to the Board of '-ounty Commissioners on February 14, 1968 submitting with their report the bids as
received.
Bids were examined by the Board and found to be competitive bids. Now therefore, said advertisement and
proceedings had therein are ratified and the following bids were accepted and found to be as follows:
Group 1· Group 2 Group 3 ~ Patient· Room Dining Room Lounge
¼ind sweep Bid does not meet specifications Arthur Shuster, lnc. ll,81J.82 1,513.80 2,636.05 Karvonen & Sons ll,268.001
Alternate bid 10,205.00,
p & H Supply ll,434.15, 1,615.60 2,609.53 Olson Furniture 13,213.CO 1,550.00 2,147.00
Lintex #1 12,106.46 1,563.50 2,606.67 Lintex #2 10,995.861 1,563.50 · 2,606.67
Lintex 113 10,660.461 1,563.50 2,606.67
St. Cloud Hospital Supply Ill ll,560.56 1,772.00 883.0C #2 10,490.76' 1,772.00 883.0r
Puritan Textile #1 ll,388.00\
Puritan Texti~e #2 10,248.00•
Will Ross, Inc. 12,533.00
'· 1,677.20
Arter consideration of the committee report and upon motion made by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by
\;onn1issioner 1·1arvey ~iorrill, the bid of St. Cloyd Hospital Supply Co in the amount of $11,560.56 Base bid for p,roup
#1 was.ccepted, Commissioner James tiucholz voting No.
Arter further consideration a motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried that an additional number of
items consisting of 14 beds or a total of 34, 7 over-bed tables or a total of 17; 7 pair safety side-rans or a total
of 17, and 2 cha:i:rs or a total of 62, at an additional cost of $31l,8.20 be purchased.
Upon motion made, seconded .and unanimously carried the bid of Lintex Corp. was a cdepted for Gra.i ps 2 and 3,
being Lounge and Dining ioom furniture, in the amount of $4,170.27.
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the co-ordination of colors on furnishing was left to the Lintex
Corp.
In addition the bid for the table and chairs for the staff dining room was unanimously awarded to Lintex
Corp. for the sum of $371.04. Draperies, and rods, installed, consisting of fabric ~:ith milium racking and flame-
retardent for all patient rooms ~,as unanimously awarded to Lintex l.orp. for a total of $2,290.CO ·
Draperies, rods, installation in all other areas including lounges, administration offices dining areas,
material to be flame-retardent and separate milium drapers in dining area was unanimously awarded to Lintex Corp. for a tot~l of $1895.45.
Quotations were received from Fergus Glass & Paint '-o. in the sum of $2251.00 and Norby's of Fergus Falls
in the sum of $1966.05 and alternate bid of $2447.76 for draperies and were considered but were not accepted since
the quality was felt to be less than the Lintex Corp. quotation.
Permits to hold public dances were granted to Paul Anderson at Perry's Place, and lvan Stigen at the Ranch
House.
The \;ounty Board submitted the following three names to the i;ommissioner of P,,blic Welfare fran 1·•hich to
select ore lay member to serve on the County Welfare Board, beginning July first: Mrs. Russell J edlund, St. Olaf
Township, Ashby Post Office; Mrs. hazel Rodman, Henning; Mrs. Lorene Christopherson, Pelica, Rapids.
A motion was made, seconded and carried that bids be advertised for the Phelp' s Erosion l..ontrol Pro,ject,
Commissioner Morrill voting No.
Commissioner Bennie J. Johnson was selected to serve on the Planning & uoning Board, together ~-i th "arland
Nelson, Nels Hanson, Frank Altstadt and Floyd Hoff, the term being for three years.
The motion was made, seoonded and carried that a survey be made of the Public Access to Tamarack Lake not
later than April, 1968.
Upon motion the Clerk of Court was authorized to sell seventy-five volumes of duplicate Minnesota Reports
if purchaser will pay the sum of $10C.OO.
The following resolution was adopted:
Be it resolved by the Board of '-ounty Commissioners of vtter Tail County, Minnesota:
We, the '-ommissioners of Otter Tail Co,nty, State of Minn$sota, m,et with representatives of'the Department
of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Sports fisheries and 't!ildlife, on February 14, 1968
and were.informed of the 22,COO total acres rec,uested for acquisition under the small 1-etlands program of that Bureau
(Public Law 85-585 -85th Congress S. 2617, August 1, 1958). ~le do not object to this proposal for establishing these
projects .in Utter'lail County.
Adopted Februarf 14, 1968.
Sam 1~ycklemoe, Chairman
Bennie J. Johnson, uommissioner
James Bucholz, i;omrnissioner
Otto haase, Commissioner
Harvey Morrill, uommissioner s. B. Johnson, Lounty Auditor
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............. February .. 14 ........................................... 19 .. 68
1i:flllilii"'ltiili11i1 ICOIIPa■Y. ■r.CLOVD,iiNN, a~w
The following resolution was adopted:
Be it resolved that:
We, the County l,ommissioners of Utter 1'ail County, have carefully considered the mental health needs of the
County, and after due deliberation agrle to sµpport the Lakeland Mental Health Center, lnc., Fergus Falls,.Minnesota,
and to enter into a s:igled agreement with the other seven counties in the Mental Health Center area. We approve the
budget and financing plan for the fisca,l year July 1, 1968 through June JC, 1969 in the following amounts:
Be d<er l,ounty
gougl!as County
Grant "ounty
Otter 1'ail County
Pope County
Stevens 1,ounty
Traverse County
Wilkin County
$ll,205.00
9,990.00
4,185.00
22,950.00
5,602.50
5,197.50
3,375.00
4,995.90
We do designate the County Au~itor to sign the agreemept in sµpport for this l,ounty
Adopted February 14, 1968.
/S/ Sam "ycklemoe
Chairman
Attest: _ __,_/.:S:,,./....;S=..•:......:B:..:•_Jo:;hn:.::..:..:s:=o:..:.n ____ ..,,.,,_,....
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commmissioners of U:t,ter Tail County, Minnesota;
That, whereas, an application has been received from Alice and Edwin Pedersa, to re-purchase Sub Lot 7
of Government Lot 4 West of road in Section 32 Township 134 Range 40, and,
Whereas, it. appears to the Board that it will be to the bestpublic interest and relieveaundue hardship
to make such repurchase upon p~yment of taxes, penalties, interest and costs j;hat have accrued against said property,
Now, therefore, such application for repurchase is approved.
Adopted February 14, 1968.
/S/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
Attest: __ /'-'S""/_::s.:.•....aB::.,1-::J-=o.:..:h:..:.ns:::o~n,..._ ____ ..,,.,,----,-
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
r1hereas the County Board of Otter 'l'ail l.ounty, Minnesota, has examined into the allegations of the applica-
tion of Deer Creek Village da~ed February 1st, 1968, for the conveyance of certain lands therein descdbed, now,
Therefore, be H resolved by the l.ounty l:loard of vq,er1'ail Co nty, Minnesota, that it hereby approves said
application and recommends that the same be granted.
The following bills were allowed:
earlton 1-',ortensen
Carlton E. 1-',ortensen
Sidney Nelson
Gen M. Melby
James LeHoy
Merle Bacon
James Bucholz
Otto "aase
Bennie J. Johnson
Sam N;i:cklemoe
Vtto aase
l-laltei-::,undberg
Virginia S. Admns
r,endel P. '"1uber, "o. E.ngineer
Mrs. Laura E. 11otchkiss
Ambrose A. Klinnert
Ila Skalin
'l'h011o1.s O. •ielson "ompany
Arnold lwavold
Theo. Hegseth
Homer M. Sem
Harold Skistad
Kenneth Clambey
Frank rtoberts
E.ugene Davenport
11arris W. Iverson
Ant.on N. Glesne
Anton N. Glesne
Allstate Sanitat.ion...l·,tce. l.upp. l.orp.
Dacotah i'aper Company
Sam Nycklemoe ·
Bennie J. Johnson
James 0 ucholz
Otto Haase
Harvey Morril-1
Boarding Prisoners
Mileage & Expenses
Mileage & Subsistence pay
II
II
Mileage & expenses
II II II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Attd. Planning Commission
II
Postage for planning commission
II II II II
Serv. W.O.T. Soil Cons. Dist,
II II II II II II II
II E.11 II II II II
Rent for Conservation office
Serv. i<O.T. ~ail Cons. Dist.
II II II II II II II
II II II II II II II
II II II II II II II
Salary Weed&: Seed Insp.
II II " II II
Expenses & J.:ileage
II II II
l:.xtra help l,o, Assessor's office
II II II II II
Janitor supplies
Supplies -~anitor
$ 835.00
47.35
311.20
363,l,O
347.30
94.05
18.00
18.30
ll.50
12.00
5,70
10.00 5.oc
10,70
241.92
404.80
258,00
65.00 31,.or
35,65
27,45
Jl.30
222.83
191. 77
143,70
121.03
:JJ7 .85
411.15
27.38
44,56
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY; MINN.
DATE .............. February _14 .......................................... 19 .. 68.
HCUIIH Pll■TIIII COIIHN'f, IT,CLOUD,IIINN. C':2JDD
Daycoa, Inc.
l!dget.own Lumber Company
General Trading Company
lbersf.ller Implement 1.0.
l!dling llect.ric, Inc.
rim, G,alena & Son
1.. \,. 1-,eislander
Skramstad's Paint
l!lmer V. Zill
Gust. Lagerquist & Sons, Inc.
Northwestern Bell 'l'elephone Co,, F .F.
Northwestern Bell 1'elephone Co., ~-.L
Carpenter·Hardware
General Supply
Hint.gen Karst
Hint.gen-Karst
Johnson•s·~uality Home Furn.
Photo Center
Sheriff Dick Jones
Key Laboratories
Mobile kadio & T.V. Service
Mobile kaBio & T. V. Service
Dave' s St.i.ndard
Fergus Oil (,ompany
Fergus Oil Company
Gene's Standard Service
Jim Larson Ford
~,ayo' s Standard Service
Mayo's Standard Ser vice
Service Oil Co,
Uselman's'
Gary Ludwig
John Halvorson
Andrew Lindquist
Ali'red Schneider
LaVern D, · Thompson
Merlin Thompson
City Pharinacy
Fergus Falls 1-1:iric
Fergus Falls ~\edical Group
Park Region ~,edi.cal Center
Steblay Drug
Esther Mortensen
Esther Mortensen
Dorothy 1' !etcher
Ada henkes
Jay L. Kevern, M.D.
Carl J. Lund, M.D.
Carl J, Lund, J.l.D.
(,ity of Fer gus Falls
Dr. Ivan E.. Bigler, ~i.D.
Harry l'1athison
Normandy Cafe
l'lonnandy Cafe
Burroughs Corporation
Davenport's St.atione-y
Davenport's Stationery
Empire Business l·,achines
Empire Business 1',achines
Frankel Carbon & Ribbon Co,
1·•artindate-Hubbell, Inc.
Midwest Printing C..o.
~,iller-Davis Company
Minnesota State Highway Dept.
Nelson Bros. Printing Co,
Panama Beaver Company
Poucher Printing & Lit.ho. Co,
Security Blank Book & Prtg. Co.
Star Laundry~ Cleaners
State of ~linnesota, Dept. of Adm.
Viet.op Lundeen & uo,
Victor Lundeen & Co.
Xerox (,orporation
Xerox ~orporation
Cooper's 0ffice Supply
Whiting's·Uffice l!quipment
Burroughs Corporation
Burroughs Corpora ti n-1odd. Div.
Sl!iith-(,orona ~•archant Corp.
Vernon E. · Bachman
Myrtle E. · Logas
l•iyrtle E. · Logas
George H, · Nelson
Helen l. Skramsted
Helen E. Skrwnsttd
~:yrtle E. · Logas
Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Enstad-Larson, Inc.
Village of Perham
Robert 0 • Oslund & Assoc.
"ober-t H. • Uslund & Assoc,
ldgetown Lumber Co.
Houg "'lec-tri.c
Supplies
II
11 janitor
Service & repairs
II II II
II
Repair blinds in C.H.
Ice Remover
Christmas tree
1.:uarterly exam. service
Calls
Sheriff calls
Shells -Sheriff
Rep airs & supplies
..,upplies
II
Larpeting for jail house
Film
Service
Tests
Service
Gas & oil
II II II
II II II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
11 ,etc.
1-,ash job
Patrol 1,ork
Subsistence pay
Subsistence pay
Sitter fee
II II
II II
~. edication for prisoners
II II
II II
II II
II II
~'.atron fee
II II
Bailiff
II
Coroner's fees
II II
II II
Court Losts
Travel & testimony
Witness fee
Meals for jurors
II II II
Ribbons
Supplies
II
II
Clean typewriter
Carbon paper
Directory
::,upplies
M11ps
Supplies
Suppl;i.es
II
II
Mops
Contract
Supplies
II
Services
::,upplies
II
II
II
II
Rental of machines & desk
Rental of calculators
~\aintenance
II
'II
Postage
II
11 & Ribbons
II
Recording
A~v. coms.pd.driv.lic.agts.
Publications etc.
Fire lnsurance
Rent. for Lounty Agt. office
Labor
""upplies for Phelps Mill
'-'ervices & supplies Phelps It.ill
~43
$ 58,56
2.64
J.JO
114.37
7.50
68.00
15.90
a.oo
6.oc
J8,0C
74,28
10;:,,77
8.80
12.60
96.92
108,45
550.00
Jl.J8
4.0C
15.00
J4.58
82.JO
19.15
17.6J
18.6J 16.98.
21.35
1C7 .09
91.87 6.80·
2.oc
32.00
72.oc
18.75
J4.00
20.00
74.00
5.20
43.80
17.CO
59.00
34,40
80.00
JO.QC
10.80
J0,67
· 26.42
230:23
302.JO
45,00
75.CC 4,J8
21.25
23.25
40.10
5.35
9,73
7.50 22.50
5i.OO
75,0C
J8.50
318,21
10.46
i.46,05 . 58,JJ
234,05
446.54
J.00
2.40
1J5.li9 88.04
42.50
188.80
165,00
Jl5,00
510.25 80,00
55.0C
40.00
42,50
35.00
59,41
14.CO
14.60
4J.60
44;:,,75
U86.bo
'60.00
1220.00
11,.20,50
162.05
28,60
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............ February .14 ............................................ 19. 68 ..
1rcu11n •••• , .... COIIPAII, H.CLOUO.■INN. G'
Carolyn Helgeson
Dennis Fjestad
Lucille Helfter
l'•rs. Dorothy Johnson
Lorna 1'•cCabe
f\Jelson Bros. Printing Co.
Carolyn Helgeson
!Jonnis Fjestad
Village of Perham
Davenport"Stationery
American Journal of •~ursing
1.0.T. Telephone ~o.
Lovie Bormann
Mrs. lona·Butcher
Mrs. Lawrence Louglas
1·•rs. E.dward 1dwards
J.1ary Ann l!mmel
Mrs. harie Greenwaldt
;-atricia "'. Grover
Mrs. Andrew nan son
Kathryn HeiM1elgarn
Mrs. Gordon L. Johnson
Doris Jorgenson
~•rs. Uorothy Jortenson
Mary 11. l\oste
1velyn Leth
~lrs. lna If.. ~•cLaughliim
Mrs. Verla McLaughlin
E.dna t<, • Nelson
Inez Nousaine
Mrs. Bernice Ohlnan
hrs. Pearl Henning
Mrs. 1dith Ronningen
l'•rs. Hudy· Sagerhorn
Mrs. Earl"'-'onmor
•·•rs. SelJna. Swendsrud
Mrs. Uaitle \\inkels
Mrs. Bud !:.arson
R'•rs. l,. W: Lewis
Mrs. l!.d. :Skoglund
hrs. John"J. Steblay
l•,rs. Philip l,icklund
Johnson Repair Shop
Township of Dunn
'lownship of 1lmo
'l'ownship of Fergus Falls
Everett l,. Hanson, M.D.
Baas Oil eo.
Bengtson 0il Co.
Carlson Oil l.o.
Consumers·l.o-op Oil, B.L.
Dav.e's Standard Service, Henning
Dave's Standard Service, Pel. Rapids
Farmers Co-op Cry., D.C.
Farmers l.o-op. Cry. Ass'n., D.c.
r'ossen Oil l.o.
r'ossen Oil Co.
Gene's Standard Service
Highway Co. Service Station
Hoot Lake·Pure
Jim's Service Station
John's 7-0 Service
Meyers Service
Perham ~o~op. Oil Co.
Ray's Oil•C.o.
Service Oil ~o. -Underwood
Service iil Co., 0 .L.
Soliah & Braatz
Theodorson' s l••obil
Twins Motor Co.
Underwood·Lakeside Service
Vergas Oil Co.
Park Region ~o-op Oil l.o.
Battle Lake Farmers union Oil
rossen Oil l,o.
Lakeside Service Co.
Standard Oil l.o., Perham
0 luffton 0il ~o.
Penrose Oil l.o.
Standard Wil l.o., B.L.
Standard Vil l.o., Henning
Standard ~il, Pelican Rapids
D-A Lubricant Co., Inc.
Hi-Lo E.qui~ment l.o.
Public horks hquipment l;o.
Ruff'ridge-"'ohnson Eq. Co., Inc.
George 'l. Ryan Co.
Ziegler, Inc.
huto Safety Service
Bertelson·\\elding
1bersviller lmp. ~o.
r'ann Cent~r ~,elding
Mileage
II
& exp.
Envelopes & Printing
'Post9ge, expenses attd
Postage
Rent
Supplies
Subscription
Calls & Services
~'.ileage -Home Health
II
conv & ~•isc. exp.
Aid
t:.Heage -Home Health Aid
II II II II
II II II II
II II II II
II II II II
II II II II
II II II II
Attd Nurs. Dd. meeting
II II II II
II II II II
II II II II
II II II II
Ice chisel -::iheriff
Poor expense
II II
Care of transients
University Hospital
Gasoline
& etc.
II II
etc.
II
II II
Special fuel r'uel oil
II II
11 II
II II
Diesel Fuel, etc.
II II II
II II
II II
II II
II II
Parts
II
II
II
II
Repairs
II
II
II
papers
$ 30.02
5.C2
24.97
58.18
1C8.02
73.80
61.58
2.98
35.00
3.44
16.0C
ll.10
14.40
10.110
2.40
10.05
4-95
6.75
4.50
6.75
7.50
33.75
13.95
25.20
8.25
8.10
22.05
6.60
3.30
8.25
4.50
1,5.30
2.70
4.05
2.55
2.70
14.25
5.40
1,.95
16.50
7.35
3.75
7.95
463.22
556.92
85.30
21.oc
192.15
1"1.90'
211.44
47.65
17.82
247l67
188.98
311.15
99.58
83.11
257.03
150.15
88.64
124.91
93.76
178.16
136.56
118.67
134.10
365. 72
238.96
107.97
46.23
169.45
?41.49
76.77
128.00
379.20
130.40
1?2.99 11,5.oc
145-35
205.06
77.50
155. 25
399.30
65.10
56.99
585.91
60.76
391.15
52.50
7.80
138.15
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ................ February .1" ........................................ 19.68 ..
HCU■lff P■l■Tl■I CDIIPHT, ■r.CLDUD,IIINN, G':23Qt
International Harvester Co.
Knuttila.lmµ. l..o., Inc.
Jim Larson ford
Larson welding
Lykken' s, Inc.
Mark Sand & Gravel
l'•arlo ~•of.ors
Minnesota Motor Co.
Olson Auto hlectric
Perham Farm Supply l..o.
ltiverside ftepair Shop
Stan's Garage
F. R. Stewart l'lbg & "lg.
Suhr Ford Sales, Inc.
Super G.M.C. '!'ruck Sales
Thelen Implement
Vergas Mcitor Service
Wheeler Repair
1..oast lo Loast Store, B.L.
~oast to"Loast Store, P.R.
"oast to"'-oast Store, Perham
Fergus Piumbing & "eating
General h·ading Co.
Halls Hardware
Henry Holmgren
Holten Lumber Lo.
Hoyt Hardware
~•ad son's Store
Sigelman Hide & F'ur Co.
1-iadena hide lit Fur '-o.
Welders l!.quipment
Little Falls Machine, Inc.
W. R. Brown Corp.
Farwell, Ozmun & Kirk <.;o.
Minn. ~iining & l·.fg. Co.
Natipnal Chemsearch Corp.
Eutectic Welding Corp.
Paper, Calmenson & Co.
E. Caye ~,achine Co.
~alio al Fleet Service
I·, & R Sign Company
John Grabarkehitz
Dalton Grain & Feed
Lyon l.;henical Company
Cutler-Magner l..ompany
L. N. Sickels Company
Lyon Chemical Company
Raymond ~1otor Transportation, Inc.
hahnomen Construction Company
City of Fergus Falls
Minn. Dept. of Highways
Watler Butler Engineering Co.
Fergus Journal Lompany
Otter '!'ail Power Company
H. A. Rogers Company
Cooper's Office Supply
Burroughs Corporation
I.B.M. Corp.
~onroe International Inc.
The Photo Center
Panama Carbon Company
Datun's Photo Print Company
Minneapolis Dlue Printing Company
Davenport's Stationery
Victor Lundeen lit Co.
E.ast Otter '!'ail 'l'e1ephone Co.
~\idwest 'l'elephone Lo.
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., F .F.
Park Region Mutual Telephone Co.
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., F.F.
Pelican Telephone Co.
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., Wadena
~,endell P. 11uber
\oiendell P. huber
Town of f'olden
To~m of Inman
Village of Parkers Prairie
Utter 'l'ail Power Company
Mrs. Irene M. Wentz
H. J. Thompson
1-.illiam Looker
Wilmer A. Buschke
George W. Higgs
Hal Schwartz
Everett Swenson
Richard Pooler
Harvey E. Gilb
Mrs. Zelda ~-indheim
Henry Rehborg
Daniel Klimp
Charlie Barden
Fillmore Trites
Mrs. Alice Torgrir:-son
Repairs
wupplies
Cu ting edges
Spreaders
Tires
Signs
Gravel
Coal
Calcium Chloride
Salt
Calcium chloride
II
Freight
Bit. surfacing
~'.aintenance
Service
Plans
ad for bids
prints
II
Desk
Service
II
II
Supplies
II
II
II
II
Service Gt tolls
II
II II
II
II
II
II
Expense
II
II
II
II
II
Cash advanced
Special aid
II II
II II
Right of Way
II
II
II
R II
II
II
$482.62 12.67
3.25
7.00
39:65
30.00
3.55 :n.n
78.57
8.19
40.54
ll:23
10.05
32.29
203.82 ll.oc
22.33
1.50
81.34
35.72
39.90
4,51
429.43
37.65 12.00
18.40
6.94
53.30
314.35 13,86
66.38
56.75
22.95
75.99 292.50
435.99 161.50
171.3,48
1530.co
202.0l
27.00
625.70
127.45
1376~1.0'.
1041.60
1802.50
1380.84
4.25
50.00
561.25
720,44
1923.29
81.9C
10.50
122.15
273.60
222.50
47.98
24.00
1.40
34.48
35.25
195,59
35.39
13.90
41.85
24.67
63,44
36,88
97.83
12.62
13.62
3c9. 53
44.84
. 1300.00
300.00
300.00
3791.25 2.20
1.60
40,20
33,58
44,15
28.70
21.95
25.05
10.80
41.00 2.co
9.60
6.40
60.61
27.8r
45
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............... February .. 14 ........................................ 19..68
HC:DRlff Pll■TIHI COMPANY, 11.CLOUD,■INN.
Archie Smith
Johannes ·Berg
Lawrence·Van Be:rkom
Albert E; Larson & George Spies
Morris Lunde
F.clwin Lundquist
William ~hristensen
Lonstruction Bul.etin
~.oen liealty
Philip M, Kjaglien
Philip M; Kjablien
Northwestem Bell Telephone Co.
Public Utilities Dept.
Cooper's Office Supply
Fergus Hardware
Nelson Bros. Printing Co.
Victor Lundeen~ Co.
Secretarial Service
The Henning Advocate
Otter Tail Lounty Tax Forf. Fund
Otter 'lail County 'l'ax Forf. ~und
Fergus Oil Co.
harvey Morrill
night of Way
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
Advertising
Premium
Mileage & expenses
Postage & machine rental
Calls & services
Utilities
Supplies
II
~eographing
Subscription
Easement for Highway
Easement for Highway
Gas & oil, Sheriff
Supplies, Phelps It.ill
Upon motion the Board then adjourned to 10 o'clock A.M. l·,arc·h 12, 1968.
Attest: ------r-~......;-.,,...,..ci-~q,,;, ...... ~~~-~=-----
/~~Clerk
Chairman
$ 7.10
60.50
88.10
414.95
17.20
419.58
34.40
68.10
54.00 108,90
10,00
21.75
4.70
22.25
3.27
177.35
23.08
4-75
·3.75
11.60
10.60
18.63
30.09
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE .......... Mar.c.h .. 12 ..................................................... 19 .. 68.
IU:IIIILIIIIJINlaCOMrAftl-.11
MINUTES OF ADJOURNED MEETING
OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF OTTl:.R TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Pursuant to adjournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A.M. 1',arch 12, 1968, all members being presen't.
A motion was made, seconded and carried that plans and specifications' for the road at Phelps Mill be
prepared if money is received pursuant to an application filed with the State Department as an a·gent for the Federal
llovernment.
The Board having previously advertised for bids for one car .for the County Sheriff proceeded to cpen bids
which were found to be as follows:
Reuben Klein ~:otors l.o.
Fergus Uodge, Inc.
l•linnesota Motor Co.
Fergus Falls
Fergus Falls
Fergus Falls
Plymouth
Dodge
Chevrolet
Buick
$2,583.18
2,780.60
2,767.0C
2,919.00
After consideration the bid submitted by the Minrwisota Motor Co. for Chevrolet in the sum of $2767.00
was accepted.
The Board having previously advertised for bids for a bridge C.75 miles East of Luce over the Otter Tail
River opened bids 1,M.ch were found to be as follows:
Walt Prahm & :C.on, Inc.
Korby Construction Co.
N. E. Fallgren
Hardrives, Inc.
Thorson Construction vo., Inc.,
Swingen Construction vo.
Industrial Builders, Inc.
Slayton
Fergus Falls
La Porte
St. Cloyd P
Tracy
Grand Forks, N.D.
Fargo, N.D.
$37,853.85
38,267.10
42,618.60
44,432.25
45,205.CO
46,883.85
50,387.45
After consideration the contract was awarded to Walk Prahm & Son fo·r· the amount of $37,853.85.
The follow~ng resolution was adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED that tne 0oard of County Lorr.missioners of utter 1ail County, Minnesota, hereby do desig-
nate and seek O.E.O. recognition of the Otter Tail -~Jadena Community Action l.ounc£1, Inc. as Communi'ty Action Agency
for Otter Tail Lounty.
Adopted this 12th day of March, 1968.
Sam Nycklernoe
Chairman
Attest: s. B. Johnson
Clerk
Upon motion the County Auditor was authorized to advertise for bids to be op~ned at 10 o'clock A.M •
.. pril 9, 1968 for two dump trucks, 25,500 G.V.W., bids to include t.rade-in on County Units #87 and #89,· and two ate-way
snow plows to fit 25,500 lb. G.V.W. tr.ucks and two ~:ings IO ft. in length.
The Lounty Auditor was authorized to call for bids for 1-rading and gravelling to be opened at 11 o'clock
A.M. April 9, 1968 for the following projects:
S.A.P. 56-655-04 (68) C.P. 68:55 Len~th 2.441 miles, located fran 2200 feet :C.outheast of the
junction with C.H. 8128 to 1.0 mile South of Ottertail Village Corporate
Limits, comprising approximately 142,652 cubic yards of l.ommon Excavation and
3,000 tons of Aggregate Surfacing, Llass 1.
S.A._P. 56-683-07 (68) C.P. 68:83 Length 2.148 niles, located from 3.0 miles Northwest of Battle
Lake to 1.6 miles South of the unction with CSAH #1, comprising ?.pproximately
111,192 cubic yards of Common Excavation.
Upon motion made, seconded and carried the rate for dragging Township "oads was fixed at $7.00 per hour
begiMing April 1, 1968.
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, l'•rs. ~harles Oppegard, Leaf Lake '!o~mship, was appointed~
-11n::n1be1 ef t.he I e11Rt)· helfare-Bo-d1'"EI to replace 1'1rs. Hazel Rodman on the panel submitted to the Welfare Commissioner at
the February session of the Board.
The Lhairman of the l.ounty Board w~s authorized to sign application for State funds for the Phelps Mill
~rosion & Development Project.
On Sale liquor licenses were granted to Ivan Stigen at the Ranch house, •own of 0use, and Duane Frost
at Bud's Supper Cil,ub in the Town of Newton.
A motion was made, seconded and carried that all new plats be approved by the l.ounty Surveyor pursuant
to Chapters 505.01 t_hrough 505.09 before being recommended, at no cost to anyone.·
Th; motion was made, seconded and carried that a request by the Lounty Nursing Board for an additbnal
roster of nurses be rejected.
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the salary of the Juvenile Parole Officer be fj xed
at the sum of $592.00·per month effective March 1, 1968.
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE .......... March .12 ..................................................... 19 .. 68.
IRUIITrJIIINTIN'rHDiNr.-if:""ctifur.lJilir.' -·
The following applications for homestead classification were granted by the Board due to the failure in
so classifying thElll:
Minerva Schmidt, W½ S~ii Sec. 27, ~ SEj Sec. 28 and NE¼ NE/; Sec. 33 '1own of Eastern; "'arvin L. Veden, E½ NE?;, NWi NW¼ Sec.
4 Town of Compton; Ethel Schelbery, 1-JE~ NEt; & part of NEt; SEt; Sec. 21 °1own of Inman; •·~ger Krause, SW¾ NE¼ Sec. 2 Town of
Inman; ~,artin & Stella Dulski, N~ Sw?; & SEt; Sv,¼ Sec. 17 'l'own of Corliss; Raymond \~. Boedigheimer, Lot 7 Oak Grove Beach;
Grace E. Anderson, Lot 3 Block 1 Miller's Beach; 1'illiam Syvock, Lot C Dursch I s Silver Bay; Raymond & L.ladys Flatin,
Lot 9 and abutting tracts in Pleasure Beach; "arvey 1., Bissek, Lots 15, 16, 17 Recreation Beach; A. W. Frederickson,
Lot 8 Ironwood Beach; Leo L. lloetl; all south of town line of Lot 10 Peach's Outlets to A. L. Peach's L~:ke Shore; Ralph
VollbrechtL Jr., SE¼ Sec. 25 'own cf Elizabeth; Emma Fjestad el al, part ·homestead on s"¼ Sec. _10 Town of Carlisle; Selvin
Trosvig, S ¼ SEl Sec. 4 'i'own of Norwegian Grove; Hobert Young, Lot 20 \·,enonga Beach; Elbeda A, Peterson, Lots 1 throuph
6 Block 13 Lakeview Addilion to Parkers Prairie; Virgil D. Kalpin, Lots 17 and 18 °lock 49 Lakeview Add'n. to'Parkers
Prairie; Fred Maske, tr· ct in Sec. 22 Unplatted .... ands, Villa~e of Parkers l'rairie; liobert D. 8'. Florence Hammers, Lots
3 and 4 Block 2 \\allace's Addition to Perham; Lorna ''•cCabe, art Lot 15 and 11 Lot 16 Block 5 iicLane•s Secorrl addition
to Fergus Falls.
Board:
The followill! applications for correction of rates of assessment on rea.?-estate were granted hy the
George H. \~hitlock, b,ack lots adjoining Forest Lodge, over-assessed. Burnell Bakke, W 3/4 of NW¼ SW{, S½ sv·l; N\·.'·t,, s½
SE!, SWt; NEt; Sec. 3 1own of Aastad; Morris Halvorson, Lot 12 Llear Beach Resort, township property; James & Iva
Vejvoda, S 198 ft. of· N 1025 ft. of Lot r "'ec. 26 '!'own of "ush Lake, assessed at market value i mt.ead of true and full
value.
The following applicationibr reduction of assessed value of Personal Property assessed to the Lake Region
l.o-op hl.ectric Ass'n. was approved and recommended to the Lommissioner of Taxation for approval.
The following applications for correction of assessment on real estate were considered by the Board and
recommended to the Commissioner of Taxation for approval:
Housing & Development Authority of Fergus Falls, c,ncellation of tax on Lols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5·B1ock 2 and Lols 1 and 2
illock 15 Original !·lat of Fer gus Falls, being non-tax~ble property.
Community Development Corporation of Under~uod, except N 82.2 ft. Lots 1, 2, 3 Block 3 Original Plat,
Under,-ood, structure valued too high.
John °ennen, ,25 of an acre tr;,ct Sec. 34 Town of Carhsle, entire tract now within the limit.s of T.H.
210.
Albert Boese, sl!.1; SW{, Ski NE{, NEt; SEt; N of road, and NWt; SE?; Sec. 18 Town of £lizabeth, buildings
vacant and unusable.
Jerry 1!.nderson, NW¼ ex. tract, Section 12 Town of Buse, old barn assessed for market value instead of
true and full.
Cedar Park "lub 39. 60 ac. in Lots 1, 2, 3 & 4 in Sec. JO '1own of Dane Prairie, error in assessing one
of the buildings.
Clarence\•,. Hanson, N½ SW¼ sec. 1 '!'own of Edna, clerical error in assessing.
Mrs. Nels Anderson, Lot 10 Nirvana, over-vnlued for condition of building.
B. Hoss Downard, Lot 2 l:ilock 1 llielson's Perfect Beach, buil_d~g assessed throuph error,
Ferdinand & Hattie r.anderi, w1 NW¼ ex. tracts, Sec. 35 '1own of Corliss, old I ouse not. taken off when
new house went on.
'l'he application of Hedger A, Neumann, City Clerk, for correction of special assessments erroneously certific;
to this office on E½ of Lot 2 °lock 1 Allen's Addition to the City of Fergus Falls and on the N½ of Lot 4 °1ock 19 North
IJivisbn, LoL 9 and part of Lot 10 Block 1 Corliss Add'n., W 75 ft. of E 200 ft. of Sub Lot l "ovemment Lot 6 Sec.
26-133-43, Lots 21 and 26 of Jensen's "ountryside Addition were recommended to 'the Commissioner of Taxation for approval.
Licenses for off and on sale of non-intoxicating malt lir,uors were granted to the following:
Fritz Hjeltness
Jerry Schultz
Alex Sepchenko
1-',arvin E.. Anderson
Charles R. Han
Fred L. Evans
Melvin Baas
"arriett Heit er
. Albert Weiler
Franklin Olson
Arrowhead Point Rrsort
1'en i'.ile Lake Resort
Heilberger Lake Resort
Weetown Tavern
Hall's E.thel Beach
Babe's Hesort
Trianble Dance v1ub
Woodland Park
Jones Landing
Fri,nk' s Place
Le f Lake Twp.
Tumuli Twp.
Friberg Twp.
Friberg Twp.
Girard Twp.
Perham Twp.
Rush Lake Twp.
Girard Twp.
Pine Lake Twp •
Inman Twp.
Licenses to hold regular public dance was grm ted to Frank L. Evans, Babe's Resort, Township of Perham.
License for public dances by mechanical music was granted to J.erry Schultz, Ten l!.ile Lake RFsort, Town-
ship of 'iumuli.
Upon motion the ooa!'d then adjourned to ten o I clock A.~:., •··arch 13, 1968.
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
·································19 .. 68
HCURIH PIIIIIIIO CO■PAIIT, H.CLOUD,■IIIN. Q':23DI
Pursuant to adjournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A.¥.. March 13, 1968, all members present;
The petition of lJtto R. Richter asking that the SW¾ NE¾ and NE¼ SE¼ and that part of Lot 2 and
part North of lake Sec. 25-133-42 be set off from District. 1458 to Dist. 550 was -taken up for final action.
listening to the statements of the interested parties the Board issued the following order, to-~it:
Lot 1 ex.
After
Order Setting oITLegal Voter from One School District to Another.
lmEREAS, '!'he petiont of Otto H, Richter, a legal voter, freeholder and resident of School District No. 11.58
in this l.ounty, representing that he is the owner of t);le" lands hereinafter described, which are situate in said School
District, and adjoint School IJistrict No, ---,.,.....--and asking that he with his said lands may be set o·ff from sajd dis-
Lrict No, 1458 to said adjoining scha:il. district No. 550 was presented to the Board of County Commissioners of thjs County
at a session of said board held on the 14th day of February, A.D., 1968 for the action of said board thereon; and whereas
it was thereupon ordered by said board that a hearing should be had on said petition, at a session of said board on the
13th day of -"•arch A.D., 1968 at the eounty Auditor's office.in the City of Fergus Falls in said County; and whereas it was
further ordered in and by said order that notice of the time and place of such hearing be given by posting copies of said
order in three public places in each of the school districts to be affected by said petition, and by mailing toth e clerk
of each said School Districts, a copy of said order at least ten days before the time appointed for such hearing; and
whereas at the said session of the said I3oard of County Commissioners on said 13th day of ~'.arch A .D., 1968 due proof of the
posting and service of said order of· hearing as 1herein directed and required, more than ten days prior to said last named
date, having been made and filed, said· J'ietition was publicly read and considered by the Board, with everythinr which was
said by said interested parties for or against granting the prayer of the petitioner, and s1µ.d Board being of opinion that
said petition should be graited, it is hereby ordered and detennined, that the said petitioner and the following described
lands owned by him, to-wit:
SW¾ of Nl!.r, and NE.k of SEl and part of Lot 2, and Lot 1 except part North of lake, Section 25, 'l'ownshi p
133, Hange 1,2
be andthe same are hereby set off from said School District No, 1458 to s~id adjoining School District No.
550 and said lands are hereby made a part of said last named School District for all purposes whatever.
By order of the board of County Commissioners
Dated the 13th day of March A.D., 1968.
(Auditor' Seal)
/S/ Sam Nyckkmoe
Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners
of Otter Tail County, Minn.
Attest: /S/ S, B, Johnson
County Auditor & ex-officio l.lerk of Board
The petition of linstad-Larson, Inc., asking that the SE¾ SW}. Sec. JO South of highway, and all that pa rt
of SE¾ Sl~¾ Sec. JO '•ownship 133 Range 42 described by metes and bounds be set off from District 1424 to Dist. 544 was
taken up for final action. After listening to the stdtements of the various interested parties the 0oard issued the
following order, to-wit:
Order Setting Off Legal Voter from One School District to Another.
\\HEREAS, The petition of "'nstad-Larson, Inc., a legal voter, freeholder and resident of School District
No, 1424 in this l.ounty, representing that he is the owner of the lands hereinafter described, which are situate in said
School IJistrict, and adjoin'. School District No. 51.4 and asking that he ~-i th his said lands nay be set off from said dis-
trict No. 1424 to said adjoining school district No. 544 was presented to the Board of County Commissioners of this County
at a session of said board held on the 14th day of February A.D., 1968 for the action of said bo~rd thereon; and whereas
it was thereupon ordered by said board tha't a hear.i ng should be had on said petition, at a session of said board on the
13th day of March A.D., 1968 at the l.ounty Auditor's office in the l.ity of Fergus Falls in said County; and ~•hereas it
was further ordered in and by said order that hotice of the time and rlace o·f such hear.i. ng be given hr posting copies of
said order in three public places in each of the school districts to be affected by said petition, and by mailing to the
clerk of each said School LJistricts, a copy of said order at least ten days before the ! ime appointed for such hearing;
and whereas at the said session of the said Board of "ounty Corr.missioners on said 13th day of ~•arch •l,D,, 1968, due
proof of the posting and service of said order of hearing astherein directed and required, more than ten days prior to
said last named dated, havin[. been made and filed, said petition was publicly read and considered by the Board, with
everything which was said be said interested parties for or against granting the prayer of the petitioner, and said Board
being of opinion that said petition should be granted, it is hereby ordered and determined, that the sa:j.d petitioner and
the follo,-,ing desc1ibed lands owned by hin, to ~;it: ·
SE/; of SW¼ of Section JO South of highway. r.11 tliat part of the SJ;i¾ of SW¼ Section JO, '1ownship 133,
he.nge 42 described as follows: .
Beginning at a point on South line of said Section JO, distant 140 feet, East of the SW corner
of said SE¾ of Shi; thence east along section line· 1184 feet to the ruarter section corner;
thence North along said ruarter section line 1248 feet to the South, righ of way of County
Highway No, 1 thence running westerly along said high~1ay right of way to th!'! west line of
said SEJ, of Sl'd;; thence South along said west line to a point located 140 feet North of the
Southwest corner o! Sjj;t of SW{ thence SEly to point of beginning,
be and the same are hereby set off from said School District No. 1424 to said adjoining School District No. 544 and said
lands are hereby made a part of said las~ named School District for all purposes whatever.
By order of the 0 oard of County l.ommissionre
Dated the 13th day of March A.D., 1968.
(Auditor's Seal)
/S/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman of the 0 oard of l.ounty Commissioners
of Otter Tail County, Minn.
Attest: /S/ ~. B. Johnson
County Audi tor & ex-officio Clerk of Board
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
. DATE ................... March l.J ............................................ 19 .. 68.
IECUIIU Pll■rl■O CO■PA■T, IT.CLOUD,lll■M, •
A resolution asking for the dissolution of School Dist. 1522 was taken up for final action. After
listening tothe statements of the various interested parties the Board issued the follo\\ing interlocutory order, to-~:it:
IN THE ¥iA'l'TER OF THE DISSOLUTIOI~ OF COMl-lON SCHOOL DIS'l'RICT NO. 1522
The above entitled matter came on duly to be heard by the County Board of Otter'I'ail 1-ounty, MiMesota,
at the Lourt H use in the City of Fergus Falls in said County, on the 13th day of March, 1968 at 10 o'clock A.I✓.., purauant
to notice dulyngiven as proved by law and the order of said Board; and the Board having heard all persons interested in
said matter, both for and against, finds as follows:
First -'l"hat said proceedings were instituted by:
A resolution adopted by the electors of said district at a legal meeting and certified by the
Clerk of said district to the County Auditor.
Second -'hat less than 90 days have elapsed since the date of said hearing and the Board being of the
opinion, from the facts adduced at said hear·fog, that it is expdlient and will be to the best interest of the inhabitants
of said territory to have said school district dissolved;
NOW THERl!.FORE. IT IS ORDERrD, 01 hat said Common School District No. 1522 be dissolved andthat the territory
embraced therein be attached to other existing school districts or unorganized territory as follows, to->it:
To Independent School District 847 ••ilkin County, Lot 6 Section 28, NE¾ Section 33; SJE¾
Section 33 1 S ¾ Section 34 all in 'I'mmship 132 Range 44; NWi Section 3; I-IE. Section 4
all in 'l"ownship 131 Range 44.
To Independent School District 6544 all the balance of the territory comprising District
No. 1522.
IT IS FUH'l'HER ORDERED, That the assets and liabilities of said Common School District No. 1522 be dis-
tributed as follows, to-wit:
That all real estate and personal prol'erty of every nature and descdption including monies
on hand and the proceeds of taxes collected after July 1st ·1968 and prior years be apportioned
20.1% to Independent School District #847, \·/ilkin Lounty and 79.9% to Independent School Dis-
trict N-:. 544 of Otter Tail 1-ounty, and any liabilities of District 61522 become the liabilities
of District #847 and #541, by the same percentages.
'l'hat the outstanding bonded debt of said school district No. 1522 is None.
'l'hat the proposed effective date of this order is July 1, 1968.
Dated ~•arch 13, 1968.
/s/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman, Board of County Commissioners
At test: _...L.;/S::,/.....:;s;.:· ·-=B_,_. _J_o::.:h..,n.:.:s:::o.:.:n--,,.----,---,-,,..,..-----
County Auditor
of 1-ounty of lJtter Tail, State of KiMesota
A resolution asking for the dissolution of School District 1448 was taken up for final action. After
listening to the statements of the various interested parties the Board issued the follo~:ing Interlocutory Order, to-~·it:
IN THE 1-'.A'l'TER OF 'l'HE. DISSOLUTION OF COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1448.
wHEREAS, Proceedings to dissolve Common School District No. 1448 have been instituted by:
A certificate by the Llerk of said district directed to the Board of County Commissioners of the Lounty
of utter Tail, State of Minnesota, that a majority of electors voting at an election held in said district on November
29, 1967, voted in favor of dossolving the district.
attached:
to-wit:
NOW THEREFORE, I'l' IS ORDERED:
1. 'i.hat 1-ommon School District No. 1448 be dissolved and that the territory embraced I.herein be
'I'o School District #1495, Lot 9 ::iection 29 all of Section JO except Lot 4;
Lots 1 -2 -3 -4 and 5 of Section 31 all in T01-.nship 131,, Range 1,1 and Lot
3 of Section 36 "1ownship 134, Range 42.
The balance of the territory comprising District #ll,48 to lndpendent School
District #550.
That the current assets and liability <f said Common School 11istrict No. 11,48, be dist-.ributed as follows,
That all real estate and personal property of every nature and description includinl! monies on hand and
the proceeds of t;.xes c~llected after July 1st, 1968 and prior years be apportioned 2C% lo District 1495, to Indepe11dEnt
School l.iistrict /1550 80;b and any liabilities of School District 1,1448 become the liabilities of District,s #U95 and #550 by the same percentages.
That the outstanding bond Ed debt o G said School Dj strict No. 1448 is None.
That the proposed e~fective date of this order is July 1, 1968. 11atEd ~•arch 13, 1968.
Attest: _ _,_/..;::s;.,../_s;;;.·:..• ..;::B;..:._J;;..· O::.:hn=so::;n:..:..._ ____ _
County Auditor
/s/ Sam "vcklcmoe
Chainnan, -oar-d of County Commiss:i.oners of
'1 he County of Otter Tail, Stat.e of Minnesota
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............ March .. 13 .................................................. 19 .. 68. -~=-----HCHln ••nm•• CO■PHT, H.CLOUD,■IXN, G':Z3D1
The petition of Gordon \\'einrich asking that the West 455 ft. of the East 1195,5 ft. of the SEl WI.'¾ ::,outh
of highway except the South 377 ft., in Section 21 -lJJ -43 be set off fran Distr. 1434 to District No. 544 was read
and it was ordered that a hearing on said petition be held at 10 o'clock A.II.. April 10, 196e, and that due notice of the
Lime and place be given as r Equired by law.
A resolution asking for the. dj_ssolution of IJistrict 1489 was read and it was ordered that a hearing on
liaid resolution be held at lC o'clock A.M. "pril 10, 1968 and that due notice of the time andplaced· saj_d hearing be fiven
as required by law.
A resolution asking for the dissolution of School District 1527 was read and-it was ordered that a hearing
on said resolution be held at 10 o'clock A.M. April 10, 1968, and that due notice of the time and place of said hear:lng be
given as required by law.
A resolution asking for the dissolution of School District 1437 was read and it was ordered that a hearing
be held on, said resolut.ion at 10 o'clock A.M. April 10, 1968, anc! that due notice of the time and place be given as required
by law.
A resolution asking for the dissolution of District 145!! was read and it was ordered that a hearing on said
resolution-beheld at 10 o'clock A.~l. April lC, 1968, and that due riotice of the time and place be riven as re,..ujred by
law.
The petition of -i!ller E. hiatt asking that certain lands in Section 17 Township 133 nange 43 be set off
from District 1407 to adjoining School Dist. 1430 was taken up for final action. After listening to the statanents of
interested parties and consj_deration of these, the Board rejected the petition.
The request of Philip Kjaglien for an increase in compensation as Service Officer was tabled until the
April meeting.
The motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the alignment of County Road running
South on l.ascade Street, and the County agreed to assume the cost of 21, ft. in width on said road.
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the lloard of County Commissioners of Otter'1-ail County, Minnesoi·a,
THAT Class 2 personal property be exempted from taxation for the assessment made durinr the year 1968
and tax payable for the year 1969.
Adopted this 13th day of l·1arch, 1968.
/S/ Sam Nycfdemoe
Chairman
Attest: -"-~L~s~(.....;:;S~·-B=--~J~o~h~n~s=ona:.-____ --=-::---:-
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the board of County Commissioners of l.itter Tail C.ounty, Minnesota,
THAT the following owerns at the time of forfeiture having made petitions to the Board for approval and
right to repurchase certain lands forfeited to the State of Minnesota for non-payment of taxes and after careful con-
sideration of all the facts involved, the Board came tothe conclusion that the granting of said petitions will be to
the best public interest and ~~11 relieve undue hardships:
Calmer Peterson -North 6 and J/4 acres of' the South 119.; acres of Lot J,
Section 14-136-44, total due $62. 97.
l✓.errett I!.. Sorensen -Lot 4, Block· J, Pike Beach, Total d~e $15,58.
Telesphore 1., Bushey -N½ of Sw¾ Section 12-135-40, Tolal due $285.43
Adopted this 13th day of March, 1968.
Attest: -~:~/S~/,_s~··c....:=B~•-J~o~h~n~s~o~n'-------=-::---:-Clerk
The follo~~ng bills were allows:
Carlton E. Mortensen
Carlton E., .t-',ortensen
Carlton E.. Mortensen
Carlton h, .Mortensen
Sidney Nelson
Glen Melby
James LeRpy
Merle Bacon
John b. halvorson
James "ucholz
Otto Haase.
Bennie J. Johnson
Harvey Morrill
Sam 1~ycklemoe
~·rank Alstadt
Bernard Palubicki
Walter Sundberg
Mrs. Laura E.. Hotchkiss
Ambrose ". ,Klinnert
Ila Skalin
Kenneth Clambey
/S/ Sam Nycklemoe
Boarding Prisoners
Mileage
Chairman
Meals on investigation
S~rv. of pers.prop. ta.x notices
Mileage & Subsistence 1:ay
II II II II
II
II II
Subsistence pay
Mileage & Expense
II II II
II
Per diem
Mileage & expenses
II
Attd. Planning Commission
II II II
II II II
Serv. \· .. O.T. Soil l...ons. Serv.
II II II II II II II
II E. II II II II II
Sal'y & Exp. Weed at Seed lns.
$820.00
99.80
17.20
20.35
285.70
302,50
320.70
238.40·
66.0C
37.0C
36.75
11.60 10.oc
J0.40
54.85
42.0C
10,00
204.12
)86.40
211. 50
J80.05
51
52 COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
ltCUIITf 111■11■G CO■PAJl'f, IT,CLOPillD,■INN, er-DOI
Frank Roberts
lugene Davenport
Harris i,. Iverson
Anton N. Glesne
Christopher C. Clauson
Christopher C. Clauson
Edling l!.ktric Inc.
i,m. Galena & Son
uust Lagerquist & Sons, Inc.
Fergus Hardware
General Grading Company
Home Decorators
lbersviller Implement & Co.
Johnson Service Company
Northwestern Bell Telephone l.o.
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Fergus Glass & Paint
Fergus Jobbing, Inc.
Hintgen-Karst
The Photo-Center
Cooper's Office Supply
J.\obile lladio &. 'l'. V. Service
North Union 'l exaco
Auto Safety Service
Matz & Greiff
Stan's Garage
Suhr Ford
Doc's 'l'ire Service
Wadena Recappers
Vore Surge Store
Dave's Standard
Hank's l!.ast Side
Hank's E.ast '""ide
1'1arv1 s 66
Mayo Is Standard Service
Nundahl Oil l.ompany
Utter 'l'ail l.o-op Oil
Perham Vo-operative Oil
Carlton E.. f;•ortensen
L. Ray Loomer
Gary P. Ludwig
State Sheriff's Assn.
City P!larmacy
Dr. Kenneth Severn
White Drug Company
E.sther Mortensen
l!.sther l•,ortensen
City of F'ergus Falls
Lity of Fergus Falls
Charles l. Johnson
ltobet Krebsbach
City of Fergus Falls
Johns. Lindblom
E.leanor Leidal
Sam Nycklemoe
Cooper's Office Supply
Davenport's Stationery
Davenport's Stationer.:
l!.dgetown Lumber Lo.
Houghton l-lifflin Company
11,idwest Printing Co.
Midwest Printing Co.
~•iller-Davis Lompany
Nelson Bros. Printing Lo.
The Pie~ce Company
Poucher Printing & Litho. Co.
Security Blank Book & Prtg. Co.
Stenographic l•,achines Inc.
Viet.or Lundeen & Company
Xerox Corporation
I. B .M. Corl?Oration
Xerox Corporation
Vernon E.. Bachman
Helen Skrl<U1sted
Myrtle h. Logas
~,yrtle b. i.ogas
Owen V. 'l hompson
Helen~. Skramsted
S. B. "ohnson
llelen l!.. Skramsted
Village of "Perham
I• ergus Falls Daily Journal
Battle Lake neview
The Hennin& Advocate
'!'he Indep1mdent
Pelican Rapids Press
Pelican Raµi.ds Press
Perham ~nterprise Bulletin
Allison & ~ompany
DATE ...................... March.-1.3 ...................................... 19.68 ..
Salary & Exp. Weed & Seed Insp.
~:neage & l:.xpenses
Mileage & Expenses
Sal'y & ~;ileage, Extra help, County Assessor's
office
Expenses & Mileage
II II II
Repairs
II
II
Janitor Supplies
II II
II II
Service Call
Services
Calls
Calls for Sheriff
Jail Supplies
II II
Sb. II
Film & ::,upplies
Repair typewriter
Service
Supplies
Repairs
II
II
II
'l'ires
Tires & labor
Guns, etc.
Gas & on
II II II
II II II etc.
Gas
II & Oil
II II II
II II II
II II II
Polaroid Film
Sitting with mental pat.ient
Extra duty
J\l,embership dues
Care of primoner
II II II
II II II
Boarding prisoners
r,:,atroil fee
Court l.osts
II II
II II
i,itness fees
vJaiver of extradition
Justice fees
Transcript of proceedings
Jury commission
t>upplies
II
11 for shelves in Assessor's office .
Statements
t>uP,plies
II
II
II
~upplies for Court Reporter
II
Services
Hibbons
Services
Postage
II
Adv. corns, pd ,driv.lic .:1gts.
Exp. attd, convention
Probate Judge's Assoc. dues
Registration fees
Exp. attd. convent.ion
II II II
Office rent. for l;o. Agent
Publications etc.
Pu°bl. tax notice & pe···s. prop. list
II II II II II II II
II II II
pers. prop. tax list
" tax notice
11 pers. ,prop. list & 1.ax not.ice
horkmen I s Compensation insurance
$360.92
116.99
138.69
J90.30
96.67
17:>.J6
30.00
8. 74
194.55
116.21
.61
20.14 8.oc
Jl.OC
75,77
88.59
J0.47
28.69
3.89
20.42
26.50
52.40
J.50
J4.60
4.50
. J0.00
6.00
84.40
26.00
159,41
29.74
5.96
9.JO
4.44
112.43
4J.ll
57.61
61.19
76.65
48.0l
56.0C
r.50.00
J,90
5.00
10.52
10.00
10.CO
JJ0.00
125.00
8.00
9.85
5.00
21.50
J4.25
Jl.50
J.50
1,25
J.22
J62,97
88.22
22.25
18.00
29.10
:..15'.20. 70
27.10
274.58
62.66 ,, .. _JJ
715.02
27P.88
7.56
126,00
41.16
60.00
21.0C
61,.59
1,0.co
1,0.00
J2.CO
57.04
60.00
605.40
275 .46
11,6.10
86.10
11,8.AO
14.00
172,CC
252J.OO Rev.
9J66. OC R & B
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN. • DATE .................... March .. 13 ........................................... 19.§§ .. .
11cu1m r■•nt1•• CO■H T s CL UD.■INN G-2309
hathison Insurance Company
Mathison Insurance '-ompany
Kobert 0 • Oslund & Assoc.
Edgetown Lumber Lompany
Lake Region ~o-op Electrical Ass'n.
Sigelman Hide & ~ur Co.
narvey 1>',orrill
Carolyn Helgeson
Donnis Fje~tad
Lorna ~1cCabe
l!.,O,T. 'l'el~phone Co.
E..O.T. 'l'elephone Company
Village of _Perham
Supt. of Documents -Childrens Magazine
Mrs . .1.ona Butcher
Mrs. Dorot~y·Johnson
Mrs. Gordon L. Johnson
Doris Jorgenson
Mrs. lna Mc;Laughlin
Edna M. Nelson
Clarice Rasmussen
Mrs. Mith
0
lton11ingen
hrs. Pei,rl noMing
hrs. l!.laine hinkels
Philip ~;. J{jaglien
Philip i•,. K,aglien
Straub Lompany
Public uiilities Dept.
Secretarial Service
Northwestein Bell Telephone Co.
Raymond i,ot.or Tra. sportati. on Inc.
Artz Camer~ Supply Company
Nelson Bros. Printing Co.
Victor Lundeen & Co.
11,ineral Spr;ings Sanatorium
Township of Erhards Grove
Village of Clitherall
Village of _New York ~!ills
Northwest E:ngineering Lo,
Ruffridge-Johnson F.q. Co., Inc.
Geo. T. fiyan Company
Ziegler Inc.
Lyon Chemical Co.
Kennedy's
Paper, Calemson & Co,
Wheeler Lumber Bridge & Supply Co,
M -R Sign Co., Inc.
Homelite Corporation
Pheoll ~ianufacturing
C & H Company
Raymond Motor Transp. Inc.
\1alter Butler Engineering Co.
Minnesota .Dept. of Highways
~·ergus J0urnal Company
Lonstruction Bulletin
utter Tail Power Company
O'Meara's Department Store
International Business Machines Co.lip,
Poucher Prir,ting I.: Lithographing Co.
The Pierce ~ompany
Davenport's Stationery
East Otter Tail 'l'elephone Co,
Northwestern Dell Telephone Lo,
Midwest Telephone Co.
N.W. Bell 'l'elephone Co., F.F.
P~rk Regi·.n Mutual Telephone Co.
E.O.T. Telephone Co.
Pelican 'l'elephone Co.
N.W. Bell Telephone Co., Wadena
\·, end ell P. Huber
D. G. Harlow
\~end ell P. Huber
Howard Hendershot
Mrs. E. Irene doehland
~1rs. Margaret E. Dirlam
Dr. C. E. Danielson
Duv.ayne L. Friedrich
Arthur O. Schulz
Baas Oil Company
Bertelson t. elding
E.bers.viller' s Inc.
Ebersviller Implement Co.
Fergus Dodge, Inc.
Hintgen-Karst Electric Co.
Internation 11arvester Co.
Walter Jokela Repair
Knut tila lrni:,lement Co. , Inc.
Larson telding
Lykken's
Lyon Heating
Perham Funn Supply '-o.
Liability insurance
Add' l coverage for Sheriff
Services
.Supplies
Fixtures
;:,upplies
-Phdp;s Mill
for Phelps Nill
-Phelps Mill
cars
II II & Mileage
Mileage & expmses
II
Calls & Services
Rent
Subscription
1-'iileage -Home iiea.11.th Aid
Mileage
Mileage -Home Health Aid
II
II
II
II II
" "
"
"
"
" " Mileage & expenses
Postage & mche rental
Rent
Utilities
Mimeographing
Calls & services
I· r-eight charges
Supplies
II
Care of T.B. patients
Poor expenses
II II
II II
Parts
Calcium chloride
Load scale
Cutting edges
Supplies
Signs
Repairs
Supplies
II
Freight
Plans
Services
Ad for bids
Ad f>r bids
Prints
Supplies
wupplies
II
II
II
Service & 'l'olls
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II "
II II II
II II II
Expenses
Expense
Cash advanced
!tight of Way
II II II
" II II
" II II
II II II
II II II
Repairs
II
II
" II
II
II
II
II
II
"
II
II
" II
II
II
"
"
882.00 Rev.
197.00 Co. Nur$.
3835.00 R & B
151.00
2163.50
62.44
50.00.
3.40
26.79
40.27
12.82
87.30
ll.ll
12.15
35.00
2.50
15.00
105.04
39,37
8.40
9,45
6.30
28.80
9,75
45.00
9,75 98.00
7.60
100.00
4.68
7.10
19.57
3,75
. 51.20
12.50
16.76
100.co
'1'7,7.60
. 328.40
431.44
78.48
378.75
14.65
1135.03
1380,84
1264.00
925.02
71.jO
1980,50
45.40
41.49
122. 50
8.50
378.06
265,39
14.70
7,60
16.80
J08,54
7.56
62.15
11.35
7,58
22.co
26.15
9.00
84.84
18.38
25.53
9.42
14.29
183,35
38.59 41.20 10.80
82.60
131.20
8.80
10.80
15.00
2,75
5.70
34.67
30.87
31,.14
1.40
55.74
177,31
12.67
11.00
1.82
23.30 20.00
53
,. ·:54 COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
,a DATE .................. t:.arch .13 ............................................. l9 .... 68
HCUlln P■nm•• CO■PA■T, IT,CLOUD,lll•H. rm
. River-side Repair Shop
Schrader & Koej,n
Smokey's Machine Stop
Stan's Gara.ge
Suhr Ford Sales, Inc,
Super G,M.C .. 'l'rucks Sales
Edgetown .1.,umber
General Trading Co,
Genuine rar.ts C.o.
~.adson I s F'ood Store
Mrs. L, J . .Sand
Sigelman Hide "' F'ur Co,
¼elders Equipment
hilcox Lumber Company, Ve1·gas
Doc's 1ire Service
Dalton Gr.,in & Feed
Dave's Standard Service, 11enning
Bluffton Oil Co,
Farmers l.o-op Creamery Ass'n. D.C.
Fergus Oil ~o., Inc,
Fossen Oil .Co,
Hoot Lake P.ure
John's 7-0 Service
Marv's 66 .
Ray' s Oil C.ompany
Service Oil Company, Underwood
Theodorson Is Mobile Service
Wark' s hileage Station, P .R,
Arrow Petroleum
l.o-op Services, Inc.
E.rhard Oil Company
Perham Co-op Oil Co,
Carlson Oil Co,
Fossen Oil Company
Meyer's Ser.vice
Nundahl Oil Company
Olson Oil C.o,
Standard Oil Co., B,L,
D-A Lubricant C.o,, Inc.
Wilkin County Highway Dept.
Fred Arneson
Repdrs
II
II
II
II
II
II
Supplies
II
II
II
II
II
II
Tires
Coal
Gasoline
Gas, etc.
Gasoline
II
II
II
II
II
II
Gas, etc.
Gasoline
II
Diesel fuel
II II etc.
II II
II II
Fuel oil
II II
II II
II II
II II
II II
Oil
Maintenance
night of Way
Upon motion the Boa1·d then adjourned to 10 o'clock A.M. April 9, 1968,
Chainnan Attest:
Clerk
$ 43,30
6.10
let>. 86
42,35
53,31
127.24
18.CO
373,86
68,34
26,00
1.45
200.20
19.15
2.18
281.93
94,80
66.67
257,27
80.16
22.09
102,55
211,99
41.94
69,49
96,89
181.91
7C,44
162.84
85.60
177,81
278,34
9J,50
70,00
189.60
SJ.JO
113.97
44,80
179,56
100.10
600.66
500,00
I
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
HCUllrJ.rlllllllNI.CO.NPANl-.H "' •u 111uu G-2309
DATE .......... March .. 29 .................................................. 19.68 .. .
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSlONF.RS
OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESO!A
The Board met at ?:JO P.~i. Narch 29, 1968, all members present.
A motion was made by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner M0 rrill that a call for bids for grading,
gravel and bituminous base surfacing road through Phelps Park, said bi.ds to be opened at 10 o'clock A.M. hay J, 1968.
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board recommended to County Officials to keep their offices
open from 8:0C, A.M. to 4:JO P.~i. and to remain open during the noon hour.
A-tlest:
Upon motion the Doard then adjourned,
.,
Chairman
Clerk
MINUTES OF THE MEETJNG
OF ·'l'HE BOARD OF COUN'l'Y COMMISSIONERS
OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESO'l'A'
Pursuant to previous arrangements made, the Board met at 2:CO P.M., "pril 8, 1968 v,ith the Board of
County Commissioners of Grant County, all members present.
The Boards having previously called for bids on S.P. 26-626~03 S 6451(4) and S.A.P. 56-62r-80 for
bituminous surfacing on County State Aid Highway #11, 5,0 miles no th of Wendell and Trunk Highway #59, bids ~•ere
opened by a representative of the StateHighway Department and were found to be as follows:
Mark Sand & Gravel Co.
Landseidel & ~on, Inc.
Noyes Paving Company
1-1. Hodgman & :;ons, Inc.
McLaughlin & Scholz, Inc.
Komatz ~onstruction
MeGarry Brothers, Inc.
·Fergus Falls
Glyndon
Alexandria·
Fairmont
1-'iarshall
St, Peter
St. Cloud
$78,770.00
79,692.0C
81,684.00
86,8J9.0C
89,110.50
96,861.00
110,795.00·
After consideration the tloard recommended to the Commissioner of Highway:; that the contract be a warded to
hark Sand & Gravel Company of Fergus Falls in the sum of $78,770.00.
Chainnan
Attest:
Clerk
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r' 56 COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ................... April .. 9 .............................................. 19 .. 68.
i1cU■lri'"iiii1111i Co■PANi, H.claU.,.1Nlf. a-:aa,;
MINUTES OF THE
ADJOURNED MEE'l1NG OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COHHSSIONE:1S
OF O'l'TER '!'AIL COUNTY, MINNESO'I' A
Pursuant to adjournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A .It.. April 9, 1968, all members present.
The Iloard having previously advertised for bids for lwo snow plo~s and \.,ings proceeded to open bids which
were found to be as follows:
amounts,
Little Falls Machine Company -Two one-way snow plows to be installed with necessary
under-carriage, bracings e~c., on 1968 model truck
25,500// G.V.W. -$2090,00
Two ten foot wings instc>l led-$2150, 00
After consideration the contract was unanimously awarded to the Little Falls Machine Company for the above
The Board having previously advertised for two 25, 500// G. V .'ii. snow plowing dump ti·ucks proceeded to open
bids which were found to be as follows:
Fergus uodge Inc.
International harvester
Minnesota Motor Company
Super G .~. C. 'I ruck Sales
Fer gus Falls, Minn.
Fergus Falls, Minn,
Fer gus Falls, ~'.inn,
Fergus Falls, Minn,
$5690,00
5820.67
6156,0C
5799,39
After consideration the bids of Fer gus Uodge Inc. for one truck at $5690.0C and Super G.M.C. 1'ruck Sales
for one truck at $5799, 39 were accepted al).d contracts a warded.
The Board having previously advertised for bids for grading S,A.P. 56-683-07, C.P. 68:SJ Location CSAH
#SJ between J.O miles NW of Battle Lake and 1,6 miles sc;,uth of junction withCSAH #1 proceeded to open bids 1··hich
were found to be as follows:
Clarence Urews
1:-d Z:i.mmenn an
Minnerath Construction Co, &
Martin Fruth ·
Bain Bros, & Don Dahlman
Harry Hofland ·
Harvey Nelson ·
Sellin Bros. , Inc.
"onro'y Construction
Kern &. 'I'abery
Moen Bros., Inc.
Strom ~onstruction Company
John uieseth Company
Barry Constuuction Company
Leonard Hillstrom
Detroit Lakes, Minn.
0 arrett, Minn.
St, Cloyd, ~'.innesota
Clarissa, Minnesota
Perham, Minnesota,
Lake Park, Minnesota
Hawley, Mi1:m,
Dumont, Minnesota
Sebeka, Minnesota
Moorhead, Minnesota
l',oorhead, Minnesota
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Lake Wilson, Minnesota
Vergas, Minn,
$25,065.00
.25,270,98
26,471.,94
26,889.10
27,992.80
28,217.26
28,275,06
28,605.02
2s1;931.18
29,211.32
JO,BJ6.12
J2,08:>.J2
32,861.40
31,,173, 28
After consideration the contract was awarded to Clarence Drews, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota in the sum of
$25,065.00.
On pr.eject #S,A.P. 56-655-04, C.P.. 68:55 Location CSAH between 2200 feet SE of junction with CSAH #1'213 and 1,0 miles ~outh of Ottertail Village:
Bain Bros, & Don Dahlman
Clarence Drews
Minnerath Construction &
Martin Fruth
Ed Zimmerman
Harvey Nelson
Kern & Tabery
~:oen Bros. Inc.
narry hofland
Sellin Bros. Inc.
John Dieseth
Barry Construction Company
Strom Construction Company
Clarissa, Minnesota
Detroit Lakes, ~:inn,
St, ~loud, Minnesota
Barrett, Minnesota
Lake Park, Minnesota
Sebeka, Minnesot.a
Moorhead, Minnesota
Perham, Minnesi ta
Hawley, Minnesota
I" ergus Falls, Minn,
Lake Wilson, Minn.
!:.oorhead, Minnesota
$48,411.87
40,526.52
41,459,0C
41,1,47,56
4J,C05,ll
M.,261. 78
47,C87.29
47,770,84
48,523.29
50,405,34
50,421.78
51,, 507. 58
After consideration the contract was awarded to Clarence Drews, Detroit Lakes, 1·:innesota in the sumo f
$40,526.52.
Upon motion the County Audilor was authorized to advertise for bids for 1;rading and r.rnveling
S,A,P, 56-61.1-01 (68) C.P. 68:41 Length ~:.235 miles, located from junction of
CSAH #4 and South 2.2 miles (2,5 mjles ~outhwest of Vergas.)
S.A.P. 56-685-01 (68) C.P. 68-85 Length J,058 rr.:iles, lor·at,,d from 'l',H, //108
and North to junction ,-.ith C.S.A.H, //35, J miles South of Vergas.
said bids to be opened at 11 o'clock A.I✓•• May 14, 1968.
Upon motion the County Auditor was ;,ulhorized to advertise for bids on Ladybird's Beaulificalion pro,jects
in Perh2111 'l'ownship on CSAH /18 and lagle Lake 'lownship on CSAH #64, bids lo be opened al 11 o'clock A.IC ~'.ay 11., 1968.
Sodding and seeding at lhe "ounty Nursj_ng Home was a warded to Mcliowan Clearing and "odding l.ompany, seeding
to be done on an hourly basis and sodding to he done at $. J6 ( lhiey-six cents) a yard.
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY,' MINN.
DATE .............. April9 .................................................. 19 .. 68.
H UIIH ll■TIIIG CO■PAIIT, IT,CLDIID,■IN,r, G":230lt
Upon motion the l.ounty Board recommended to the RC&,D that the contract at Phelps Mill for erosion control
and other work be .warded Mc"o1,an Clearing and "odding Company in the amount of $15,1.22. &J, Commissioner Morrill voting
11No11 •
Program.
approved:
A representative of the "ounty 1~ursing Board appeared regarding the employment of nurses on the home Health
Upon motion they were buthorized to employ nurses as required.
The following annual reports of fec:s and emoluments and expenses of County Officials for the year 1967 were
Robert B. Oslund
Eugene Davenport
Philip M. Kjaglien
S. B. Johnson
James Bucholz
Harvey M0 rrill
Otto 11aase
Bennie J. Johnson
Sam Nycklemoe
v,endel.l P. Huber.
George H. Nelson.
Reuben G. Swensen
harlan L. Nelson
Owen V. Thompson.
1",yrle 1. Logas
Holand Winterfeldt
Helen 1. Skramsted
Vernon 1. Bachman
County Surveyor
County Assessor
Veteran I s Service Ufficer
County Auditor
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Highway Engineer
County •rreasurer
Superintendent Nursing Home
County Attorney
Julge of Probate
Clerk of Court
v;elfare Director
Register of Deeds
Superintendent of Schools
$ 6,8i1.6.50
8,JC8.88
6,628.92
10,058.27
3,235.00
3,085.0C
3,105.oc
3,no.00
3,165.00
13, 560.oc
8,058.23
6,326.66
9,122.94
16,926.17
8,558.27
12,51.2.99
a,500.or
8,041.35
The following licenses for the sale of non-intoxicating malt lir,uors were granted:
Lee J. Rogert
Duane Donley
Ann V. Stoll
William & Collene Barnick
Jack & Edna •hompson
Evelyn Smith·
Arvie Tenney
Sylvia IL. l\oski
Jackie Sonnenberg
Perham ~akeside ~olf l.ourse, Inc.
Donald L. Schroeder
Ernest J. Strehlow
Rufus Hull
Gustof \\eiss
Elvin Arntson .
halter P. Klein,. Sr.
\•Jilmar L. Roberts
Sanster Nockleby:
Grant E. Leek
Cark Leaf
lloseph Fink
Carl ltickert
Reinhold Koehn .
Paul C. Anderson.
Floyd l-ollin s
l.lifford Haukos
lddie Coppin
Henry Scheuble
Eugene Pischke
Albert '!'urchin .
Albert L. Nelson.
Jack 11ofland
Harlan Ebbighaus~
Emil A. l-'1adsen ,
Robert J. Carls011
Kenneth ~;cNabb
Kenneth Hunte:r
Myron Moberg
Fred Dahlstrom
Norman Craig
Cliff Schroeder .
Doris E. Hinricks.
Ed 1-"rescher
1.rnold Hemquist
Kenneth Van Tassel
herb Christensen ·
Colonial hotel
Sunrise Resort
North Shore Resort
Pocahontas Beach
Heavenly Days Resort
Pine Lake Lodge
Hi-Way 1-'brk Store &
Pavilion
Grocery Stgre
Hilltop Supper Lltb
Golf Club
Schroeder's Wee Villa Resort
Spruce Lodge
Hull's Landing
Shady Grove Resort
El's Resort
Klein's Resort
Red Eye Tavern
Cafe & Resort
Mable Beach. Resort
Leaf's Resort
Midway Service
Rickert's Resort
Rest N Reel Resort
harry' s Place
Collin's Landing
Last Resort
Resort
Wild~,ood Resort
Restaurant
Al's Place
Woodland Beach Resort
Countryside Grocery
Bait Store & Cafe
Madsen's Resort &. Store
Rocky's Resort
Crystal-Lida Store
Wagon v,'heel Resort
Resort
Pebble Lake 1-',unicipal Golf Course
11 78" l.lub .
Pleasure Park Resort
Haye' s Hesort
Balmoral Resort
Balmer-al Golf Course
Green~ood Resort
Balmoral 131 Club
Dance lie ens.es were granted as follows:
E.dwin l-. Prescher' Balmoral Resort
Melvin Baas Triangle Dance Club
Clifford Haukos L· st Resort
Ernest J. Strehlow Spruce Lodge
Arvid Tenney Hi-Way Pavilion
Township of Peman
11 11 Dead Lake
II
II
II II
II II
11 11 Leaf Lake
11 11 Corliss
Township
II
II
II
II
l!.1mo
Leaf L··ke
Hobart
Perham
Elizabeth
Star Lake
Girard
Rush Lake
Scambler
Rush Lake
Butler
Everts
Lida
Pine Lake
Gorman
Star Lake
Everts
Dora
Stnr Lnke
Elizabeth
Friberg
Dora
Leaf Mountain
l!.1mo
Everts
Corliss
Sverdrup
Everts
Dora
Lida
Otto
Otto
Buse
Girard
Otter '1ail
II II
II II
II 11
II II
II II
of Otter Tail
II Rush Lake
II Elizabeth
II Star Lake
II Elmo
Upon· motion the County Auditor was authorized to sign an agreementwj_th Gust Lagerquist &: Sons for maintenance
on the elevator in the Court H0use.
Upon motion the Highway Engineer was authorized to make a survey of a three mile stretch on County noad #127
in Newt.on, 1-ine La2 and Homestead Townships.
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DATE ............... April .. 9 .................................................. 19 .. 68.
llCUllff P•INTIII ICOIIPANY. IT.CLDUD,IIINN. G:ual
RESOLUTION
BY THE BQ/\ RD OF COUNTY COMUSSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, mNNESCYI' A
~,'Hl!.REAS, the Board of County Commissioners on January 2, 1951 agreed by resolution to pay township aid
according to the amounts levied by the townships, and which amounts are as follows:
From 10 mills and up, but less than 15 mills
From 15 mill;:; and up, but less than 20 mills
20 mills and up
$100.00
200.oc
300.oc
N0-1, THEREJ<Oi:(E., BE IT RE.SOLVLD, that the amounts to be paid to the respective to1·mships accordil:1r to t.heir
road and bridge levies for 1968 shall be as follows:
Township
Aastad
Amor
Aurdal
Blowers
Bluffton
Buse
Butler
Candor
C:irlisle
l.litherall
"ompton
Corliss
Dane Prairie
Dead Lake
Deer Creek
Dora
Dunn
Eagle Lake
Eastern
Edna
E.ffington
l,,lizabeth
Elmo
Erhards Grove
lwerts
Fergus Falls
Polden
Friberg
Girard
Gorman
Henning
Hobart
Homestead
Inman
Leaf Lake
Leaf Mountain
Lida
Maine
Maplewood
Newton
Nidaros
Norwegian Crave
Oak Valley
Orwell
Oscar
Utter Tail
Otto
Paddock
Parkers l'rairie
Pelican
Perham
Pine Lake
Rush Lake
Saint Olaf
Scambler
Star Lake
Sverdrup
Tordenskjold
Trondjhem
Tumuli
Western
\\oodside
Total l~ills Levied,'
17.46
22.01
23.92
19.90
5.17
11.03
24.91
19.94
11.30
24,98
l;.!1;8
17.64
19.75
21.15
24.63
28.79
25.09
25.08
20.02
15.01
29.99
19.02
20.01
21.88
15.35
10.65
24.88
24.65
25.00
30.57
22.84
29.06
21.39
29,98
15.14
24,98
19.93
25.00
21.31
24.99
25.13
22.58
32.61
11.61
26.70
9-97 25,16
27.41
19,93
;,3,18
19.37
25,07'
18.05
25.01
13.06
23.86
29.18
23,90
24.96
10.01
23,81
19.63
Adopted this 9th day of April, 1968.
Attest: _ __./~s~L-~~---=-B~--J~o~h~n~s=a-~1------Auditor
Amount
200.00
300.00
300.00
200.oc
None
lCO,OG
300,00
200,0C
lC0,00
300.00
100.0G
200,0C
200,00
300,00
300.00
300,00
300.oc
30C,OC
300,oc
200,0C
30C,OC
200,00
300.0C
30C.OO
200.00
100.00
3oc.oc
300.00
300,00
300.oc
300,00
3CO.OC
300.00
300,00
2oc.oo
300,CC
200,00
300,00
300,0C
300.00
300,00
300,oc
300,0C
100,00
300.00
None
300.00
300,oc
200,00
300,CO
200.oc
300.0C.'
200,00
300,00
100.00
):O.OC
3C0,00
300.00
300,00
lOC,CO
300,00
200.00
$15,200.00
/S/ Sam i~ycklemoe
Chainnan
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ................ April .. 9 ................................................. 19 .. ~ ..
HCu■l'l"I PIIN'r •• CO■PAN'f IT,CLOUO.IIINN. G•23CJD
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING
COUNTY STATE. AID HIGH~:AY
Commissioner Otto Haase presented the following resolution, seconded by Commissioner Bennie J. Johnson, and
moved its adoption:
WH:EREAS, it is deemed necessary and of public exigency that lands for highway purposes and public use be ob-
tained; and
Willi.REAS, Otter Tail County has power and authority to ~stablish, alter, vacate or revoke county highways;
NOW, THERE.FORE, in pursuance of Minnesota Statues 163, it is hereby resolved that Otter Tail County take for
use on County State Aid Highway Number 55 a right of way in and over the lands herein described, together with the fol-
lowing rights: "11 trees, shrubs, grass and herbage ~,ithin the right of way of said county highway, herein acquired, and
to keep and have the exclusive control of the same; to acquire from the owners whoseJands fron thereon any existing
right of access. to said highway and to keep and have the exclusive control of all access to said h:i.ghway in accordanc-e
with the laws governing access to highways; an estate in fee sL ple absolute to the lands within the said rip.ht. o.f way;
to construct slopes upon and remove materials from the lands herein specifically mehtioned to be taken for thosepu rposes
as provided in the plans and specifications which are on file at the office of the County Engineer, Otter T,dl County,
Fergus Falls, Mi., esota; and also the right to waste, dispose of, and rlace gravel, stone, clay, dirt, sand ancl other mat-
erial on the lands herein specifically mentioned to be taken for those purposes.
The lands and rights claimed and proposed to be so taken are situated in Utter Tail County, Minnesota, and
are described as follows; and the names of all persons appearing of record as known to the County Board of Commissioners
to be the owners or occupants of said lands and rights, or inter,sted therein, including all whom the County Board of
Commissioners, by investigation and inquiry to discover, together with the nature of the ownership of each as nearly
as can be ascertained, and the legal descri~tion <f the tracts of land through which the county state aid hirhwa~• will
pass, are as follows:
Parcel 1
All that part of the following described tract:
The Southwest l.:uarter of the Northwest Quarter (Sl·lk of NW/;) of Section 2, Township 133 Nort_h,
Range 39 \\est, which lies within fifty (50) feet on either side of the following described
centerline:
Beginning at the Northwest corner of Section 2, Township 133 North, Range 39 West, thence South
01 491 East for a distance of 500.0 feet, thence South 43°491 East for a distance of 870,7 feet,
thence deflect to the right on a 6°001 curve (Delta Angle 21°421 ) for a distance of 253.7 feet
to point of beginning, thence continue on said 6°co• curve for a distance of 1C8.0 feet, thence
South 22°071 East for a distance of 901.0 feet, and there terminating.
Excepting therefrom right of way of existing highway.
Containing 0,79 acre, more or less.
Together with all right of access, being the right of ingress to and egress rom that portion of the above
described tract, not acquired herein, to County State Aid Highway #55.
The names of parties known by the Board to be the o~mers and occupants of interested in the above described
land and the nature of their interests are, as follows:
J. E. Allison
Jeanne K. Allison, his wife.
Dated at Fer gus Falls, Minnesota this 9th day of "pril 1968.
BOARD OF CD UNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF CJI'TRR 'l'AIL COUNTY
/S/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chainnan
/S/ Bennie J. Johnson
/S/ James Bucholz
/S/ Otto "aase
/S/ Harvey M9 rrill
Attest: _....1.,;/S~/<--.::S~•:.....::B~ • ....;.Jo~h~n~s~o~n'-::--:----:--:-:--,---
County Auditor
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter 'l'ail County, Minnesota,
THAT the sum of $33,588.56. be transferred from the Veteran Is Service Officer11·s fund to the County Revenue fund.
This covers expenditures paid for the Veteran's Service office out of the Revenue fund for the years 1966 and 1967.
Attest:
THAT THE County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to make transfers on his records to accanplish this.
Dated this 9th day of "pPil, 1968.
/S/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chainnan
/S/ S. B. Johnson
Clerk
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DATE .................... April .. 9 ·············································19 .. 68.
llCUllfi HIIIIIIO CO■fA■'f, H.CLOUD,■llfll, G•
The bonds of Carolyn Helgeson, Senior Public health Nurse, in the sum of $1,COO,OO; Vernon L, Salomonsen,
Food Stamp Officer in the \,el.fare Department, in the sum of fiilO,OC0.00;· Roland \·:interfeldt, County \·.'elfare I.Jirector,
in the sum of $10,COL,COp and Reuben Swensen, Superintendent of County Nursing H-me in the sum of $5,COC.CO, all in
the General Insurance Company of America, were approved,
Upon motion the Board then adjourned to 10:00 A.M. npril 10, 196B.
l·iEDNESDAY IS SESSION
Pursuant to adjournment the Board met at 10 o'clock A .M. April 10, 1968 all members present.
The petition of Gordon Weinrich asking that the ~.est 435 feet of the East 1195, 5 feet of the SEt of the
NW~ South of Hrnhway and except the ::.outh 377 feet of Section 21-133-43 be set off from Gammon School District #1434
to lndependent School District #544 was taken up for final action. After listening to the statements of the various
interested parties, the Board issued the following order to-1-:it:
Order Setting Off Legal Voter from One School District to Another,
WHEREAS, the Petition of Gordon v,einrich, a legal voter, Jl-eeholder and resident of School District No, 11.34
in this C.ounty, representing that he is. the owner of the l 1.nds hereinafter described, which are sit.uat e in said School
District, and adjoin School District No, 544 and asking that he w:i th his said lands may be set off from said district
No, 1431. to said adjoining school district No, 544 was presented to Lhe Board of County Commissione•·s of this County
at a session of said board held on the 13th day of i;arch A, D., 1968 for the action of said board thereon; and whereas
it was thereupon., rdered by said board that a hearing should be had on said petition, at a session of said board on the
10th day of April, 1968, J\,D. at the County Auditor's office in the City of Fergus Falls in said County; and ~·hereas
it was further ordered in and by said order that notice of the time and , lace of such hearinr be r,ivenb,· r-ost:i..'1g
copies of said order in three public rlaces in each of the school districts to be affected by said petition, and b~·
mailing to the clerk of each of said School Listricts, a copy of said order at least ten days before the time appointed
for such hearing; and whereas at the said session of the said Board of County Commissioners on said 10th day of 11pril
''.D., 1968 due proof of the posting and service of said order of hearing as therein directed and recuired, more than
ten days prior to said last named date, having been made and filed, said petition was publicly read and considerl'd by
the Doard, with everything which was said by said interested parties for or against rranting the prayer of the petitioner
and said Board being of opinion that said petition should be !'ranted, it is herf.by ordered and determined, that the said
petitioner an:! the followinr described lands owned by him, to-1dt:
West 435 feet of E.ast 1195, 5 ft. of SE¾ of N\1l South of highway and accept South 377 feet
Sec ti. on 21 -133 -43
be and the same are hereby set off from said School District No, 1434 to said adjoining School District
No. 541, and said lands are J:lereby made a part of said last named School District for all purposes whatever.
By order of the Board of County Commissioners
Dated the 10th day of hpril A.D., 1968.
/s/ Sam 1~ycklemoe
Chairman of the 0oard of County Corrmissiora-s
of Otter 1'ail County, Minn.
Attest: /S/ S. D. Johnson
County Auditor &. ex-officio Clerk of Board
A resolution asking f'or the dissolution of Common School Dist:·ict #1489 was take, up for final action.
After listening to the statements of the various interested parties, the Board issued the following interloculory
order to-wit:
IN 1'HE. MAn'ER OF Ull DISSOLUTION OF' COIMON S COOOL DISTHICT NO. 1489,
v:HERE.AS, Proceedings to dissolve Common School District No, 1489 have been instiluted by;
A certificate bythe clerk of said district directed to Lhe 0 oard of County Corrmissioners of the Gounty of
Otter Tail, State of 1-iiMesota, that a majority of electors voUng at an election held in said district on l'ebruary
19, 1968, votEd in favor of dissolving the district.
NOv; THERE.FORE, it is ordered:
1, '1hat 1.,ommon School District No, 1489 be idssolved and that the territory embraced therein be attacl:ed
The entire territory comprising CorM1on School District 111489 be attached to and become a i:art of Independent
School !Jistrict /1553,
2. 1'hat the current aseets and liabjlity of said Common School Distr-ict No, 1489 be di.st.ributed as
follows, to-~~t:
'l'o Independent. School Di.strict #553 all monies, credits, funds and any property both real and personal owned
by C,istrict #1489 together with all taxes collected for the year 1968 and prj or years collect.Ed afLer Jul,y 1st, 19l-P,
and that all liabilities of Common School Ci strict #1489 shall becar. e the oblipation of Independent School District /1553,
At.test:
3, That the out.st.anding bonded debt of said Common School District No, 1489 is I-lone.
4, 'lhaL the pr, posed effect.i ve date of this order is July 1st., 1968.
Dated April lu, 1968
/S/ S, 0. Johnson County l•udi tor
Boei·d of County Corrmissi.oners
of the County of Ott.er 'lail
Stat.e of Minnesota.
BY /S/ Sam ~vcl;lemoe
Chai.rman
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............... AprU .. 1.Q .•............•........•................•..••... 19 ... ~~.
IICu■ln Plll11H co■H111 ST CLOUD ■lll'N, ~
A resolution asking for the dissolution of Comn:on School District #1527 was taken up for final action and
after listening to the statements of the vari.ous inter• sted parties, the Board issued the following interlocu1ory
order to-wit.:
IN Till!. MATTER OF 'l'HE. DISSOLUTION OF COMl•,ON SCHOOL DISTRICT flX). 1527
WHERE.AS, Proceedings Lo dissolve Common School District No, 1527 have been instituted by:
A certificate by the clerk of said district directEd to the Board of County Commissioners of the County of
Otter 'l·an, State a f Minnesi t.a, that a majority of electors voting at an election held in said district on April 7,
1967, voted in favor of dissolving the district,
to-wit:
11ttest:
NOW, THEREFORE.• it is ordered:
1. '!'hat \;ommon School District No. 1527 be d:i!ssolved anl that the territory embraced therein be attached
To .Independent School District #847 Wilkin County all of Section 19, 'lawnship 1.32, Range 44,.
To School District #1501, all the balance of the territory comprising School District #1527,
2. 'l'hat the current assets and liability of said "ommon School District No. 1527 be distributed as follows,
To Independent School District //847 Wilkin 6ounty 10. 6% and to School District #1504 Otter Tail County
89.4% of all monies, a-edits, funds and both real and personal property including taxes collected for
1968 and prior years after July 1st, 1968, and all oblipations of Common School District #1527 shall
become the obligations of the above districts by the same percent~ges.
J. That the outstanding bonded debt a f siµ.d Cammon School District #1527 is None.
4. 'l'hat the propose~ effective date of this order is July 1st, 1968.
Dated April 10, 1968.
/S/ S, B. Johnson
County Auditor
Board of County Commissioners
of the County of Otter Tail
State of Minnesota
By /S/ Sam NyclUemoe
Chainnan
A resolution asking for the dissolution of '-ommon School District #1437 was.taken.up for final action. After
listening to the statements of various interested parties the board issued the following interlocutory order to-wit:
IN 'l'IIE MATTER OF THE illSSOLUTION OF COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1437
WHEREAS, Proceedings to dissolve Cammon School District No. 1437 have been instituted by: _.
A certificate by the clerk of said ~:istrict directed to the Board of Launty Commissioners of the County of
Otter Tail, State of Minnesot«, that a majority of electors voting at an election held in said district on March 7,
1968, voted in favor of dissolving the district.
Now, therefore, it is ordered:
1. •rhat Common School District No. 1437 be dd.ssolved and that the territory embraced therein be attached
To Independent School District #542 Lot 8 and small tracts therej.n Section 3 NW/; of NW{, S\··l of
SW/; Section 11; Wi of NW/; Section lL.; SE¼, sv.!, Slil of NWt, and Lots 2 -3 -4, SE-l; of NF/4 & Lot 1 Section 10; SF,l;
and SEt of SWt Section 9; Fr'l NWt except Sub Lot A, Fr'l NEl, Sub Lot "A" of Lqt 3, Lots 4 -5 -6 and SEl; of
SE.l; and Lot 7 '""ectj.on 15; Lot 1 and SE¼ of SEl Section 16; Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8, Section 22; Lot 1, Wi of NE-!
and 11.'Wi of SJLl, SE¾ of NWl; and NE/; of S~,l & Sub Lot "A" of Lot 2 & 1.90 acres of Lot 2 Section 21 all of Camp Nervana
all in •rownship 132 Hange 39; 'l"homas Additon to Nervana and Lot 7 except Thomas Addition to Nervana in Town ship 133
Range 39 ·
!o Independent School District #545 the balanc~ of the territory comprising former School District #1437,
2. That the current assets and liability of said l..ommon School District No, 1437 be distributed as follows,
to-1•.it:
To Independent School District #51,2 -16.45%; 'l"o Independent School District #545 -BJ. 55% of all monies,
credits, funds and both real and personal property including taxes collected for 1968 and prior years after July 1, 1968,
and all obligations of Common School District #1437 shallbecane the obligations of the above districts by the same pel"-
centages.
Attest:
J. That the outstanding bonded c!ebt of said School Distri.ct No, 14.37. is None.
4, That the proposed effective date a f this order :i,s July 1, 1968.
Dated April 10, 1968.
S, B. Johnson
County Auditor
Board of l..ounty Commissioners
of the Cou.nty a f Otter Tail
State of Minnesota
BY Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
A resolution asking for the dissolution of Lammon School District #1458 was taken up for fj nal action. After
listening to the statements of various interested parties the Boar<l issued the follo1·ing interlocutory order to+·it:
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ....................... April .10 ........................................ 19. 68 ..
icV1iiii"i11i11■o co■Piii, H.CiiDD,IIUOI, •
IN '!'HE MATTER OF THE DISSOLUTION OF CDMl:ON SCOOOL DISTRICT NO. 1458.
WHEREAS, Proceedings to dissolve C;ommon School District No, 1458 have been instituted by:
A certificate by the Clerk of said.district directed to the Board of County Commissioners of the County of
Utter 'l"ail, State of ~:innesota, that a majority of electors voting at an election teld in said district on February 21st,
1968, voted in favor of dissolving the district.·
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ordiered:
1. 'l"hat common Schai uistrict No. 1458 be dissolved and that the territory embraced therei.n be attachtd
To l,ommon School District 1414; Lot 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Section 9, Lot 1, NW{ of NEi and S! of NEl & NW¾,
all in section 16,
'I'o "ommon School District #152C; Sw¾ of NE¾ & Lot 2, SEt; of SW/; & Lots 3 & 4 all in section 22;
NW! & NEi! of SE!, NW~ of SEt, S\\"t; of NE.t;, N½ of Lot 4 and Lot 2, Lot 1 W & S of ditch, Lot 1 exp. prt. W &· S
all in Section 23; l SE¾, of Nll;/; & Lot, 1, Lots 3 & 4, all in Section 24; Lot 5, Section 24, N½ of NW¾, Section
tracts in Lot 2,·Section 24
sEl-of
of ditch
25, Two
Toindependent School-District #550; NE½ of SEk, SWl-of NEt; & Lot 6, SE! of NE{ pt. Lot 4 lying E of N &.
St line, Sub Lots 1 & 2 of L0 t 7, all in Section 24; 11 Section 25 except Ni of NW{, Section 25; Lot 3 and Sb of
Lot 4 Section 23; East 10 rods of Lot 3 W of forty line, Lot 1 & NE~ of NEt; & 14.58 icres in S~l-of NE~, #192/1. ½ acre
in NE{ of NE{, NW! of SEl, SW{ of NEt,, NE¼ of SW~ & Lot 2, NEi of SEi; & 25 ac. of SE¾ of NEL S~;l-of NI~;. & pt. of Lot
3 E of 1'1 & S line, #198A (Johnson) pt. of Lot 3 All inSection 26· Nl1t,, Lot 2 and S! of NEl, All in Seclion 35; Fr.'ll
NEt, & Lot 2, NWt; of SE}, lying NE of Bass Lake on W end, S½ of NWl, NEt of NW l & Lot 6, All in Sect.ion 36; All in Township
133, Range 42 and Lot 4 Section 30-133-41.
To Independent School District #544 all the balance of the territory comprising Sc!Dol District #1458.
tio-,-.it:
2. That the current assets·and liability of said Common School liistrict No. 1458 be distributed as follows,
To l,ommon School Uistrict #1414; 4,7"; To CDIIllllon School Uistrict #1520: 6%;
To Independent School Uistrict #550; 18.8%; To Independent School District #544: 7C.5%
of all monies, credits, funds and both real and personal propert:r including truces collected for 1968 and prior
years after July 1st, 1968, ar,d all o hligations of Common School District #1458 shall become the obligation of the
above districts by the same percentages.
3. That the outstanding bonded debt of said Common School District No, 11,58 is None.
4. That the proposed effeclive date of this order is July 1st, 1968.
Dated April 10, 1968.
''ttest: __ :;S.:.. _B::.:.., _J;..:o:.:h.:.:n.:.:so=n,.,,,... __ ....,... ___ _
County Auditor
Board of County Commissioners
of the County of Otter'l'ail
State of 1-'.innesota
BY Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
A petition of 1-lilliam Ogroske asking that the NEt;-and Ni SWi of Section 23 and the SWt; NW¼ except South
32 feet in Section 24, all in 137-38, be set off fran School District {1536 to Independent SclDol District //549 was
read and it was ordered that a hearing on said petition be held at 10 o'clock A.M. May 15, 1968 and that due notice
of the time and place be given as required by law.
The petition of "onald D, "erdman asking that the .fje.ctional NWt; and the N¼ of NE¾ of Section 19-132-37 be
set off fran Common School Uistrict #1391 to adjoining Independent SclDol District #545 was read and it was ordered
that a hearing on said petition be held at 10 o'clock A,1-1. May 15, 1968 and that due not ice of the time and rJJ.ce of
said hearing be given as required by law.
The application of Irene L, Bondy for "off" and "on" sale of non-intoxicating malt Iiouors at the Leaf
Lakes resort in the 'l'ownship of Leaf Lake was granted,
The application of lrene L. Bondy for permission to hold µ.iblic dances at the Leaf Lakes' Ballroom, 'lownshi.p of Leaf L, ke, was granted.
Upon motion the Board approved three group applications for project assistance for the \l.'est Cent.ral ~•innesota
Resources Conservation and Development Project,
Upon motion unanimously carried an appropriation of $37CC. CO was credited to the East Otter Tail County Con-
serv:ation District for research in connection with the water and irrigation survey and agricultural research by t.hat de-partment,
Upon motion Ted Hegseth was appointed a delegate to the RC&D project replacing Frark Jantzen.
Upon motion the ~hairman and the Lounty Auditor were authorized to sign an agreEJllentwi.th the FederAl p.ovem-
ment for board of its prisoners at $2,50 per day.
Upon motion made, seconded and carried the motion made at the March session as t.o Court House hours fran 8:00
A,M, to 4:30 P,1·,, was amend1ad t.o read "hours from 8:0C A.M. to 5:00 P.~,. and open during the noon hour."
A plat of North Shore located in Lot 3 and the NWt; of Section 35, Townshipl,35, Range 1,1 accanpanied by an
opinion as to the title executed by I·., J Daley, Attorney at Law, was approved.
A plat of l:.cho Hanch Hiviera ~econd Addition located in Lots 3, 2 and 1 of Section 5, ·1ownshjp 134, Range J9
accompanied by an opinion as to the title executed by W. B. Dosland, Attomey at Law, was approved.
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ........................ April .. 10 ....................................... 19 .. 68.
OUD,IIINN. a:
The following applications for homestead classifications were approved:
Hazel ~,alseth
~ary Jane Coates
~:rs. l!.ugene Sandahl
Ralph l:, Zimmennan
Russell Erlandson
Chloie M. Fountain
Dave 0. Brann ·
Kenneth Hintenneister
Arthur E. l•,oe
John H. E.hrnst
M0 rris E. Evavold
Gordon McDonald
Veronica Hofland
Pearl 1',arkstrom
Esther Bachleitner &
Bertha Hanson
Anna Maikke
Clifford Shaw
Lot 16, Block 2, Village of Vining
NEly 50 feet of L0 ts 11 and 12, Block 1, Wallace & Jung's
addition to Perham
Lot 5 and 6, except the East 10 feet of 6, Block 13, Stabeck's Add'n
to Glitherall.
lhe N½ of SEt and the NEt,-of swJ, of Section 6-134-43.
E½ of NW¼ and the NEJ, of swl; and the \•lest 2 rods of the SW¼ SE¼
Section 22-131-42.
West 44 feet of Lot 19, Killarney Beach
East 75 feet of West 125 feet on shore and East 84 feet in rear of Lot 1,
Linden Park on Pelican Lake.
SE¼ SWt;, East 2} acres cf· the NWJ, SW¼ Sub Lots D, E, G Section 27; W½ of W½
of NEJ, in Section 34 all in 'l'ownship 132, Range 42.
South 352 feet (along road) of Lot 6 bet. lake and road, Section 10-137-40.
SWly fifty feet of Lot 3, Nebraska Beach.
W½ of SE-l, E} of SEi;, Section 32, S\·!i swJ, of Section 33 all in 131-40
Lot 12 of 01son's North Shore.
Ei of Se¼ Section 28-136-39,
Lots 4 and 5, Liesure Beach
½ homestead on Lot 20, Evergreen Beach.
W 183 ft. of the N~rth 75 ft. of the NE¼ NW¼, Section 17-135-37
270 acres in Section 11-132-37
'l'he following applications for correction of assessed v;luation on real estate were· approvP.d by the Board:
Duane W. Patteson
Ben Brutlag
Sub Lot 1 of Govt. Lot 3 & 4,
Section 3-132-40
Lots 14, 15 and 16, Block 1, Pike Beach
Empty Hwse
over-valued.
Part of lots under water
The following applications for correction of assessments were considered by the Board and recommended by
them to the Commissioner of Taxation for approval:
Hobert Carlson
Hazel Hedman, Clerk of the
Village of Henning
Herbert Stromberg
Bennie Honrud
Arvd.lla M. Krohn
Maplewood State Park Ass'n.
Walter ~;. Brasel
Personal Property, Twp of Dora
Lots 6, ~. 8 and 9, tilock 2, Original
Plat of Henning
S(¼, Siih swi, N½ swr, and the NW¼
Section 3-137-43
swi, Lots 2 and 3 Sec. 17-135-'43
Lot 9 and the E 25 ft. of Lot 10,
Shirley Beach
E½ of Set, SEl, NEl, Sec. 16-135-42
w½ SE¼ Sec. 31-137-37
Lot assessable under the
State Credit Law
Village property that
should be exempt.
F'ifty acres too much
tillable assessed.
Too much tillable land assessed.
Uncompleted house
assessed as completed
Park of Maplewood State Park
Clerical error by Assessor
The application of 1ugene &. Patricia Sandahl asking for permission to settle del.inruent t;1xes, penalties
and costs on Lot 5 and 6 except the E!!st 10 fee6 of Lot 6, 0 1ock 13, Sta.beck's Addition to l.litherall for $175,10
being the amount of taxes, penalties and interest when assessed as homestead was approved,
The petition of Clark Oil and Refining Company asking for reduction of taxes on Lot 16, i:llock 34, Ori.ginal
Plat, ~ity of Fergus Falls, due to clerical error by the assessor was approved.
The application of Inga l~. Anderson Duhn asking for homestead classification on Ni SWJ,, NWl; except north 1
rod of' the NWJ, NW¼ in Section 10-131-39 was rejected on recommendation of the Township Board,
RESOLUTION ES'l'ABLISHING
COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY
and moved
Commissioner James 0ucholz presen
1
ted the following resolution, seconded by Commissioner Bennie J. Johnsen,
its adoption.
WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and of public exigency that lands for highway purposes and public use be ob-
tained; and
\'iHEREAS, Otter 'l'ai.1 County has power and authority to establish, alter, vacate or revoke county highways;
NOW, 'l'HEREFORE, in pursuance of Minnesota Statues 163, it is hereby resolved that Otter Tai.I l.ounty take for
use on County ~tate Aid Highway Number 41 a right of way in and over the lands herein d es·cribed·, together with the fol-
lowing rights: "11 trees, shrubs, grass and herbage within the right of way of said county highway, herein acCJuired, and
to keep and have the esclusive control of the same; to acquire from the owners whose lands fron thereon any existing
right of access to said hirhway and to keep rnd have the exclusive control of all access to said highway in accordance
with the laws governing access tohigh,,-ays; an state in fee simple absolute tothe lands ,vitrin the said right of way; to
construct slopes upon a:nd remove materials from the lands herein specifically mentioned to bE teken for those purposes
as provided in the plans and specifications which are on file at the office of the ..,ounty Engineer, Otter '!'ail County,
Fergus Falls, M.innesota; and alsothe right to waste, dispose of, anrl place gravel, stone, clay, clirt, sand anrl other
material on the lands herein speci~i.cally mentioned to be taken for those purposes.
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DATE ................. A pril .10 .............................................. l9 __ 6e __
R'D'IITrPIIIHTllll"COMPAV'r.lr~a:
Thelands and rights claimed and proposed to be so taken are situated in Otter Tail County, i'.innesot:>, and are
described as follows, and the names of all persons appearing of record as known to the '-ounty Board of Coll1ll'issj oners to
be the owners or occupants of said lands and rights, or interested therein, including all whom the County Board of Com-
missioners, by investigation and inruiry discover, together with the nature of the awnership of each as nearly as can be
ascErt.ained, and t.he legal description of the tracts of land through which the county .state aid highway will pass, are
as follows:
Parcel~
All that part of the following described t.ract:
The easterly one hundred (100) feet of the Northeast ~uarter of the Southeast 'uarter (NE¾ of SE¾)
of Section 9, 'l'ownship 136 North, Rang~ 41 West,
E.xcepting thereFrom right of way of existing highway,
Containing 3,08 acr,s, more or less.
Also an easement to construct slopes, as shown on the plans, containing 0. 78 acre, which shall ciiase on or
before December 31, 1968,
'l'ogether with all rieht of access, b"eing the right, of ingress to and egress from that portion of the above
described tract, not. acquired herein, "to County State Aid Highway //41.
'l'he names of parties known by the l:!oard to be the owners and oceupants or interested in the above described
land and the nature of their interests are, as follows:
Albert IJ, Simons
Jules 1, Simons
Parcel 7
A strip of land over and across the following described tract:
Government Lot 7, ::.ection 9, 'lownship 136 Nortp, Range 41 West, said strip beinr-all that part
of the above described t.ract which lies wi.lhin fifty ( 50) feet on either side of the follow.ing dei-cribf'd
cent er line:
Beginning at a point fifty (50) feet West of the East ~-uarter cornen of Section 9-Tl36M-R41¼", thence
North 0°10 1 West for a distance of 184,0 feEt, thence deflect to the left on a 3occ1 curve (Delta Angle
23°481) for a distance of 793,3 feet, thence iforth 23°581 \\'est for a distance of 402.0 feet, and there
terminating.
E:ccepting t.herefrom right of t,ay of existing highways.
Contuining 3 .10 acres, more or less.
Also an easement to construct slopes, as sho_wn on the plans, containing approximately _Q,09 acre, which
shall cease on or before December 31, 1968.
Together wit,h all right of access, being the right of ingress to and _egress from that portion cf' the above
described tract, not acquired herein, t.o County Stat.e Aid Highway #41.
The names of parties known by the board to be the otmers and occupants or interested in the above described
land and the nature of their interests are, as folJ.ows:
Reinhard R. Sonnenberg
Bertha Sonnenberg
Parcel 8
A strip o_f land over and across the following described tract:
Government Lot· 8, Section 9, 'lownship 136, N0rth, Range 41 West, said st6p being allthat parf
of the above described tract which lies witriin fifty ( 50) feet on either side of the followfag
described centerline:
Commencing at a poirt fifty (50) feet West of the .l!.ast 1..!uarter corner of Section 9-Tl36N-R41W,
thence North 0°101 \•,est for a distance of 586,5 feet, thence N0 rth 23°581 ~-est for a distance of
8C4,5 feet to point of beginning, thence continue North 23°6a, West for a distance of 735,4 feet,
· thence deflect tothe right on a 3°001 curve (Delta Angle 25 451) for a distance of 666.6 feet, and
there terminating.
Except therefrom right of way of existing highways.
Cont.aining 3,14 acres, more or less.
Also an easen111t to construct slopes, as shown on tr,e plans, containing 0,95 acre, which shall cease on
or before December 31, 1968.
Also an easement to construct slopes on the Northwest ~uarter of the Southwest Quarter (NWl of SWt) of
Section lO-TlJ6N-R4U1, as sho~m on the plans, containing 0,30 acre, which shall cease onor before December 1, 19613.
Together with all right of access, being the right of ingress to and egress from that portion of the above
described tracts, not acquired h ertl n, to Count.y State Aid Hi.ghway #41.
The names of parties known by the 0oard to be the owners and occupants or interested in the above descdbed
land and t.he nature of their interests are, as follows:
M~.lj:e Schriver
1·,argaret Schriver
Reinhart R. Sonnenberg
~ertha Sonnenberg
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ..................... April .10 .......................................... 19 ... 6"
IICURIH Pll■TINI CDIIPANY, ■T CLOVD,IIINN. G':2di
ATTESTED:
Dated at Fe.·gus Falls, Minnesota this 10th day of April, 1968.
Board of County Commissioners
Otter Tail County
/s/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
/S/ Bennie J. Johnson
/S/ Janes "ucholz
/S/ Otto Haase
/s/ Harvey M7 rrill
/S/ ~. B. Johnson
County Audit.or
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Utter Tail County, Minnesota,
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Chairman and Clerk or Auditor forth-with enter into agreement with the State of
Minnesota, acting through its (,ommissioner of Highways, or the maintenance·, except the application of calcium chloride
in locations where the State considers it to be necessary and except snowplowing, of the road described in said agreement
as Tenporary Trunk 0 ighway No. 210, to-wit:
Beginning at the Junction of 'l'runk highway 78 and Otter Tail County State-Aid Highway No. 16, near the
southwest corner of Section 22, Township 133 north, Range 40 west; thence easterly on said C.S.A.H. No. 16 along the
south line of Section 22, 23 and : 4, Township 133 north, Range 40 west to the southwest corner of the southeast r-uarter
of the southeast quarter (sEf, SE¾) of said Section. ~4, Township 133 north, Range 40 west; thence continuing northeasterly
on said C.S.A.H. No·. 16 across said Section24, Township 133 north, Range 40 west and Sections 19, 2C, 17, and 16, Town-
ship 133 nor.th, Raige 39 west, to the northeast corner of the southwest quar:ter of the southwest quarter (SW!, SI·!¼} of
Section 16, !ownship 133 north, Range 39 west; thence continujng southerly on said CSAH No. 16 to the southeast corner
of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter (SW¾, SW/;) of said Section 16; thence continuipg easterly on said
C.S.A.H. No. 16 along the south line of Sections 16, 15, 14, and 13, 'lownship 133 north, Range 39 west and Sections 18,
17, and 16, 'lownship 133 north, R, nge 38 west to the Junction of T.H. 108 at or near the southeastcorner of Section 16,
'Iownship 133 north, Range 38 west. •otal distance on C.S.A.H. No. 16 being approximately 12.80 miles.
said Muncipality to be paid therefore at the rate of $175.CO per mile per month. Fractional miles and fractional months,
if any, will be used in computing amounts payable. The use of said road as a detour by the State will terminate on or
before July 15, 1969.
Adopted this 10th day of '.'pril, 1968.
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
Attest: S. B. Johnson
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the0 oard of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Chairman and Clerk or Auditor forth-with enter into agreement with the State of
Minnesota, acting through its Commissioner of Highways, for the maintenance, except the application of calcium chloride
in locations where the State considers it to be recessary and except snowplowing, of the road described in said ap-reement
as 'l'emporary Trunk Highway No. 210, to-wit·:,
B~ginning at the Junction of T.H. 94 and Otter Tail County State-Aid highway No. 1. at a poim.· 11-pprox:i.mate]y
194.8 feet south of the northwest corner of Section 9, 'l'o~mship 132 north, Range 43 west; thence on said C.S.A.H. No. 1
in a northerly'direction along the west line of Sections 9 and 4, Township 132 north, Range 43 west, to a point near the
northwest corner of the southwest quarter of Section 4, Tm..-nship 132 north, liange 1,3 west; thence continuing in an easterly
direction on said C.S.A.H. No. 1 along or near the quarter line of said Section 4 to the West (,orporate Limits of the City
of Fergus Falls; thence continuing easterly on Alcott Avenue (C.S.A.A. No. 1) to the intersection of Union Aver:iue;.thence
continuing northerly on Union Avenue (C.i.A.H. No. 1) to the intersection of Vernon Avenue; thence continuing easterly on
Vernon Avenue (C.S.A.H. No. 1) to the intersection of Court Street (T.H. No. 210) and there terminating. Total mileage
being approximately 1. 92 miles.
said hunicipality to be paid therefore at the rate of $175.CO per mile per month. l•ractional miles and fraction~! months,
if any, will be used in computing amounts payable. 'I'he use ~f said road as a detour bythe State will terminate on or be-
fore November 15, 1968.
Adopted this 10th day of April, 1968 •.
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
Attest: s. B. Johnson
Clerk
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DATE ...................... April .. lD ......................................... 19 .. 68
lifUiiii PAiNl'IHI CoiPANY, IT.CLOilD.IIINN. G'=
The following resolution was adopted:.
RESOLVED by the"oard of County Commissioners of Utter Tail County, Minnesota:
'l'hat the sale of t~ forfeited lands appraised by this Board beheld in the· office of the County Auditor
in the Chourt House in ~'ergus Falls in said County on '!uesday, the 28th day of May, 1968, commencing at 10 o'clock A.I-I.
ResolvEd further, that tracts may be sild under the following conditions: hach and every tract sold for
$100 or less shall be paid in full at the time of said sale. All tracts sold for more than $1CO may be paid for on
the installment plan at the. rate of at 1 east ;:-5 per cent of the purchase price but in all cases the dotm i:s:·ment must
be at least $100, provided that in all cases where the appraisal by this Boa,·d shows a value of wood on said tr ct the
full amount of the appraisal wilue of said wood together ,,i th 25 per cent of the balance of the purchase price must be
paid at the time of sale. The balance of the purchase price may be paid in ten annual installments at 1, per cent interest
on the unpaid balance.
Title to land to be offered for sale is not guaranteed, either by Otter Tail County or the Sta.e of Minnes:,ta.
when paiY'llent in full of the purchase price has been made the purchaser will receive fran the St; te of Minnesota a r-uH-
claim deed to the property, for which the Auditor is required by law to collect and remit to the State a fee of $2.CO.
Adopted April 10, 1968.
/S/ Sam 1~ycklemoe
Chairman Attest: /S/ ~. B. Johnson
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail Couty, Minnesota,
and
wHEREAS, There is established in the County of Otter Tail the Otter ~'ail-Wadena Community Action Council, Inc.,
WHEREAS, The Otter Tail-Wadena Community Action Council, Inc. has been coordinated and administered all pro-
jects pertaining to Public Law 88-452, 88th Congress S2642, August 20, 1964, wit~in Otter Tail County.
WHEREAS, It, has been enacted by the Senate and the House of Representa~ives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled an Act cited as the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967 , Public Law 90-222, 9Cth Congress,
S2388, December 23, 1967.
NOW, ~'HE.RE.FORE., BE IT RESOLVli.D, That the C::ounty of Otter Tail, by its Governing l:loard, the Otter T,dl County
Board of Commissioners intends to designate Otter Tail-Wadena Community Action Council,· Inc. as the Community Action
Agency for the County of Otter 'l'ail
RESOLVED FU!fi'HF..R, That a public hearing sha:J_l beheld in the County Board Room, Courthouse, Fergus Falls,
MinneS>ta on April 25, 1968, at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon at which time the citizens and parties in interest shall
have an opportunity to be heard either for or against the adoption of a Resolution designating Otter 'l';,il-Wadena
Community Action Council, Inc., as the Community Action Agency for Otter Tail County.
vote: Commissioner Johnsa, moved the adoption of 1he Resolution and it was declared adopted upon the follow:ing Yeas -five, Nays -None:
Adopted this 10th day c:£ April, 1968.
/S/ Sam Nycklemoe
Attest: /S/ S. B. Johnson Chairman
Clerk
The following bills were allowed:
Carlton Mortensen
Carlton E. •·•ortensen
Carlton E. l••ortensen
Carlton Ji.. •·•ortensen
Sidney Nelson
Glen M. Melby
James LeRoy
John B. Halvorson
James Bucholz
Merle Bacon
Otto haase
Bennie J. Johnson
Sam IIJycklemoe
Arnold Evavold
~•ax C. Kronemann, Jr.
Robert Molter
Mrs. Arnold ~tock
~•rs. Gerald Zeise
~•rs. Laura Ji.. Hotchkiss
Kenneth Clambey
Frank Hoberts
Vernon E.. Bachman
Mable Uossow
Eugene Davenport
Harris I\. Iverson
Anton N. Glesne
Christopher C. Clauson
Dacotah ~aper Co.
Daycoa, lnc.
Edling hl.ectric, Inc.
Boarding Prisoners
Mileage & Postage
Mileage
Road Patrol
Mileage & Subsistence pay
II II II II
Subsistence pay
Mileage & expense
Mileage & Subsistence pay
Mileage & Expense
II II II
II II II
Attd. Extension l•,tg.
II II II
II II II
II II
II II II
S-rv. W.0.T. Soil Cons. Service
Sal'y & Expense Weed & Seed lnsp.
II II II II II 11 11
Cash advanced
l•,ileage & expense
II II II
II II
~,:i.leage & Exp. Extrarelp Lo. Assessor's Office
Mileage & Expense
Supplies
II
Labor & repairs
$762.50
46.70
187.60
99.30
291.10
363.10
436.90
6"9.00
19.50
315.30
23.45
16.20
i2.00
4.50
.BJ
.90
2.25
7.80
181.44
394.15
345.26
30.0C
30.50
67.31
44-55
379.80
140.41
6.50
55.18
43-38
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DA'l'E ............... Apr.iJ. .. lQ ................................................ 19 ... ~~.
IICUIIH PIINTIIIG co•HNr, !IT.CLOUD,IIINN. G~
Fergus Hardware
General Grading
So. Mill Standard
Northwestern Bell 1'elephone Co,
Northwestern Bell 1'elephone l,o,
14obile Radio &. 1'. V. Service
Criminal Research Products
Empire Business Machines
Fergus Glass & Puint Co,
l'ree Press Company
James E. Gahler, Chn .•
Gerl;,.chs Construction
ltoger Hanson ''a!'dware
Nelson Bros. Printing Co.
Safety Service Co.
Secretarial Service
hm. Galena &-Sons
Hohn l•,otor Sales
Reuben Klein Motors
l✓.innesota hotor Co,
Mrs. Judith Johnson
Key Laboratories
Dave I s Standard -nenning
Dave's Standard
Fergus Oil
Ken' s Auto & ~,arine
Mayo's Standard -F.F.
Mayo's Standard, F.F.
Nundahl Oil
Utter Tail Co-op Oil
So. !•,ill Standard
Twins Motor l.o,
Gary Ludwig
Donald Lee
"onald Lee
Gary A. Nelson
Merlin Rieman
White Drug
Esther Mortensen
Esther Mortensen
l,ity of Fergus Falls
l!.verett C. Hmson, M.D.
Henry A, Korda
Lake Region hospital
Cooper's Oi'fic e Supply
9avenport's Stationery
Gaffaney' s
Miller-Davis Co.
Oswald Publishing Co,
Poucher Printing & Li tho graphing Co.
Security Blank Book & Prtg. l,o,
'l'he Pierce Co,
State of Minn. Dept. of Adm.
Victor Lundeen & ~o.
SCM Corporation
J0 hn Nelson
Xerox Corporation
Xerox Corporation
Robert B. Oslund & Associates
Hinn esota State Ass' n of County 1 rees.
Minnesota County Clerk of District
Court Ass'n.
Vernon E. Bachman
"onald Lee
Helen Skramsted
Myrtle E. Logas
Village of' Perham
Henning Advocate
Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Perham lnterprise Bulletin
Northwestern Publishing Co,
Northwestern Publishing ~o.
Kroneman Insurance Agency
Carolyn Helgeson
Lorna hcCabe
Dannis F j es tad
Mrs. Dorothy Johnson
Carolyn Helgeson
Veery E. Ryder
Village of Perham
Secretarial Service
Mrs. E. J edlund
Mrs. Bud Larson
Mrs. C. \-1, Le,ds
"'rs. l,.d Skoglund
Mrs. Iona Butcher
Patricia A. Grover
Mrs. h. Marjorie Hessel
l••rs. Mabel Jensen
Mr·s. Gordon L .. Johnson
Doris Jorgenspn
Ina l•icLaughli.n
Janitor Supplies
II II
Gas
Calls
Calls for Sheriff
Services
Fingerprint kit
Supplies
Sh. Supplies
Supplies
II
Supplies -Sheriff
Batteries 11
::,upplies
Supplies -Sheriff
Supplies
Repairs
Repairs
Labor & Parts -Sheriff
Labor & Service Calls
Labor -Sheriff Residence
Tests
Gas & Oil
Gas
Gas, Service, etc.
Gas & Oil
Gas
vas & uil
II II II
II II II
II II II
Extra Help
Subsistence Pay
Mileage
MiJmge, etc.
Care of Prisoner
Matron fee
II II
Court Costs
Coroner's Fees
II II
Autopsy Charges
Machine Rental & Supplies
Supplies
II
II
Minnesota Reports
::,upplies
Maintenance
Labor
Services
II
aegistration Fee
Registration Fees
Postage
Adv, l.oms.Pd Drivers Lie. Agts,
Office Rent -Co. Agent
Publication Tax N0tices
11 II II
11 Del. Tax List
11 P.P. Tax List
11 Tax Notices
Bond-Co. Officials
~lileage & expenses
II II II
II
II II II
Postage
Postage & bos rent
Rent
Supplies
Attd. l~ursing Board Meeting
II II II
II II II II
II II II II
l',ileage -Home Health Aide
II II II II
II II II II
II II II II
II II II II
II II II II
II II II II
$ 55.26
J2.81
16.77
71.79
1J8.42
208.30
173,58
10,70
145,36
20.60
56.10
5,44
19.16
271,30
72,40
53,50
1,2.50
6.85
127.1,9
15,65
25. 50
280.$5
23,59
6.27
4,19
10.53
39.23
23.09
20.63
11,65
56,79
11.26
14.00
72,00
28.60
14,JO
22.70
4,45
10,00
35,00
·210,0C
28,25
25,40
100,0(
417,47
4.90
19,50
1119,54
3,50
368,35
2829.68
15,93
6.50
249,75
55,00
316,00
42,50
105,28
1176,50
70,00
65,00
27,00
6,0(
30.00
21.40
60,00
10,00
244,90
1963.80
89,16
16.80
90,00
91.78
126,70
8.02
37,80
2.20
06,00
35,CO
36.65 3,00
2.70
4,95
8,25
6,CO
10.05
J.CO
6.60
21.15
8,40
9,45
1·1 I
l"i
..,J.
68
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE .................. A.pril. .. 10 ............................................. 19 ... 68
1eu11,,· .. 11111NrtOM111'1ir.i~ •
1dna Nelson .
Clarice ltasmu!lsen
Mrs, Pearl Ronning
Mrs. Marlin S~nske
l!.laine ~dnkels
~hilip M. Kjaglien
Philip M. Kjaglien
Straub CompanY,
Public Utilities Dept.
Northwestern Dell 'l'elephone Co,
Artz Camera S~pply
Cooper's Office Supply
Secretarial S~rvice
Victor Lundeen & Co,
S. B. Johnson
City of F·ergus Palls
Borchert-Ingersoll, Inc,
Hayden-Murphy Equipt. Lo,
Hi-Lo l~quipt. l-o,
Ruffridge-JotuJson 1q. Co., Inc.
Ziegler, Inc •.
Handy Governor Sales
Speedometer S~rvice ~ Instrument l-o,
narvey Bullock
Fergus Dodge, :Inc.
International Harvester
Knutson Electric
L kken's Inc.
Mll.rlo Motors
Minnesota ~,ot9r Company
Olson Auto Electric
Perham Farm S~pply
Super G.1-i.C. 'l_'ruck Sales
Paper, Calmen~on & Co,
M-R Sign L:omP!l,ny
\~heeler Lumbl!r Bridge & Supply Co.
1utectic \,eld:j.ng Corp,
Coast-to-~oast Store, B.L,
Coast-to-Coast Store, 1, enning
l-oast-to-1.oast,, Pelican Rai;ids
1bersviller's.Inc., P.R.
General 'l'rading Co.
Hall's Hardwa~e
Holten Lumber·& Hdwe,
Sigelman Hide:& F'ur Co,
~,elders hquip_mmt
Wilcox Lumber.Company, 11enning
Wilcox Lumber.Lompany, Vergas
Dalton Grain & Feed
Mrs. Clara Eckley
Gorentz Bros. ·
Village of He!llling
City of Fergu~ Falls
O'Meara's Dept. Store
Construction Bulletin
Fergus Journai Company
Monroe International Inc.
Minnesota Dlu~ Printing
H. A. Rogers Company
Uavenport's Stationery
Victor Lundee~ & Company
h.O.'l'. 1·e1ephone Company
Park Region Mutual Telephone Co.
Northwestern ~611 'l'elephone Co,, F. F.
1.0.T. Telephone Co.
Midwest Telephone Co,
Northwestern !3ell 1'elephone Co., F ,F.
Pelican Telephone Co,
Northwestern ?ell 1'elephone Co, Wadena
\~endell P, Huber u, D. Harlow ·
v,endell P. Huber
Norwegian Groye Twp.
Andy's 66 Service Station
Lonsumer's Co-op Oil Co., B.L,
l-onsumer's Lo~op Oil l-o., Henning
Dave's Standard ~ervice
Eldon's Standard Service
Batlle Lake Farmers Union Oil
Farmers Co-op.Cry. Ass•n,
Fergus Oil Company
Fossen Oil coii,pany
Marv's 66 ·
~,ileage Station
kundahl liil Co,
Service Oil L~., B.L,
Soliah & Braatz Oil Co,
Ted I s Service
'l'win' s l•iotor Company
Underwood Lak~side Service
D-A Lubricant Co., Inc.
Arrow Petroleum Inc.
Mileage -Home Health Aide
II
Mileage Home Health Aide
II II
Mileage&. Expense
P0 stage & Mche. rental
Rent
Utilities
Calls & Services
Supplies
II
II
Refund
Poor Expense
Parts
II
II
II
II
Repairs
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Cutting edges
Signs
"up;•lies
~upplies
Coal
Gravel
II
Rent
1-", aint enanc e
Suprlies
Ad for bids
II II II
Maintenance
Supplies
II
II
Service & 'l'olls
II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II
II II II
II II II
Expense
II
Cash advanced
Special aids
Gasoline, etc.
II II
II
II
Gas, etc.
Gasoline
II
Gas, etc.
Gasoline
Gas, etc.
G soline
~II
Oil
Diesel Fuel
$ 14,40
28.80
42,75
11.25
9,75
.76.80
9.40
50,00
1,,70
31.09
85,50
19.80
4,50
5,50
. 15,76
5388,43
115,51
12.11
60.23
20.25
227.90
35,00
28.75
34,00
53.36
355.55 20.80
19.46
3.50
76,54
65. 50
?,16
57,38
36" .69
1496.20
144,55
106.80
50,1.4
16.39
15,51
J,00
143,08
35,76
64,46
68,70
64.64
32.80
.6.-87 ll,2.80
411,,90
272.00
416.80
561.25 1,2.21,
9.60
35,70
51,.oc 21,1.06
21.79
2.20
125.89
4,1,5
12.95
91.Jl,
19,30 12.80
24,55 10.22
11,35
307. 50
72.08
23.34
236,48
203.1,0
23". 96 50.28
60.07
SJ. 57
22.11
95.24
JS. 52
lOJ.81
71.71
95,35
68.1,J
27,36
58.JO 49,22
112.02
29.87
212.JO
88.96
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ..................... April .. l0 .......................................... 19 .. ~.~ ..
IICJIIIILrlUIJINl.liUtAKL.1.L..CJ.•·•• 11·-·· G--2309
Kraemer Oil Co.
Penrose Uil Co.
Service Oil ~o., Underwood
Standard Oil Lo. , B. L.
Standard Oil ~o. Pelican Rapids
Bengtson Oil Co.
·1he Oil Store
Lake Region ~o-op 1lectrical Ass•n.
Vernon rronning
Vernon L. Jensen
School Uistrict #1395
Lester R.chels
Alfred ~'ronning
Anton Hanson
Harry G. \·/ells
\•,illia111 J. ~.ey
'l'heodore Lattimore
John Dettbarn
1dward Kem
hdwin nlbright
William \·:agner
Johannes Berg
Harold W. \-/oods
Mrs. Ruby J. Miller
John P. Dwyer ..
"· B. Dwyer
~:rs. Joyce E. Stock
Henry T. Stock
L. F.. Loomer
Willmar \·,einrich
J0hn Busko
Howard J. Hoff
Mrs. Ruth Erlandson
Vincent F. Dalager
Town of' Tordenskjold
Vemes A. Jacobson
Dorothy E. Vogt
Diesel fuel
II II
II II
" 11 etc.
II II
Fuel oil
II 11·
"'ight of way
II
II
II
Sp cial Ai
Right of \\·ay
II II II
Upon motion the Board then adjourned to 10:C0 A .M. I-lay 14, 1968.
Attest: ---~"""-'M'---"'',C>-4'~=-=.:;.:;....:;..="-=--· ______ _ /~~ Clerk
Chairman
$153.63
73.22
69.60
123. 50 n.oc
130,50
187.65
62;zJ.69
?2.60
1007.40
1.60
49.40
68.18
. 2.20
17.20
2.00
550.00
305.00
2.00
123.70·
18.40
400.00
40.90
1.00
35.55
7.ZJ
228.38
135.73
12. 20
72.03
40.JO
25.45
· 40.80
19,20
300.oc
99.28
89.35
Ii.
I I.
I
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE .......................... May.14 ........................................ 19 .. ~.~.
ltcU,dTY P•l■TIHI CDIIPANr, IT,CLOUD,IIINN,
MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF C<lJNTY COMMISSIOt-'ERS OF
OTTER TAIL COUNTY ~INNESOTA
Pursuant to adjournment, the Bo~rd of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota met at 10:00 A.M., May
14, 1968, all members present.
The Commissioner of Highways having previously advertised for bids on behalf of Otter Tail County for the followi111;
projects:
S,P. 56-608-0;a {CSAH 8) and s.P. 56-664-02 (CSAH 64), located on Little : Rine Lake, 2,7 miles NE of Perham, and at the Jct
of CSAH 64 and T,H. 78, 12 miles south of Battle Lake,
The r~presentative of the State Highway Department opened bids as follows:
Harry Hofland
John Dieseth Company
Ed. Z:unmerman
Perham, Minnesta
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Barrett, Minnesota
$29,714.02
37,947.'JJ
38,087.25
After 'consideration, the County Board recommended to the Commissioner of. Highways that the bid be awarded to the
lowest bidder, ~eing Harry HofJ_and in the sum of $29,714.02.
The County having previously advertised for bids to be opened at 11:00 A.M., hay loth, 1968 on S.A.P. 56-641-01,
C.P. 68:41, located on County "Highway #41 between Jct, of CSAH #4 and So. 2.2 miles (2.5 mi. SW of Vergas), proceeded •to.
open bids, whicn were found as follows:
Ed Zimmennan
Clarence Drewes
Sellin Bros.
Harvey Nelson
Bain Bros. and Don Dahlman
Strom Construction Co.
Harry Hofland
Leonar'd Hillstrom
Conroy Construction
Kem ti Toberry
John Dieseth Company
Barrett, >linnesota
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Hawley, Minnesota
Lake Park, Minnesota
Clarissa, Minnesota
Moorhead, Minnesota
Perham, Minnesota
Vergas, Minnesota
Dumont, Minnesota
Sebeka, Minnesota
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
$39,357.59
42,591.70
43,686.37
44,0JJ.77
44,542.44
46,401.76
46,894.64
48,316.92
48,709.16
50,964.90
51,827.18
After consideration and recomputing the bids, the bid of Ed Zimmennan of Barrett, Minnesota, in the sum of
$39,357,59 was awarded,
The County having previously advertised for bids on S.A.P. 56-685-01, C,P. 68:85, located on County Highway #85
between T.H. #108 and North to Jct. 2ith C.S.A.H. #35, 3 mi. South of Verg .. s. Bids were opened and found to beas follows:
F.d Zinunerman
Bain Bros. and Don Dahlman
Clarence Drewes
Strom Construction
Sellin Bros,, lnc.
Harvey Nelson
Kem & Toberry
John Dieseth Company
Barrett, Minnesota
Clarissa, Minnesota
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Moorhead, Minnesota
liawley, Minnesota
Lake Park, Minnesota
Sebeka, >1innesota
Fergus Falls, >iinnesota
$53,737 ,39
56,937.90
58,496.40
59,424.46
59,750.91
60,433,66
67,746.89
70,780.39
After consideration the contract was awarded to Ed. Zimmerman of Barrett, Minnesota, in the sum of $53,737,39,
The County Auditor was authorized to advertise for bids to be received until 11:00 A.M. June 11th, 1968, for the
following:
GRADING AND AGGREGATE SURFACING
S.A.P. 56-615-06 (68) C.P. 68:15 Length 1,574 miles, located fran junction of CSAH #2, 10.0 miles Southwest
of Fergus Falls, North to South Junction of C.H. #114.
S,A.P. 56-625-06 (68) C.P. 68:25 Length 'J,925 miles, located from 5.2 miles South of Fergus Falls, North
to 0,2 mile South of T.H. #94.
C.P. 68:112 Length J.889 miles, located from CSAH #15 to CSAH #1, 8.0 miles bouthwest
of Fergus Falls.
CENTER STRIPING
C.P. 68:C.S. Approximately 170,0 miles of County State Aid Highways, County Highways and Township Roads to
be center st.riped and approximately 1,300 gallons of yellow paint.
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the 0 oard of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota,
THAT the maintenance of storage ga.i:age at Pelican Rapids be leased to the Department of Highways, State of Minne-
sota, for a period from July 1, 1968 thDUgh June JO, 1970.
Adopted this 14th day of May, 1968.
Attest: s. B. Johnson
Sam Nycklemoe
Chainnan
J
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota,
THAT the sum of $42,644.04 be transferred from the County Building Fund to the County Nursing Hane Coostruction Fund,
AND that the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to make the necessary entries to accomplish this.
D~ted this 14th day of May, 1968.
Chainnan ATTEST:
s. B. Johnson
Clerl<
RESOLUTION BY
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNEOOTA
The following resolution was adopted:
Sam Nycklemoe
WHEREAS this board has received application from Delbert Schreiber to repurchase Lots 23, 24 and 25 of Block 3,
Rosemount Addition to the City of Fergus Falls,
AND Arthur Espeland, Administrator or the Turchin Estate, to repurchase the sw-l; of the sw-l;, Section 33, Tm•nship
132, Range 38,
Both of the above tracts having been forfeited to the State of Minnesota for non-payment of taxes for the year
1959 and subsequent taxes.
Attest:
THAT it will be to the best public interest and relieve undue hardship by the granting of these petitions.
Dated this 14th day or May, 1968,
Sam Nycklernoe
Chairman
s. B. Johnson
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
BE; I'l' H.ESOLVED, That the Chairman and Clerk or Auditor forthwith enter into agreenent with the State of Minne-
sota, acting through its ~ommissioner of Highwa,y,, for the maintenance, except the application of calci1DD chloride in
locations where the State considers it to be necessary and except snowplowing, of the road described in said agreenent as
Temporary Trunk Highway No. 59, to wit:
Beginning at the Junction of State Trunk Highway No. 34 and Otter Tail County State-Aid Highway No, 9 at or
near the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter (NW¼ NE-l;) of Section 27, To1-nship 137 North,
Range 43 West; thence continue southerly approximately 5,40 miles on said Otter Tail County State-Aid highway No, 9 to
it junction with State Trunk Highway 59 in the Village of Pelican Rapids near the center of Section 22, Town ship 136
North, Range 43 West, and there terminating. Total length is approximately 5.40 miles.
Said municipality to be ·paid therefor at the rate of $175.00 per mile per month. Fractional miles and .ft-actional
months, if any, will be used in computing amounts payll,ble, The use of said road as a detour by the State will terminate
on or before August l, 1968.
Adopted this 14th day of May, 1968,
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
ATTEST ___ __;s:;.,,......,B"-._J ... o..,hn=so:;n..__ ____ ....,,,,........,.
Clerk
The application from Reinhold Koehn for dance licen·se was rejected due to the sho·rtage of parking facilities.
The Public Health Nursing Service was authorized to anploy part time help for the s~er months at $1,25 per hour.
The Confession of Judgement covering bases on Lots l, 2, 3, 4, Block 3, Blowers First Addition to New York Mills
was cancelled, upon motion of Commissioner 0ucholz seconded by Conunissioner Johnson, The cancellation was due ~o default
in payment.
The annual report of fees received by Carlton E. Mortenson as Sheriff in the sum of $10,917.42 was approved.
The following applications for homestead classifications were approved and granted by the County Board:
Wayne Stiles
James Klimek-•
Sever M, Mattson
Anna L. Rakstad
Merton Dahring
Sylvester Trosvick
Glen Stine
NE! and SE-l; & E½ NW-l; and E½ sw-l; Section·ll-134-37
Part of Lot 3, Block 3, Urbank·
2.46 acres in Gov't Lot 3 West of road, Section 27-133=40
sw-l; SE-l; Section 15-132-38 ..
N 1001 of E 250' of W 810' of the SW! NW-l; of Section 10-137-41
Lot 7, Block 5 Juvrud's Additfon to Ro1,hsay
SE-l; NW-l; and NEt sw! and L0ts 3 & 4 of Section 6-137-36.
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE .......................... May .. 14 ......................................... 19 .. 68
lltlJlilrTPal■TING Co■PAN'f, IT,CLOUD,llliN, G=
The following applications were read and recommended to the COllllllissioner of Taxation for approval:
Villageof Erhard
Mrs. John L. Jones
N 501 of Lot 18, Block 1
Part of Lot 19, Block 1
Personal property tax paid on mobile
Village property,
now exempt
home on which the 1968 license has been paid
Robert L. Perry
Good Samaritan Hane
Daniel J, Darco
Part of Lot J, SE of Lot 12 and lJ,
Oakland Beach, Sec. l-1J6-J6
Pelican Rapids
Ni SE/; Section 5-135-40
Back lot assessed as
lake frontage
Cancellation of tax on Lot 5
Block 8 owned by charitable
institution
Barn over-assessed. It is only
a shed with dirt floor,
Licenses for off-andaaon sale of non-intoxicating malt liquors were granted as follows:
Lavila o•Haver
John Bierworth
Doris Kabrich
Joseph M, Biltz
Anges M. Trana Behrens
Elsie L, Centers
Joe Neudeck
Walter Hintzen
August Heinrick
E, G. Andresen
Herb Limmer
Jos Dougherty
Harlan Ebbighausen
Edgar Splittstoesser
·Russell.Pederson
Ralph Richter
Hockley Wenzel
Blaine Brincefield
Hai Reintsma
East Silent Resort
Limmers Resort
Grand View Heights Resort
Sunset Beach Resort
Aggies Resort
MiMeha Resort
Neudeck 1s Resort
Big Pine Resort
Cozy Cove Resort
Mosquito Heights
Herb's Camp
Pleasant View Resort
Bait Store & Cafe
South Turtle Lake Resort
Bay View Resort
Lost Valley Resort
Resort, Little McDonald Lake
Jungle Shore
Play-Mor Beach
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING
COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAYS
Dora Township
Rush Lake Township
Pine Lake Township
Pine Dake Township
Leaf Lake Township
Girard 'l'ownship
Perham
Pine Lake 'l'ownship
Dead Lake Township
Pine Lake Township
Rush Lake Township
Dead Lake Township
Sverdrup Township
Sverdrup Township
Star L~e Township
Candor ownship
Edna Township
Corliss Township
Corliss Township
CoDDDissioner BeMie J, Johnson presented the following resolution, seconded by COllllllissioner Otto Haase,
and moved its adoption,
WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and of public exigency that lands for highway purposes and public use be ob-
tained; and
WHEREA~, Otter Ta.f!l County has power and authority to.establish, alter, vacate or revoke county highways;
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of Minnesota Statues 16J, it is hereby resolved that Otter .Tail County take for
use on vounty State Aid Highway Numbers 25, 42 and 48 a right of way in and over the lands herein described, together
with the following rights: All tress,.shrubs, grass and herbage within the right.of way of said munty highway, herein
acquired, and to keep and have the esclusive control of the same; to acquire from the owners whose lands f ron thereon
any existing right of access to said highway and to keep and have the esclusive control of all access to said highway
in accordance with the laws governing access to highways; an estate. in fee simple absolute to the lands 1-"ithin the said
right of way; to construct slopes upon and remove materials from the lands herein specifically mentioned to be taken for
those purposes as provided in the plans and specifications whi(h are on file at the office of the County En¢..neer, Otter
Tail County, Fergus Falls, MiMesota; and also the right to waste, dispose of, and pla~e gravel, stone, r.lay, dirt, sand
and other materials on the lands herein specifically mentioned to be taken for those purposes.
The lands and rights claimed and proposed to be so taken are situated in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, and are
described as follows, and the names of all parsons appearing of record as known to the County Board of Commissioners to
be the owners or occupants of said lands and rights, or interested therein, including all whom the County Board of Com-
missioners, by investigation and inquiry to discover, together ~~th the nature of the ownership of each as nearly as can
be ascertained, and the legal description of the tracts of land through which the connty state aid highways will pass,
are as"follows:
Parcel 8 (C,P, 68:25)
All tnat part of the following ~escribed tract:
The Easterly Fifty ( 50) feet of the Southeast Quarter (SE!-) of Section 22, 'l'ownship 1J2 North,
Range 4J.West.
Excepting therefrom right of way of existing highway,
Containing 1,02 acres, more or less.
Also an easement to construct slopes, as shown onthe plans, containing 1.02 acres, which shall cease on or be-
fore December Jl, 1968,
Together with all right of access, being the right of ingress to and egress from that portion of the above des-
cribed tract, not acquired her!1d-n, to ~ounty State Aid Highway #25.
'l'he names of parties known by the Board to be the owners and occupants or interested in the above described land
and the nature of their interest are, as follows:
M • F. Reardon
Hazel L, Reardon ~ ~'-----------'---------------------------------------------
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE .............. May .. 14 ..................................................... 19 .. 68.
11cu11n PIINrlNI Cll■PANY 11.CLOUD,■INN, a-=:iia9
Parcel 12 (C.P. 68:25)
A strip of land over and across the following described tract:
The South Half of the Southeast Quarter (S½ of SEt) of Section 15, Township 132 North, Range 43 West,
said strip being all that part of the above described tract which lies within r"ifty ( 50) feet on
either side of the following described centerline:
Beginning at the Southeast corner of Section 15-Tl32N-R4JW, thence North 00°481 East for a distance of
434,1 feet, thence deflect to the left on a 7°001 curve (Delta Angle 60°55 1 ) for a distance of 870.2
feet, thence North 6o007 1·West for a distanceaf 403.0 feet, and there termirating.
Also all that part of the above described tract which lies Northerly of the above described strip.
Excepting there from right of way of existing highway.
Containing 2,54 acres, more or less.
Also an easement to construct slopes, as shown on the plans, containing 0,34 acres, which shall cease on or be-
fore December 31, 1968.
Together with all right of access, being the right of ingress to and egress from that portion of the above des-
cribed tract, not acquired herein, to County State Aid HJ.ghway #25.
11:he names of parties known by the Board to be the owners and occupants or interested in the above described land
and the nature of their interests are, as follows:
Mrs. Mary Johnson
Parcel 14 (C,P. 68:25)
A strip of land over and across the following described tracts:
I
The Northwest 1otuarter ofthe Southeast ~uarter (NW¼ of SE¼) of Section 15, '!"ownship 132 North,
Range 43 West, and the Northeast -.uarter·o f the Southwest Quarter (NE¼ of SW¼} of Section 15-
Tl32N-R4JW, s~d strip being all that part of the above described tract which lies within
Fifty ( 50) feet on either side of the following described centerline:
Beginning atthe Southeast corner of Section 15-Tl32N-R4JW, thence North 000481 East for a dis-
tance of 434,1 feet, thence deflect to the left on a 7°00' curve .. (Delta Angle 60055•) for· a
distance of 870,2 feet, thence North 60007• West for a distance of 1,050.4 feet to point of
beginning, thence continue North 600071 West· for a distance of 1,011,4 feet, thence deflect
to the right on a 7°00• curve (Delta Angle 61°131 ) for a distance of 687,0 feet, and there
tenninating.
Exceptilng therefrom right· of way of existing highway.
Containing 3,81 acres, more or less,
Also an easement to construct slopes, as shown on the plans, contain~ng 0.66 acre, which sh!l-1-1 cease on or
before December 31, 1968.
Together with all right of access, being the right of ingress to and egress from that portion of the above
described tract, not acquired herein, to County State Aid Highway" #25.
The name of the party known by the Board to be the owner and accupant or interested in the above described
land and the nature of their interest is, as follows:
Frank "w. V eden
Parcel 5 (C.P. 68:42)
All that part of the following described tract:
The Easterly r"ifty (50) feet of Uovernment Lot 1, Section 4, Township 131 North, Range 36 West.
Except therefrom right of way of existing highway.·
Containing 0,61 acre, more or less.
Also an easement to construct slopes, as shown on the plans, containing 0.63 acre, which shall cease on or
before December 31, 1968.
'l'ogether with all right of access, being the right of ingress to and egress from thatportion of the il.bg've'-,Y'
described tract, not acquired herein, to· County Stai.e Aid Highway #42.
The names of the parties known by the Board to be the owners and occupa~ts or interested in the above des-
cribed land and the nature of their interests are, as follows:
Chester Tonnar, Sr.
F.. Tonnar
Parcel 6 (C.P. 68:42)
All that part of the following described tract:
The Westerly Fifty (50) feet of Government Lot 4, except the South Two (2) rods
of Section 3, 'l'ownship 131 North, Range 36 West.
Also the Easterly Fifty (50) feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter (SE¼ of Set) of Section 33-~132N-R36W.
'1' 73
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ......................... May 14 ........................................... 19 ... 68
HCURIH Pll■TIH CD■PANT, IT,CLOUD,1ll•N. cr-2JD1
Also the Easterly Fifty (50) feet of the E,s~ Half of the Northeast ~uarter (E§ of NE!) of
Section 33-Tl32N-R36W.
Also the Westerly Fifty ( 50) feet of the Northwest Quarter o fthe Northwest Quarter (NW! of NW!)
of Section 34-T132N-R36W.
Excepting therefrom right of way of existing highway.
Containing 2.63 acres, more or less.
I Also an easement to construct slopes, as shown on the plans, containing 2.04 acres, which shall cease on or
before December 31, 1968.
Together with all right of access, being the right of ingress to and egress from that portion of the above
described tract, not acquired herein, to "aunty State Aid Hi~hway #42.
The names of parties !mown by the Board to be the owners and occupan~s or interested in the above described
land and the nature of their interests are, as follows:
Leo B. Blashack
Deloris Blashack
Parcel ~4 (C.P. 68:42)
All that part of the following described tract:
The Easterly Fifty (50) feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE! of SEt) of
Section 28, Township 132 North, Range 36 West.
Excepting therefrom right of way of existing hig~way.
Containing 0.51 acre, more or less.
Together with all right of access, being the right of ingress to and egress from that portion of the above
described tract, not acquired herein to County State 11id Highway #42.
The names of parties known by the Board to be the owners and occupants or interested in the above described
land and the nature of their interests are, as follows:
I John A. C. Lelai;td et all (Executor of Estate of Agnes c. Leland)
I Parcel 16 (C.P. 68:4?)
All that part of the following described tract:
The Easterly Fifty (50) feet of the Northeast Quarter (NE¼) of Section 28, Towiship 132 North,
Range 36 West.
Excepting therefrom right of way of existing highways.
Containing 1.01 acres, more or less.
Also an easement to construct slopes, as shown on the plans, containing 1.40 acres, which shall cease on or
before December 31, 1968.
Together with all right of access, being the right of ingress to and egress from that portion of the above des-
cribed tract, not acquired herein, to County State Aid Highway #42.
The name of the party !mown by the Board to be the o111'ler and occupant or interested in the above described
land and therature of his interest is, as follows:
Jerome J. Wagner
Parcel 17 (C.P. 68:42)
All that part of the following described tract:
The Westerly f'ifty (50) feet of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter (W½ of NW!) of Section
27, 'l'ownship 132 N0rth, Range 36 West.
Excepting therefrom right of way of existing highways.
Containing 1.01 acres, more or less.
Also an easement to construct slopes, as shown on the plans, containing 7.34 acres, which shall cease on or
before December 31,_ 1968.
Together with all right of access, being the right of ingress to and egress from that p>rtioncf the above
described tract, not acquired herein, to County State Aid Highway #42.
The names of parties known by the Board to be the owners and occup ants or interested· in the above described
land and lhe nature of their interests are, as follows:
F. F. Preitauer
Beatrice V. Preitauer
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE .................. May .. 14 ·················································l9 ... 68
111:UIIILl&llllll.COJIUIIL..lt..CLIUl
Parcel 2 (C.P, 68:48)
A strip of land over and across the following described tract:
The Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NW¼ of NW¼) of Section 27, '1"ownship 132 North,
Range 36 West. ·
said strip being all that part of the above described tract which lies within Firty (50) feet on
the southerly side of the following described centerline.
CoDDDencing at the Northwest corner of Section 27-Tl32N-R36W, thence North for a distance of
248,7 feet, thence North 900001 East for a distance of 203,1 feet, thence deflect to the right
on a 4°001 curve (Delta Angle 15°391 ) for a distance of 391,3 feet, thence South :n,0211 East for
a distance of 427.9 feet, thence aef,lect to the left on a 40001 curve (Delta Angle 160191)
for a distance of 87,7 feet to point of beginning, thence continue on said 40661 curve for a
distanc~ of 234,4 feet, and there tenninating.
Containing C,10 acre, more or less.
Together with all right of access, being the right of ingress to an~ egress from that portion of the above
described tract, not acquired herein to County State Aid Highway 848.
The name of the party known by the Board to be the owner and occupant or interested.in the above described
land and the nature of their interest is, as follows:
ATTESTED:
Fred F. Preitauer
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 15th day of May, 1968 •.
t"
S. B, Johnson
County Auditor
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY <
Sam Nycklemoe
Bennie J, Johnson
James Bucholz
Otto Haase
Harvey M0 rrill
Upon motion the Board then adjourned to 10:CO A.M., May 15, 1968,
WEDNESDAY'S SESSION
Pursuant to adjournment, the 0oard met at 10:00 A.M., May 15, 1968, all members present,
The petition of Wm, Ogroske asking the NE¼; N·f of SW¼ Section 23 q.nd SW¼ of NW¼ ex, S 32 feet Section 24-
137-38, was taken up for final consideration. After 'listening to the statements of the various interested parties, the
Board issued the following order, to wit:
Order Setting Off Legai Voter from One School District to Andher,
WHEREAS, 'l he petition of William Ogroske, a legal voter, freeholder and resident of School District #1536
in this County, representirt?; that he is the owner of the lands hereinafter described, which are situate in said School
District· and adjoin School District No, 549 and asking that he with his said 1 ands may be set off from said district
No. 1536 to said adjoining school district No, 549, was presented to the Board of County Commissioners of this County
at a session of said board held on the 10th day of April A,D.-, 1968 for the action of said board thereon; and whereas
it was thereupon ordered by said board that a hearing should be had on said petition, at a session of sa:i. d board on the
15th day of May, 1968, at the County Auditor's office in the "ity of Fergus Falls in said County; and whereas it was
further ordered in and by said order that notice of the time and place of such hearing be given by posting copies of
said order in three public places in each of the school districts to be affected by said petition, and by mailing to
the clerk of each of said School Districts, a copy of said order at least ten days before the time appointed for such
hearing; and whereas at the said session of the said Board of Lounty Cp11111issioners on said 10th day of May, A.D., 1968,
due proof of the posting and service of said order of hearing as therein directed and requred, more than ten days prior
to said last named date, having been made and filed, said petition was publicly read and considered by the Board, ~·ith
everything which was said by said interested parties for or against granting the prayer of the petitioner, and said Board
being of opinion that said petition should be granted, it is hereby ordered and detennined that the said peititioner and
the following described lands owned by him, to-•it:
NE¼; N½ of swl; Section 23 and swl; of NW¼ ex. s. 32 feet Section 24-137-38
be and the same are hereby set off from said School District No. 1536 to said adjoining School District #549 and said
lands are hereby made a part of said last named School District for all purposes whatever,
By order . f the Board of County l.:ommissioners, dated the 15th day of May, A,D., 1968,
Attest: Chainnan
County Auditor
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.COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATF.. ..................... Mayl.5 .............................................. 19 .. 68_
il:clfllri IIIHll■-CO■PHY. H.CLOUD,IIINX, w•
The petition of 14.aron Schwartzlifalter asking that Lots 4 and 7 and part of Let. s 5 & 6 South of railroad in
Section 32-133-43 be set off from School District #1434 to District /1544 was read and was ordered that a hearinir be
held on said petition at 10:CO A.M., June 12th, 1968, and that due notice orthe time and place be given as required
by law.
The petition of August and Helen Stein asking that the East 596 ft. of the West 1434 ft. of NW! N of highway,
except tracts, Section 21-133-43, be set off from School District #1434 to Sc!x>ol District #544 was read, and it was
ordered that a hearing beheld on said petition at 10:CO A.M. • June 12th, 1968, and that due notice of the time and
place be given as required by law,
The petition of Kurt Schroeer•·asking that the SE! SE¼ Section 22-1J7i.J8 and Ni SEt and Sv/¾ SEt Section 22-137-
38 and Si SWt Section 23-137-38 and NE¼ NW! and NWt NEt Section 27-137-38 and,NEt NE¼ Section 27-137-38, be set off fran
School District 111436 to School District #549, was read, and it was ordered that a hearing be held on said petition at
10:00 A.M., June 12tih~ 1968, and that due notice·or the time and place be given as required by law.
I '
The petition of Peter Wientjes asking that the Swt Section 24-137-38 be set off from ~c!x>ol District #1536 to
School District #549, was read, and it was ordered that a hearing beteld on said petition at 10:00 A,M., June 12th, 1968,
and that due notice of the time and place be given as required by law.
The resolution asking for the dissolution of Common School District #1384 was read and it was ordered that a
hearing be leld at 10:00 A.M. • June 12th, 1968, and that due notice of the time and place be given as required by law,
The resolution asking for the dissolution of Common School District #1491 was read and it was ordered that a
hearing be held at 10:00 A.M., June 12th, 1968, and that due notice of the time and place be given as required by law,
The petition of Donald D. Herdman asking that the Fractional NW¼ and N½r of NEt Section 19-132-37 was taken
up for final action. After listening to the statements of the various interested parties, the petition was rejected,
Upon request, a representative of the Minnesota State .i>rnployment Service explained to the Board the process of
making a man-power survey for West Otter 'l'ail County.· The Board tabled the matter for further consideration,
A mElllber of the Parkers Prairie Hospital District came before the Board requesting an appropriation of aid in
operating the hospital, After considerable discussion, the Board appropriated $10,000 payable in two instalments, the
first $5,COO in May and the second $5,COO in September. County Commissioner Johnson voting "no".
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board appropriated $1,000 to the East Otter Tail County Soil ConO
servation District and $3,000 to the West Otter Tail 1,;ounty Soil "'onservation District, Commissioner Morrill voting "no. 11
Upon motion made seconded and unanimously carried, the County Auditor was instructed to pay the two fair asso-
ciations in Otter Tail County $5,000 each from funds collected for that purpose.
A plat of Cedar Park Club being a Subdivision of Part of Uovernment Lots 1 & 2 in Section JO, 1'ownship 132,
Range 42 acco~panied by an opinion as to the title executed by Gerald S, Rufer, Attorney-at-Law, was approved.
A plat of Sandy naven Develppment being a part of Lot 1, Section 29 and Lot 1 of Section 32, 'l'o,mship 132,
Range 411 accompanied by an opinion as to title executed by I. L, Swanson, Attofney-at-1aw1 was approved,
RF.SOLUTION REQUESTING SPEED ZONING
BE IT RESOLVED, '!'hat the County Board of Otter Tail County, in compliance with Subdivision 5 of Section 169,14
of the Highway Traffic.Regulation Act, hereby requests the Commissioner of Highways, upon the basis of an engineering
and traffic investigation, to authorize the erection of appropriate signs designating a reasonable and safe speed limit
upon the following described streets and highways:
ATTEST:
Township road between the center of Section 11, i..litherall '1ownship, and East to Trunk Highwa_y #210.
Township road around Eagle Lake in Sections 2, J, 10, 11, 14 and 15, Eagle Lake 'l'ownship, except
for that portion on Trunk Highway #78.
'l'ownship road beginning in Section 35 and proceeding Northeasterly around the North shoce of
Little Pine Lake to the East Line of the 'iownship (Section 25). Gonnan '.l'ownship.
The roads in Phelps Mill Park located in Section 35, Main Township.
Resolution passed at a meeting of the Otter '!'ail County Board on May 15, 1968 at Fergus Falls, Minnesota,
Sam Nycklemoe
S. B. Johnson Chainl,ian
County Auditor
RESOLUTION ESTABUSHING COUNTY HIGHWAY
Commissioner Harvey Morrill presented the following resolution, seconded by Commissioner Bennie J, Johnsai, and
moved its adoption.
WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and of public exigency that lands for highway purposes and piblic use be ob-tained; and
WHEREAS, Otter Tail County has power and authority to establish, alter, vacate or revoke county highways;
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of Minnesota Statutes 163, it is hereby resolved that Otter 'l'ail County take
for use on County Highway Number 112 a right of way in and over the lands herein described, together '1-.i th the following
rights: All trees, shrubs, grass and herbage within the right of way of said county h:i.ghway, herein acquired, and to
keep and have the exclusive control ,of, the same; to acquire fran the owners whose 1 ands front theron any existing rip.ht
of access to said highway and to keep and have the exclusive control of all access to said highway in accordance with
the laws governing access io highways; an, estate in fee simple absolute to the lands within the said right of way; to
construct slopes upon and remove materials from the lands tierein specifically mentioned to be taken for those purposes
as provided in the plans and specifications which are on file at the office of the County Engineer, Otter Tail County,
Fergus Falls, Minnesota; and also the right to waste, dispose of, and place gravel,stone, clay, dirt, sand and other
material on the lands herein specifically mentioned to be taken for those purposes,
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ........................ May 15 ............................................ 19 .. 68.
I.IS!!.111!.W•'-·"'-co11•• .. , 11 CLDUD NINJr. G•UCII
The lands and rights claimed and proposed to be so taken are situated in Otter 'l'ail \;ounty, Minnesota, and are
described as foll9ws, and the names of all persons appearing of record as known to the County Board of \;ommis:sioners to be
the owners or occ1:1pants of said lands and rig~ts, or interested therein, including all whom the County 0 oard of Commissioners,
by investigation an! inquiry to discover, together with the nature of the ownership of each as nearly as. can be ascertained,
and the legal des~ription of the tracts of land through which the county highway will pass, are as follows:
Parcel 13
All that part of the following described tract:
Th~ northerly fifty (50) feet of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter (E½ of NE!) of
Section 17, 'l'ownship 131 Noi-t.h, Range 43 West, except tract.
Excepti~g therefrom right of way of existing highway.
Containtng 0,43 acre, more or less.
Also an·easement to construct slopes, as shown on the plans, containing 0,13 acre, which shall cease on or before
December 31, 1968;
Together with all right of access, being the right of ingress to and egress fran th~t port,i9n of the above des-
cribed tract, not: acquired herein, to County Highway #112.
The names of parties known by the Board to be the owners and occupants or interested in the.above described land
and the nature of:their interests are, as follows:
Herbert'E. Schroeder
Alice M; Schroeder
Dated at Fer gus Falls, Minnesota this 15th day of May, 1968.
ATTESTED: s. · B. Johnson
County ;;.udi tor
BOARD OF COUNTY COO.MISSIONERS Q F.
OTTER 'l'AIL COUNTY
Sam l\yckle11De
Bennie J. Johnson
James Bucholz
Otto Haase
Harvey Morrill
An application of Farmers & Merchants State Bank of New Y0rk Mills for settlement and apatl!J!lait of delinquent
taxes, penalties and costs uponlots 1, 2, 3 & 4, Block 3 of Blowers First addition to New York M:j.lls was read, offering
to pay $1,322.64 plus $277,36 being the current tax, in settlement of taxes amounting to $7,?Q0,75, After considera-
tion the Board recommended tothe Commissioner of Taxes the offer be granted on the grow:ids t,hat the buildings located
on the lots are a'detriment to the property rat~er than an asset.
The fol~owing bills were allowed:
Carlton E, ~lortenson
Carlton E. Mortenson
Sidney Nelson
Glen ~l. Melby
James LeRoy
Merle Bacon
Donald Lee
John B. Halvorson
L. Ray Loomer
Marvin Pederson
Henry Lubitz
Alfred Meyer
harold Anderson
James ~ ucholz
Otto Haase
Bennie J. Johnson ·
narvey Morrill
Harvey Morrill
Sam Nycklemoe
~ rank Alstadt
Bernard Palubicki ·
Nels Hanson
Nels . Hanson
Curtis L. Watt
Walter Sundberg
Homer M. San
Theodore Hegseth
Arnold l!.vavold
narold Skistad
Laura E, Hotchkiss
Ambrose A. Klinnert
Kenneth Clambey
~'rank iioberts
Vernon E. Bachman
Mrs, Mable Hossow ·
Boarding of Prisoners
Mileage & expm se
Mileage & s1:1bsi~tenc!! pay
II II II II
II
II
II
II
Subsi!>tence pay
II II
Relief Jailer
II II
Mileage
II
11 & Expense
II II II
II II II
II II II
II
II
II II Phelps Mill
Per Diem
II II
Att'd Planning rioard Meeting
II
II
II
II
Cash advanced
II
Att1d Planning Board Mtg.
II II II II
11 Soil & Water Conservation mtg,
Att1d W.O.T, Soil & Water Cons. Mt:g.
II
II
II II II
II II II II
II II
II II II
II
II
Serv. W.O,T. Soil Cons. Pist.
Serv. W.O.T, Soil Cons. Qist.
Salary & Expense Weed & Seed Insp.
II II
Mileage & Expense
II
II II II
$507,50
209,87
355,20
?36.24
355,40
311.90
69.00
69.00
28,00
84.00
46.90
10.00
. 7,QO
70,50
60,40
J0,80
35,17
10.00
51.00
44,75
16.00
81,00
30.00
32,50
30.50
66,37
31,80
55,50
33.00
170,27
281.33
294,38
354,05
83,68
3, 53
f
I 78 COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
1rcu11n ..... , ••• CO■fAIY, sr.CLOUD,IIINA", CT-
Eugene Davenport ·
Harris W, iverson
Anton N. Glesne
Christopher C. Clauson
Wm. Galena & Son
Fergus Hardware
Gamble' s #1015
Edling Electric Co,
General Trading Co.
Otter '!'ail Grocery Co.
l~o~thwestern Bell Telephone Co,
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co,
Auto Safety
National Bushing
Bruce Publishing Co,
Davenport's Stationery
Edgetown Lumber Co,
Farnham I s Inc.
Photo Cent er
The Pierce Co,
Mobile R dio & T.V, Serv.
Western Onion
.Xerox Corp,
Edgetown Lbr. Co,
Co-op Services, Inc,
Mayo I s Standard
Nundahl Oil
Perham Co-op Oil
White Drug
Esther Mortensen
Eleanor Leidal
Jay L, Kevern, M.D.
Lake Region Hosfital
Normandy Cafe
Normandy Cafe
Public Utilities Dept,
Herb Christensen, Jr.
Great Plains Natural Gas
Dead Lake 'l'ownship
Candor '!"ownship
Burroughs Corp.
Burroughs Corp-'l'odd Div.
Cooper's Office ~upply
Dacotah Paper Co,
International Business Machines
Jaeger's Decorating Center
Miller-Davis Co.
Nelson Bros. Printing
Northwestern Publ Co,
Oswald Publishing Co,
Poucher Prtg. & Litho.·Co,
iecurity Blank Book & Prtg. Co.
Victor Lundeen & Co,
United liinding Co.
Whiting's Office Equipt,
Vernon E. Bac,hman
Carlton E, Mortensen
Helen E, Skramstnd
Myrtle E. Logas
Helen E. Skramst.ed
Helen Skramsted
N. F. Field Abstract Co,
Village of Perham
Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Henning Advocate
Northwestern P.ubl. Co,
Robert B. Oslund & Associates
Robert B, Oslund & Associates
Edgetown Lbr. ,Co.
Carolyn Helgeson
Loma McCabe •
Mrs, Dorothy Johnson
Donnis Fjestad
Mrs, Philip Wicklund
Mrs. E, J edlund
Carolyn Helgeson
Mrs, Earl Sonmore
Mrs, Edith Ronning
Bernice Ohman•
>lrs, Verla Mcl:.aughlin
Kathryn Hemmelgarn
Mrs. Verlie Grover
Ann Franklin ·
Mary Ann Emmel
Mrs. ldward Edwards
Iona Butcher •
Lovie Bormann •
Clarice Rasmussen
Patricia Grover
Mrs. Pearl Ronning
Mrs. Bud LarSQn
DATE ............................ May .. JS ........................................ 19. 68 ..
Mi~eage & Expense
II II II
II
II
II
II
11 extra lelp Co. Assessor's
II
Supplies
11 Janitor
II II
Service Call
Janitor Supplies
II II
Calls
·Calls for Sheriff
Repairs
II
Supplies
II
II
II
II
II
Services
II
II
Labor -installing Count~r.L· top
Gas, etc.
Gas & Oil
II II II
II II II
Care of Prisoner
Matron fee
Transcript of Proceedings
Coroner's fees
Autopsy Charge
Meals for jurors
II II II
Cleaning Sewer
Bulldozing dump ground
Gas
Special Aid
II II
Supplies
Phelps M£11
binding Books
Machine Rental
!Postage
II
II
Adv, Com. pd. drivers lic.i:gts.
Att1d mtg. in St, Paul
Fees for service
Abstract of Title
Office rent for Co. Agent
Publication
II of School Dissolution
11 11 11 & Hearing
Services
11 Phelps Mill
Supplies
Nurse Mileage & Expense att'd workshop
II II
II II & expense
II II
Att'd Nursing Bd. mtg,
II II II
Nurse •lileage & expense
Home Heal th Aid
,II•
II. •II
II II
II II
II II
II II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
$136.70
147.60
404.26
129.85
50.00
27,75
2.79
51.85 3,10
28.80
W.99
149,44
J.60
44.28
2.66
28.57
14,03
27.29
25;83
4,80
93,65
11,17
42.50
212.19
14,11
46.22
104,82
81;63
5,30
50,00
63.50
27,10
115.0C
24.18
21.16
16.96
42.75
426.78
200.oc
500.00
14.00
7.0C.
68.30
17,69
2.85
23,98
ll7.12
255,70
4.32
18.05
292,08
706,16
198,30
1748,90
90.00
39,82
20.00
60,00
20,40
33.00
2.50
7,00
60.00
248,95
6,30
4,32
723.00
750.0C
225.01
39.78
74.25
42.80
12.98
11.25
6.00
61.24
5.10
2.70
7,80
1.05 15.00
4,80
7.95 3,45
12,30
8,25
10,80
31.20
21.45
47,55
5,40
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............................. May 1.5 ................................... 19 .. 68
HCll■ITT Pll■TIJIG CONPANT, IT,CLOUD,■IN/1, C':
Mrs. John J. Steblay
~•rs. Mabel Jensen
Mrs. Fred Greenwaldt
Doris Jorgenson
Edna N, Nelson
l••rs. 1-"•arjorie· Hessel
Ina McLaughlin
Evelyn Leth .
Mrs. Elaine Winkels
Jannette Anthony
Mrs. Rudy Sagerhonr
Mrs. Lawrence· liouglas
Helen Tikkanen
Selma Swendsrud
Village of Perham
The Sterling Name Tape Co.
Hanson & Neuman
E. O. T. Telephone Co.
Secretarial Service
J.B. Lippincott ~o.
Philip M. Kjaglien
Philip M. Koaglien
Rachel J. Estrem
Public Utilitles Department
Victor Lumdeen & Co.
N.W. Bell Telephone Co., F.F.
Cooper's Office Supply
Straub Company
Fergus Falls Medical Group
Service Oil Co.
~Im. E. Messen"ger
Milton Aasnes·s, Jr.
John Hal vorso"n
A. L. Fitch .
Fergus Journ8;1-
Construction Bulletin
Gar hood Twin Cities Truck Equip. Inc.
Hall Equipment, Inc.
Minnesota 'J'ractor Co.
Ruffridge-Jonnson Eq. Co,
George T. Rylm Co.
Sweeney Bros.· Tractor
Ziegler, Inc;
Fergus Dodge,· Inc.
Internationar narvester
Larson Weldirig
Penrose Chevrolet Lo.
Perham Farm Supply
Super G,M.C. Truck Sales
Swanson Equipil,ent, F. F,
General Tradfng Co,
Genuine Parts ~o.
Holten Lumber
Otter 'l'ail Grocery Co,
.Sigelman Hide & Fur Co,
Vergas Hdwe. Co,
Vergas Motor Service
Welders Equipnent
Wilcox Lumber
M-R ~ign Co., Inc.
Firestone Store, F.F.
Northwood Specialty Co,
Mrs. Lewis Hansen
Raymond Motor Transportation
Ray's Transfer
Otter '!'ail Power Co,
S.C.M, Corporation
Secretarial Service
Albinson, Inc.
Mille!"-Davis
Davenport's Stationery
Poucher Printing & Lith,
R, R. Yates
Northwestern Bell, F, F.
East Otter Tail Tel'. Co,
East Otter 'l'ail Tel. Co,
Pelican Telephone Co,
Northwestern Bell Tel. Co., Wadena
Midwest Telephone Lo,
Park R.,gion Mut. Tel. Co,
Northwestern Bell Tel. Co., F.F.
Wendell P. Huber
G.D. Harlow
Wendell P, Huber
Town of Tordenskjold
Carlson Oil Co.
Consumers Co-op Oil, Henning
Dan's Texaco Service
Farmers Co-op Cry.
F'ossen Oil Co,
Mileage -Home Health
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
11·
II
II
II
II
Office rent for· nurse
Identification Pins
Aid
Medicare cost reimbursement reports
Calls & Service
Annual report covers
Pediatric NSG book
Mileage & Expense
Postage & Machine rental
Mileage
Utilities
Supplies
Calls & services
Supplies
Rent
Care, T.B. patient
Gas & Parts
1968 Diving Instructions
1968 Diving Instructions
II II II
II II
Ad for Bids
Ad f/or Bids
Parts
II
II
II
II
Repairs
Parts
Repairs
II
II
II
II
II
II
Supplies
Signs
Tires
Lath
Gravel
Freight
Freight
Prints
Service
Prints
~upplies
II
II
II
II
Service & tolls
II II
II II
II II
II II
II II
II II
II II
Expense
II
Cash advance
Special Aid
Gas, etc.
Gasoline
Gasoline·
Gas, etc.
Gasoline
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
$ 14.70
28,80
7,20
30,30
16.80
10,95
22,"42
7,50
11,85
7, 50
i..05
18,52
16.50
2,70
35",00
6.75 . 45,00
19.47 . 3.95
7.76
106,60
12,00
6,75 4,62
2.00
35.10
119.00
50,0C
48,00
40.96
15,00
15.00
15.00 15,oc
6,30 .R.,v.
58.80 R & B
65.70
39.64
15.05
549.81 806.60
40.99
69.33
781.81
48.71
10.36
8.50
2.35
7,00
4Cfl,03
4.16
507.17
98.22
17.85
25.50 28,00
110,35
76,20
7,05
4,30
1165,00
95.18 40,00
47.50
12.25
5.94
159,51
110,00
52.35 36.19
12.95
24.18
82.21
4.12
29.89
20.10
5.28
8,CJ7
10.80
10,60
14,10
83.84
325,14
17.91
47.82
300.00
123,84
75,34
87,38
1111..29
13.31
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HCURIH Pll■TIIIG CO■PANT, IT,CLOUD,lllll'N, Q:2D
Hi-Way Auto &·Implement Co.
Hoot Lake Pure
Jim's Service·Station
J0 hn's 7-0 Service
The Oil Store·
Olson Oil Co,·
Otter 'l'ail l.o:.op Oils, Inc., F ,F,
Otter 'l'ail Co:.op Oils, Inc. F.F.
Ray's Oil
Service Oil Co., B,L.
Service Oil Co,, Underwood
Soliah & Braatz Oil Co,
Theodorson's Mnbile Service
Thomas Oil co·.
Vergas Oil co·,
D-A Lubricant' Co,, Inc.
Arrow Petr·ole\un, Inc.
Bluffton Oil Co,
Perham Co-op.·Oil
Standard Oil Co,, P.R.
George L. Johnson
Joe M. Jacobson
E., J. Webber ·
Philip R. Monson
Mrs. Ruthie Hennagir
Kermit Grefsrud
Ingard Ohe
Orville Nettestad
Louis Kowalski
~larence Samuelson
Orville Lund ·
!!.]mer A. Vigen
Odin C • Berg ·
Engebret 'l'hompson
Dennis B. Seidell
Eddie G. Knutson
John P, Condon
Mrs. Daisy Peach
W. L. Zitzow ·
l•lrs, Chester Bergerud
Leonard E. Erlandson
Warren E. Dubbels
W. M. Moller ·
Mrs, Lydie Schiennan
Helmer Anderson
David M. Velo'
Carl L. Anderson, Agent for Clarence
O. Anderson, et al
Eddie A, Velo'
Eddie A , Velo'
School Dist, #1522, •··rs, Herb Rossow, Chm,
Vtter Tail County
Gasoline
II etc.
Gas, etc.
Gasoline
Gas, etc,
Gasoline
II
II
Gas, etc.
II II
II II
II II
Gasoline
etc.
II
II
II
, etc,
II
Oil
Diesel Fuel
II
II
II
Ri'bt
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
of Way
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Upon motion the Board then adjourned to 10:00 A,M., June 11th, 1968,
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$112,44
25,92
63,53
86.70
76,93
126.25
482.62
133,56
97.02
182,78
80.88
177,39
71,50
1213.86
174,89
382,40
175.68
88.80
91.80
71.25
125.00
4.00
91.40
1741.80
399,18
44.00
6.80
28.00
20,40
91,23
12.60
160.08
4,90
27,78
44,02
15.80
152,85
1437.55
55,40
1.80
22.20
· 101.60
27.80
41.08
40.52
19.40
50,60
40,40
1417.80
1.00
3,80
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DATE .......................... June.11 ...................................... 19 .... 68
MINUTF.S OF THE ADJOUNRED MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CYI'TER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board m_et at 10:~0 o'clock,: A,M. June 11, 1968, all members presart.,
Upon motion to the County Auditor was authorized to advertise for bids to be ppene~ at 11:00 A,M., July 8,
1968 on the following projects:
GRADING AND AGGREGATE SURFACING
S,A.P, 56-628-04 (68) C,P, 68:28 Length 6,442 miles, located from CSAH #21 to T.H. #59, approximately J,0
miles Sout~ of Pelican Rapids.
S.A.P. 56-642-05 (68) C,P. 68:42 Length J,794 miles, ·located approximately 6.0 miles Northeast of Parkers
Prairie to junction of CSAH #40.
S.A,P. 56-648-01 (68) C.P. 68:48 Length 0,606 mile,, located approximately 1.0 mile South of Woodside at
the junction of CSAH #42 and East 0.606 mile.
C.P. 68':116 (68) Length 1.477 miles from approximately 1.5 miles North·of French at junction of
CSAH #21 and East approximately 1,5 miles.
The Board having previously advertised for bids for grading and aggregate surfacing on the following projects:
C.H. #112 -CSAH #15 to CSAH #1, 8,0 mil, SW Fergus Falls
Bids were opened and found to be as follows:
Conroy Construction
Clarence Drewes
B0ain Bros, & Don Dahlman
Ed Zimmerman
Leonard Hillstrom
Stan Morrill
Roy Evavold & Sol
Harvey W. Nelson
John Dieseth Co.
Dumont, Minnesota
Detr?i~ Lakes, Minnesota
Clarissa, Minnesota
Barrett, Minnesota
Vergas, Minnesota
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Lake Park, Minnesota
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
$42,366.44 .
43,238.60
44,895,82
45,162.92
46,126.22
46,221.18
47,051.64
48,510.JO
59,167.95 ..
After consideration the contract was awarded to Conroy Construction, Dumont, Minnesota, in the amount of
$42,366.44.
CSAH #25, 5.2 mi. S. of Fergus Falls, N to 0.2 mi. S. of T,H, #94
Bids were received as follows:
Ed Zimnerman·
Bain Bros. & Don Dahlman·
Conroy Construction
Clarence Drewes
Harvey Nelson
Strom Construction
John Dieseth Co.
Barrett, Minnesota
Clarissa, Minnesota
Dumont, Minnesota .
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Lake Park, Minnesota
Moorhead, Minnesota ·
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
$58,956.66
59,698.84
60,674.39
58,267.24
66,318.92
68,519.79
76,687.90
After consideration the contract was awarded tp Clarence Drewes, Detrd.t Lakes, Minnesota, in the amount
of $58,267.24.
CSAH #15 -jct of CSAH #2, 10 mi, SW of Fergus Falls, N. to S. jct. of C.H. #114
Bids were received as follows:
Leonard Hillstrom
Ed Zimmerman
Harvey W. Nelson
Johh Dieseth Co.
Clarence Drewes
Conroy Construction
Vergas, Minnesota
Barrett, Minnesota
Lake Park, Minnesota
Fergus-Falls, Minnesota
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Dumont, Minnesota ·
$12,747.13
14,538.60
17,882.00
18,378.70
23,860.40
24,159.lC
After consideration the contract was awarded to Leonard Hillstr9m, Ve~gas, Minnesota in the amount of
$12,747,lJ.
The Board having previously advertised for bids for 170. miles of center striping, Coµnty wide, received
bids as follows:
Traffic Marking Service, Inc, Route #J, Buffalo, Minn. $13,520.00
After consideration the Board awarded the contract to Traffic Marking Service, Inc., in the IIJ!IOUnt of
$13,520.00 onthe grounds the bid seemed reasonable.
' Upon motion l!Bde, seconded and carried, a special right-of-way meeting will be held at the Court House at
9:JO A.M., June 22, 1968.
A letter from Royale B, Arvig, M110r of Pemam, encouraging the Gounty Planning Commission to continue searching
for an agreeable County wide planning and zoning system was rea9. Upon motion the Audit9r was instructed to place the
letter .on file.
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The following resolution was adopted:
To the Honorable Harold LeVander, Governor of the State of Minnesota
Be it Resolved by the Board of Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota that we respectfully request
that you consider Henry Polkinghorn, Attorney at Law, residing at Pelican Rapids for the appointment as Judge of
Probate Court of Otter Tail County to succeed Owen V, Thompson, deceased.
Attest:
Adopted June ll, 1968.
/ S/ s. B, Johnson
Clerk
Upon motion the Board adjourned to 10:00 A,M., June 12, 1968,
WEDNFSDAY 1S SESSION·
/S/ Sam Nyckl.emoe
Chainnan of the Board of
County Commis·sioners
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board met at 10:00 A,M., June 12th, 1968, all members present,
The petition of nugust and Helen Stein asking that the East 596 feet of West 1434 feet of NW! north of high-
way except tracts sold in Section 21-133-43, be set off from District #1434 to District #544 was taken up for final
action. After listening to the statements of various interested parties, the Board issued the following order, to wit:
Order Setting off Legal Voter from One School District to Another.
WHEREAS, The petition of August and Helen Stein, legal voters and freeholders and residents of School District
No. 1434 in this County, representing that they are the owners of thelands hereinafter described, which are situate in
said School District:; and adjoint. School District No. 544 and asking that he with his said lands may be set off from
said district No. 1434 to said adjoining school district No. 544 was presented to the Board of County CoD111issioners
of this County at a session of said board held on the 15th day of May A,D., 1968 for the action of1said board thereon;
and whereas it was thereupon ordered by said board that a hearing should be had on said petition, at a session of said
board on the 12th day of June A,D., 1968 at the County Auditor's office in the 1,;ity of Fergus Falls in said County;
and whereas it was further orded in and by said order thatnotice ofthe time and place of such hearj.ng be given by
posting copies of said order in three public places in each of the school districts to be affected by said petl.tion,
and by mailing tothe, clerk of each of said School Districts, a copy of said order at least ten days before the time
appointed for such hearing; and whereas at the said session of the said Board of County Commissioners on said 12th
day of June, A,D., 1968 due proof of the posting and service of said order of hearing as therein directed and required,
more than ten days prior to said last named date, having been made andfiled, said petition was publicly read and con-
sid~ed by the Board, with everything which was said by said interested parties for or against grantirg the prayer of
the petitioner, and said Board being of opinion that said petition should be granted, it is hereby ordered and aeter-
mined, that the said petitioner and the following described lands owned by him, to-~~t:
East 596 feet of West 1434 feet of NW! Nor1ih of Highway except tracts sold in Section 21-133-43,
be and the same are hereby set off from said School District No. 1434 to said adjoining Scrool District No. 544 and
said lands are hereby made a part of said last named School District for all purposes whatever.
Attest:
By order of the Board of County Commissioners.
Dated the 12th day of June A.D., 1968.
/S/ s. B. Johnson
County Auditor, and ex-officio Clerk of Board
/S/Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman of the Board o f County Commissj oners
of Otter TaH County, MiM,
The petition of Kurt Schroeer .. asking that the SEt of SEt; Ni of SEt and SW! of SEt Section 22; Si of
SW!, Section 23; NE! NW! and NWf, of NE! and NE! of NE!, Section 27, Township 137, Range 38 be set off fran District
#1536 to District #549 was taken up for final action. After listening to the statanents of the various interested
parties, the Board issued the following order, to wit:
Order Setting of Legal @oter from One School District to Another •
. WHEREAS, The petition of Kurt Schroeer, a legal voter, freeholder and resident of Scl'Dol District No. 1536
in this l,;ounty, representing that he is the owner of the lands hereinafter described, which are situate in said School
District, and adjoin School District No. 549 and asking that he with his said lands may be set c£f fran said district
No. 1536 to said adjoining school district No. 549 was presented to the Board of County Commissioners of this County
at a session of said board held on the 15th day of May A.D., 1968, for the action of said board thereon; and 'whereas
it was bhereupon ordered by said board that a hearing should be had on said petition, at a session of said board on
the 12th day of June A,D., 1968 at the County Auditor's Office in the City of Fergus Falls in said County; and whereas
it was further ordered in and by said order that notice of the time and place of such le aring be l!1. ven by posting
copies of said order in three public places in each of the school districts to be affected by said petition, and b;v
mailing to the clerk.of each of said School Districts, ·a copy of said order at least ten days before the time ap~!hbt-
ed for such hearing; and whereas at the said session of the said Board of County Commissioners on said 12th day of
June A.D., 1968, due proof-of the posting and service of said order of hearing as therein directed and requjred, more
than ten days prior to said last named date, havirlg been made and filed, sad petition was pub1-i.cly read and considered
by the Board, with everything which was said by said interested parties for or against granUng the prayer of the
petitioner, and said Board being of opinion that said pEtition should be granted, it is hereby ordered and determined,
that the said petitioner and the following described· lands owned by him, to-wit: · ·
SE! of S~; Ni of SE! and swl; of SE¼ Section 22; Si of SW! Section 23; NE! ·NWt and NW{ of NEt and
NEt of NEl; Section 27~ Township 137, Range 38.
be and the same are hereby set off from said School Distt.i.ct No. 1536 to said adjoining Scrool District #549 and said
lands are hereby made a part of said last named School District for all purposes whatever.
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Attest:
By order of the Board of County CoRDnissioners
Dated the 12th day of June A.D., 1968.
/S/ s. B. Johnson
County Auditor, & ex-officio Clerk of Board
/S/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman of the Board of County Commissioner
of Otter Tail County, Minn.
. . The petit~on ~f Peter Wientjes asking that the SW¼ of Section 24, 'l'ownship 137, Range JS be set off from
District #1536 to District #549 was taken up for final action. After listening to the statements of various interested
parties, the Board issued the following order, to wit:
Order Setting of Legal Voter from One School District to Another.
WHEREAS, The peition of Peter Wientjes, a legal voter, freeholder and resident of School District. #1536 in this
County, representing that he is the owner of the lands hereinafter described, which are situate in said School District,
and adjoin School District No. 549 and asking that he with his said lands may be set off fran said district No. 1536 to
said adjoining school district No. 549 was presented to the Board of County Conmissioners of this County at a session
of said board held on the 15th day of May A.D., 1968 for the action of said board thereon; and whereas it was thereupon
ordered by said board that a hearing should be had on said petition, at a session of said board on the 12th day of June
A.D., 1968 at the County Auditor's Office in the City of Fergus Falls in said County; and whereas it was further ordered
in and by said order that notice of the time and place of such hearing be given by posting copies of said order in three
public places in each of the school districts to be affected by said petition, and by mailing to the clerl< of each of
said School Districts, a copy of said order at least ten days before the time appointed for such hearing; and whereas
at the said session of the said Board of County Commissioners on said 12th day of June A.D., 1968 due proof of the
posting and service of said order of hearing as therein directed and require, more than ten da,ys prior to said last
named dated, having been made and filed, said petition was publicly read and considered by the Board, with everything
which was said by said interested parties for or against granting the prayer of the petitioner,and said Board being of
opinion that said petition should be granted, it is hereby order~d and determined, that the said petitioner and the
following described lands owned by him, to-wit:
SW¼ Section 24, 'l'ownship 137, Range JS
be and the same are hereby set off from said School District No. 1536 to said adjoining School District No. 549 and
said lands are hereby made a part of said last named School District for all purposes whatever.
Attest:
By order of the 0oard of ~ounty Commissioners
Dated the 12th day of June A.D., 1968.
s. B. Johnson
County Auditor, & ex-officio Clerk of Board
/S/ Sam~~ycklemoe
Chairman of the Board of County Commissionenr
of Otter 'I'ail County, Minn.
The petition of Aaron Schwarzwalter asking that all of Lots 4 and 7, and part of Lots 5 an:! 6 ~outh of rail-
road in Section J2, Township lJJ, Range 43 be set off from District #1434 to District #544 was taken up for final
action. After listening to the statements of various interested parties, the Board issued the following order, to wit:
State of Minnesota
County of Otter Tail
Order Setting.Off Legal Voter from Orie School Qistrict to Another.
WHEREAS, The petition of. Aar-on Schwarzwaiter, a legal voter, fre-!'!holder and resident of School District No.
1434 in this County, representing that he is the owner ·or the lands· fiereinarter described, which are situate in said
School District, and adjoint School District No. 544 and asking that he with his said lands may be set off from said
district No. 1434 to said adjoining school district No. 544 was presented to the Board of l.ounty Conmdssioners of this
County at a session of said board held on the 15th day of May A.D., 1968 for the action of said board thereon; and
whereas it.was thereupon ordered by said boar.d that a hearing should be had on said petition, at a session of said
board on the 12th day of June A.D., 1968 at the ~ounty Auditor's office in the City of Fergus Falls in said County;
and whereas it was further ordered in and by said order that notice of the time and place of such hearing be given by
posting copies of said order in three public places in eac~ of the school districts to be affected by said peition, and
by mailing to the clerk of each of said School Districts, a copy of said order at least ten days before the time appoint-
ed for such hearing; and whereas at the said session of the said Board of County Commissioners on said 12th day of June
A.D., 1968 due proof of the posting am service of said order of hearing as therein directed and require•, more than ten
days prior to said last named date, having been made and filed, said petition was publicly read and considered by the
Board, with everything which was said by said interested parties for or against granting the prayer of the•petitioner,
and said Board being of opinion that said petition should be granted, it is hereby ordered and determined, that the said
petitioner and the following described Jands owned by him, to-wit:
All of Lots 4 and 7 and part of Lots 5 and 6 South of railroad in Section 32, Township lJJ, Range 43
be and the seine are hereby set off from said School D~strict No. 1434 to said adjoining School District No. 544 and
said lands are hereby made a part of said last named School District for all purposes whatever.
By order of the Board of County Commissioners
Dated the 12th day of June A.D. 1968 •.
Attest: /s/s. B. Johnson
County Auditor, & ex-officio Clerk of Board
/s/sam Nycklemoe
Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners
of Otter Tail 6ounty, Minnesota
the resolution asking for the dissolution of District #1491 was taken up for final action. After listening
to the statements of the various interested parties, the Board issued the followi~ interlocutory order, to wit:
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State of Minnesota
County of Otter Tail
IN THE MATTER OF THE DISSOLUTION OF COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1491
The above entitled matter came on duly to be heard by the County Board of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, at
Fergus Falls in the City of Fergus Falls in said ~ounty, on the 12th day of June, 1968, at 10:00 o'clock A.M., pursuant
to notice duly given as provided by law and the order of said Board; and the Board havi'!l heard all-persons interested in
said matter, both for and against, finds as follows:
First -That said proceedings were instituted by:
(c) A resolution adopted by the electors of said district at a legal meeting and certified by the Clrrk
or said district to the County ~uditor.
Second -That less than 90 days have elapsed since the date of said hearing and the Board being of the
opinion, from the facts adduced at said hearing, that it is expedient and will be to the best interest of the inhabi-
tants of said territory to have said school district dissolved;
NOW THEREFORE IT IS ORDERED, That said CoDDDon School District No. 1491 be disselved and that the territory
embraced therein be attached to other existing school districts or unorganized territory as follows, to-wit:
To Common School District #1504
SW; Section 12
NW/; Section 13
El of NE/; Section 14 W of NEt; Section.14
E of NWt; Section 14
S of N½ of SEt;, Ni of Ni of SEt; and Ni of Si of SE/; Section 15
NW/; Section 22
To Independent School District #544
The balance of the territory comprising School District #1491
(3) IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, Tpat 'the assets and liabilities of said Common School District No. 1491, be dis-
tributed as follows, to~wit:
To Common School District #1504, 22.8%. To Independent School District #544, 77.2% of all the monies, credits, funds,
property both real and personal including taxes for the year 1968 and prior years collected after July 1st, 1968 and
that the obligations of CoDDDon School District #1491 shall become the obligations of Common SclDol District #1504 and
Independent School Dist~ict #544 by the same percentages.
(4) The outstanding bonded debt of said Common School District #1491 is none.
(5) The proposed effective date of this order is hereby fixed as the 1st day of July, 1968. •
Dated this 20th day of June, 1968.
Attest: /S/ S. B. Johnson
County Auditor
/S/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chainnan Board of ~ounty Commissioners
Otter Tail County Minnesota
The resolution asking for the dissolution of District #1384 was taken up for final action. After listening
to the statements of the var.bus interested parties, the Board issued the following interlocutory order, to wit:
State of Minnesota
County of Otter Tail
IN THE MATTER OF THE DISSOLUTION OF COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1384
WHEREAS, Proceedings to dissolve Common School District No. 1384 have been instituted by:
(c) A certificate by the clerk of said district directed to the Board of uoi:mty Commissioners of the
County of Otter Tail, State of Minnesota, that a majority of electors voting at an election held
in said district on April 30th, 1968, voted in.favor of dissolving the district.
NOW ,THEREFORE, It is ordered:
1. That Common School District No. 1384 be dissolved and that the territory embraced therein be attached
That the entire territory comprising Common School District #1384 be attached to
Independent School District #549.
2. That the current assets and liability of said Common School District No. 1384, be distributed as fol-
lows, to-wit':
To I dependent. School District #549 all monies, credits, funds property both real and personal including
taxes for the Y968 and prior years collected after July 1st, 1968, and all obligations of Common Scl-ool District
#1384 shall become the obligations of Independent School District #549., ..
J. That the outstanding bonded debt of said Common School District No. 1384 is none.
4. 'l'hat the proposed effective date of this order is July 1st, 1968.
Dated June 12, 1968
Attest:._.....,t~s~/ __ S~•-=-B~·-J~o~h~n~s~on:.:.,,.-.,...--,--,-,,-----
County Audit.or
/S/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman, Board of County Commissioners
Otter Tail County Minnesota
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The petition of Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Jacobs askirg that the West 262.4 ft. of East 1457.9 ft. of NWt South of
highway, except South 706.4 ft. Section 21-133-43 be set off from District #1434 to District #544 was read, and it was
ordered that a hearing on said petition be held at 10:00 A.M.,.July 9, 19 68 and that due notice ort.he time and place be
given as required by law.
The petition of Lester Bachmann asking that the Si of NEt and Ei of the SEt Section 27, 'l'ownship 137, Range JS
be set off from District #1536 to District #549, and it was ordered that a hearing on said petition be held at 10:CO
A.M., July 9, 1968 and that due notice ofthe time and place be given as required by law.
The petition of Roger Schroeer asking.th~t the SEt except 20 ft. square in NW c~mer, Section 23 ad Wi of NEt
Section 26, Township 137, Range JS be set off fran District #1536 to District #549, and it was ordered that a hearing
on said petition be held at 10:00 A.M., July 9, 1968 and that.due notice ofthe time and place be given as renuired by
law.
The petition of &I.ward Steeke asking that the Ni of NWl,; Wi of SWt and SWt of NWt Section 25 and SEt of SE¼
Section 26 all in iownship 137, Range 88 be set off from District #1536 to District #549, and it was ordered that a
heariog on said petition beheld at 10:00.A.M., July. 9, 1968 and that due notice of the time and place be gi va, as
required by law.
The following resolution was adopted:
RE.SOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners, Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
THAT the petition of Frances Loerzel for permission to repurchase Lot 11, Block 4, Newcomb 1s Addition to
Perham, which has been forfeited to the State of non-payment of taxes for the year 1956 and subsequent years, in t.he
amount of $302.44, being the full amount of taxes, interest, penalties and costs, be granted for the reason it will
be to the best public interest and relieve undue hardship.
Passed this 12th day of June, 1968.
/S/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
Attest: /5/ s. B. Johnson
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED By the Board of County Commissioners, Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
THAT This Board proposes to build, erect and establish at Phelps Mill Para, the following:
Two 24' x J61 galvanized pole type build ngs with 4" concrete slab floors
for a total cost of
Badminton Court, cement, grading and filling, total cost
Six horse-shoe court pits, at a total cost of
A soft-ball diamond, grading, seeding and equipment, cost
Total Cost
AND request approval by the Commissioner of Conservation of the above projects.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this 12th day of June, 1968.
Attest: _.....1./.=S:L./...;S~•--=B'-'.c....;.J:.aohn=s:a:oc:.:n'-------=-=-Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
/S/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
$4,950.00
1,6co.oo
450.00
5,000.00
$12,COO.OO
THAT the County Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to invest $500,000 in Sixty (60) Day U.S.
Securities, and $500,000 in Ninety (90) Day U.S. Securi1i.es.
The Board further approved the amount of $498,000 of General Funds now invested by the Treasurer.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this 12th day of June, 1968.
Attest: __ /~S~/.....,;s~:'--B~•-J~o~h~n~s~o~n-------=,-,-Clelk
/s/ Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
Licenses for off-and-on sale of non-intoxicating malt liquor were granted as follows:
Ray Pfeifle
Clarence Koehler
Lila M; Keskinen
Fr.itz Uttersen
Leonard Saewert
Log Haven Resort
Koehler' s Resort
Oak Point Resort
Resort
Leonard I s Resort
Town of Lida
Town of Pine Lake
Town of Utto
Town of Everts
Town of Corliss
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DATE _________________________________ June __ 12 ________________________________ 19 .. 68_
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Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, $800.CO was appropriated.to the Otter Tail County
Historical Society for the year beginning July 1, 1968.
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the County Board arranged for a Condemnation Hearing to be held at
the ~ourt House at 9:JQ A.M., June 28, 1968.
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the County Health Nursing Budget for the pl[lriod from
July 1, 1968 to Decanber 31, 1968, was fixed at the sum of $22,854.CO.
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the salary of Stephanie Jokela,as Secretary-AdministraP
tor was set at $325.CO per month begiMing July 1, 1968.
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the Case Load Control policy of the Otter Tail
County Public Health Nursing Service.
Upon motion, the County 0 oard agreed to meet at 9:30,A.M. June 114, 1968 for the p.irpose of' viewing completed
roads.
Homestead classifications on real estate were granted as follows:
Kenneth M. Grimsrud
Dick Straus
Clifford Treinen
Smali tract in Lot 9, Section 2, Scambler
NE¼ SEl; Northeast of Highw~y Section 9, Buse
Part of Lot 7 and the SW¼ SE! Section 14, Norwegian Grove
The following applications for correction of assessments of real estate were granted:
Harold Kee
Arnold Hagen
Tarjei C Iverson
Parcel #8, Lot 8, Section 3, Nidaros Township
Lots 8 & 9, Section 6, Town of Sverdrup
Lot 21, Little Pine Beach
Building over-valued
Old trailerhouse assessed on ~~ich
the 1967 license had been paid
Lot over-valued
The following personal property assessments were approved and reconmended to the Conmissioner of Taxation
for approval:
Lena Bjorkaas
Mills Fanners Elevator
Sverdrup 1'oi.nship
New York Mills
Cottage assessed both as personal property and
real property
Double assessnent of certain i tans of personal property
The follo1'.d.ng applications were rejected:
Mrs. Mabel c. Shamber
Joel B. Wick
Wm. C. Hanson
Hanestead classifications on Lots 15, 16 & 17, First Addition to K-B"Beach
'l'ract in SW corner of 1'hird Addition to Sunny Side, Nidaros, Homestead classification ·
Homestead classification on Lot 6, Second Addition to Klein and Adams Point
Upon motion the County Audit.or was autorized to advertise for bids for road signs and post comprising
approximately 1,000 "ight-of-Way markers, 980 road signs and 3,000 posts; bids to be opened 11:CO A .M., July 8, 1968.
A plat of Inman '1ownship Cemetery, Subdivision #2, being a part of the NWt of Section 21, Towns of Inman, was approved.
A plat of "iyer Oaks, being a part of the E½ of the NEl and Lot 1 of Section 6-132-43, and a part of Lot 1,
Section 31-133-43 and Lots 4 & 7 of Section 32-133-43, was approved.
The follo~d. ng bills were allowed:
Carlton Mortensen
Carlton E. Mortensen
Merle Bacon
John Halvorson
Don Lee
James LeRoy
Glen Melby
Sidney Nelson
Joseph Peloquin
Gary Ludwig
Carlton E. Mortensen
Carlton E. •iortensen
Marvin Pederson
Gary A. Nelson
G. A. Thompson
Mrs. El~ine Barker
Tom Grover
Lyle Homes
Mrs. Johnny Johnson
Johnny Johnson
Sam Kilde
Mrs. Sam Kilde
Mary AM Loerzel
Duane McDonald
Rodney Moebius
Robert G. Pearson
Tom Troup e
Mrs. Viola v:eiler
Albert Weiler
Ada R. Henkes
Otter 'l'ail Grocery
The Photo Center
General Trading
Reuben Klein Motor
Suhr Ford
L. O. Grotte
Boarding of Prisoners
Mileage & Expense
Mileage & Subsistence Pay
Subsistence Pay
II II
Mileage & Subsistence Pay
II II II
II II
Special Deputy
Extra hours, Sheriff
~upplies for jail
Film for jail use
Extra help at jail
Patrol & jail
Jail record cards
Mileage & witness fee
Guard Duty
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Mileage &. Witness fee
II II II II
II II II
Mileage -Bailiff
Soap for dishwasher
Supplies
Parts
Labor & Parts
II II II
II
II
II
Taking pictures, St.. vs Ballard, Krat.ze & Soland
$720.00
384.26
181.20
72.00
. 48.00
444-90
393.31
361.70
70.00
14.00
12,80
56.10
98.00
110.00
7.95
1.60
9.25
29.50
18.50
9.25
1.60
1,60
9.25
1.60
4.rll
10.00
1.60
18.50
18.-50
45;75 15,co
15.47
14.05
32.55
39.87
40,00
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DA'l'E ........................... ~~e 12 ............................. 19 .. 68.
HCHln Pll■TINO CO■PA■T, IT,CLOUD,■INN. Q':ZIIIIII
Minneapolis Clivic
~•ill Standard Station
George Wenino :
Fergus Falls Mec;lical Group
Fergus Falls Me9ical Group
Esther Mortensen
Eunice LeRoy :
Minnesota Motor Co.
Nat11 Police Chiefs & Sheriff's
Inlonnation Bureau
James Bucholz ·
Otto riaase
Bennie J. Johnson
Sam Nycklemoe .
Harvey Morrill .
Max Kroneman, J:r.
Mrs. Arnold Stock
Mrs. Gerald Zei;e
Mrs. Laura E. H~tchkiss
Ambrose Klinner~
Geraldine McGuire
Kenneth Clambey_
Frank Roberts
Duane Donley •
Dennis GreenwalQt
Ed Skotlund
Jeff Tikkanen
Mac Tobkin
Gene Davenport .
Harris h. Iverson
Anton N. Glesne:
Mrs. James Glow~
Walfred U. Wick
Christopher c. Clauson
Owen V. Thompsai
A. M. Gorden .
Robert B. OslunQ & Assoc.
LeRoy Brown .
National Foundry
Knute Hanson
C-Z Chemical co:, Inc.
Daycoe, Inc.
Home Decorators
Merton Johnsm
John Peterson
Ernest hrlandso~
Northwestern Beil Tel. Co.
Northwestern Beil Tel. Co.
Northwestern Beil 1'el. Co.
Xerox i.;orp.
Xerox Corp.
Xerox Corp. .
Addressograph Miµ.tigraph Corp.
Beck Specialty ~o.
Burroughs Corp •.
Cooper's Office.Supply
Dakota Paper Co.
Davenport's Sta\ionery
Edling Electric.
Houghton Mifflin Co.
Miller-Davis '-o~
Monroe lnt.ernat:i,onal, Inc.
Nelson Bros. Pr~nt~ng
Nelson Bros. Pr:irting
Perham Enterpri~e 0ulletin
Poucher Printing & Lithographing Co.
Security Blank Book & Printing Co.
St. Paul Book &_Stationery
The Photo Center
The Pierce Co. ·
Victor Lundeen~ Co.
Anderson Bros. Cons.
M-R Sign Co. :
Richard Loeffle~
Charles E. Jotuison, J.P.
City of Fergus ~alls
C. A. Boline, M •. D.
Lewis E. Strut·h!lrs, M.D.
Vernon E. Bachman
Myrtle E. Logas:
Helen E. Skrwnstad
Myrtle E. Logas:
Village of Perhipn
tergus Falls Jo~rnal
Northwestern Pub. Co.
The Parkers Prairie Independent
Battle Lake Review
Great Plains Na~ural Gas Co.
Eleanor Leidal
Normandy Cate
Tests
Gas & Oil
Medication for prisoners
Care of prisoners
Care of Prisoners
l•latron fees
II II
1968 Chevrolet
1968 Nat11 Director of Law Enf. Adm.
Mileage & expense
II II II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Extension Mtg.
Phelps Mill
Att1d Extension Mtg.
Att1d Extension Mtg.
W.O.T. Soil & Water Cons. Dist.
II II II
E II II
II
II
II II II
II
II
II
W.O.T. Weed & Seed Ins. Salary&. Exp.
Salary & Exp. W.O.T. Weed & Seed Insp.
E.O.T. Soil & .Water Cons.
II II II
II II II
II II II
II 11 11
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Mileage & Expense
II II II
II
II
II
Mileage & Expense, Extra help Assessor's Office
Mileage & Expense, Extra help Assessor's Office
Mileage & Expense, Extra help Assessor's Office
Mileage & Expense
11 11 11 Juvenile
Rent for cement mixer-Phelps Mill
Services, Phelps Mill
Repair ceiling on hoµse -Phelps Mill
Survey or Markers
Civil Defence Uirector's Salary
March, April & May
J&rlitor Supplies
Jani tor Supplies
Janitor Supplies
Flower Beds at Court House
Window Washing, Court House
Jani tor Ass 't.
Calls
II
11 for Sheriff
Services
II
Supplies
Supplies, ltibbons
Supplies
II
11 • & Machine Rental
Flourescent light bulbs
::,upplies
Repairs
.:,upplies
1 Book Jury Certificates
"ibbm
Supplies ,..
La or, Install Accoustical Tile Ceiling
Lettering on Door
Labor, Cleaning along dump road
Court C.:osts
Court '-osts for March & April
Coroner's Fees
II II
Postage
II
II
Adv. Com. pd. to Drvrs. License Agents during May
Office rent for Co. Agent
Publication
Tax notice
Publication -1967 Financial Statement
II II
Gas Consumed
Transcript of Proceedings
!'•ales for Jurors
II
$ 30.00
77.95
8.00
5.00
15.00
45.00
10.00
2783. 50
8.50
40.00
17.50
23.90
18.0C
67.54
1.65
2.25
7.80
226.80
202.40
48.00
360.26
448.60
42.69
33.00
45.15
28.95
6.90
50.50
132.82
561.60
240.00
105.05
169.55
50-34
10.00
230.00
121.57
.495,00
30(.00
43,35
.51.56
· 5,48
185.00•
192.40
100.00
43.73
,16.42
101.45
119.40
42.50
116.00
3J.63
8.60
Jl.40
99,46
18.23
6.80
21.82
2.08
-65.76
2.00
17,75
271,45
39.50
;;!4.89
7.15
27,00
19.54
4.80
291.47
. 1007.60
17.50
24.00
·4.00
630.0G
26.25
.26,08
21 •. 96
80,00
60.00
23.60
,60.0C
571.-55
10,50
2259.18
2276.98
244.26
34.50
29.11
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DATE .............................. June .12 ···································19 ... 68
HCUllff"Hllf,IH"li-cO■H.XT, IT.CLOUD,■INN, G'=
lest Publishing Co,
Elaine Grotte, (\damson-Norman Awe. #JO
Women I s ltelief Corps
Carolyn Helgeson
Lorna Mccabe •
.Mrs, Dorothy Jotmson
Donnis Fjestad •
Carolyn HelgesoQ
Village of Perhi!DI
E.O.T. Tele. Co,
Davenport's Stationery
Nelson Bros. Printing
Lovie Bormann .
Mrs. Iona Butcher
Mary Ann Emmel .
Mrs. Cyril Grover
Mrs, Patricia Grover
Kathryn Hemmelgarn
Mrs, Clarence Hessel
Mrs. Gordon Johnson
Mrs, !'•ary H, 1,oste
Ina McLaughlin .
Verla McLaughlin
F.clna M, Nelson
Inez Nousane
Bernice Ohman .
Mrs. Edith Ronningen
Mrs. Rudy Sagertiom
~rs, Earl Sonmor
Mrs, Selma Swendsrud
~rs, Helen Tikk;µien
Elaine Winkels .
Philip Kjaglien.
Ppilip Kjaglien.
V, A, Ryan .
Artz Camera Supply Co,
Cooper's Office.Supply
Straub Co.
Stem & Em Drug
Victor Lundeen ~ Co,
N,W, Bell 'l'elephone Co,
Public Utilities Dept.
Wilkin County .
Hall Equipment l;nc,
Public Works Equip, Co,
Ziegler, Inc, .
Fergus Dodge, Inc.
International H~rvester
Larson Welding .
Minnesota Motor ,Co,
Olson Auto Elect.ric
Perham Farm SupP.lY Co,
Smith's Fann Supply
Suhr Ford Sales, Inc.
Super G.MC Truck Sales
Swanson Equipmeqt
Uselman Electric, Inc.
Uselman1s Inc.
Coast to Coast Store, BlL,
Coast to Coast ~tore, Henning
Coast to Coast Store, Pel. napids
Fergus Plumbing.& Heating
General Trading.Co,
Sigelman Hide &,Fur Co,
Wilcox Lumber Co. , Henning
Welders Equip. •
Del Chemical Co~poration
Elk River Concrete Products
Firestone Store.
Farmers Elevator ~o., Erhard
George Crabb
Ncrris Krog
Franklin Fence c;o.
Bengtson Oil Co •.
Co-op Services, .Inc.
Dave's Standard.Service, Henn.
Farmers Co-op Cry. Assn. D.C.
Fossen Oil Co,
Hoot Lake Pure
Service Oil Co,,. B,L,
Twin's Motor Co,
Un:lerwood Lakeside Service Co,
Vergas Oil Co, :
D-A Lubricant C~., Inc.
Park Region Oil ~o.
Standard Oil Co,, Henning
Standard Oil Co •. , Pel. Rapids
Minn. Dept. of Highway
Otter Tail Powe~ ~o.
Fergus Journal c;o,
SCM Corporation .
Minn. Statues Annotated
Grave Decorating
Grave Decorating
Mileage & Expense
II II II
II II II
II
Expense & Postage
Office rent for Nurse
Calls & Services
Sur,plies
Mileage Home Health Aide
II II II II
II II
II II
II II
II II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Mileage & Expense
P0 stage & Mche Rental
Mileage
Supplies
II
Rent
First Aid Kit
Supplies
Calls & Services
Water & Sewer
Rep airs to Ditch
Supplies
II
II
Repairs
Supplies
Tires
Seed
Gravel
II
Stakes
Gasoline
G"'s, etc.
II II
II II
Gasoline
II
11 etc.
II
II
II
Oil
etc,
Diesel Fuel
II II
II II
Claim
Prints
Ad for Bids
Maintenance Service
II
II
II
$ J0.00
25,00
17,98
80.00
lOJ.JO
52. 50
6.98
J,65
·35,00
19.42
7,90
73,80
5,40
5,40
J,45
4,80
4,50
7.50
6,45
13,20-
8.25
16.80
6.90 18.60
8,25
1,,80
2.70
i..05
2.55 16,35
8,25
1..80
119,69
12.00
5,25
llJ,00 ·
J6.oo
50,00
1,,25
15.45
21.59
4,56
194,82
2,13
JI., 71
205,64
Jl,71
112.90
J.50
7.95
"1.48
9.67 2,32
10.JJ 252,04
·2,60 17,24
1..65
15.-00
lJ,26
62.65
2.35
160,Jl
58,15
9.60
23,90
909,18
20.15 170,09
12,58
35.50
159.75 ,6JJ,OO
71.,43
353,35
177,37
87,59 40,]il,
97,85
64,77
55,41
45,34
185,34
102.JO
42.·70
77,50
75.00
601.38
65,04
25,20
55,00
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ....................... ~~e 12 ......... · ........................... 19 ... 68
IRUllff PIIIITINI Co■PHY. 11.CLOUD,IIIIIN, e,:2309
Secretarial Service
Mpls. Blue Printing Co.
The Pierce Company
Monroe International, Inc.
The Pierce Company
Davenport's Stationery
East Otter '!'ail Tel. Co.
Northwestern Bell Tel. Co., F.F.
Pelic~n Telephone Co.
Northwestern Bell Tel. Co., Wadena
Park Region Mutual Tel. Co.
Midwest Telephone Co,
Northwestern Bell '!'el. Co,, F .F.
Wendell P. Huber
G, D. Harlow
Wendell P. Huber
Clitherall 'l'ownship
Clarence A, Larson, Clerk
Eagle Lake Township
Clifford Bowman, Clerk
Burton Hustad
F. W, Wolff
Upon motion the Board then adjourned,
ATTEST:
Supplies
II
II
II
II
II
Service & Tolls
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II " II
II " II
Expense
II
Cash Advanced
Special Aid
Special Aid
Right of Way
II II II
Chairman
Clerk
$ 36.45
145,15
14,35
2.00
1720.90
3,70
24,40
34.25
9,60
10,85
13,65
7,30
81.,90
265.30
92.88
30,76
300,00
100.00
18.60
31.,80
89
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DATE ......................... Jllile .. l.7 ......................................... 19 ... ~.
ii.CU■ITT",■Jfflll"CO■Har.-tr.t:i:aur.111ar. •
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETII\Kj
OF
THE OOARD OF COUNTY COO\ISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Pursuant to call, the Board met at l:CO P.M. June 17, 1968, all members peing present.
The bond of Henry Polkinghorn as Probate Judge in the sum of $1,000 with the Generai Insurance
Company of America was approved.
Upon·motion the Board then adjourned.
Chairman ATI'EST:
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
IRUIITY PIINrlH COMPANY, lf,CLOUD,IIINN, Q':2JOI
DATE ............ ~~l'. .. 8 ........................................................ 19.68 ..
MINU1'F.S OF REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSI0r.ERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
Pursuant to Statute, the Board met at 10:00 ofclock A.M., July 8, 1968, A11 manb~rs present.
' The Board having previously advertised•for<bids for grading and graveling proceeded to open bids which were found
to be as follows: •
S.A.P. 56-628-04, C.P. 68:28, 28 -bet. CSAH #21 and T.H. #59, 3,0 mi. S. of Pelican.Rapids
Ed Zimmerman
Sellin Bros. Inc,
Bain Bros. & Don Dahlman
Harvey Nelson
Strom Co rstruction
Clarence Drewes
John Dieseth
Barrett, Minnesota
Hawley, Minnesota·
Clarissa, Minnesota
L~e=Park, Minnesota
Moorhead, Minnesota
Detroit Lakes; Minnesota
Fergus Falls,·Minnesota
$69,466.49
77,497 ,49
77,914.96
80,876.96
85,131,33
86,672,78
87,502.78
After consideration the contract was awarded to Ed Zimmeunan, Barrett, Minnesota, in the amount of $69,466.49,
S,A,P, 56-642-05, C,P, 68:42 & S.A.P, 56-648-01, C~P. 68:48 42 -6,0 Mi, NE of Parkers Prairie to jct, of CSAH #40 and
48 -approx. 1 mi. S, of Woodside at jct of CSAH #42 and E·. 0,606 mi,
Ed Zimmerman
Harvey Nelson
Bain Bros, & Don Dahlman
Sellin Bros.
Clarence Drewes
John Dieseth
Barrett, Minnesota
Lake Park, Minnesota
Clarissa, Minnesota
Hawley, Minnesota,
Detroit Lakes; Minnesota
Fergus Falls,·Minnesota
$61,020.81
63,052.68
62,515.55
64,429.95
65,681.55
73,486.70
After consideration the contract was awarded to Ed Zimmerm an, Barrett, Minnesota, in the amount of $61,020,81
C,P. 68:116 #116 bet, 1.5 mi. N. of Fcench at jct. of CSAH #21 and East 1.5 mi.
Ed Zimmennan
Stan Morrill, Inc,
Conroy Construction
John Dieseth Co.
Sellin Bros.
Roy Ev?vold & Son
Harvey W, Nelson
Clarence Drewes
Barrett, Minnesota
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Dumont, Minnesota
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Hawley, Minnesota
Ferogus Falls, Minnesota
Lake Park, Minnesota
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
$11,947.65
12,426.50
13,054.78
13,225.62
13,403.62
13,433,51
15,049,30
19,820.95
After consideraeiion the contract wasiwarded to Ed Zimmerman, Barrett, Minnesota in the anount of $11,947,65,
The Board having previously .. advertised for ·bids for road signs, right of way markers and potts, opened bids
which were found to.be as follows:
M-R Sign Co.
Gopher Stamp & Die Co.
Lyle Signs, Inc,
Paper, Calmenson & Co.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Sairit Paul, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Signs
$12,720.40
13,863.00
14,304.40
R/W Markers
$ 800.00
700.00
770.00
Posts
$7,090.00
· 8,620.00
8,040,C0
8,070.00
After consideration, the bid of M-R· Sign •Company of Fer~us Fall·s fo•r signs was acc~pted in the amount of
$12,720.40; t).le bid of Gopher Stamp & Die Co.-, Saini. Paul for $/W Limit· Markers was accepted in the amount of $700.00
and the bid of·M-R Sign Co.·, Fergus Falls for -posts was accepted in the ·amount of $7,090.00 , . . •.
The budget for the County Extension Commi,ttee for the year beginning July 1, 1968 was fixed at the sum of
$34,224.00,
The salary of the Probation Officer l•ias fixed at the sum of $641,00 per month beginning July 8, 1968.
Auditor S.B. Johnson presented his res.ignation as Auditor, effective September l,_ 1968, which 1•·as accpeted by
the Board.
The follol-ri.ng resolution was adopted:
RF.SOLVED BY ~he Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota,
THAT Kenneth 'w. Hansai be and hereby is appointed as County Auditor of Otter Tail County Minnesota, to fill
the unexpired term of ,S. B., Johnson, County Auditor, commencing Sep tember ;i., 1968 '
AND that the :sal;ry be fixed at $8, 5CO~00 per annum.
Ad,opted this 8th day of July, 1968,
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
ATTEST:
s, B. Johnson
County Auditor
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DATE ............... JulyS ..................................................... 19 .. 6_g
The following estimates of expenses for the following year is hereby submitted:
Salaries of County Officials
Clerks, Janitor, etc.
Deputy Sheriffs, Jailer & Clerks
Conmissioners' Salarres & Expenses
Board of Prisoners . '
Sheriff's & Deputies Expenses
Suprintendent of Schools Expenses
District Court Jurors
Bailiff's & Reporters
Miscellaneous Court
Municipal & Justice Court
Books, Blanks & Stationery
Mental Illness & Inque~t Expenses
Appropriations • '
Equipment & Maintenanc~
Court House Grou rd s '
Light, Fuel, Repairs &'Supplies
County Agents ·
$92,500,00
00,000.00
70,000.00
,19,500.00
10,000.00
12,oco.oo
500.00
15,000.00
8,500.00
5,500.00
4,000.00
31,000.00
4,600,CO
4,6CO,OO
18,400,CO
County Nursing Service'
Printing & Advertising
County Assessor & Assistants' Salary & Expense
Attending Assessor's Meetings
Eiec~ion Expen~es
500.00
27,000~00
34,coo;oc
46,000.00 . ....--
17, 500.co
32,oco.oo
. 2,0co.oo
Veterans Service Officer
Retiranent, Blue Shield & Blue Cross
County Planning Commission
Probation Officer & Cl~k
Audit Expenses • ·
Miscellaneous Revenue
County Welfare ·
County Road & Bridge Ftnd
County Poor Fund
County Road & Bridge Account
9,200.00
17,500,00
24,400,0C
2,000.00
12,100.00 '
5,200.00
41,000~00
570,925.!)0
540,000.00
110,coc.oc
120,cco.oo
Respectfully sutmitted,,
S, B. Johnson
County Auditor
TO THE COUN IT BOARD, OTTER TAIL COUN'rY, ?UNNESOTA Pursuant to law I present below, a statement sh:>wing the amount of
taxes levied for County purposes for the current year, the amounts collected and' apportioned to date, and the balances
uncollected, together with the actual· cash balance remaining to the credit of each County Fund at the close of business
on the ?Ot~ day of June, 1968.
. 'P.E.R.A, ) '
County Revenue F'und 'Cty. Extension) ·
Poor Fund
: · Audit Expense ) •
Road & Bridge Fund
County Buildings
County w'elfare
County Road & Bridge Bond
County Veterans Service
County Fairs
Sheltered Workspop
Acc 1t
Amount Levied for
Current Year
$476,497,18
125,501.63
511,768.88
53,174.91 452,107,58
167,641.91
21,316;26
13,240,76 18,635,06
Balances remaining to the credit of each Fund are as follows:
P,E,R.A', ' )
County Revenue Fund Cty. Extension)
Poor Fund
Road & Bridge Fund
County Buildings
County Welfare
Audit )
County Road & Bridge Boni Acc•t
Veterans Service
County Fairs
S, B. Johnson
County Auditor.
Amount Collected
and Apportioned
$ 73,612.55
18,627,15
75,973,84
7,894.23
67,113.79
26,205.23
3,161.85
1,970,80
2,770.13
Balances
$26,273.34
Balance Uncollected
Or Unapportioned
$402, 884.-63
106,874.-48
435,795,04 45,280,68 ·
384,993.79
141,436,68
18,154.41
11,269.96
15,864.93
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$175,360.46
128,968.33
406,104.77
59,291,22
123-,261. 77
4,048.74
13,080,08
.The following is a statement of the ~ccounts remaining unpaid on the contracts already entered into by the Board,
For what purpose·
Equij'.lllent, Road & Bridge
Contracts, Road & Bridge
Balance Due
$15,729.39
454,425.93'
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DATE .............................. July 8 ............................. 19.68 ..
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The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVlID by the Board of County li:ommissioners of Otter Tail County,·
THAT there be levied upon the taxable property of Otter Tail County Minnesota, payable during the year 1969,
the following amounts for the several County Funds:
ATTEST:
Revenue Fund
County Agricultural Service, Count~ Revenue
Public EinplDyees Pension Contribution, County Revenue
Public Ex~s• Past Audit Expense, County Revenue
Road & Bridge Fund
County Poor Fund
County Building Fund
County School Trasnportation
County Schoml Tax Fund
County Welfare Fund
County Veterans S,ervic~
County Fairs ·
Sheltered Workshop
Road & Bridge Bond Account
Adopted this 8th day of July, 1968.
S. B. Johnson
County Auditor
The following resolution was al opted:
$425,000.00
34,000.00
24,1..00.00
5,400.00
540,oco.oo
-110,000.90
2 Mi.Us
13,728,0C
I 514,643,QQ
570,925.00
~80 Mills
,50 Mills
55t per capi<t.a
120,000.00
Sam Nycklemoe
cChairman-
RESOLVED By the Board of Co~ty Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesda,
THAT one 25,500 lb. GVW snow plow:i!ng dump truct was contracted with Super GMC Truck Sales and whereas the
same has been delivered and acapted by this Board,
NOW, THEREFORE the Chairman and Auditor are hereby directed and authorized to issue a warrant to Super GMC
Truck Sales in the sum of $5,799.39 on the Road & Bridge Fund, this being the contractµi.ce.
Adopted at Fer gus Falls, Minnesota, this 8th day of July, 1968.
Sam N:vckle!ID
Chairman
ATTEST:
S. B. Johnson
County Auditor
Tpe following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED By the Board of County Collllllissioners, Otter Tail County, Minnesota,
THAT, Whereas this Board has heretofore contracted with Bain Brtithers and Dal,11.man of Clarissa for Gradjng
and Graveling S.A.P. 56-632-03 C,P. 67:32 .
THAT, Whereas this project has been completed to the satisfaction of the Board and a Certificate of Acceptance
has been filed with the County Audito,,
NCW THEREFORE, The Chairman ,and County Auditor are hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant t.o Bain
Brothers and.Dahlman in the sum of $4,680,78 on the Road and Bridge Fund, being the balance due on said contr·ct.
Adopted at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this 8th day of July, 196e.
Sam Nycklemoe
Cj;Iairman
ATTEST:
S. B. Johnson
County Auditor
Upon motion the Board then adjour.ned to 10:00 o'clock A.M., July 9, 1968,
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DATE ............................. July .. 9 ...................................... 19 .. 68
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TUS:SDAY 1S SESSION
A petition of Mr. and Mrs, Fred R, Jacobs asking that the West 262,4 ft, of East 1457.9 ft. of NW!, South of
highway, except South 706,4 ft. Section 21 -133 -43 be set off from District #1434 to. District #544 ~-•as taken up for
final action.
After consideration the petition was granted and the Board issued the following order, to wit:
Order Setting off Legal Voter from :one ~chool District to Another,
Whereas, the p ~ tition of Mr. and J{rs, _Fred R. Jacobs, a legal vot.er, freeholder and r1esident of School
District No. 1434 in this County, representing :t_hat" he is the owner of the lands ~erein11fter described, which are situate
in said School District, and adjoin School Dis~ric~ No, 544 and asking that he with his said lands may be ~et off from
said district lfo, 1L134 to said adjoining school district No. 544 was presented to the Board of County Commissioners of
this County as a session of said board held on the 12th day of June A.D., 196f' for the ·ction of r-aid board thereon; and
whereas it was thereupon ordered by said board :that: a he~ring should be had on said petition, at a session of said board
on the 9th day of July A,D., 1968 at the County Auditor's office in the City of Fergus Falls inmd County; and whereas
it was further ordered in and by said order that no'tice of the time and place of such hearing be given by rosti np copies
of said order in three public places in each of the school districts to be affected by said petit:ilon, and b~• mailing to
the clerk of each of said School Districts;. a copy of said order at least ten days beforethe time appointed for such
hearing; and whereas at the said session of the said Board of County Commissioners on said 9th day of July A.D., 1968
due proof of the posting andrervice of said order o'f hearing as therein directed and reouired, rrore than then deys prior
to said 1 st named date, having been made and filed, said petition ~•as plblicly readand considered by the Bo11rd, 1·i th
everything which was said by said interested parties for or against granting the prayer of the petitioner, and said Board
being of opinion that said petition should be granted, it is hereby ordered and determined, that the said petitioner and
the following described lands owned by him, t6',1,r.i,t:
West 262,4 feet of Eaet 1457,9 ft, of NW! South of Highway, except South 706,4 feet,
Section 21 -133 -43
be and the same are hereby set off from said School District No, 1434 to said adjoining School District No. 544 and said
lands are hereby made a part of said last named School District for all purposes whatever.
By order of the Board of County Commissioners
Dated the 9th day of July, A,D., 1968
s·am Nycklemoe
Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners
of Otter Tail _Co ~ty, Minnesota
Attest:
County Auditor, and ex-officio Clerk of Board
A petition of Lester Bachman asking that the S} of the NE¾ and E} of SEt Sec ti on 27 -137 -38 be set off
from District #1536 to District #549 was taken up for final action. After consideration the petition was gro?t.ed and the
Board issued the following order, to wit:
Order Setting off Legal Voter from One School District to Another.
Whereas, the Petition of Lester Bac)linan, a legal voter, freeholder and residBnt of School District No. 1536
in this County, representing that he is the owner of the lands hereinafter desctiibed, which are situate in said School
District, and adjoin School District No. 549 and asking that he with his said lands may bes et off from said district
No, 1536 to said adjoining school district No. 549 was presaited to the Board of Co nty Commissioners of this County at
a session of said board held on the i2th day of June, A.D., 1968 for the action of sad board thereon; and whereas it
was thereupon ordered by said board that a hearing should be had on said petition, at a session of said boar:d on the
9th day of July A,D., 1968 at the County Auditor's office in the City of Fergus Falls :i,n,said County; anc\ ~,hereas it
was further ordered in and by said order thatnotice of the timeand place of such hearing be given by posting copies of
said order in three public places in each of the school districts to be affected by said peition, and bv mailing to the
clerk of each of sai:l School Districts, a copy of said order at least;ten days before the time appointed for such hearing;
and whereas at the said session of the said Board of County Commissioners on said 9th day of July Al D,, 1968 due proof
of the posting and service of said order of hearing as therein directed aid require~, more than ten days prior to said
last named: date, having been made and filed, said petition was publicly read and _consdered by the Board, ~i th everything
which as said by said interested parties for or against granting the prayer of the petitioner, and said Board being of
opinion that said petition should be granted, it is hereby ordered and determined, ttat the said petitioner anci the
following described lands owned by him, to-wit:
s} of the NE¾ and E½ of SE¾ Section 27 -137 -38 be
be and the same are hereby set off from said School District No. 1536 to said adjoining School District No. 549 and said
lands are hereby made a part of said last named School District for all purposes whatever,
By order of the Board of County Commissioners
Dated the 9th day of July A:D., 1968
Sam Nyckhm:> e
Chainnan of the Board of County Commissioners of
Otter 'fail County, Minnesota
Attest:
S. B. Johnson
County Auditor, and ex-officio C:Ja-k of Bo.'.lrd
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE _______________________ Jul_y __ 9 __________________________________________ 19_ 68 __
A petition of Roger Schroeer asking that the SE* except 20 ft. square in NW corner, Section 2J and W½ of
NE~ Section 26 -137 -38 be set off from District #1536 to District #549 was taken up for final action. After consider-
ation the petition was granted and the Board issued the following order, to wit: ·
Order Setting off Legal Voter from One School District to Another.
Whereas, the Petition of Roger Schroeer a legal voter, freeholr"er and resident of School District No. 1536 in
this County, representing that he is the owner of the lands hereinafter descpibed, which are situate in said School District,
and adjoin Schoil District No. 549 and askirg that he with his said lands may be set off fran said district No, 1536 to said
adjoining school district No, 549 was presented to the Board of County Commissioners of this County at a session of said
board held on the 12th day of June A.D., 1968 for the action of said board thereon; and whereas it wasthereupon ordered by
said board that a hearing should be had on said petition, at a session of said board on the 9th day of July, A.D., 1968 at
the County Auditor's office in the City of Fergus Falls in said County; and whereas it was further ordered in and by said
order that notice of the time and place of such hearing be given by posting copies of said order in thfee public places in
each of the school districts to be affected by said petition, and by mailing to the clerk of each of said School Districts,
a copy of said order at least ten days before the time appointed for such hearing; and whereas at the said session of the
said Board of County Commissioners on said 9th day of July A.D., 1968 due proof of the posting and service of said order
of hearing as therein directed and require, more than ten days prior to said last named date, havin·g been made and filed,
said petition was publicly read and considered by the Board, with everything which was said be said interested parties for
or against granting the prayer of the petitioner, and s.p.d B9ard being of opinion that said petition should be,granted, it
is hereby ordered a, d determined ti.at the said petitioner and the following described lands ovned by him, to-i--it:
SEt except 20 ft. square in NW corner, Section 23, and W½ of NEi 0 Section 26 -137 -38
be and the same are hereby set off from said School District No. 1536 to said adjoining School District N9. 549 and said
lands are hereby made a part of said last named School District for all purposes whatever.
By order of the Board of County Commissioners
Dated the 9th day of July A.D., 1968.
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners
of Otter T~il County, Minnesota
Attest: S. B. Johnson
County Auditor, and ex-officio Clerk of Board
A petition of Edward Steeke asking that the N} of NW¾; W½ of S~ and SW¼ of NW¼ Section 25 and SE:t of SE¼
Section 26 all in Township 137, Range 38, be set off from District #1536 to District H ~49 was taken up for final action.
After consideration the petition was granted and the Board issued the following order, towit:
Order Setting Off Legal Voter from One School District to Ano~her,
Whereas, the petition of E~ward Steeke a legal voter, freeholder and resident 9f School District No. 1536
in this County, representing that he is the o~.ner of the lands hereinafter described, ~h:i.ch are situate in said Scl-Dol
District, and adjoin School District No. 549 and asking ·that he with his said lands may be set off from said district
No, 1536t.t<i saidn11diJbii:li~ school district No. 549 was presented to the Board of County Commissioners of this County at
a session of said board held on the 12th day of June A.D., 1968 for the action of said board thereon; and whereas it
was thereupon-ordered by said board that a hearing should be had on said petition, at a session of said board on the 9th
day of July A.D. 1968, at the County Auditor's office in the City of Fergus Falls in said Coµnty; aro whereas it ,,-as further
ordered in and by said order that notice ofthe time and place of ~uch hearing be given by posting copies of said order .. in
three public places in each of the school districts to be affecged by said petition, and by mailing tothe clerk of each
of said School Districts, a copy of said order at least ten days before the time appointed for such hearing; and ~•hereas
at the said session of the said Board of County Commissioners on said 9th day of July A.D., 1968 due proof of the posting
and service of said order of heari rg as therein directed and r eoui red, mo e than ten days prior to said last named elate,
having beennade and filed, said petition was publicly read and considered by the Board, with everything which was said by
said interested parties for or against granting the p~ayer ?f the petitioner, and said Board being of opinion that said
petition should be granted, it is hereby ordered a..,d detennined, that the said petitioner and the follo1dng described l•mds
owned by him, to-wit:
N½ of NW¼; \-1} of Sw¼ and SW¼ of NWt Section 25, and SEt of SE¼ Section 26, all in To\,Tlship
137 -Range 38
be and the sam~ are hereby set off from said School District No. 1536 to said adjoining School District No. 549 and said
lands are hereby made a· part of said last named School District for all purposes ~.-hatever.
By order of the Board of County Commissioners
Dated the 9th day of July A.D., 1968
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of
-Otter Tal County, Minn.
Attest; s.-B. Johnson
County Auditor, and ex-officio CHk of Board
The 'petition of Donald D. Herdman asking that the NW¼ and N½ of NE.@ of Section 19 -132 -37 be set off from
District #1391 to District #545 was read, arid it was ordered that' a hearing on said petition be held at 10:CO o'clock
A.~\-, August 14, 1968 and that d~e notice of the time and place be given as required by law.
The petition of Arlene Hanson asking that Part of Gov•t Lot 1;
ner of Lot arxl 217. 5 feet on shae of '!'en Mile Lake 1.10 acres Section 28 -
District #1380 was read and it was ordered that a hearing on said petition
and that due notice of the time and place be given as required by law.
Begiming · 1157.9 feet South of northeast cor-
131 -42 be set off from District #1456 to
be held at 10:CO o'clock A.M., August 14, 1968
A petition ef Kathryn Rosen asking that the SEt Section 19 -136 -39 be set off from District #1396 to Dis-
trict #549 was read, and it was ordered that a hearing on said petition be held at 10:00 o'clock A,M., Aurust 14, 1968
and that due notice of the time and place be given as required by law.
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DATE .......................... July . 9 ......................................... 19 .. 68.
HCVIIIY Pll■TING COIIPANT, IT,CLOUD,■INN, G-
A resolution asking that School District #1437 be dissolved was read and it was ordered th·t a hearing be held
on said resolution at lC:00 o'clock A.M., August 14, 1968 and that due notice of the time and place be !liven as reaul.red
by law,
The fallowing resolution was adapted:
On motion by Bucholz, seconded by _Haase the follo\ving resolution was unanimously adopted:
Whereas; the Otter '!'ail County Board of Commissioners feels a survey of availab· le manpower resources
would be of benefit to the residents of OtterTail County, and
· \-lhereas; the Minnesota Department of Emplo3,nent Security bas and is now making surveys in various counties
throughout the State,
Therefore, e It Resolved; that the Count:• Board of Commissioners of vtter Tail County does hereby rec,uest
that the Minnesota Department of Employment Security ~onduct a Manpower Resource Survey of Otter Tail County at the
earliest possible date, and
Be it Further Resolved; that a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mr. George Vavoulis,
Commissioner, Department of Emplaym ent Security, 369 Cedar St., St, Paul, Minnesota
Adopted this 9th day of July, 1968.
Attest.:: ____ =s_._._B::..:..• --=J:..;o.,_hn=s"'on,.,_,__,..,.,.......,,---Sam Nycklemoe
County Audito:6 Chairman of the Board
A motion was made, seconded and carried that the Minnesota Haspi tal Service Association continue their Blue
Cross for the year following September 1, 1968.
A motion was made, seconded and carried to make a partial appropriation of $500,CC to Viking Land, U.S.A.
A motion was made, seconded and carried that the County accept $124,76nfrom Harold Peterson in payment of
personal property taxes in Buse '!m.nship,
A petition of Henry and Myrtle T. Dahl for homestead classifical. ion in the NE¾ of Section 25 -136 -I.:> was
granted by the Board,
A petition of Hakken Dahlen on the Ni of the NWr, Section 16 -131 -l,3 was ppproved provided the tax credit
be•allowed by the Stateof Minnesota~
A petition of Mrs. Kenneth Dunker for cancelation of per-soral. property tax on mobile home on \•.'hi ch she had
pu chased a license for the year 1967 was granted.
·A petition of Jahn G. Krejci for tax credit on tract in Government Lot 5, Section 3 -137 -1.0 was p,ranted,
if allowed by the State of Minnesota,
The application of Charles Meyer, Lot 2, Block 2 and part of Lot I., Block 2, Mill Addition to the Village of·
llent, tax credit if allowed by the State of Minnesota,
A petition of L. E. and Edna Merrick for tax credit on Lots on Lucl<y Horse Shoe Bay and tract in Section 27 -
136 G 42 was granted if allowed by the State of Minnesota,
Petition of Otto E, Ewert for reduction and refund of tax on Lot 1 except the S 100 feet of River View Beach
in Town of Rush Lake, no allowance was made for lot being only 15 feet, was grEnted by the Board,
A petition of Harold Stone for reduction of personi property tax in the 'lown of Nidaros was grantedforthe
reason that certain items exempt underthe new law were assessed,
The following applications were apptoved by the County Board and recommended tothe Commissioner of Taxation
for allowance:
Ralph J. Wasche
. Ralph J. \~asche
Earl Hallstrom
A, C. Fores
Henry Lubitz
Rush Lake, Lot 1 except tr~ct, Section 10
Lot 1, Section 10, Rush Lake
Town of Everts, Lot 1 Timberland Beach
Rearrangement
Scambler, W½ Lot 7 Elm Grove Bea.ch
Let. s 8, 9, 10 and 11 Block 6, Luce's
Addition to Per!·am
Lake Region Co-op Electriciµ Association
Double Assessment
Double Assessnmt, 1966
Double Assessmmt
Boat Storage area
House has become unHveable
Personal property assessed through error
The application of Robert H. Sutten for tax credit on the S 25 feet of Lot JG, ~!enonga Beach was P.pproved pro-
vided such approval is made by the State of Minnesota.
The application of Curtis H, Thompson for correction of personal property assessment in the Town of Pelican
was approved as the assessment included itellll5 exempt from taxation under the sales tax law.
A petition of Hintgen-Karst for correction of persore.l property taxes in the City of Fergus Falls w~s approved
for the reason too much value was placed on service tools.
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The resignation of Henry Polkinghorn as Assistant County Attorney was accepted,
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ................. July .. 9 .................................................. 19 .. 68 . ...
Applications for Dance Permits were approved by the Board as follows:
Norman Craig
Edna A. Thompson
78 Club
Heavenly Days Resort
Girard Toi-.nship
Leaf Lake
Off and on Sale Licenses for Non-Intoxicating Malt Liquors were granted as follows:
Willis Amundson
Jackie SoMenberg
Woodside Store
Hill-Top
Woodside Tm•mship
Hobart Township
Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the County Treasurer was instructed to invest $1,5CO,OOO
in 90 day U.S. Securities.
Upon motion made and seconded, the County B6·ard will meet July 10th to consider right-of-ways on highwalis to
be built.
The following bills were allowed:
Wm. Galena & Son
Lakeland Mobile Radio Service
James Bucholz
Otto Haase
Bennie J. Johnson
Sam Nycklemoe
Raymond Bruhn
Arnold Evavold
Mrs. Gerald Ziese
Frank Altstadt
Floyd Hoff
Bernard Palubicki
Walter Sundberg
Mrs. Laura E. Hotchkiss
Ambrose A. Klinnert
Gerald McGuire
KeMeth Clambey
Frank Roberts
Eugene Davenport
Harris w. Iverson
Anton Glesne
Mrs. James Glawe
Jack A. Nelson
Christopher C. Clauson
Mrs. Agnes Bjorgum.
Mrs. Harry Fretland
Rein):iardt Thom
Swedbergs Floral
Edgetown Lumber Co,.
Melvin McGowan
Edling Electric
Fergus Hardware
Gamble Store #1015·
Gust Lagerquist & Sons
United Chemical Co•.
Gust Lagerquist & Sons
General Trading Co•.
Jaenisch Industries
Carpenter Hardware-
Central Chemical Co.
N. W. Bell Telephone Co.
Mason Publishing Co.
Niller-Davis Co.
Xerox Corp.
Cooper¢s Office Supply
Davenport Statione.ry
Miller-Davis Company ,
Nelson Bros. Printi.,g
Nelson Bros. Printing
Poucher Printing & Lith. Co.
Victor Lundeen & Co.
Gaffaney1s
IBM Corporation
Empire Business Machines
City of Fergus Falls
City of Fergus Falas
John S. Lindblom .
C. J. Lund, M.D.
Fergus Fialls Medical Group
Vernon E. Bachman •
George H. Nelson .
Helen E. Skramsted•
Myrtle E. Logas
Myrtle E. Logas
Myrtle E. Logas
Village of Perham .
Oscar Alstadt
Herb Christensen, Jr.
Lystad 1s, Inc.
Fergus Falls Journal
Pelican Rapids Press
Perham Enterprise -Bulletin
The Farkers Prairi,e Ind.
Carolyn Helgeson
Install New Closet bowl at jail
Labor & Parts
Mileage & expense
Mileage & expense
II II II
II II II
11 Extension Mtg.
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" " " Attd. Planning Corrm.
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II II II
W.O.T. Soil & Water Cons. Dist.
II II " " II II II II
E.O.T. " II " II " Weed & Seed Inspector
" II " " ~.ileage & Expense
II II II
Extra help Assessors Office
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Miles & expense
Clerk Co. Supt. of Schools
II II 11 II II
Equip. & labor -Phelps Mill Park
Supplies
11 Phelps Mill
Labor
Supplies -Janitor
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Labor & Supplies -Janitor
Supplies -Janitor
Services
Parts
Repairs -Janitor
Supplies "
II
Calls
1968 Probate Supplema,t Subscription
1968 Serv. on Atty. Gen. Opinion
Services
Supplies
II
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II
Court Costs
Jurors Fees
Justice Fees
Coroners Fees
Care of Prisoners
Postage, etc.
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Adv. com.pddriv.lic. agents
Clerk of Court Seminar Exp.
Office Rent -Co. Agent
Paint Probate Judge Rooms
Bulldozing Nursing Horne Dump
Pest Control Nursing Home
Publicatio
Pers. Property Tax Notice
Real Estate Tax Notice
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Mileage & exp~nse
$145-3:1.
42.05
25.50
17.90
12.00
16.50
7.50
4.50
7.80
29.60 20.co
30.20
20.00
166.32
110.40 228.oo
463.81
419.70
112.55
78.10
426.82
257 .65
257.25
5'5.59 48.00
:1.38.00
18.00
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143.23
250·.00
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6.12
124.25
85.50
88.00
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15.30
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112.62 20.oc
24.00
303.22
52.00
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15.75
145.60
363.28
230.26
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47.98
35.00
305.00
J.Q0.00
12.00
364.03
62.08
91:.40
68.07
66.00
12.00
22.00
65.10
60.0C'
265.CO
57.-50
80.25
·361.90
11.20
5.60
9.60
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HCUlllff P•l■TIH Co■PANr. 11.CLDUD,■INN. C':DGI
Lorna McCabe
Dorothy Johnson
Veery Ryder
Village of Perham
Lovie Borman
Mrs, Lawrence Douglas
Mrs, Edward Edwards
Mrs. Cyril Grover
!'1rs. Fred Greenwaldt
Patricia Grover
Kathryn Hemmelgarn
Mrs. CLrence Hessel
Mrs. Mabel Jenson
Mrs. Gordon Johnson
Doris Jorgenson
Ina McLaughlin
!'1rs. Verla McLaughlin
Edna M. Nelson
Mrs. Bernice Ohman·
Clirice Rasmussen
Wilma Rinas
Mrs. Pearl Ronning·
Mrs. Pearl Ronning'
Mrs. Rucy Sagerhor~
Mrs. Marlin Senske
Elaine Winkels
Mrs. E. Jedlund
Mrs. Charles Lewis·
Mrs. lid Skoglund .
1'1rs. John J. Stebl~y
li.O.T. Telephone Co.
Secretarial Service
Philip M. Kjaglien:
Philip M. Kjaglien.
V. A. Ryan
~•rs. Nels Nelson
Coopers Office Supply
Eastman Kodak Stor~s, Inc.
Hintgen Karst E.le~~ric Co.
Nelson Bros. Printing
Victor Lundeen & Co.
Secretarial Service
Public Utilities D~pt.
Straub Co.
N.W.Bell Telephone.Co.
Edw. Carlson Post ~283
Fergus Falls D.A. v:. Aux. Chapter #25
Fergus Falls D.A.V. Aux. Chapter #25
Olson-Stitzel Am. Leg. Aux #219
Olson-Stitzel Am. Leg. Post #219
Am. Legion Post #3b, Fergus Falls
WWI Aux #922 .
Buseth Tason Am. Leg. Aux #18
Buseth Tuson, Am. leg. Post #18
Chas. D. Center V.F.W. Fost #3289
Legion Post #508 ·
Paul Putnam Am. Le~. Aux. 8289
Paul Putnam Arn. Le~. Post #:89
Rasmusson Schedowski ~ost #4040
City of Fergus Falis
McGowan Clearing e,_· Sodding
Minnesota 1'ractor Company
Ruffridge-Johnson ~-Co.
George T. Ryan Co.
Ziegler, Inc. :
Harry F. Buehler
Internation Harvester Sales & Serv.
Knuttila lmplerna,t~ Inc.
Larson \•;elding
Lykken's, Inc. .
Smokey's Machine Shop
Stan I s Garage ·
Suhr Ford Sales, Inc.
Swans:in Equiµnent ·
Coast to Coast Store, Battle L:•ke
Everts Lumber Co. ·
General Trading co·.
General Fire 1quip:pent Sales
Holten Lumber Co.
Nat11 Bushing & Parts
Sigelrnan Hide & ~•ui-Co.
\•,elders E.quipment ·
National Chernsearch
Farwell, Ozrnun & Kirk Co.
Streeter-Amet Div."Mangood Co:-p.
Pheoll ~anufacturing Co.
Paper, Calmenron &' Co.
Viking Steel Products, Inc.
Les I Tire Service •
Cl~rence Mielke
Northwood Special tr Co.
July 9 68 DATE .................................................................................. 19 ....... .
Mileage & expense
II II II
rostage & box rent
Office Rent Co. Nurse
Mileage Horne Health Aid
II
M
Calls & Service
Supplies •
Mileage & Expense
Postage & Mche. Rental
Mileage & expense
Supplhs & Cleaning
Ribbon
Supplies
Slimline Lamps
Supplies
II
Services
Utilities
Office Rent
Calls & Services
Grave Decorating
Relief issued to transcient famili~s
Seeding &. Sodding .
Parts
II
II
II
REp&irs
Supplies
Cu ti :g edges
Culverts
Tires
Seed
Stakes
$ 69. 52
34,73
5.00
35.00
5,40
5,70
26.25
4.80
6,75
5,25
7.50
6.45
24. 75
8.25
28.35
7,35
7.05
27.97
4.80
2.40
4,80
54,60
57,00
4.05
7.50
4.80
3.cx
9.90
8.25
7,35
11.30
24.15
63,75
6.25 26.10
3,0C
5,50
65.0C
4.50
12.50
2.55
6.50
i..59
50.00
38,07
25.oc
25.0C
25.co 21.0C
25.00
25.co
25 .• CC
25.00
25.,Cf
50.00
25.00
113.00 25,00
25.co
311.75.
1633,CC
155,84
114,45
l::>,55
77,78
1,8.50
163.82
2..0.11
2,00
18.82
330.54 190,13
86.02
28,70
20.42.
10,95 178. 26
70.0C
12.85
69.94
94,84
11.05
254,75
73,83
. 3,66
75,89
271.44 10:>.60
31.50
366.co
67. 50
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
HCU■ITT PIINTIIIG CONPAllf IT CLOUD ■INII, G•2309
Occidental Chemical Co.
Anton Stensrude
W.O.T. Soil Conservation Dist.
City of Fergus Falls
Village of Henning
State of Minn. Division of Boiler
Inspection
Andy's 66 Service
Andy's 66 Service
Consumer Co-op Oil Co., Henning
Fossen Oil Co.
Highway Service ::,tation
John's 7-0 Service
Kraemer Oil Co.
Mayo's Standard Service
Perham Shell Station
Ray's Oil Company
Theodorson's Mobile Service
Twin's Motor Co,
D-A Lubricant Co., Inc.
Arrow Petroleum
Penrose Oil Co.
Standard Oil, Henning
Standard Oil Co., Pelican Rapids
Dan's 3:exaco Service
Fossen Oil Company
runneapolis Blue Printing Co.
The Pierce Company
Miller-Davis Company
Cooper's Office Supply
Davenport's Stationery
Poucher Printing & Lith. Co.
Victor Lundeen & Co,
Northwestern Bell Tel. ~o., F.F.
~;idwest Tel. Co,
Northwestern Bell 1'el. Co., F .F.
Pelican Telephone Co,
Northwest,em Bell Tel. Co, Wadena
Wendell F. Huber
G. D. Harl-ow
Wendell P. Huber
Peter O. Tungseth
'l'ownship of f erham
James Perrin
Village of Richville
Carlton E. Mortensen
Carlton E. J;,ortensen
Carlton E. Mortensen
Merle Baw n
John B. Halvorson
harland Hoff
Don Lee
James Lelioy
Glen M, Melby
Sidney Nelson
l·1er lin S. Rieman
1-irs. Clrence Luebke
L. Ray Loomer
Cl rence Luebke
Sidney Nelson
Alfred Schneider
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Minnes:> ta Motor Co,.
Carpenter~s H~rdware
Hank Christopherson
General Trading
Doc's Tire Service
International Harvester
Kohler Communications
Mobile nadio & 'I-V Service
Mobile Radio & TV Service
The Photo Center
Swansnn Surplus
Dave's Standard, Henning
Esther Mor-t:1esen
Dave's Standard, Henning
Fergus Oil
Hank I s Mileage
Mayo's Standard
Nundahl Oil Co,
Nundahl Oil
Otter • ail Co-op Oil
Perham Co-op Oil
Service Oil Co,
Fergus Oil• Inc.
Fleet Fann
Rolfson Riverside Resort
Twin's Motors
DATE ........................... July .. 9 ........................................ 19.68 ..
Weed Spray
Gravel
Planting Trees
Maintenance
Rent & Electric Service
Inspection
Ga_s, etc.
II II
II
II
Gasoline
II
Gas, etc.
Gasoline
G1 solin e & Fuel On
Gas, etc.
II
Gasoline on
Diesel Fuel
II
II
II
11 &. oil
II
Fuel Oil
Fuel
Supplies
II
II
II
II
II
II
Service &
II
II
II
II
Expensi;s
Expenses
II
II
II
II
Tolls
II
II
II
II
Cash Advances
Right-of-Way
Special Aid
Right-ofaaWay
Special Aid
Boarding of Prisoners
Mileage & Expense
Postage & box rent
Mileage & subsistence
Subsistence
Extra help -jailer
Subsistence pay
Mileage~ subsistence pay
II
II
Mileage &. expense, special deputy
Mileage
Relief Jailer
Mileage & expense, extra help, Sheriff's
Service of expiration of redemrtion
Guaro. duty at airport afteF tornade
Calls
Service Call
Supplies
Repairs & supplies
Supplies
Repairs
II
Car Radio Repairs
Finishing films
Jan supplies
Gas
Matron I s Fees
Gas
II
II
II
Gas, oil & supplies
11 11 11 repairs
Gasoline
Gas & Oil
Gas
11 & oil
Supplies
Gas
Gas & supplies
office
$167,50
3.15
257.50
561.25
370,34
2,CC•
75.74 82.29
53,35
16.68
83.45
17,00
189,45
l,3.13
191,,95
135,59
45,09
75.28
55.20
169.28
81,20
59,23 75,00
4.80
189.60
27.77
36.08
13.26
123,40
13,51
9,67
7,55
37.29
8.75
97.72
8,85
11.02
254.64
177.85
33,99
390·.40
300.00
48.90
100.co
902,50
235.33
39,00
1,05.00
57,00
131,.,oc
69.00
416.90
304.90 209.70
10.00
8.25
56,00
29.25
18,.0C
16.40
127.45
33.00
3.95
15~40
7.27
6.12
37,00
38,00
90,95
47.85 61,0C
66.35
62.13
65.00 21.01
2.79
4.72
22.77
95,50
45,29
6.83
74.70
3.79
12.01
1.1.3
18.89
50,07
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DATE ....................... July. 9 ............................................ 19 .. ?.~ ..
ICCHITY flllltl .. CO■PARI', n.CLOUD,■INN, a:21111
Wadena Recappers . Tires
Gas
$ 48.0C
2J.8J Dave's Standard, ~enning
Upon motion the Board adjourned to J:00 o'clock P.M., July 16th, 1968.
Chainnan
Clerk
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
FOR THE YEAR 19~8
Pursuant to Statute the Board met at 10:00 A.M., July 15th, 1968, all manbers being present.
Upon mot'i.on, Sam Nycklemoe was elected Chairman and S, B, Johnson, Clerk,
The Board then proceeded to examine, together with Eugene Dave, port, County Assessor·, the as.sessments made for
the year 1968,
The Board adjourned fmn time to time and made the following changes:
El of S1'{ Section Jl -134 -44, the assessed value was reduced $61,00 due to five acres oi waste land.
After consideration, the assessment on a number of lots in Jensen's Countryside Addition were altered,
· Lots 10, 11 and 12
Lots 28, 29 and JO
· Lot 70
' II 71
II 72
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75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
$500,00 each, market val12
JC0,00 each, market value
500,00 market value
400.00
400.00
635,00
600.00
600,00
550.00
550.00
600,00
575,00
645.00
600,00
600.CO
A building owned by Sam Moen situated on the railroad right-of-way at B11ttle Lake was reduced to $12,COC
market value,
The Board then adjourned on August 13th, 1968.
Chainnan Attest:
Clerk
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
11c1111n PIIIITUII CO■H,NY, IT,CLaUD,IIINN. a-=2308
DA'l'E ..................... August .. l .......................................... 19 .. 9.~ ..
SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNEOOTA
Pursuant to call, the Board met at 2:CO o'clock P.M., August 1, 1968, all manbers present.
The Board having previously advertised for bids.for the demolition of the old Otter,Tail County Nursing
Home proceeded to open bids which were as follows:
Soby Construction
Harry Hofland
McGowan Clearing & Sodding
Grimstad & Stras
Vernon Jensen
Fergus Falls"Minnesota
Perham, Minnesota
Perham, MinnPesota
Underwood, Minnesota
Fergus Falls, Minn em ta
$7,600.00
3,700.00
3,840.00
3,5OO.oc
3,498.00
The bid of Vernon Jensen in the sum oi $3,498 was disqualified as it was not-acrompanied by a certified
check as required by' the call for bids.
Upon motion by Commissioner Haase and seconded by Commissioner Johnson, the contract was awarded to Grimstad
& Stras for $J,5CO with the distinct understanding that no burning of refuse was to take place on the eastside of the
highway.
The Board then adjourned.
Chainnan
Attest:
Clerk
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DATE ............................. Au_gust .. l.Jth ........................... 19 .. 68.
HCU.id PIIIIIING CO■H.111', H.CLOUD,IIUIN, a::
MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY CCJ.!MISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL OOUNTY MINNES.OTA
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board met at 10:00 A.M., August 13th, 1968, all members beinf presait,
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Upon motion, all members of the Board ~ere authorized to at\:end the Regional Meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners at 10: 00 A.M., August 29, 1968 at the Ranch House, Fer gus Falls, Minnesota.
Upon motion, Commissioners Johnson, Nycklemoe, Haase and Bucholz were authorized to f.O to Crookston to view
the slip fonn paving, to meet,at Fergus Falls at 8:30 A.M., August 20, 1968.
Upon motion the.Commissioners were authorized to view all completed roads at 9·rno A.M., August 30, 196P arn
to meet at Fergus Falls ••
Upon motion the County Auditor was authorized to advertise fb r bids for a metal garage at BattleLake, MiMeso-
ta, bids to be opened at 10:00 A.M., September 17, 1968, and the Board fixed that date as the date of hearing.
Commissioner Bennie J. Johnson was selected from the Board to serve on the Canvassing Board to meet at 9:30
A.M., September 12th, he being the only member r.ualified to serve.
A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to pay $50,CO toward the cost of the Phelps Mill road simi
on the highway leading to Phelps Mill.
A delegation appeared before the Board regarding extension of time for Sunday night dancinf hours and hours
for selling beer or liquor. Upon motion no action was taken until further discussion.
The Bond of KeMeth W. Hanson as County Auditor in the sum of $5,0CO with the General Insurance Company of
America, Assurity, was approved,
The Bond of Effie Green in the sum of $21000 as Deputy County Auditor with the General Insurance Company of
America, was approved,
The Bond of Myrtle Loken as Auditor's Clerk in the amount of $1,000 with the General Insurance Company of
America was approved.
The Bonds of Pauline Glorvigen and Alphild Loken as Treasurer's Clerks in the sums of $1,COO with the General
Insurance Company of America were approved.
Dance license using mechanical music only, was granted to ~!elvin Baas at the Triangle Dance Club, To,.n of
Rush Lake,
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners, Otter Tail County MiMesota,
THAT whereas this Board has here-to-fore accepted the bid of M &. R Sign Company of Fergus Falls for road
signs and the same being delivered to and accepted by this Board,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Chairman and Auditor are hereby authorized and directed to issue a
check in payment thereof in the amount of $1?,720,40, being the contract price.
Attest:
Dated at Fer gus Falls, MiMesota, this 13th r".ay of August, 1968.
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
S, B. Johnson
Clerk
The follo,.ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners, Otter Tail County, Minnesota,
THAT WHEREAS this Board has received an application of R, J. Olson to repurchase the follow.inf tract:
All of the East 75 feet of the South lOC feet of the West 727. 5 feet of Sub Lot 2
of the NW~ of SWi of Sec. 34-133-43, lying north of the north lire of Spruce Stree t
in the City of Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
which has been forfeited to the State of Minnesota for non-payment of taices. Permission to do ro will he to the best
public interest and relieve undue hardship,
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 13th day of August, 1968.
Sam Nvcklemoe
Chairman Attest:
S. B. Johnson
Clerk
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............................... August .. 13th ......................... 19.6S
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The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners, Otter Tail County, Minnesota,
THAT WHEREAS this Board has received an application of James Merickel to repurchase the following tract:
Part of Lot Four (4), Section 'l'hree (3), Township One Hundred Thirty-four (134) North,
Range Thirty-nine (39) West, being, tract one hundred feet (lCO•) East and West in
rear of Lot Five (5), Hilcoske's First Addition to Pleasure Park.
which has been forfeited to the State of Minnesota for non-payment of taxes. Permission to do so will l:e to the bes.:t,
public interest and relieve undue hardship.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 13th day of August, 1968.
Sam Nycklemoe
6hairman
Attest:
S/ B. Johnson
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners, Otter Tail County, Minnesota,
THAT \vHllREAS this Board has received an application of Cora s. Peterson to repurchase the following tract:
Lot 21, Block 5, Trowbridge Point, Candor "o"nship
which has been forfeited to the State of Minnesota for non-payment of taxes. ·Permission to do so will be to the bes1
p.iblic interest and relieve undue hardship.
Attest:
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 13th day of August, 1968.
S. B. Johnson
Cl:rk
~Ny""c._kl=-e;:;m::.:o;..;:e'-------
Chairman
Upon motion the Board adjourned to 10:00 o'clock A.M., Wednesday, August 14th, 1968.
WEDNESDAY'S SESSION
Pursuant to adjournment, the Boand met at 10:00 o'clock A.M., AI/SUst 14th, 1968.
The petition of Katherine Rosen asking that the SE¼ of Section 19, Township 136, Range 39 be set off fran
School District #1396 to School District #54 9 was taken up for ffoal action. After listening to the statements of
various interested parties, the Board issued the following order, to-wit: <
Order Setting Off Legal Voter from One School District to Another.
Whereas, The petition of Katherine Rosen, a legal vot~r, freeholder and resid~~t of School District No. 1396
in this County, representing that he is the oi.ner of the lands hereinafter described, which are situate in said School
District, and adjoin School District No. 549 and asking that he with his said ·1ands may be set off from said district No.
1396 to said adjoining school district No. 549 was presented to the Board."of County Commissione··s of this County at a
session of said board held on the 9th day of July A.D., 1968 for the action of said board thereon; and l\hereas it was
thereupon ordered by said board that a hearing should be had on sad petition at a session of said board on the 14th day
of August A.D.,-1968 at the County Auditor's office in the City of Fer gus Falls in said County; and whereas it was fur!;·
ther.ordered in and by sai-d order that notice of the time and place of such hearing be given by postinl! copies of said
order in three public places in ef!ch of the school districts to be affected by said pejtition, and by mailing tothP. clerk
of each of said School Districts, a copy of said order at least ten days before•thetime appointed for such hearing; and
whereas at the said session of the said Board of County Commissioners on said 14th day of August A.D., 1968, due proof
of the posting and service of said order of hearing as therein directed am required, more than ten days prior to said
last named date, having been madeand filed, said petition was publicly read mi considered by the Board, with everything
which was said by said interested parties for or against granting the prayer of the petitioner, and said Board being of
opinion that said petition should be granted, it hs hereby ordered and determined, that the said petitioner ard the fol-
lowing described lands oi.ned by him, f.o-wi t:
SE¼ Section 19, 'lo~mship 136 -Range 39
be and the same are hereby set off from said School District No. 1396 to said adjoining School District No. 549 and said
lands are hereby made a part of said last named School District for all purposes whatever.
By order of the Board of County Commissio11rs
Dated the 14th day of August A.D., 1968.
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners
of Otter Tail County, Minn.
Attest: s. B. Johnson
County Auditor, and ex-officio Clerk of Board
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The petition of Arlene Hanson askirlf that Part of Gov•t Lot 1 Beg. 1157,9 feet South of Northeast corner of
Lot 1 and 217.5 ft, on shore of Ten Mile Lake 1,10 ac. Section 28 -131 -42, be set off from School District #1456
to School District #138C, was taken up fo?· final action. After listeninl! tothe statements of various interested parties,
the Board issued the following order, to-wit:
Order Setting Off Legal Voter fran One School District to Anobher,
Whe:i:eas, The petition of Arlene Hanson a legal voter, freeholder and resident of School District #1456 in this
County, representing that he is the owner oft.he landJ hereinafter described, wh"ch are situate in said School District,
ard adjoin School District No. 1380 and asking that he with his said lands may be set off from said district No. 1456
to said adjoining school district No. 1380 was presented to the Board of County Commissioners of this County as a session
of silid board held on the 9th day of July A.ti., 1968 for the action of said b~ard thereon; and whereas it was thereupon
ordered by said board that a hearing should be tad on said petition at a session of said board on the 14th day of August
A.D., 1968 at the County Auditor's office in the City of Fergus Falls in said County; and whereas it was further ordered
in and by said order that notice of the time and place of such hearing be given by posting copies of said order in three
public places in each of the school districts to be affected by said petition, and by mailing to the clerk of each of said
School Districts, a copy of said order at least ten days befor eht e time appointed for such hear:i ng; and whereas at the
said session of the said Board of County l-ommissioners on said 14th day of August A.D., 1968 due proof of the postinr, and
service of said order of hearing as therein directedand require, more than ten days prior to said last named date, havirg
been made and filed, said petition was publicly read and considered by the Board with everything which was said by said
interested parties for or ;;gainst granting the prayer of the petitioner, and saidBoard being of opinion that said petition
should be granted, it :l!s hereby ordered and determined, that the said petitioner and the following describ~d ],ands o~:neci
by him, to-wit :
Part of Gov1t Lot 1, Beg. 1157.9 feet South of Northeast corner of Lot 1 and 217,5 ft. on shore of
Tm Mile Lake 1.10 ac. Section 28 -131 -42
be andthe same are hereby set off from sl!id School District No. 1456 to said iqjoining School District No. 1380 and said
~ands are hereby made a part of said last named ~chool District for all purposes whatever.
By order of the Board of County Commissioners
Dated the 14th day of August A.D., 1968
Sam Nyckle!IPe
Chairman of the Board of County Commissione· s
of Otter Tail County, Minn.
Attest: S. B. Johnson
County Auditor, and ex-officio Clerk of Board
The petition of Donald D. Herdman asking that the NW¼ and N} NE¼ Section 19 -132 -37, be set off fr.om
School District #1391 to School Distric;t #545, was taken up for final action. After listening tot he stat anents of
various interested parties, the Board issued the followirgorder to-wit:
Order Setting Off Legal Voter from One School District to Another.
Whereas, The petition of Donald D. Herdman a legal voter, freeholder a-id resident of School District No. 1391
in this County, represmting that he is the owner of the lands hereinafter described, whicp are situate in said Scl'Dol
District, and adjoin School District No. 545 and asking that he with his said lands may be set off from said district No.
1391 to said adjoining school district No, 545 was presmted to the Board of County Commissioners of this County at~
session of said bard held on the 9th day of July A.D., 1968 for the action of said board thereon; and whereas it was
thereupon o.dered by said board that a hearing should be had ,on said petit:l!on, at a session of said board on the 14th
day of August A.D., 1968 at the County Auditor's office in the City of Fergus Falls in said County; and whereas it1·as
further ordered in and by said order tht hi>td.ce of the time and place of such hearing be given by postinp. copies of said
order in three public places in each of the school districts to be affected by said petition, and by mailinp. tothe cleric
of each of said School Districts, a copy of said order at least ten days befored:.he time appointed for such hearing; and
whereas ;,,t the said session of the said Board of County Commissioners on said 14th day of Aug··st A,D., 1968 due proof of
the posting and service of said order of hea~ing as therein directed and reouired, more than ten days prior to said iiast
named date, having been made and filed, said petition was publicly read and considered by the Board, 1·i th everything
which was said by said interested parties for or against granting the .Prayer of the petitioner and said Board beinr of
opinion ·that said petition should be rranted, it hereby is ordered and· determined, that the said petitioner Pnd the
following described lands owned by him, to-wit:
NW¾ and Ni NE¼ Section 19 -132 -37
be andthe same are hereby set off from said School District No, 1391 to said adjoining School District No, 545 and
said lands are hereby made a part of said last named School District for all purposes whatever,
By order of the Board of County Commissioners
Dated the 014th day of August A.D., 1968.
Sam N:vcklemoe
Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners
of Otter Tail County, Minn.
Attest: S. B. Johnson
County Auditor, and ex-officio Clerk of Board
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DATE ............................. Auirust .. 14th ........................... 19 ... 6S
HCUIITY •■nm•• COIIPA■T, H.CLOUD,llllfN, Q':23DI
1'. resolution a11king for the dissolution of School District #HJ? was ttaken up for final action. After Hstening
to the statements of various interested parties, the Board issued the following interlocutory order, to-wit:
STATE OF MINNE.SCYJA )
COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL) ss
IN THE MATTER OF THE DISSOLUTION OF COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO, 1437
r/hereas, Proceedings to dissolve Common School District No, ll.37 have been instituted by:
(c) A certificate by the clerk of said district directed to the Board of County CoJ11.missioners of the County
of Otter Tail, State of Minnesota, that the district be dissolved under the r revisions of Chapters 1;,;2:J:? & 33, that all
provisions under Chapter 122,22 have been complied ~ith.
Now, therefore, it is ordered:
1, That Common School District No, 1437 be dissolved and that the territory embraced therein be attached
To Independent School District #542:
Gov. Lot 3 and small tracts therein1 Section 3; NWk of NW?;, SWr-of SW{ Section 11;
W½ of NW¼ Section 14; SID°?;, SW¾, SWr; of. NW¼ & Lots 2, 3 & 4, SEi of NE¼ & Lot 1
Section 10; SE¼ and SEt of SW! Section 9; Fr'l NWl; except Su½ Lot A, Fr'l
NEt;, Sub Lot "A" of Lot 3, Lots 4, 5, 6 & SEt of SE{, and Lot 7 Section 15;
Lot 1 and SE¼ of Set Section 16; Lots' li 2, 3, 4, 7 & 8, Section 22; Lot 1, W½
of NEt; and NWi of SEt;, SE¼ of NWt; and NE;; of SWt; & Sub Lot 11A11 of Lot 2 & 1,90 acres
of Lot 2 Section 21, all of Camp Nervana al in Township 132 Range 39; Thomas Addition
toNervana and Lot 7 except Thomas Addition to Nirvana in To~mship 133, Range 39,
To IndEp endent School District #545
The balance of the territory comprising former School District #1437,
2. That the current assets and liability. of said Common School District No, 1437 be distributed as
follows, to-wit:
To Independent School District #542 -16,45%
To Independent School District #545 83,55% of all monies, credits, funds and both real and
personal property including taices collected for 1968 and prior years after hugust 14, 1968,
and all Sbligations of Common School District #1437 shall become the obligations of the Fbove
district.s by the same percentages,
3. That, the outstanding bonded debt of sad School District No, 1437 is None.
4, That. the proposed effective date of this order is August 14, 1968.
Dated August lk, 1968.
Board of County Conunissioners
of the County of Otter Tail
State of Minnesota.
Attest; BY
N\'!t;
and
due
County huditor Chairman
The petition of Lester C. Restinen asking·that the East 150 feet of West 838 feet of North 2CO feet of the
of NW?;, Section. 12, Township 133, Range 43 be set off from School District #1430 to School District #544 l••as read
it was ordered .that a hearing on said petition be held at 10:0C A.M. on the 4th day of September, 1968, and thet.
notice of time and place t:e given as required by law.
The petition of Clifford M. and Evelyn Moen asking th~t, Beginning 431. 5 feet East of NW corner Section 21 -
133 -43, East 256,.5 ft; South 200 feet; East 150 feet; South 319.1 feet; West 248 feet: North 145,1 feet West 158.'5
feet; North to beginning, Part NW@ Nv,t; Section 21 -133 -43, be set off from School District #1434 to School District
#544 i,;as read and i.t was ordered that a hearing on said, petit;ion be held at· 10:0C o~clock JI .• M. on the 4th day of Sep-
tember, 1968, and that due notice of time and place be givETJ as required by law.
The petition of Reno E. and Jennie I, Dahl asking that the SWt; of SWt; and Lots 5 and 6 , Section 15 and Lots
5 & 6 Section 16, all in Township 134, Range 41, be set off from School District #1390 to School District #550 was read
and it was ordered that a hearing on said petition be held at lC:00 o'clock A.M. on the 4th day of September, 196P, end
that due notice of time and place be given as reruired by law.
A resolution asking for the dissolution of School District #1394 was read and it was ordered that a hearing
on said petition be f;iven at 10:co o'clock A.M. September 4th, 1968, and that due notice of time and place be given
as required by law,.
A representative of t.he B1lue Shield appeared befor e the Board regarding rene~•als of the Blue Shield policy
for the year beginning September 1, 196e. Hewes instructed to renew the contract ,,ith Major Medical for those over
65 and Supplement #2, which te.kes care of prescription drugs, for those under 65,
The Countr Audi tor was unanimously auth>rized to issue checks to the Fergus Falls Sheltered Work Shop· 1·•hen
the settlement was completed,
The Count~ Auditor was instructed by unanimous vote to pay earnest money on the i:urchase of the Hanson pro-
perty, Si of SE!, excep6 tr, cts, in Section 30 -133 -42.
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DATE .................. August .. 14 ........................................... 19 ... 68
HCll■ln IIIHIINO CO■PAN'f, sr.CLOUD,■Ul'N, a·
The County Treasurer ; as 1:.uthorized by unanimous vote to renew $400,COO invested in U. S. Securities from the
General Fund.
Upon motion made and unanimously carried, the sum of $1,0CO additional clerk -hire was granted to the County
Assessor for the year 1968.
The plats of Echo Rancp Reviera, Third-and Fourth Additions, located in the Township of Otter Teil accompanied
by an opinion as to title executed by Wm. B. Dosland, Attorney-at-law, was approved.
The following applications for homestead classific•tion were approved:
Harold S. Baumann
Bernice M. Trosdahl
Mable C. Schamber
Robert Reistenberg
Jewell C. Stlidum
William R. Karhoja
Richard Beach
SW! SE¾ Section 32 -133 -37
Lot 1 Sectbn 19 -132 -38
Lots 15, 16 & 17, 1st Add'n to KB Beach, Corliss To~nship
NEt Section 19 -136 -39
Lot 7, Block 2, Lakeside Add 1n to Erhard
West 50 ft. of E 350 ft. of N l~O ft. of Lot ll, l'lm. Smith Add'h,
Viilage of New York Mills
Lot 6,.Blo~k 1, fehlauer's First Add'n to Vergas
The application of Robert Kampsula for reduction of personal property assessment in the Village of New York
Mills was approved for the reason the inventory was not taken off his assessment.
A petition of John T. Saunders for correction of assessnent on Lot 11 of Nirvana was approved, old building overvalued for age and condition.
A petition of Arnold & Harold Nord for reduction of assessment on Lot 6, Block 1 of Sub Div. of Res. 11 2 and
4, Frazee' s Addition to Pelican Rapids was approved, over-assessment.
The matter of burglary and robbery insurance at the County Nursing Home was considered, but it ,as found the
cost was accessive and the motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Morrill not to take
coverage for the Nursing Home.
The following bills were allowed:
Carlton E. Mortensen
Carlton E. Mortensen
Carlton E. 1',ortensen
Carlton E. Mortensen
Merle Bacon
John B. Halvorson
Don Lee
James L~oy
Glen Melby
Sidney Nelson
James Bucpolz
Otto Haase
Bennie J. Johnson
Harvey Morrill
Harvey Morrill
Sam Nycklemoe
Duane Donley
Dennia Greenwaldt
Ed. Skoglund
Jeff Tikkanen
Mac Tobkin
E.O.T. Soil & Water Cons. Dist.
E.O.T.· Soil & Water Cons. Dist.
Laura~-Hotchkiss
Ambrose A. Klinnert
Kenneth Clambey
Frank Roberts
~,rs. Harry Fretland
Eugene Davenport
harris W. Iverson
Anton Glesne
Christopher C. Clauson
Gust L~gerquist & Sons, Inc.
Olson Auto Electric
Daycoa Inc.
Fergus Glass & Paint
Fergus Our Own Hardware
General Trading Go.
G. S. Products, Inc.
Kenneth J. Hoff
Cl,rence Trosvig & Son
L. Ray Loomer
••arvin Pederson
Joseph Peloquin
Leonard Olson
Merlin Rieman
Erling Engebretson
Hazel J:. Rieman
Henry Lu~itz
Boarding of Prisoners
Mileage & Expense
Att1dg State Sheriff Convention
Film
. Mileage & Subsistence
Subsistence Pay
Mileage & Subsistence
II II
Mileage, expense & per diem
II II II II II
II II II II II
II II II II II
II & Expense, Phelps Mill
II II II II
E.O.T. Soil & \·,ater Cons.
,•,' II II II II II II
II II II II II II II
II II II II II II
II II II II II II II
Workmen's Compensation
Supplies
ff.O.T. Soil Cons~ Dist.
II II II II II
Weed & Seed Insp.
II II II II
Extra help Supt. office
Mileage & Expense
II II II
II
Dist.
II
II
II
II
Extra help Co. Assessor's Office
Mileage & expense
Service & Repair
Repairs
Supplies
II
II
II
II
Shampooing Carpet
Painting flag pole
Relief Jailer
II II
Extra shifts at Jail
Special Deputy
11 11 fees
Gu1.rd duty
II II
Spec. Deputy -Rhelps Mr11
$972.50
373.35
80.60
52.25
391.40
72.CO
72.0C
372.co
395.50
237.90
101.50
93.35
76.10
48.7S
111.82
80.50
22.96
33.CO
32.lC
34.95
20.70
40.CC
82.88
181.44
165.60
428.85
395.95
180.CC
37.65
56.85
1,81.80
14,.24
105.64
l.JO
20.41
70.20
3.47
32.52
21.20
55.c:o
37.98
42.CO
84.CC
140.CC
17.50·
;,_1.70
5.co 5.cc
43.80
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
IICUlllf ,111111111 co•PAll'f, 11,CLOUO.ll'INII. a:2309
Cliff Pederson
Merlin Rieman
Alfred Schneider
Lavern Simdorn
N, W, Bell '! elephone Co.
N. ~. Bell Telephone Co.
\o;estern Union Telegram Co.
Hoffman Glass
Fergus Jobbing Co.·
Allstate Sanitation
Don's Piggly Wiggly Store
Fergus Plumbing
Luxon Lighting Products, Inc.
Western Chemical Co.
Holten Lumber Co.
Internation Business Machines
\,adena Recappers
Minnesota Motor Co.
Minnesota Motor Co;
Mobile Radio & 'I'. V, Service
Charbonneau Buick
County Treasurer
Reuben Klein Motors
Suhr Ford
Dave's Standard
Dave's Standard
Dent 66 Oil
Gene's Standard Service
Henning Sinclair
Mayo's Standard
l,ayo Is Standard
Meyer's Service
Perham Coop Oil
City Pharmacy
Fergus Falls Medical Group
Dr. Severn & Smedstad
white Drug
lsther Mortensen
Esther Mortensen
City of Fergus Falls
Floyd McDunn
E.leanor Leidal
Earl E. Bigler, M.D.
C. A. Boline, t-'..D.·
International Harvester
Jorgens Texaco
Rolfson1s River.side Resort
Abraham's Resort
Riverside Repair
Fergus Hardware
Uniforms Unlimited·
Russ \·,estover
Dave's Standard
Hamilton v:elding
Twin I s Motors
Firestone Store
The Photo Cent er
Mathison Insurance Agency
Cooper's Office Supply
Davenports Statiorrery
Empire Business Machines
Miller Davis Co.
Nelson Bros. Printing
Security Blar:ik Book & Printing Co.
State of Minn. Document Sec.
The Pierce Co.
Universal Answering Service
Victor Lundeen &. Co.
Xerox Corporatio~ ·
Xerox Corporation ·
Diebold, Inc •
Edling EJ.ectric Co.
Ki1r.ber Awning Co. ·
Burroughs Corp-Todd Division
Vernon E/ Bachman·
Vernon E.. Bachman ·
George H. Nelson
Helen E. Skramsted
Myrtle E. Logas
Herb Christensen, Jr,
Vill~ge of Perham·
Fergus Fells Daily Journal
Henning Advocate
Pelican Rapids Press
Perham Enterprise~Bulletin
West Publishing Co.
Allison & Co.
Mat hi son Insurance Agency
Great Plains Natural Gas Co.
~,aine Rep a:ir Spop
Kimbi;,r Awning Co. ·
DATE ...................... J.us:-1,1st••·14·······································19 ... ~~.
Spec. Ceputy -Phelps Mills
II
II
Calls
II
II
II
II
II
Calls for Sheriff
Telegrams for Sheriff
II
II
II
Blind for Sheriff Residence
Supplies for Jail
Cleaning supplies for Jail
Soap for jail
Repair Closet
Supplies for Jail
Supplies
Typewritc;r & Supplies
Tires
Service Calls
Repairs
II
Parts & Labor
Sign for new car
Parts & Labor
II II II
Gas & Oil
II
II
II
II
II
II
"
I I II
Care of Prisoners
II
II
II
II
II
II
Matron Fee
II
II
Matron's Assistance
Court Costs
Justice Fee
Transcript of Proceedirg s
Coroner's Fee
II II
Repairs
Gas
Nylon Tow Rope
Repairs
Supplies
Unifonns
Overhaul Motor
Gas & Oil
Labor
Gas & Supplies
Gas
Supplies
Insurance-on Boat Endorsenent
Maintenance & Supplies
Supplii;,s
Services
Annual Inspection of Safe
Rep airs
Repai!'ing Blinds
Mainli;,nance
Postage
Mileage
Postage
11 & box rent
Adv. comm. pd to driv. lie. agents
Bulldozing dump
Off:i.ce rent -Co. Agent
Publication
11 tax notices
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Minn. Statues Annotated
Workmen's Compensatio ·
Liability & Equip., Ine.
Gas
Repair mower, gas &. oil Phelps Mill
Railing -Phelps Mill
$ 36.00
3C.40
62.co
62.co
82.94
161.29
8.15
32.CO
3.co
12.35
14.95
7.50
7C.72
65.78
13.51
464,1.8
48.0C
41.CO
66.76
74-70
39-41 20.14
3.Cl
23.34
25.70
98.93
2.li.13
36.34
10.98
81?.eo
27:;.50
83,39
135.06 8.1,0
10.cc
5.00
15.85
30.00
20.00
335.oc
4.0c
51.00
25,25
51.15
37.0C
2.88
20.68
J.60
12.38
11.85
51.10
50.72
61.65
9.14
70.33
14.44
20.03
l&.CC
78.00
11.20,
61.CO
196.06
19.25
165.96
170.CO
34.49
29.50
470.71
42.50
42.50
60.co
6,50
74.0G
142.08
JO.CC
13,50
12.50
78.00 28,80
32,CC
60.co
?56.CC
16.50
8.40
6.30
45.0C
6ll.oc
54.CO 20,lC
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175.CC
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1m■c·cou1wr.-n:caivr.vnrr.-•
Edling U ectric _
Robert B. Oslund & Assoc.
Arnold 0. Nebbe
Lake Region Coop. Elec. Ass'n.
Fergus Falls Barradks #922
V. F. W. Aux #612
Harold T. Swenson ~ost #612
City of Fergus Fal~s
Carolyn Helgenson .
Lorna McCabe
Mrs. Dorothy Johnsqn
Mrs. Ione Butcher
Mrs. Lawrence Dougias
Mrs, Edw. Edwards
Mrs. Mabel Jenson
Doris Jorgenson
Ina McLaughlin
Edn~ t-', • Nelson
Wilma Rinas
~,rs. Pearl Ronning:
Selma Swendsrud
~•rs. Charles Lewis
Mrs. ltivor Jedlund
Mrs. Ed Sltoglund
Mrs, Bud Larson
Mrs. Philip \•/icklllJ'.ld
Mrs. John J. Stebll!Y
Village of Per-ham .
Nelson Bros. Pr-int:i,ng
E.O.T. TEmephone Co.
Fergus Falls Daily.Journal
Perham Enterprise: Bulletin
Wadena Pioneer Journal
¼alters. Booth & Son
Philip M. Kjaglien'
Rn chel J. Estrem ·
Philip M. Kjaglien:
Straub Co.
Public Utilities
N. W. Bell TelephoQe Co.
Eastman Kodak Stor~s, Inc.
Fergus Hdwe, ,
Midwest Printing Co.
Eastman Kodak Co.
Cummins Kiesel Sal~s, Inc.
Garwood Twin Citie~ 1ruct Equip. Inc.
Hayden-~urphy Equip. Co,
Cumndns Diesel Salies, Inc.
Ottawa Steel Produ~ts
Ziegler, Inc. .
Auto Safety Service
Farm Center ~,el.ding
Fergus Dodge, Inc •.
Fergus Plumbing & peating
Ebersviller, Inc. ,
International Harv.ester,
Larson ~:elding ,
Minnesota Motor Co.
Olson Auto Electric
Perham Mfg. Co. '
Schutz Hardware
Stan I s Garage
Super GMC Truck Sales
Walt's liepair Shop_
Coast to Coast St~re, B.L.
Coast to Coast St~re, Pezhlln
General Trading Co,.
Genuine Parts Co.
Hall's Hardware
Holten Lumber Co •.
Jaenisch Industri~s
Sigelman Hide & Fur Co.
Tesch Lumber (;o. •
\'.elders Equip ment.
Wilcox Lumber Co. ,. Henning
Paper, Calmenson ~ Lo.
llk River Concrete Products Co.
Viking Steel Prod4cts Co,
Mrs. L(:nora Lindberg
N. W. Refining Co,
Farmers Co-op. ll~vator Lo,
Flom Grun & Feed
Julius ~ •• Nelson Produce
Doc's 1'ire Service
Melvin McGowan ·
American Optical Go.
Pheoll Manufacturi_ng Co,
REA Express •
Polman Transfer, Inc.
Raymond Motor Trar:is., Inc.
Allison & Co.
DATE ................................ August .. 14 ·········-···················19. 68 ..
Services -Phelps Mills
1-,"iring -II II
Security lights -Phelps ~:ill
D"ecorating Graves
II
II
Poor Expenditures
Mileage & Expense
II
II
Home Health Aid
A:tiii 1d Nursing Board Meeting
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Office Rent -Co. Hurse
Supplies
Calls & Services
Ad -help wanted
II II II
II II
Supplies
Mileage & expense
II
II
II
II
II
II
Postage, machine rental & supplies
Rent
Utilities
Calls & Services
Supplies
II
II
II
Parts
II
II
II
Repairs
II
II
II
II
II
Repairs
II
II
II
II
II
Supplies
St el
Culverts
II
Gravel
Bituminous l✓..tteri.al
Seed
II
Tires
Equip. Rental
Supplies
II
fucpress
Freight
II
Work. Comp. Ins.
$ 12.75
296.00
260.01
135.co
25.oc
25.co
25.cc
717.65
62.47
88.ih2
52.50
lC,42
17,85
JQ.60
1.9.80
1.2.60
1.20
50,32 u;:ao
46.65
129.07
4,95
3,CC
8,25
2,70
ll.25
7,35
35,CC·
73.80
11.70
8,51
1.00
1.CO
19.20
62.40
6.90
ll,57
50,CC
1..56
21.,57
66.95
3.12
14,50
50.oc
16.99
41,62
134,08
7,1.7
19,72
1,821.,30
21.60
27,50
12,70
1.62
7.16
1.6.38
10.00
23.98
1.4.27
11..1.0
4,20
5.99
65.47°
1.50
U.47
14,97
99,55
101.68
1.'1.94
15.10
90,00
lC0.98
6.87
21..49
i.. 55
141.97
1.91..66
172,80
2..13.20
2,93C.ll
861.0C
213,90
316.98
ll.7.61
561.00
151.10
1.2.98
28.70
30.82
4,50
1,536.~0
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ....................... August .. 14 ······································19 ... 68
IRUllrr PIIKTIJII CO■HKT, IT,CLOUD.■INII'. C':
State of Minn. -Div. of Boiler Insp.
Construction Bulletin
Minn. "ept. of Highways
Otter Tail Power Co.
Datun1s Photo Print Co.
Minneapolis Blue Printing Co.
H. A. Rogers Co.
The Photo Center, Inc •.
The Pierce Company
Davenport's Stationery
Cooper's Office Supply
East Otter 'l'dl Tel. Co.
N. W. Bell Tel. Co., F.F.
Midwest Telephone Co.
N. W. Bell Telephone Co., F.F,
Park Region Mutual::.'l'el. Co.
Pelican 'l'elephone Co,
N. W. Bell Telephone Co., Wadena
~/end ell P. Huber
G, D. Harlow
Wendell P. Huber
Bengtson Oil Co.
Bluffton Oil Co.
Consumers Co-op Oil Co., B.L,
Co-op Services Inc., N.Y.M.
uave•s Standard Service
Farmers Co-op Cry. Ass'n., D.C.
Farmers Union Oil Co., B.L.
Fossen Oil Co.
Carrie Hendrickx
Henning Sinclair
Hoot Lake Pure
Iverson Mobil
Mayo's Standard Service, F.F.
Perham Co-op Oil Co,
Service Oil Co., Battle Lake
Service Oil Co., Und.
Vergas Oil Co.
Becklund Rian Oil Co,
Erhard Oil Co.
Penrose Oil Co.
Standard Oil Co., B.L.
Standard Oil Co., Henning
Standard Oil Co., Perham
D. A. Lubricant Co., Inc.
Addison Stock
L. E. Schamburger
Toivo Perna
Julian Perszyk
Albert Loebrick
Lewis Schamberger
Hennan Duel
Ludwig Kangas
Andy Smedsrud
Matt Sazama
Inspection
Ad for bids
Lab test
Prints
Supplies
II
II
R@pairs
Service & Tolls
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
Expense
II
Cash Advanced
Gas
II
II
II
etc,
etc.
II
Gasoline, etc.
II
II
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Diesel Fuel
j,• II etc.
II II
II II etc.
II II II
II II
Oil
Right of Way
II II II
Labor -PhElps Mill
II II II
II II II
Labor & Truck Rental -?.helps Mill
Labor -Phelps Mill
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II
II II
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Upon motion the Board adjourned to 10?00 o'clock A.M.,· September 3, 196P,
Dated at Fer gus Falls this 14th clay of August_, 1968.
Ch~rman
Attest:
Clerk
$ 5,CC
13.60
13,74
162.63
6,85
18.60
114.43
6.03
9,55
51.75
4.50
5.9. 53
85,89
8,56
37,91
29,90
10.64
11.52
337,37
203, 73
1.-75
158,06
185,08
272.80
366.40
61.38
148,69
27.92
24,74
22.50
119.86
205,]A
202. 79
78,35
193,76
92.69
33,80
122,94
31.60
293.94
75.83
569. 51
77,50
56,70
381.15
37,00
50,00
57,75
54,45
52.80
153.60
54,45
52,80
52.80
54.45
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DATE ................ September .. 3 _·······-········-·······---···········19. 68 ..
1icU111n P111r1■1 COIIPA■I', H.CLOUD,llllfH,
MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE BOARD CF O'.)UNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
Pursuant• to adjournment, the Board met at 10: CC A.M., September Jrd, 1968, all manbers being present.
A motion-was made, seconded and unanimously carried, that Judge Henry Polkinghorn be el.lowed to hire Probation
and Parole Office:tls as he sees fit, from applications received.
Jeff Tikkanen presented a West Central Minnesota Resource Conservation am Development Project for Drumlin
Grassland Deilopment, A motion was made, seconded and carried to be tabled until further study c·an b'e made.
The following applications for correction of assessment were allowed:
Clayton 1. Sisson
Robert Rybak
Star Lake Township
Otter Tail Township
Assessed for SJ .13 acres, actually o••ning
only 76.5 acres
Tax on mobile home assessed where personal
property tax had already been µi.id
Motion was mP-de, seconded and carried authorizing County Assessor Gene Davenport to attend the School for
Appraisers and to take the test for appraisers.
A motion was made by Harvey Morrill and seconded by Bennie J. Johnson and unanimously carried, that bills
should be grouped, for publication, according to funds, as recommended· by the District County Co~missioners Resolution.
The fol~owing resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED• by the Board of County Commissioners, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
THAT WHEREAS the bid for one .25, 500# GV\-1 Snowplowing Dump Truck was awarded to Fergus Dodge, Inc., in the
amount of $5,690.CO
AND dehv•ery has been made to the Board of County Commissioners
THAT a warrant in the amount of $5,690,CO be issued to Fergus Dodge, Inc., on the Road and Bridge Fund, this
being the contract price.
Dated at• Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this Jrd day of September, 1968.
Sam Nycklemoe
Attest
K. W. Hanson
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Chairman and the Auditor are hereby authorized and directed for and on behalf of
the County of Utter Tail to execute and enter into a contract with the Commissioner of Highways for the removal of
snow from particular portions or all of· the roads and highways under the jurisdiction of the County of Utter Tril,
all on the terms and conditions contained and set forth in "State of Minnesda Department of Highways Maintenance
Section, Sn<M iemo'llal Agreement Fonn No. 1", a copy of which said fonn was before the Board, assuminr on behalf of the
County all of the contractual oblications therein mntained.
BE IF FURTHER RESOLVED, That Wende~! P. Huber, the County Highway Engineer of said County of Otter TaH, be and
he hereby is authorized to request and order from time to time men and eouipment for the r.anoval of snow in accordance
with and under the terms of the foregoing coPtr.act.
Dated at Fergus Falls this 3rd day of September; 1968.
Attest: Sam Nycklemoe
K. W. Har.son
Clerk
Because of the bridge that recently collapsed, eleven other bridges were under discussion to be checked
for safety. A motion was made by Bennie Johnson and seconded by Harvey Morrill to authorize Wendell Huber, County
HighWE!Y Engineee, to hire a consultant to inspect above mentioned bridges for safety,
Upon motion the County f,uditor was authorized and directed to adverbse for bids to he openEd at 11:CO
A.M. October 8, 1968, for the follo,ing:
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S.A.P. 56-677-0J, Bridge 56514 (CSAH 77) 19 ft., 31 ft., 19 ft. precast concrete channel spals, 35 1811
roadway, located over Leaf River, 0.5 mile Southeast of Blu~fton,
Upon motion the meeting adjourned to 10:CO A.II.., September 4th, 1968,
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WEDNESDAY'S SESSION
Pursuant to adgournment, the Board met at 10:CG o'clock A.M., September 4th, 1968.
Sheriff Carlton Mortenson appeared before the Board requesting, under Statute 387,212, to have a Sheriff's
Contingent Fund in the amount of $1,000, and to have the County Attorney set up regulations to be used for tri,nsporting
out of state prisoners. Motion was made, seconded and carried to authorize the County Attorney to set ur-such regula-
tions.
Upon motion the County Auditor was instructed and directed to advertise for bids for one policy car \•i th the
trade in of a 1967 Plymouth Fury, and also for one pick-up truck ~d.th a trade in of an International Scout, bids to be
opened at lC:30 A.h,, October 8th, 1968.
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The County Treasurer was authorized by unanimous vote to invest $500,0CO and $2CC,COO for ninety days in U.S.
Securities,
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THROUGH HIGHWAYS
At a regular meeting of the Board of County Corranissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota held on September
4, 1968, all members being present, Commissioner Bucholz introduced the following resolution, which was seconded by
Commissioner Haase.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, that the Yield right of
way signs at the intersection of County State Aid Highways #51 and #60 be placed as follows:
nttest:
That the Yield sign at the West junction of CSAH #5l·and #60 be placed facing South.
That the Yield sign on CSAH #60 at the junction of CSAH #51 and #60 be placed facing East, a.nd
That Stop signs be erected at the other two corners.
Adopted this 4th day of September, 1968.
Sam Nvcklemoe
Chairl!)an
K. W. Hanson
County Auditor
TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA:
We, the undersigned najority of the County Board of said county hereby certify that we have examined the road
work done by
Mark Sand& Gravel Co.
Clarence Drewes
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on that certain road described as follows:
Fergus Falls, Minn.
Detroit Lakes, Minn.
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56501
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CSAH #26
CSAH #55
CSAH #83
between CSAH #11, 5,0 miles North of Wendell and T.H. #59, SP. 56-626-80
from 2.0 mi •. South of T.H. #108 to ~-4 mi. South S.A.P. 56-655-04,
from ~-5 mi. South of SCAH #1 to 2.6 mi. South S.A.P. 56-683-07
together with contract for the same and that we find said work has been properly done and i:erfo:nned accordinr to said
contract.
Dated this 4th day of September, 1968.
James Bucholz
Bennie Johnson
Sam Nycklemoe
Otto H-ase
Attest: harvev Morrell
" W. Hanson
County Audi tor
A resolution asking for the dissolution of School District #1394 was taken up for final actior., and the Board
issued the follo,,d.ng Interlocutory Order, to-wit:
STATE OF MINNLSO'l'A ) ) ss
COUNTY OF Ol'TER 1 /,IL)
IN THE MATTER OF THE DISSOLUTION OF COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1394.
WHEREAS, Proceedings to dissolve Common School District No. 1394 have been instituted by:
(a) A resolution of the Board of County Co~missioners of the County of Otter Tail, State of Minnesota,
adopted on August 14, 1968.
NOW, THEREFORE., IT IS ORDERED:
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DATE ............................. Se_ptember. 4 ........................ 19 .. 68.
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to-wit:
1. That Common School District No. 1394 be dissolved and that the territory an braced therein be attached
The entire territory comprising School District #1394 be attached and made a part of Independent
School District# 544.
2. That the current assets and liability of said Common School District No. 1394 be distributed as follo1•·s,
To Independent School District #544 all monies, credits, funds, both 'real and personal property includin,:-taxes
for 1968 and prior years collected after August 14th, 1968, and all obligations on Common School District #1394 shall
become the obligations of Ind~i endent School District #544.
3, The outstanding bonded debt of said Common School District lfo. 13% is None.
4. The proposed effective date of this order is hereby fixed as the 14th day of August, 1968.
Attest:
______ K_.~W. Hanson
County Auditor
Sam Nycklenoe
Chainnan Board of County Commissioners
Otter Tdl County Minnesota
The pltition of Clifford M. & Evelyn Moen asking that the followirg tract, Beg. 431.5 feet East of NW corner
Section 21-133-43 East 256.5 ft; So th 200 feet! East 150 feet; South 319.1 feet; West 248 feet; North 145.1 feet;
West 158.5 feet; North to beginning, Part of NW~ NW¾ Sec. 21-133-43, be set off from School District 1/1434 to School
District #544 was taken up for final action. After listening tothe staterr.ents of various interested parties, 1'h e Board
issued the following order, to-wit:
Order Setting Off Legal Voter from,: One School District to Another:
WHEREAS, The petition of Clifford M. & Evelyne Moen a legal .voter, freeholder and resident of School District
#1434 in this County, representing that he is the ot.ner of the lands hereinafter described, ~•hich are situate in said
School District, and adjoin Scyool District No. 544 and asking that he with his said lands may be set off from said
district #1434 to said adjoining School District No. 544 was presented to the Board of County Commissioners of this County
at a session of said Board held on the 14th day of August A.D., 1968 for the action of sad board t~,ereon and •··hereas
it was thereupon ordered by said board that a hearing should be had on said petition at a session of said board on the
4th day of September A.D. l:968 at the County Auditor• s office in the City of Fergus Falls in said County; an:I ••hereas
it was further ordered in and by said order that notice of the tir, e and place of such hearing be given by posting copies
of said order in three public places in each of the school districts to be affected by said petition, 2nd by mailing to
the clerk of each of said ~chool Districts a copy of said order at least t en days before the time appo:irt.ed for such
hearing; and whereas at the said session of the said Board of County Commissioners on said 4th day of September A.D.
1968 due proof of the posting and service of said order of hearing as therein directed and reouire, more than ten days
prior to said last named date; having been made and filed, said petition was publicly read and considered by the Board,
with everything which was said by said interested parties for or against granting the prayer of the petitioner, and said
Board being of opinion that said petition should be gz:anted, it is hereby ordered and det.ermined, t;hat the said petitioner
and the following described lands owned by him, to-wj,t:
Beg. 431. 5 feet East of Nvi corner Section 21-133-43 East 256. 5 ft; South 1200 feet; East 150 feet;
South 319.1 feet; West 248 feet; North 145.1 feet; West 158.5 feet; No:th to beginning, Part
of NWt NWt Sec. 21 -133-43.
be and the same are hereby set off from said School District No. 143/i to sai.d adjoining ,School District No. 51,1, and
said lands are hereby made a part of said la.st named School Dis.tz:ict for all purposes wh.atever.
By order of the Board of County Cominissioners
Dated the 4th day of Septenber A. D., 1968
STATE OF MINNE.SO'!'/\ )
COUNTY OF OTTER '!'AIL) ss
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners
of otter Tail County, ~annesot.a
Attest: K. W. Hanson \
County Auditor and ex-offirio Cl.erk of Board
I, K. W. Hnson, Auditor of Otter Tail County, State of Minnesota, ·do hereby ce•·tify that I have carefully comparFd ihe
foregoing paper writing with the orifinal thereof, •hich is in my custody as such auditor, and that such copy is P cor-
redt copy of such original, and of the whole thereof.
In testimony whereof, 1 h«ve hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, at Fergus Falls, on this 4th day of
September A.D., 1968.
K. W. Hanson
Auditor
The petition of Reno E. & Jennie I. Dahl asking that the swl; of the SWt and Lots 5 and 6 Section 15 and
Lot 5 & 6 Section 16, all in 'Io1-mship 134, Range 41; be set off from School District No. 1390 to School District
#550 was taken up for final action. After listening to the statements of the wrious interested parties, the Board
issued the follo~,il"l?; order, to ,,it:
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE .......................... Sept-ember4 ........................... 19 .. 68.
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Order Setting Off Legal Voter from One School District to Another.
_Wher~as,-The petition of Reno E. & Jennie I. Dahl a legal voter, freeholder and resident of School Distri~t
No. 1390 in this County, representing that he is the-o~.ner of the lands' hereinafter described which are situate in
said School District, and adjoin Schoo;). District No,• 550 and asking that he with his said lands may bes et off from
said District No. 1390 to said adjoining school district No, 550 w~sr.presented to the Board of County Commissioners
of the.Count~ at a,session·of said board held on the•li.th day of August A,D., 1968 for the action of said board thereon;
and whereas it was thereupon ordered by said board that a hearing should be had on said petition at a session of said
board on the 4th day of September A.D., 1968 at the County Auditor's office in the City of Fergus Falls in said County;
and whereas it was. further ordered in and by said order tha.t notice of the time and place of such hearing be p-j.ven by
posting copies of said order in three public places in each of the school districts to be affected by said petition, and
by mailing to the. clerk of each of said School Distracts a copy of said order at least ten days before the time appointed
for such hearing; and 11:hereas at the said session of. the said Board of County Commissioners on said . 4t·h day of September,
A.D., 1?68 due p~oof of the posting ?.nd service of said order of hearing as therein directed and re•uired, more than ten
days prior to said.last named date, having been made.and filed, said petition was publicly read and considered by the
Board, with everything which was said by said interested parties for or against granting the prayer of the petitioner,
and said Board being of opinion that said petjtion should be granted, it is hereby ordered and determined, that the said
petitioner and the following described lands o~med by him, to-wit:
SW~ of SW~ nd Lots 5 and 6 Section 15 and Lot 5 & 6 Section 16, all in Township 134, Range 41
be and the same ar:e hereby set off from said School District No. 1390 to said adjoining School District No. 5,50 and said
lands are hereby made a part of said last named School District for all purposes whatever.
By order. of the Board of County Commissioners
Dated the 4th day of September A.D., 1968,
Sam Nycklemoe
Chainnan of the Board of County Com.~issioners
of Otter Tail County, Minn.
Attest: K, W. Ha,s,n
County Auditor, and ex-officio Clerk of Board
The petition of Lester~. & Carol J. Restinen asking that the East 150 feet of West 838 feet of North 200
feet of the NWt of NWt Section 21 -133 -43 be set off from School District No. 1430 to School District #544 was taken
up for final action. After listening to the statements of the various interested parties, the Board issued the follo1·,ing
order, to-wit:
Order Setting Off Legal Voter from One School District to Another.
WHEREAS, The petition of Lester C; & Carol J. Restinen a legal voter, Ireeholder and resident of Scrool District
No. 1430 in this County, :-epresenting that he is the owner of the lands hereinafter described, 1·:rich are situate in said
School District, and adjoin School District No, 544 and asking that he with his said lands may be set off fran said dis-
trict No, 1430 to said adjoining school district No. 544 was presented to the Board of Coupty Commiss' on ers of tl-rl. s
Cli>uiltycat a session of said board held on the 14th day of August A.D., 1968 for t'he action of said board thereon; and
whereas it was thereupon ordered by said board that a hearing should be had on said petition, at a session of said boo rd
on the 4th day of ?eptember A.D., 1968 at the County Auditor's office in the City of Fergus Falls in said County; and
w!Jereas it was fur:ther ordered in and by said order that notice of the time and place of such hearing be given by posting
copies of said ord!Sr in three public places in each of the school districts to be affected by said petition, and by
mailing tothe clerk of each of said School Districts, a copy of said order at least ten days before the time appointed
for such hearing, and whereas at the said session of the said Board of County Commissioners on said 4th day of September
A.D. 1968 due proof of the f'OSting and service of said order of hearing as therein directed and required rore than ten
days prior to said. last named date, having been made and filed, said petition was publicly read and considered by the
Board, with everytping which was said_ by said interested parties for or against r-ranting the prayer of the petj tj oner,
and said Board being of opinion that said petition should be granted, it is hereby ordered and determined, that the said
petitioner and the.following described lands owned by him, to-wit:
East 150.feet of West 838 feet of North 200 feet of the NW¼ of NW¼, Section 21-133-43
be and the same ar~ hereby set off from said School District No. 1430 to said adjoining School District No. 544 and said
lands are hereby made a part of said last named School District for all purposes whatever,
By order. of the Board of County Commissioners
Dated the 4th day of SJ!ptember A.D., 1968.
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners
of Otter Tail County, Minn.
Attest: K. W, Hanson
County Aucii tor, and ex-officio Clerk of Board
REPORT OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF THE COONTY OF OTTER TAIL, STATE OF MINNESOTA OF UNCOLLECTED PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES
. FOR THE YEAR 1968
Fergus Falls, Minn~sota, September 4th, 1968,
BE IT KNOWN, That the County Bea rd of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, did meet in session on the 4th day of
September, 1968 the same being the date required by Statute 277,05, that at said session the County Treasurer·of sajd
County delivered to said Board the list of all unpaid personal property taxes where the amount is $10.00 or less and
the first !half of all unpaid personal property taxes where the amount exceeds $10.00 which remains for the year 1967,
together with a certificate thereon as required by law; and that at said session said Board did duly consider such
list of uncollected taxes and did cancel such taxes as they are satisfied cannot l::e collected, That the "foll01•!i.ng is
a correct list of ijll unpaid personal property taxes where the amount is $10.00 or less and the first half of all unf'Bid
personal property taxes where the amount exceeds ~10.CO which remains un(Jl!)llected in said County for the year 1968, t.he
delinquent second half of any unpaid personal property tax shall attach to the said list and be included in any pro-
ceedings for the enforcement of the tax ur,on the filing of such list of the second half so due by the County Treasurer
as provided by Minn. Statute 277.01 with the Clerk of District Court for Otter Tail County and said Clerk of Court is
hereby ordered to issue citations thereon for the total amount,
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DATE ..................... September _4_ .•...•............•.............• 19. 68_.
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N ame of Person Assessed TownshiE or District Tax Penalty I Fees & Costs Total Remarks
Al's Shoe Repair Fergus Falls City $ 43. 90 $ 5.76 $49.66 Collect
Bjerke Sign Co. Bluffton 1.42 2.36 3.78 Collect
Dean Buchanan Inman 9.50 3.01 1'.51 Collect
Budweiser Brewing Co. Star Lake 3.80 :i,55 6.35 Collect
Calvert Distillers Hobart 5.72 2.71 8.43 Collect
Fergus Fells Ice Supply Fergus Falls City 45.04 5.85 50,89 Collect
William Hamilton Village of Battle Lake 25.co 4,25, 29.25 Collect
Norman Mucho.;,, City of Fergus Falls 15,96 3.53 19.49 Collect
Rollie Thiel Village of Henning 43,16 5.45 48.61 Collect
Melvin Poppinga Village of Henning 15.-98 3.53 19.51 Collect
Puppsville Pizza City of Fergus Falls 132.56 12.85 145,L.l Collect
Lloyd Swenson Village of Erhard 9,32 3.CO 12.32 Collect
Glen ¼alters Village of Henning 4.CO 2;57 7 6.57 Collect
Young Life Campaign Dunn 65.44 7,49 72.93 Collect
That the following is a correct list of the personal property taxes in said county for said year which said Board are
satisfied cannot be collected, so cancelled by said Board, to-wit:
Russ B~erke Russ BJerke
Caroline's Beauty Shop
Stanley R. Engelhardt
Horace Karlstad
West End Grocery
ATTEST:
K. W. Hanson
County Auditor,
Bluffton Compton
City of F.F.
City of F.F.
Vill. Underwood
City of F.F.
$ 4,38 $ 2.60 $ 6,98
20.48 3.89 24.37
17.10 3.62 20.72
4.28 2.59 6.87
67. 58 7.66 75.24
15.40 3.48 18.88
The County Board of Otter Tail County
Sam Nycklemoe
James Bucholz
Bennie J. Johnson
Otto Haase
Harvey M rrill
The following biJ.ls were allowed:
Carlton E. Mortensen
Carlton Mortensen
Carlton E. Mortensen
Sidney Nelson
Merle Bacon
James LeRoy
Glen Melby
Sidney Nelson
John B. Halvorson
Donald Lee
James Bucholz
Otto Haase
Bennie J. Johnson
Sam Nycklemoe
James Bucholz
Otto 11aase '
Bennie J, Johnson
Harvey Morrill
Sam Nycklemoe
Duane Donley
Herman Enslin
Dennis Greenwaldt
Ed. Skoglund
Jeff Tikkanen
Laura E. Hatchkiss
Geraldine McGuire
Geraldine McGuire
Eugene Davenport
Harris W. Iverson
Christopherson C. Clauson
Edwin H. Helleckson
Fergus Bus Service
Norris Krog
Roger E. Nelson
Orris A. Skogen
Northwestern Bell Tel. Co.
Northwestern Beli 'Iel. Co,
Secretarial Service
Jim Larson Ford
Otter Tail Grocery Co.
National Busing & Parts
Doc's Tire Service
Coop Services, Inc.
Dave's Standard
Boarding of Prisoners
Mileage &. expense
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Calls· for Sheriff
Services
Servicing Co, Car
Soap for Jail
Parts
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
Dent Oil Co,
Hank I s Mileage .
Henning Co-op O~l
Henning Sj nclair,
Miller I s Gulf Service
Mayo's Standard.
Nundahl Oil .
Park Region Co-o.p Oil
Perham Co-op Oil
Standard Service Station
Twins Motor Co •.
DalP. Akennan
Henry Lubitz .
Marvin Pederson.
1sther Mortensen
Esther Mortensen
Eunice LrRoy .
Mrs. Charles Blo.ndeau
Haymond Meyer •
Mrs. Arden John~on
),rs. Earl Scofidd
City of Fergus F.alls
Bigler & Bigler Clinic
Bigler & Bigler Clinic
Walter S. Booth ffe. Son
Burroughs Corp •. Todd Div.
Davenport Stationery
Hintgen Karst 1lec. Co.
~;idwest Printing Co.
Miller Davis Co •.
Nelson Bros. Printing
Poucher Printing & Lith. Co.
Security Blank Book & Prtg. Co.
Gaffaney' s
SCM Corporation . ·
Secretarial Service
Xerox Corporatiqn
Vernon E. Bachman
Myrtle E. Logas
Carlton E. Mort~sen
Helen E. Skramsted
Myrtle E. Logas
Vernon E. Bachman
Village of Perhern
Sherin & l'ieland Agency
State Treasurer
Northwestern Publishing Co.
The Independent
Carolyn .Helgeson
Lorna McCabe
Mrs. Marcella Stone
Mrs. Robert H. Johnson
Mrs. Charles Lewis
Mrs. Ed. Skoglund
)lrs. Philip Wicklund
li,rs. Verlie Grover
Doris Jorgenson
Mrs. Ina McLaughlin
Edna M. Nelson
Mrs. Selma Swendsrud
Village of Perham
E.O.T. Telephone Co.
Philip M. Kjaglien
Philip M. Kjaglien
Rachel J. Estrem
Northwestern Bell Tel. Co.
Public Utilities Dept.
Cooper's Office Supply
E.astman Kodak Stores
Nelson Bros. Printing
Straub Co.
Cornell-Syverson Post No, 17
Froelich Marine
Consumers Oil Co.
Nundahl Oil
Fergus Oil
Dave I s Standard
~.alt Klien' s Resort
Firestone
Meyers Champlin
Twins )'.otor
Park Region Co-op Oil
Mineral Springs· Sanatorium
Heyden-Murphy Equip. Co,
Minnesota Tr.:.ctor Co.
Noi:thwestern Engineering Co.
Ruffridge Jonson Equip. Co., Inc.
Ziegler, Inc.
Auto Safety Service
Ebersviller Implement Co,
Lillegard
DATE ................... Sept em ter 4 ..................................... 19 .. 68.
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Sp. Dep. mileage & expense
Extra Help -Sheriff
Matron Fees
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Witness Fee
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Court Costs
Coroner I s Fees
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Att1d Supt's meeting in Mpls.
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Additional Pranium
Pub. Employees Retirement Ass'n.
Pers. Prop. Tax Notice
Publ. Tax Notice
Mileage & expense
II
II
Att'd Nursing Bd. meeting
II II II II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Mileage Home Health Aid
II
II
II
II
II
II
Rent, Nurses Office
calls & service
II
II
II
II
Mileage & expense
Postage & Machine rental
Mileage
Calls & Service
Utilities
Supplies
II
II
Rmt
Decorating Graves
Boat Repair Water
Gas & Tire repair
Gas
II
II
1'ire Rep air
Gas
Poor expense
Parts
II
II
Repairs
II
II
Patrol
Water
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Patrol
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
$ 3.97
4.71
5, 58
10.98
25.77
23.29
281~35
4.79
93,55 .27.12
· 22 •. 36
40.CO
,18,60
56.CO
15.00
25.cc
10.cc
2.35
1.30
1.30
1.30
?30.-0C'
25,.25
28.10
7-,78
35,0C
1.80
29,88
27,75
84.07
558.15
46.64
394 .1_3
35.00 63,CO
3,85
118.42
30.00
65.00
30.00 66.oc
n.30
J0.10
60.CC
78.0C
22,590.70
4,90
6.00
52,04
86,02
17.62
5,10
4.95
8.25
7.50 13,50
39.90
5,25
34.42
35,55
35.CC 12.01
90.45
7.00
12.30
27.10
4.56
5,50
19.0C
163.10
so.cc
25.0C
25.28
4,84
14.98
49.59
14,15
1.59
9.14
ll.13 1,00
6.lC
JO.CO
23.85
35 .69
48,85
54.1,5
122,48
35.35
lL.9.26
5.36
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
11CU■1ri ,■nm■• CO■PA■Y, ST,CLGUD,■IIIM-
National Busing.& Parts Co.
O~son Auto FJ.ectric
Smokey I s Machine. Shop
Swanson Equipment
DATE
Fer-gus Dodge, Inc.
Lampert Lumber C,o., 1-'arkers Prairie
Tesch Lumber Co •.
Northwestern Refining Co.
Mrs. Lenora Lindberg
Farmers Co-op E~ev. Co.
Farmers Union G •. T.A., Battle Lake
Firestone Store.
Minnesota Motor ,Co.
North Union Tex~co
Northwood Specia,l.ty Co.
Dave's Standard Service
Farmers Co-op Cr,y. Ass•n.
Meyer's Service .Station
The Oil Store
Otter Tail Co-op Oils, Inc.
Park Region Oil ,Co.
Standard Oil Co •. , Henning
Twin I s ~!otor Co •.
Arrow Petroleum
D-A Lubricant Co., Inc.
Minn. Dept. of Highways
Bettenberg, Townsend, Stolte & Comb
State Treasurer,. Public E.>np. Ret. Ass•n.
Minneapolis Blue Printing Co,
The Pierce Co. •
Davenp•rt•s Stationery
N.W. Bell Telephone Co., F.F,
Pelican Telephone Co.
N.W. Bell Telephone Co,, Wadena
Marvin Lee
Wendell P. Huber,
G, D. Harlow
Wend.~11 P. Huber
Northwestern Bell Telephore Co. , F. F.
Minnesota Tractar Company
Ruffridge Johnsen lquipt. Co,
TheZeco Company•
September. 4 ............................ 19 .. 68
Repairs
II
II
II
Supplies
II
Bit. ~:aterial
Gravel
Seed
II
Tires
LubeJob & Oil
Tow Charge
Stakes
Gasoline
Gas, etc.
II II
II II
Gasoline & Diesel Fuel
Gas, etc.
II II
Gasoline
Diesel Fuel
II II
Plans
P.E.R.A. Cont.
Supplies
II
Service & Tolls
II
RightQf-way
Expense
II
II
Cash Advanced
Service & tolls
Parts
II
II
Upon motion the meeting adjourned to 10:00 A.M., •October 8th, 1968.
Chairman
Attest:
Clerk
$103.76
26.28
280.96
15,CO
13,50
6,60
1,50
724,84
56.CO
866.15
31.00
813.32
4,55
20.cc
·219,50
2.69
111,04
235,67
92,04
335,16
118,79
76,52
30.98
83.20
363,50
635,01
633,27
-29,158, 25
26.05
55,.50
28.68
103,91
15.89
15,46
18,30
362.75
200.J5
11.1,5
37.56
74.66
35,85
15,86
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
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DATE ...................... September .. 17 ................................ 19 ... 6.!l.
SPECIAL MEETING OF
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOI'A
Pursu{lnt to call the Board met at 10:00 A.M., September 17th, 1968, all members present.
The County Auditor having previously advertised for bids for construction of a new County Garage at Battl!i
Lake, Minnesota, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows:
1nglund Twin City Co.
Advance Structures, Inc.
Minco Metal aldg., Inc.
Gateway Bldg., Inc.
Alexandria
Fargo, N.D.
Fargo, N.D.
Fargo, N.D.
$25,891.00
26,498.CO
25,280.CO
22,000.oc
After consideration, motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to accept the bid of Gateway Bldrs.
Inc., in the amount of $22,0CO.OC, it.being the lowest bid.
A motion was made, seconded and carried to meet with the Aurdal To~m Board at 10:CO A.M., September '6th to
make plans for re-routing or repqir or replacement of collapsed bridge. Highway Engineer Huber is to notify the town
board of the time and place.
Phil Kjaglien appeared before the Board requesting a pay raise, which was considered and tabled until the
first of the year when salary raises are made.
A bottle club license application for Abrahams Resort, Myron Moberg o;.ner-manager, was approved.
A plat of the Second Addition to Birchwood Shores located in Mane To~mship, accompanied by an opinion as
to title executed by Nycklemoe, Nycklemoe and Nycklemoe, was approved.
Attest:
Attest:
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners, Otter Tail County Minnesota,
THAT in r,equesting prints of new plats of lake shore properties, the follo~•ing be requested:
2 original (hardshell)
1 transparancy
4 prints
Dated this 17th day of September, 1968.
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
K. W. Hanson
Clerll:
Upon motion the meeting adjourned.
Chairman
Clerk
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
September 26 19 68 DATE ......................................................................................... .
HCUIIIIT Plll■TING CDIIPAHr, IT,CLOUD,IIINN, G
Township.
MINUTES OF THE SPEC! AL MEETING OF
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, OTTER TAIL
COUNTY, MINNEID TA
Pursuar:it to call, the Board met at 10:00 "'.M., September ?6th, 1968, all members prese, t.
The Aurdal 'lawn Board met with the County Board to dj_scuss the recently collapsed bridge in Aurdal
A motion was made, seconded and carried to have a survey made of the township road west •of the bridge to
County Road Hl~ to '.-et ermine cost of grading and tarring.
A :motion was made, seconded and carried to call for .inspection and possibilities of repe:i:rinl! of bridge.
A motion was made, seconded and carried that the County Treasurer invest $200,0CO.CC in Government notes
or bills, and also invest money from the first ten days of the November Settlement. All these investments at 90 days.
There bei11g no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Attest: Chainnan
Clerk
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............................... October .. 8tP ......................... 196s .. .
HCUIITY Pll■TING COIIPANT. H.CLOUD,IIINN, Q":2JOI
MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEEI'ING
OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOI'A
Pursuant to adjournm~t, the County Board mt a~ 10:CO o'clock A.M., October 8th, 1968, all nembers present. '
Grady ~lann, a representat~ve for Department or: Inttrior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,. ~et \\ith the Board
to review the p regress to date on the small Wetlands program as established by the County on February 14, 1968.
· A delegation from Western To\\nship. appeared, questioning the selling of the NEl; of Section 32 of \'/estP.m
Township to Wetlands, a meeting with the Soil Conservation Service to be arranged for the December 10th mFeting of the
County Board.
A delegation from the V.F.W. Post #612, Fergus Falls, presented the name of Harris Christianson as a can-
didate for the replacanent of retiring Veterans Service Officer, Mr. Kjaglien, Mr. Christiansen's name to be considered
along "~th other applicants.
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The Boarf! having previously advEllised for bids for a 1969 4-door sedan with heavy duty suspension froi:t, and
rear, for the use of the Sheriff's Department, proceeded to open bids as follows:
List Price Trade-In Net Price
Suhr Ford Sales, Inc.
Minnesota Motor Co.
1969 Mercury
1969 Buick
$4,581.25
4,459.10
$1,781.25
2,209.10
$2,800.CO
2,250.00
After consideration the Board accepted the bid of Minnesota Motor Conlpany for the 1969 Buick, in the
amount of $2,250.00. -
The following resolution was adopted:
RF.SOLVED, that the Regulations and Application for the Advancanent of Funds from the Sheriff's Office Con-
tingent Fund is approved and hereby ordered that all advancements for expenses fromthe Sheriff's Office Continpent Fund
be made according to the Regulations and on Application forms available from the Audi tor I s office.
Sam Nycklemoe
Attest; Chairman
K. W. Hanson
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED By the Board of County Commissioners, Otter Tail County Minnesota,
THAT, WHEREAS on the 8th of July, 1968, the bid for steel post.swas awarded to the M-R Siim Company,
Fergus Falls, Minnesota,
Attest:
AND these posts have now been rece;i.ve<;l by the County Highway Department,
THAT 'a warrant in the amount of $7,090.00 is payable to the 1-l-R Sign Company, Fergus Falls, Minnesota,
Dated this 8th day of October, 1968.
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
K. W. Hanson
Clerk
RESOLUTION REQUESTING
SPEED 30NING
BE IT RESOLVED, thatthe County Board of Otter Tail County, in compliance with Subdivision 5 of Section
169.14 of the Highway Traffic Regulation Act, hereby reouests the Commissioner of Highways, upon thetllsis of an en~in-
eering and traffic investigation, to authorize the erection of appropriate signs designating a reasonable and safe
speed limit upon:the follov.ing described streets and highways:
nttest:
CSAH #31 beginning at a point approximately 500 feet North of the South line of Section 26,
To~,1;1sh:i!p 137 North, Range 42 West, and North approximately .25 mile.
CSAH #67 beginning at a point approximately l,COO feet South of the junction of CSAH #67
and:C.H. #148, thence North approximately l,CCO feet.
Resolution passed at a meeting of the Otter Tail County Board on October 8, 1968 at Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
furn Nycklemoe
Chainnan
K. W. Hanson
County Auditor
The·Board, having previously advertised for bids for a 1969 1/2 ton G.V.W. pickup, rating 5,000 lbs.,
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DATE .................................. October .. 8th ...................... 19. 68 ..
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minimum, for use by the Sheriff's Department, proceeded to open bids as follows:
List Price Trade-In Net Price
Super G.M.C. Truck Sales $2,869.25 $1,694.50 $1,174.75
International Harvester 3,170.81 1,795.81 1,375.CC Vaughn Chevrolet Company 3,057.75 1,362,75 1,695.00
Fergus Dodge, Inc. J,174-90 1,725.90 1,449.0C Minnesota };otor Co, 3,085.05 1,835.05 1,250.00
After consideration the Board accepted the bid of Super G.M.C, Truck Sales in the anount of $1,174.75.
'A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to view completed road ~-ork on October 30th and 31st
at 9:JO A.M. o'clock,
The 11:0C, A.M. Bridge bids were delayed until October 15th@ 11:00·A~M. and an addendum sent to each
bidder for correction oh sheet piling•,
The County Auditor was authorized to .'.!dvertise for bids to be received at 11:00 o'clock A.M., November
12th, 1968, for 120 Tons of Calcim Chloride in bags and 12C Tons of Rod< Salt in bags, ror sanding.
An application for Beer License for Parkway Inn was approved upon approval by the Sheriff's Departrr.ent.
An application by the Village of Leer Creek for cancellation of taxes on village property ~as approved.
An ~pplication by Douglas Whipps of tter Tail Township for reduction of taxes was approved, as a mobile
pome was assessed as real property but 1•.-as 1aid as personal property tax in lieu of a license.
An application for Homestead Classification by Ivan A. Tufty in Everts To1·nship ~·as rejected upon recom-
mendation by the 'l'own Board.
An application for Homestead Classification by Leslie Nelson in the Town of Everts was approved.
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A motion was·made by Otto Haase to go.back to the old way (complete listing) of County bills for pub-
lication, but failed for want of a second.
A motion was made, ~econded and carried to hire Anderson Bros. Construction Company to wash the Court
House windows at a cost of $156,25, plus insurance costs.
A motion was made, seconded and carried to transfer $10,000.00 from the County Buildin? Furid to the Bond
and Interest Account of the Otter '!'ail County Nursing Home, a transfer necessary to make the semi-annual reyment for
the construction of th~ Nurs,ing Hcn,e due November 1, 1968.
Upon motion the meeting was adjourned to 10:00 A,M .• , October 9th, 1968.
WEDNESDAY'S SESSION
Pursuant to adjournment, the Boardmat at 10:CO o'clock A.M., October 9th, 1968, all members present.
A motion was made, seconded and carried authorizing the-County Treasurer to re-invest bonds th•t are
coming due.
Unanimous approval was given to the appointment of Arthur Boehne submitted by Judge Polkinghorn as the
new Probation Officer, to start October 10th, 1968, at a salary of $694,00 per month with a 4% increase after six
months.
Knute Hanson, Civil Defense Director, appeared before the Board asking that a better fence be arranged for
under the Sheriff's Office. Motion made, seconded and carried this be done.
The names of Cal Stoller, Carl Rickert and Bob Arrl erson were submitted to the County Board as possible
members to serve on the Planning and Zoning Col!llllissi,,n, one to be relected to fill a vacancy on the Cornmis:iion, the
new member to represent the resorters in the area. The County Auditor was a.utho rized to send letters of invitation
to attend the meeting of the County Board to be held at 11:0C A.M., October 15th.
The following bills were allowed:
Carlton E., Mortensen
Carlton E.. ~:orterisen
Santa Fe County Juvenile Detention Home
Merle Bacon
James LeRoy
Glen lt.elby
Sidney Nelson
John Halvorson
Don Lee
Fredrick Swenson
James Bucholz
Otto Haase
Bennie J. Johnson
Harvey ~:orrill
Sam Nycklemoe
Arnold E.vavold
Theo. Hegseth
Ambrose A. Klinnert
Homer Scm
HaJ'old Skistacl
Melvin Trosvik
Boarding of Prisoners
Mileage & Expense
Sheriff's Expense
Mileage & Subsistence
II
II
Subsistence
II
II
II
fuctra Relief Jailer
Mileage & Expense
II
II II
Expense
Mileage & Expense
W.O.T, Soil & \·/ater Cons.
II " II II II II II
II II II II II II II
II II II II II II II
II " II II II " II
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Dist.
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II
II
II
$1465.0C
219.15
28.CC
i.c6.i.o
448,70
390.50
336.JQ
69.06
72.0C
224.00
57. 50
57.0C
55,10
21.65
60.CC
Jl.50
31.eo
18.40
37,20
1,0.20
9.60
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
HCHIIY Pll■tl■G CO■PA-T, H,CLOUD,■IIIN, G':23DI
Mrs. Laura E, Hotchkiss
Geraldine lkGuire
Frank Roberts
Frank Roberts
Kenneth Clambey ·
Kenneth Clam bey·
tugene Davenport
Harris W, Ivers:>-n
Anton N. Glesne •
Anton N. Glesne ·
Christopher·C. Clauson
Mrs. Joyce Biegl:er
Mrs. Agnes Bjorgum
Mrs. Harry Fretland
Mrs. 1':artin R. Henson
Knutson ,heating·& Air Cond.
So. Mill Standard
Gust Lagerquist·& Sons, Inc.
Kimber Awning Co,
Falls Drug
Gambles, F.F.
Sherwin-1-<illiams Co,
Theo. Fhmquist ·
Rob 1t B. Oslund·& Assoc,
Jaeger's Decorating Center
Mgetown Lunb er ·
N.W. Bell Tel. Co,
N.W. Bell Tel. Oo,
Ralph Opsahl
Harley Kantrud
Miller Gulf Service
Perham Co-op Oil
Mayo Is Standard ·
Minnesota Motor
Uselman Is, Inc. •
I.B.M. Co,
Fergus Hardware·
i'ergus Glass &. Paint
Hintgen Karst El:ec,
Photo Center
Mobile Radio & T.V, Service
Dairyland Veterinary
Esther Mortensen
Esther Mortensen
City of Fergus Falls
Byron Busch
Roger A. Graham·
~-ichael Haugrud
Arthur Hughes ·
Carlie R. Kiff ·
Kenneth Schepper
Dr, Ivan E. Bigler
Dr. C. J. Lund
Bennie J. Johnson
Vincent A. Ryan·
K. ~/. Wenino
K. W. Hanson
James Welch
Helmer \·;entzel
Aaro Huttienen
Alphonse J, Primus
Reinpold G, Langer
Lester Rader
Clarence A, Larson
Ferd Derkey
Stanley Sha
H. E. Hancock
Harold Parduhn
Eulene J, Stoll
Herbert A. Johnson
Don K • Garber
Herman Enslin
Eugene Wilde
Glifford H. Nelson
Clifford Shaw
M, B. Linrud
Roy H. Bjorklund
Norman Koehler .
Prank Robei·ts
Alfred Haagensen, Jr.
Edward H. Thompson
Thor fin Paulson
Elmer Kjell
James E. Ahlfs .
Verner A. Anders.on
Leonrd E. Larson
Arthur w. Kbtz
Norman Restad
Rupert Schmitz
Marlin Zitzow
DATE .................................... October .. 9th ................... 19.68 ..
W.O.T. Soil & Water Cons. Dist. E.11 II II II 11 11 11
Salary, Weed Inspection & mileage (Aug.)
Weed & Seed Insp. (Sept)
Salary, Mileage & postage (Aug.)
Sclary, ~;ileage & postage (Sept.)
Mileage & e;cpense
II II II
II II II (Aug.)
II II II (Sept.)
II II II
Extr· help Co. Supt. office
II II II II
II II II II
II II " II
Parts '-Janitor
Gas
Services
Repairing Ven. Blinds
Supplies
II
II
Caretaker-Phelps Mill
II
II
II
Computation & Services, Phelps Mill
Supplies -Phelps Mill
Paint, Supplies -Phelps Mill
Calls for Sheriff
Calls
Special Duty
Guard Duty
Gas
11 & Wash job on
Labor & Parts
~laintenance
Supplies
Supplies
II
Photo Finishing
Service
Care of prisoners dogs
Matron fees
~ II
11 11 & Huber Law
Witness Fee
Witness & mileage fees
Witness fee
II II
II II
II II
Coroners fees
II II
Services, Canvassing Board
II II II
II
Mileage -.Election judge
Cary election ballots to P.O.
Procuring Election Ballots
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$181.44
216.CO
4C6.60
305.20
353,94
354,44
99,80
67,97
260.10
387,CO
28.)9
18.CO
18,0C
60.0C
18,C.O
.40
18.21
44,CO
178,30
2.58
2.98
1.22
134.40
P3.CC
7,99
48,80
1)5.61
1G9,20
26.00
10,CO
16.82
59.28
1,8,46
2.80
64,93
1,6.11
7,29
215,56 .• 55
10.09
45,90
5,06
35,CC
20.0C
145.CO
7,CO
27.52
4,30
·7,co
3,92
5,50
;,5.25
)66.10
?4,CO
15,oc
15,0C
9,60
3,0C
1,00
2.15
1,00
1.10
1.0C
1,30
1,00
2,50
1,45
8.50
1.00 1.oc 1.oc
1.75 l,CO
7.50 1.60
1.00
ih,15 1.oc
1.45 1.ro
l,CC
1,60
1,37
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1.15
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
IRu■ln PIIHIH COMPANY, IT,CLOUD.■INN. C:Jlal
Arlin Sieling
L. W. Sundberg
Clarence F. Doll
Glenn A. Risbrudt
George E. Femlirig
Warren E. Beckman
Nobel Huse
Roy G. Lenhart ·
Robert E. Zitzow
Mrs. LaVay Wallevand
Noble T. Fronning
C. A. Helander ·
Orval Leabo
Julius M. Nelson
David Huttenen ·
Alphonse J. Primus
Frank M. Breuer·
Herbert E. Steeke
Jesse Wiscpnak
John E. Jennen
Earl Hust.ad
lfonna Lukken
Herbert :l-'1acklanb'urg
Emil ~landeri
Maniood E. Rude ·
Stanley Sha
Lawrence Krekeltlerg
Ernest Eckhoff ·
Eugene J. Stoll
Otto Hoffman
Ernest Herting •
Lyle Searles
1rnest O. Nelsori
Don K. Garber
Edwin Mielke
Ralph Skistad
Larry l'1arquard
Ervin Iverson
hlizabeth Sundbrad
Willis Schier
Conrad L. Gran ·
Herbert Schroeder
Laural Gunderson
Vernon Seeba
Wilfred J. li.stes
James Mattfeld ·
Stanley Haugdahl:
Goldie Eide
Cecil D. Fett, Sr.
Jake Vandermay •
Arnold Swanson ·
George Pete. son ·
Ray Jacobson
Gordon Poss
Roydon Kugler
Harry Jorgenson·
Wilmar Jetenberg
Ernes·t Niskala
Selmer Moen
Ernest Hovland
Melvin Wittmayer'
Glenn Scott
Howard Eide
Arnold Hemauist •
James E., Ahlfs ·
Verner A. Ander!lon
H. E. Bengtson ·
J. Harold Peterson
Frieda Huwe
Arnold M, Haugrud
Vern G. ~oppelman
F'rank Lachmdtzer
Robert J. li.sser ·
Mrs, Laura Dcrt:i:n er
Lois Sundberg
Lauis Honrud
Raymond Alberty
Truman Risbrudt ·
Hilding Olson
George Harthun ·
John A. Grimstad'
Lloyd Sonstebo
Vernon Knutson
Orion Dahlager
Ray G. L11nhart
L. J. Wolters . •
Robert E. Zitzow
Glen 'Chomas
Addison Stock
Merl Pexsa
DATE .............................. October .. 9th .......................... l9 .. 1:8.
Pro~ring Election Ballots.
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$ 1.90.
l.CO
1.90
1,60
~-40
1.30
2.().5 1.cc
l.CC'
l,OC
2,88
1,,75
2.05
J.70
10,75
10,75
9,25
10,45
7,60
2,43
1,.30
4,75
8,50
8,50
::>. 95
1,75
6,25 ·e.50
'5.87
6.55
6.25
5,50
10,75
6.25
7-~5 .?,20
2,20
8,50
3,1.0
3,55
3.70
1.75
6,25
2.80
1..90
8,50
6,25
6.25
8.50
10.co
7.1.5
7.CO 6.i.o
6.02
1..37 i..cc
8.80
9,25
6.25
5.5()
8.50
'?.27
2.95
6.25
6.25
8.35 11,50
7,75 8,50
1..90
1.,30
7.75 8,05
8.50
4.0(
4,CO
7.CO
4.CO
5.50
4.90
3.10
J.10 4,0p
2,95
2,50
7.CC.
7.C.C
5.50
J,25
9,25
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
Htlen Skramsted
Herb Christensen, Jr.
Henry Polkinghorn
Myrtle E. Logas
Village of Pernam
Fergus Falls Journal
Henning Advocate
Northwest Publishing Co.
Doc. Sec. State of Minn.
Mason Publishirrg Co.
Whitings Office Equip ment
Lystads, Inc.
Enstad-Larson, Inc.
Insurance Serv:i:ce Agency
Addressograph-1-lultigraph
Addressograph..l-!.ultieraph
Gaffaney's
IB-1 Corporation
S.C.M. Corporation
American Guidance Serv., Inc.
Cooper's Office Supply
Davepport's St.ti.onery
Farnham's
Miller,,Davis Cci.
Nelson Bros. PI'tg.
Oswald Publishfng Co.
Panama Beaver., "Inc.
Poucher Printi~g & Lith.
Security Blank"Book & Prtg.
Victor Lundeen"& Co.
Victor Lundeen·& Co.
The Pierce Co.·
Xerox Corp.
Xerox Corp.
Carolyn Helgesdn
Lorna McCabe ·
Carolyn HelgenSon
Mrs. Dorothy M; Johnson
Gloria Opatz
Rachel Hexum
Mrs. Ovlie Bormann
Mrs. Lawrence Douglas
Mrs. Edward ~wards
Verlie Grover ·
Mrs. Robert H. Johnson
Doris Jorgenson
Mrs. Bud Larson
Mrs. Ina McLaughlin
Evelyn Leth
Mrs. Charles Lewis
Edna Nelson
Mrs. Pearl Ronning
Mrs. 1d Skoglund
Mrs. John Steblay
Selma Swensrud"
Village of Perham
East Otter '.l:ail Tel. Co.
Wadena Pioneer"Journal
N.W. Publishing co.
Wanek Locksmith
Philip M. Kjaglien
Philip M. Ijaglien
Rac~el J. Estrem
N.W. Bell Tel. Co.
Coopers Office· Supply
Victor Lundeen & Co.
Secretarial Service
Public Utiliti"es DEpt.
Straub Co.
EJave' s Standard
Firestone
Olsons Resort & Trailer Park
Rolfson's Riverside Res.
Service Oil
Froelich Marin•e
City of Fergus· Falls
Arnold Koski •
Andy's 66 Service
Andy's 66 Service
Andy's 66 Service
Andy's 66 Service
Becklund-Rian Oil Co.
Bengtson Oil Co.
Consumers Co-dp Oil Co., Henning
Coop Services,· Inc •
Dave's Standar"d Service, Henning
Eldon's Standard Service
Farmers Co-op ·cry. Ass•n.
Firestone Store
Fossen Oil Co:
Hank's East Siae Service
DATE ...................................... October .. 9th .................. l 9 ... 68
Po stage stamps
Bulldozing dump
Mileage & expense, tuition & Reg. fee
Adv. Com pd. drvs. lice9ae agts., Sept.
Office rent
Publications, Aug. & Sept.
Advertising
Advertising
Minn. Statutes for 167
Dun. Digest
Rental of calculators
pest control
Ins. premium
Ins. -burglary
Maintenance -machine
Maintenance -machine
Maintenance
II
II
Supplies
Services
Mileage
Mileage
Postage
Mileage, expense, tuition etc.
Mileage
Postage
Mileage
Att'd Nursing Bd. Mtg.
Att'd Nursing Ba. Mtg.
Att!d Nursing Bd. ~ltg.
Att'd Nursing Bd. Mtg.
Re t
Galls & Service
Adve!'tising
Advertising
II II
Keys for nursing office doors
Mileage & expense
Postage, d8es & mche rental
Mileage
Callls
Supplies
II
Services
Utilities
Rent
Gas & oil
Gas
II
II
II
Labor & parts
Transient Relief
TB checkup
Gasoline, etc.
II
II
II
II
II
II
$ 30.co
47.50
132. 70
16.25
60.00
672.55
1.-55 ·4.32
44.00
17.50
270.00
00.-25
75.00
95.0C
440.96
516.12
35.co
47.9e
63,CO
12.43
99.36
24.46
26.CO
318.25
1,023.50
51.83
29.59 ·
109.63
1,335.12 486,30
623.75
21.67
124.95
42.50
67;65
33.45
5.00
148,75 3,83
1.09
5.25
9.61·
4,80
14.40
5.10
37.73
2.70
19.05
7.65
4.95
37,80
3.00
· 0.25
7-35 53.10
35~00
27.62 2.co
1.50 10. 50
115.63
17.00
5.1/J
28.60
5,90
45.33
5.95
4.62
50.00
12.47
8.41 26.58
21.20
5.42 82.02
145.16 10.oc
·192. 52
179.69
205.27
193.60
45.01
98.04
122. 77
38.20
43.1,3
·156.r6
270.63
36.09
· 67."29
129. 57
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
Plllltl■-, IT,CLOUD,lll•N. C':2161
Hoot Lake Pure Oil
}!ischke Oil Station
Mayo's Standard' Service
Perham Co-op Oi"l Co,
Ray's Oil Co, .
S & F Oil Company
Service Oil Co.", Battle Lake
Shell Service, 'N. Y ,t, ••
Theodorson's Mobile Service
Twli.n I s l:.otor Coinpany
Erhard Oil Co. .
Penrose Oil Co."
Soliah & Braatz Oil Co,
Standard Oil Co,, Battle Lake
Standard Oil Co., Henning
Standard Oil Co., Pelican Rafi ds
Arrow Equipment, Inc.
Case Power & Equipm ent
tieyden-Murphy ~quipt. Co,
Hi-Lo Equipment Co,
Minnesota Tractor Co,
Ziegler, Inc. ·
Vegors 1nterprises
Handy Governor'Sales
Bertelson Weld:lng
Harvey Bullock '
Dent Oil Co, .
Ebersviller1s tnc., P.R.
Fergus Dodge, !nc.
Gaylord Matson ·Repqir
International Harvester Co,
International Harvester Co,
Knuttila Impl. ·co., Inc.
Larson Welding ·
l,illegard, Inc;
Olson Auto Electric
Pelican Valley'Motors, Inc.
Perham F~nn Supply Co,
Service Garage; P.R.
Smith's Farm Supply
Stan's Garage ·
Super G.M.C. Truck Sales
Clarence A, Syverson
Suhr Ford Sales
Vergas Motor Service
Del Chemical Corporation
Phoel Manufacturirg Co,
Eutectic ¼elding Corp.
Coast-to-~oast'Stores, F.R.
Erickson-Helleckson-Vye Co., P.R.
Gamble Store, N.Y.M.
General Trading Co.
Genuine 1-arts Co,
Holten Lumber ·
Pelican Paint & Glass
Perham t:.fg. Co, ·
Sigelman Hide &. Fur
Tesch Lumber Co,
Vergas Hardware Co,
Welders Equipm'ent
Wilcox Lumber Co., Henning
Wilcox Lumber C.o. , N. Y .r..
Northwestern Refining Co,
Paper, Calmenson & Co,
Elk River Cone: Prod. Co,
Melvin McGowan·c
Vergas Cry. Ass'n.
Michaelson Bros. Inc.
Calvin E.. Berven
Doc's Tire Service
Northwood Specialty Co,
Village of Henning
City of Fergus· Falls
R.E..A, Express·
Pelman iransfer, Inc.
Otter '!ail Power Co,
Construction Bulletin
Fergus Journal' Co,
Minn. State Automobile Ass'n.
~•inn. Dept. or' High\\"ays
Art Sign Material Co,
Mpls Blue Printing Co,
Poucher Printing & Litµ, Co,
Miller-Davis Co,
Cooper's Office Supply
1ast Otter Tail Tel. Co,
N.W.Bell 1'el. ·co., F.F.
Midwest Telephone Ceil,
Park Region Mutual Tel. Co,
N.w. Bell '.rel.' Co,
Pelican Telepnone Co.
N,\oJ, Bell Telephone Co,, \o,adena
DATE ................................ October 9
Ga oline
etc.
11'
Di sel Fuel
II II
II II etc.
II II
II II
II II
Parts
II
II
II
II
II
Repairs
Supplies
Asphalt
Cut ting Edges
Culverts
Seeding
Seed
II
Equipt. Rental
Chain Saw Rental
Tires
Lathe
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Garage Rental & Elec. Service
Maintenance
Express
Freight
Prints
Ad for Bids
II II II
Supplies
Services
Supplies
II
II
II
Service
Service & Tolls
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
$115,30
63.23
105.84
53,52
1C7.93
1,524.04
84,31
58,71
80.82
94,29 181.66
65,39
37.80
591.49
77,50
141,00
19.72
253,53
47.02
61.10
163.18
728,79
23,52
55,20
6,0C
·25,cc
3.60
15,65
34,40
8,00
145,60
110.a.3
30,76
21. 50
6,85
47,27
6,0C
19,42
9~40
2,CO
28.19
68,90
3,50
29,33
169.C6
72,43
99.77
109,25
13,60
22.98
5,90
133,34
50,42
60,75
9,17
2, JO
142.94
3,65
76.74
20.60
JO.SO
4,27
726. 51
257,52
·8c.6o
574. 70
917.6C
191,50
2,CO
287:44 20,CO
354,45
561.25
J4.8C
27.70
71.82
30,80
14.70
22,40
1,350,42
46.88
90,49
61.88 2·2.65
22.50
50,60
96.12
22. 26
16.55 25,02
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
IGWH.IAIIJIIII.COJIP.AHL..1.1.&
G. D. Harlow
Park Region Mut. Tel. Co.
Mac's Fann Service
Wendell P. Huber
Wendell P. Huber
DATE ................................. 9£tober .. 9th ....................... 19 .. 68
Expense
Service & Tolls
Supplies
Expense
Cash Advances
Upon motion the meeting adjourned to 10: 00 A.M., November 12th, 1968.
Attest:
Chainnan
Clerk
1-1.INUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF COUHTY COi.MISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
$216.20
17.73
160.co
190,50
14.82
Pursuant to cal.l, the Board met at 10:CO o'clock A.M., October 15th, 1961\, all members present.
' Motion was made,seconded and carried to complete sodding at the County Nursing Hane this fall.
Motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to pay $3,COO now, and balance due 1,•hen completed,
to Gramstad-Stras for demolishing the old Otter Tail County Nursil!·g Home, from County Nursing Home Constmi.ct-ion Fund.
The Board, having previously advertised for bids on S.A.P. 56-677-03, Bridge #56514, Bluffton ~own-
ship, proceeded to op en bids as follows:
Industrial Bldrs.
Korby Contracting Co.
Peterson Bros-;-
Walt Prahm & Son, Inc.
Swingen Constr, Co.
Young Constr, Co,
Wendland & Dwire
Fargo, N.D.
Fergus Falls, Minn.
Montevideo, Minn,
Slayton
Grand Forks, N.D.
St. Paul, Minn,
Balaton, Minn-.
$47,815,60
36,135,25
43,541.60
40,624.50
47,925,50
49,662.22
37,796.35
After consideration the Board accepted the bid of the Korby Contracting Compan~ of Fergus Falls in
in the amount of $36;135,25,
Jerry Anderson, Cal Stoller and Carl Rickert appeared before the Board as Candidates for the Otter
Tail County Planning Advisory Commission and presented their v:i.ews, 1-!r. Rickert was appointed to a term that runs
until January 1st, 1969,
Certificate of Completion of County Road \.,ork.
TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA:
We, the undersigned majority of the County Board of said county hereb)7 certify tht we have examined
the road work done by
McLaughlin & Schultz, Inc.,
on that certain road described as follows:
Marshall, Minnesota 56258
C .P. 68:SS Sand Seal -County liide
together with contract for the same and that we find said work has been properly done and perfonned according to said
contract,
Dated this 15th da~• of October, 1968,
James Buch:>lz
Bennie J. Johnson
Sam Nycklemoe
Otto Haase
Attest: Harvey Morrill
K. rl. Hanson
Dounty Auditor
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D October 15 9·r. 68 .. ATE .................................................................................. 1 ....... .
HCURITY Nl■TINI COIi PA NY. Ir
The followirg resolution was adopted:
Resolve4 by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail ~ounty, Minnesota, October,15, 1968, that
WHEREAS the board has heretofore contracted with McLaughlin and Schultz, Inc .• , Marshall, Minnesota, J:or
County Wide Sand $eal, and
WHEREAS t~e work has now been completed and Final Estimate No, 3 in the amount of $7,388,13 is due,
THEREFORE, The County Aucu,tor is hereby authori~ec! to issue a warrant to McLaughlin & Schultz, Inc., Marshall,
Minnesota in the amount of $7,388.13,
Dated this 15th day of October, 1968.
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman Attest:
K W Hanson Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners, Otter Tail County, that
WHEREAS constructing \\Orks of improvement by the Soil Conservation Service has been performed in accordance
with Phelps Mill project measures agreement dated March 4, 1968 for tl-e period May 1, 1968 to June 21, 1968, as follows:
Bid Item
Structure Removal
Excavation
Riprap
Spreading topsoil, water disposal
system, concrete curb & gutter,
and seeding
Total Cat
$, 180,00
1,912,00
8,372.00
. 6,255.00
Otter Tail Countv Share
$ 20,70
1,561, 53
2,720.90
719.33
$5,022_.46
THEREFORE, the County Auditor is hereby authorized to issue a warrant to the Soil Conserv~tion Service in the
amoll!'lt of $5,022.(i.6,
Dated this 15th day of October, 196~ •.
T}H.
Attest:
Sam Nyckleno e
fhairman
K. W. Hanson
Clerk
The Pelican Town Board appeared before the Board asking for aid fran the County in rebuilding the roPd that was
used by the County as a detour when Highway #59 was under construction. Motion was made, seconded and carried that t.he
County 1ay $600,00 to the To\\nship of Pelican for special assistance in r ep2iring the townshi,r z:oad,
There being no further business the me~ting.was adjourned,
Chairman Attest:
Clerk
..... COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
HClll'l'f Pll■TIIIG CO■PAIIY, ST,CLOUD,■INN-c:uoa
DA TE .......................... November 12th .......... 19 .. 68.
MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE
BOARD CF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNES0TA
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of.County.Commissioners of Otter Tail County met et 10:CO A.M., November 12th,
1968, all members present.
Weed inspectors, Frank Roberts and Kenneth.Clamby appeared before the Board and reported on their inspection ac-
tivities during the past SUDDner. A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to re-appoint Frank Roberts and Ken-
neth Clamby as Weed Inspectors for the year 1969.
A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to re-appoint Clarence W. Peterson and·Carl Rickert to the
Otter Tail County Planning Advisory Commission for a three year tenn beginnirg .January-1st, 1969.
Robert A. Anderson, President of the Ottertail Lake Property Owners Association, Inc., appeared before the Board
regarding pollution control and requested Board approval of the-organizations plans to apply to·the Resources Conservation
and Developnent Commission for a study of pollution and its degree of affect-on the lakes in the Otter Tail Lake area. The
Board granted unanimous approval.
Robert A. Andermn requested all names submitted to the County Board as cand:illtes for·the Planning Advisory Com-
mission (to which Carl Rickert was appoipted), be listed. Tney are as follows: Cal Stoller, Gerald.T. Anderson, Carl
Rickert, Leonard Saewert and Robert Anderson. Leonard Saewert. and Hobert Anderson declined and the remaining '1:hree candi-
dates appeared before the Board as r,;portep in the October 15th minut.es.
Dr. Henry Kord~ and Truman Strand appeared bef~re the Bpard repr~senting the Village of Pelican Raµi.ds and the
Pelican Rapids Rotary Club, respectively. They presented their application to the Resources Conservation and Developnent
for a proposed foot bridgeproject over the Pelican River linking the E. L. Peterson Park with the Sherin Manorla.l. Park.
The Board granted unanimous approval.
The Board having previously advertised for bids for Rock Salt proceeded to open bids as follows:
Cutler-Magner Co,
International Salt Co,
Duluth, Minnesota
Clarks SWlllllit, Pensylvania
$26.20 p~ ton
22. 80 per ton
The Board having previously advertised for bids for Calcium Chloride proceeded to open bids ~•hich were all re-
jected because of variance in quality, to be readvertised for the December lCth meeting.
A motion was made,seconded and unanimously carried to grant an extension of time to the Zimmeunan Construction
Company on Project No. CH 68:116 because the State Highway Department is using it at the present time for a haul road.
TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA:
We, the undersigned majority of the County Board of said county hereby certify that we have examined the road
work done by
McLaughlin & Schultz, Inc.
Marshall, Minnesota 56258
on that certain road described as follows:
C.P. 68:SS Sand Seal -County Wide
together with contr~ct for the same.and that we find said work has been properly done and performed accordjng to said
contract,
Dated this r5th day of October, 1968.
James Bucholz
Bennie J. Johnson
Sam NycklEIIDe
Otto Haase
Harvey M0 rrill
Attest:
K. w; Hanson
County Auditor
TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA:
We, the undersigned majority of the County Board of said county hereby certify that we have examined the road
work done by
McLaughlin & Schultz
Fairway Construction Company
Harry Hofland
M1chaelson Bros., Inc.
Leonard Hillstrom
Clarence Drewes
Ed Zimmennan
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Conroy Construction
Fairway Construction Company
Traffic Marking Service, Inc.
Marshall, Minnesota 56258
Hector, Minnemta 5534~
Perham, Minnesota 56573
Madison, Minnesota 56256
Vergas, Minnesota 56587
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 56501
Barrett, Minnesota 56311
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Dumon~, Minnesota 56236
Hector, Minnesota 55342
Buffalo, Minnesota 55313
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DATE .................. November .. 12th ................................. l9 ... 68
IIECUAllY Pll■TINI COIIPA■Y. H.CLOVD,IIINN. Q':230I
on that certain road described as follows:
County wide Sand Seal -C.P. 68:SS
CSAH #22 bet. CSAH #J and CSAH #35, 10 •. 0 mi. N, of Und eri,.ood. S. P. 56-622-0J)
CSAH #49 bet, CSAH #14 in Richville & T.H. #108. S.P. 56-649-02 .)
CSAH #51 bet, CSAH #60, J.5 mi. E. of Luce, an:i 0.26 mi. S. S.P. 56-651-0J )
CSAH #60 bet, T.H. #10 at Luce and CSAH #51. S.P. 56-66C-04 )
CSAH #6+ bet. CSAH #16, 215 mi. W, of Henning, and 5.9 mi. N. S.P.56-661-0J)
CSAH #67 bet, C.H. #148 at Butler and North Line of Otter Tail County
CSAIII #8 located on 1:1.ttle Pine Lake, 2,7 mi. N.E. of Perham.
CSAH #64 located·at the jct. of CSAH #64 and T.H. #78, 12 mi.
Lake, S,P. 56-664-02
s. P. 56-667-07 )
S.P.56-608-02)
s. of Battle i
CSAIII #JJ bet. T.H. #210, E. of Fergus Falls, and 4.4 mi. S.E. SP. 56-6JJ-01
CSAH #15 bet, jct. of CSAH,#2, 10.0 mi. S,W. of Fergus Falls N. to S. jct,
of,C.H. #114. S.A.P. 56-615-06,
CSAH #25 bet, 5.2 mi. S. of Fergus Falls, N, to 0.2 mi. S. of I,H. #94~
.S,A.P. 56-625-06,
CSAH #41 bet, jct. of CSAH #4 and South 2,2 mi. 2,5 mi. S.W. of Vergas.
S.A.P. 56-641-01.
CSAIII #42 bet, 6 mi. N.E. of i arkers Prairie to jct. of CSAH #40. S.A.P. 56-642-0~ and)
CSAH #48 bet, 1 mi. S. of Woodside at the jct. of CSAIII #42 qnd E. 0.606 mi. )
~· . . . s·.A.P.· · 56-648-01 )
' CSAH #85 bet, T.H, #1C8 and N.""to jct. with CSAH #35, J mi. S. of Vergas.
S.A.P. 56-685-01 C.H. #112 bet. CSAH #15 and CSAH #1, 8.0 mi. S.W. of Fergus Falls C.P, 68:112
C.H. #125 bet, jct. T.H. #108, 4 mi. E. of Dent, and jct, of CSA~ #34, 5 mi,
W. of Perham C.P, 68:125B
County Wide Center Striping -C.P. 68:C.S.
together with contract for the same and that we find said ~.ork has reen properly done and perfonned according to said
contract.
Dated this 12th day of November, 1968.
James Bucholz
Bennie Johnson
Sam Nycklemoe
Attest: Otto Haase
K. W. Hanson Harvey Morrill
County Auditor
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail Couhty, Minnesota, that
WHEREAS this Board has heretofore contracted with Super GMC Truck Sales, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, for one 1969
Model CE 1590D GMC Pickup Truck, and
WHEREAS same has been delivered to the Sheriff's Department, Otter Tail County,
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ordered that a warrant be issued to the Super GMC Truck Sales in the anount of $1,174.75,
the bid price, plus $95,65 for additional items specified to be purchased, for a total price of $1,270.40.
Adopted this 13th day of November, 1968.
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
Attest:
K. W. Hanson
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Boo.rd of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, that
WHEREAS this Board has heretofore contracted ~;ith Traffic Marking Service, Inc., Buffalo, Minnesot and the same
having been completed to the satisfaction of the County Board and
WHEREAS they having filed with the County Auditor their certificate of acceptance,
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ordered that a warrant in the amognt of $1,296.01 be issued to Traffic Marking Servj.ce,
Inc., Buffalo, Minnesota as final payment on this contract.
Adopted this 12th day of November, 1968.
Sam Nycklanoe Atgest:
K. W. Hanson
Clerk
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November 12th 19 68 DATE ......................................................................................... .
srcu••n Pllll'flllO COIIP&IIY, ST.CLOUD,IIIIIH-Q":"2309
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of· County Commissiorers of mtter Tail County, Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, this Board has heretofore contracted with Little Falls Machine, Inc., Little F.al;I.s, MiMesota for 2
One W~ Snow Plows and 2 Snow Wings and the same having been delivered to the County Board
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ordered that a check in the amount of $4,240,00 be issued to Little Falls Machine, Inc., Little Falls, Minnesota.
Adopted this 12th day of November, 1968.
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairma, Attest:
K, W. Hanson
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnemta, that
WHEREAS this Board has heretofore contracted with F.d Zimmerman, Barrett, MiMesota.fqr.Grading &.,Aggregate Sur~
facing on S,A,P. 56-642-05 & S,A.P. 56-648-01 and the same having been completed to the satisfaction of the County Board and
WHEREAS they ha-ving filed with the C~unty Auditor their certificate of acceptance,
NOW, THEREFORE, It is ordered that·a warrant in the amount of $11,668~14 be issued to Ed Zimmerman, Barrett,
MiMesota as final payment on this contract.
Adopted this 12th day of November, 1968,
Attest: Sam NycklellD e
K. W. Hanson
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Coounissio!B"s of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, that
\oH EREAS this Board has heretofore contracted with Ed Zimmerman, Barrett, MiMesota for Grading & Aggregate Sur-
facing on S.A.P, 56-685-01, C.P. 68:85 and the same having been completed to the satisfaction of the County Board and
WHEREAS they having filed with the County Auditor their certificate of acceptance,
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ordered that a warrant in the amount of $4,967.17 be issued to Ed Ziounennan, Barrett,
MiMesota as final payment on this contract,
Adopted this 12th day of November, 1968 • . ,
Sam Nycklemoe
Attest:
K. W. Hanson
Clerk
The fqllowing resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, MiM esota, that
WHEREAS this Board has heretofore contracted with F.cl ZinuneI1Bn, Barret~, .Minnesota,. for Grading and Aggregate Sur-
facing on S.A,P, 56-641-01, C,P. 68:41 and the same having been completed to the satisfaction of the County 0oard and
WHEREAS they having filed with the County Auditor their certificate of acceptance,
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ordered that a warrant in the amount of $.3,120,41, be issued to Ed Zimmerman, Barrett, Minne-
sota as final payment on this contract.
Adopted this 12th day of November, 1968.
Sam Nyckleroo e
Attest:
K. W. Hanson
CJirk
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DATE ........................... November .12th ......................... 19 ~ .. .
1tcU11n PIIIITIII COIIPHT, IT.CLOUD,lll■N, CF2D
The followi.rg resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, that
WHEREAS this Board has heretofore contracted with Fairway Construction Company, Hector, Minnesota, for Road Mix
Bituminous Surfacing, C.P. 68:125B and the same having been completed to the satisfaction of the County Board, and
WHEREAS they having filed with the County Audi tor their certificate of acceptance,
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ordered that a warrant in the amount of $2,815,86 be issued to Fain.,ay Construction Canpany,
Hector, Minnesota, as final payment for this contract.
Adopted this 12th day of November, 1968.
Attest: Sam Nycklanoe
K. W. Hanson
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED By the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that
WHEREAS I.his Board has heretofore contracted with Leonard Hillstran, Vergas, Minnesota for Grading and Aggregate
Surfacing on C.P. 68:15 S.A.P. 56-615-06 and the same having been completed to the satisf'!cµon of the County !loard and
WHEREAS they having filed with the County Auditor their certificate of acceptance.
NOW, THEREFORE, It is ordered that a warrant in the amount of $1,206.59 be issued to Leonard lillstrom, Vergas, Minnesota as final payment on this contract.
Adopted this 12th day of November, 1968.
Attest: Sam Nycklanoe
K. W. Hanson
Clerk
The following resol,ution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, that
WHEREAS this Board has heretofore contracted with Conroy Construction, Dumont, Minnesota for Grading and Aggre-
gate Surfacing on C.P. 68:112 and the same having been completed to the satisfaction of the !)ounty Board and ..
WHEREAS they having.filed with the County Auditor their certificate of acceptance,
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ordered that a warrant in the amount of $6,719,00 be issued to Conroy Construction, Dumont, Minnesota as final payment on this contract,
Adopted this 12th day of November, 1968,
Attest: Sam Nycklemoe
K. W. Hanson
Clerk
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, that
WHEREAS this Board has heretofore contracted with Clarence Drewes, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota for Grading and
Aggregate Surfacing on S,A.P. 56-625-06, C,P. 68:25 and the same having been completedto the _s~tisfaction of .the County Board and
WHEREAS they having filed with the County Auditor their certificate of acceptance,
IIK)W, THEREFORE, it is ordered that a warrant inthe amount of $6,485,67 be issued to Clarence Drewes, Detroit
Lakes, Minnesota, as final payment for this contract,
Adopted this 12th day of November, 1968,
Attest: Sam N;ycklanoe
K. W. Hanson
Clerk
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ................... November .. ~~th . ·················19. 68.
HCHITY Pll■IINI COIIHNY, IT,CLOUD.IIINN, G':
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter 'l'ail County, Minnesota, that
WHEREAS this Board has heretofore contracted with Clarence Drewes, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, for Grading & Aggre-
gate Surfacing on S.A,P. 56-655-04, C,P. 68:55 and the same having been completed to the satisfaction of the County .Beard and
WHEREAS they having filed with the County Auditor their certificate of acceptance,
NOW, THEREFORE, It is ordered that a warrant in the amount of .$5,404,41 be issued to Clarence Drewes, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, as final payment on this contract,
Adopted ·this 12th day of November, 1968,
Sam NycklEllloe
Chairman Attest:
K, W. Hanson
Clerk
The following ·resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Beard of County Co11J11D,ssioners of Qtter Tail County, Minnesota, that
WHEREAS this Board has heretofore contracted with Clarence Drewes for grading on S.A,P, 56-683-07, C,P. 68:SJ
and the same having be~ompleted to the satisfac~ion.of the County Board and
WHEREAS they having filed with the County Auditor their certificate of acceptance,
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ordered that a warrant in the amount of $2,912.39 be.issued to Clarence Drewes, Detroit
Lakes, Minnesota, as final payment on this contract,
Adopted this 12th day of November, 1968.
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman Attest:
K. W. Hanson
Clerk
RESOLUTION OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WHEREAS, Otter Tail County, by t.he Otter Tail County Bard of Commissioners and Wilkin County by the Wilkin County
Board of Conunissioners desire to construct a gravel base and bituminous surfacing on a county line road common to both co.unties
between Interstate #94 and T ,H, #108. This read being further described .as County State A:id Highway #11 in Otter Tail County
and 'county State Aid Highway ·021 in Wilkin County, •
NCW, TH~EFORE, IT IS HEREBY RJfSOLVED, by the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners that Otter Tail County
State Aid Highway ffll and Wilkin County State Aid Highway #21, hereby be construct~d in accordance with t.he plans and
specifications as determined by the County Highway Engineers of Otter Ta.i.l County and Wilkin County.
IT IS ALSO HEREBY AGREED that,
1. The preliminary and construction engineering shall be performed by the Wilkin County Highw~ Department and
that this cost shall be shared fifty per cent (50%) by the County of Otter Tail and fifty per.cent (50%) by the County of
Wilkin.
2. The original plans .sqa~l be approved and signed by both the Wilkin County and the Otter Tail County Engineers
prior to said plans being effective or legally binding upon their respective counties,
Dated at Fer gus Falls, Minnesota this 12th day of November, 1968.
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
K. W. Hanson
County Auditor
(Seal)
MINNE"SOl'A DEPAR'IMENT OF HIGHWAYS FEDERAL AID SECONDARY FORM NO. 11
Be it resolved that the Commission.er of Highways be and h'e hereby is authorized and reciueslted to take such
steps and perform such acts on behalf of the county of Otter Tail as may be necessary to have the construction and im-
provement of the roads hereinafter described prop.erly approved by the Federal Highway Administrator as a Federal-Aid
secondary project eligible for the expenditure of federal funds thereon and eligible for present construction and the
letting of a contract therefor.
CSAH #12
CSAH #J2
CSAH #41
CSAH #47
CSIIH #56
CSAH #76
CSAH #77
CSAH #SJ
CSAH #85
From Jct. CSAH #47, 6 mi, E, of Dalton to Jct. T.H. #78, 7 mi. S of Battle Lake
Prom Jct, CSAH #14, in Basswood -West J,047 mi·~
From Jct. CSAH #4 -South 2,235 mi,
Fromt Jct. CSAH #12, 6 mi. E, of Dalton to 4,5 mi. North
From Jct. CSAH #67 -East 4,722 mi,
From Jct, T,H. #10 to Jct. CSAM #19
From Jct. T.H. 29 to Jct. T.H. #10
From J mi. N.W. of Battle Lake to 1,6 mi. S, of Jct, CSAH #1
Fran Jct. T.H. #108 w. of Dent to Jct. CSAH #35, S. of Vergas
3,963 mi.
J,047 mi.
2.235 mi.
4,5C8 mdi,
4,722 mi,
4, 5C11 mi.
2.7C6 mi.
2,148 mi.
J.058 mi.
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ........................ November .12th ........................... 1968 .. .
,amn-.1liriH coi,,1ii, ST,CLGUa,IIINN.
Adopted this 12th day of November, 1968.
(SEAL) Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
Board of County Conmdssioners
K, W, Hanson
County Auditor
A delegation from Parkers P.rairie, Earl Lillestrand as spokesman, requesting approval by the County Board
on an application to the Resource Conservation and Development Conmdssion for,developn ent of a nire-hole golf course and
practice range on the south edge of Parkers Prairie. Unanimous approval was granted by the County Board,
Motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to appoirt. Cal Mielke to fill the vacancy on the Phelps
Mill Park Board res~lting from the death of Geneva Tweten.
Upon motion the meeting was adjourned to 10:00 A,M, o'clock, November 13th, 1968.
WEDNESDAY'S SESSION
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board met at 10:00 A,M, o'clock, November 13th, 1968, all members present.
Vernon Bachmann appeared before the Board requesting permission to hold open house at the Otter Tail
County Historical Society rooms on Sunday, November 17th, 1968, from 1:00 P,i4. to 5:00 P.M. The Board granted unanimous
approval.
The application for Homestead Classification of Gary W. Amundson in Friberg 'l'ownship was rejectFd uron
recommendation by Eugene Davenpcrt, County Assessor, for lack of info:nnation.
The application of Edwin Holen for homestead classification and tax credit in Dunn Township was rejected
upon recommendation by the Town Board,
The application of Eltger H. Nunni for homestead classification in the Village of New York Mills was
granted,
The application of Robert Berry for homestead classification in Blowers 'l'ownship was approved.
The application of Rollie Thiel, Village of Henni~, for reduction of taxes on property over-valued for
condition of building approved by the County Board upon condition it is aprroved by the State of Minnesota, Department
of Taxation.
The application of Mrs. Darwin Hendershot, Village of Deer Creek, for cancellation of personal property
tax on a mobile home on which a license had previously been purchased, wasapproved,
The application of) Maud Nelson, Lot 9, Naegeli1s Add'n to the City of Fergus Falls for reduction in
taxes was approved, an old run down building that decreased ~he value of the lot.
Eugene Davenport, County Assessor, appeared before the Board requesting $500.-00 additional cleric hire.
Unanimous approval was granted by the Board.
A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried approving $1,000 additional clerl< hire for the
Auditor's office.
A motion was made, seconded and carried to pay Vernon E. B"chmann, Superintendent of Schools, $323,CO
back pay which was contracted with the Wilkin County and re-imbursedby than.
Wendell P. Huber, County Hi-Way Engineer, appeared before the Board with the report from the Robert E.
Erickson l!;ngineering Co., St. Louis Park, on the nine bridges inspected as authorized by the County Board.
The County Auditor was authorized to advertise for bids, to be opened at 11:CO o'clock, A.I~., December
10th, 1968, for 120 Tons Ofl·Calcium Chloride in 80 lb. bags, carload lots delivered F .o.B. Fergus Falls or Under,.ood.
Bid both Type 2 and Type J.
\'ialker files.
Motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried authorizing the County Treasurer to i:urchase Shaw-
Motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried authorizing the County Treasurer to re-invest $300,0CO,CX:.
John Scott and Larry Schram representatives of Minne-Cep, Inc., appeared before the Board presenting
their study on the ten county concentrated employm191'1t project and the following statement was issued:
We, t~e undersigned County Conmdssioners for the County of Otter Tail, State of Minnesota, in acting
for the economic betterment of Otter Tail County, do hereby indicate our cooperation in joining said County into a
proposed Economic Developnent District.
We select Jim Bucholz, County Conmdssioner, Otter Tail County, to act as temporary Chairman, and on
behalf of said County, to designate various individuals representing diverse interests such as Industrial Development
Corporations, business, financial, agricultural and labo~ representatives.
Signed this thirteenth day of November, 1968.
K." W. Han°son
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ...................... November .. 13th ............................. l9 ... 6•~
HCUllff ,■1■11111 co•PAIIY, IT,CLOUD.■ll!IN. G':bOI
. The application of Robert A. and Pearl L. Morse for Retailer's On and Off Sale Non-Intoxicating Malt
Liquor License w~s approved by the County Board •
. The application of Floyd Collins for permit to hold dances at Collins Landing was approved by the
County Board.
. The application of Floyd Collins for permit to allow consumption and display of intoxicating liquor ·at ·
Collins Landing was approved by the County Board.
The following bills were allowed:
Carlton E;. Mortepsen
Carlton E, Mortepsen
Carlton E. Mortensen
Donald Lee
Merle Bacon
John Halvorson
James Le'loy
Don Lee
Sidney Nelson
Glen Melby
Marvin Pederson •
Marvin Pederson .
harold Sc~dt .
Merlin Rieman
Frank A. Callahan
LeRoy Amerson .
Duane McCrossinr:.
Theo. Palmquist
Richard Zaayer
Henry Budke
Harvey Morrill
Bennie J. Johnson
James Bucholz
Otto Haase
Sam Nycklemoe
Laura E. Hotchki~s
Ambrose KliMert.
Geraldine McGuir,e
Duane Donley
Herman Enslin
DeMis Greentald.t
Ed Skoglund
Jeff Tikkanen
Frank Roberts
Kenneth Clambey
Eugene Davenport.
Harris W. Iverson
Anton N. Glesne .
Arthur Boehne
Knute Hanson
Nels Hanson
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Anderson Bros. Const. Co.
Ebersviller Imp •. Co.
Fergus Hdwe.
Olson Auto Elec •.
Carpenters Hdwe •.
Fergus Glass & Paint Co.
Dacotah Paper Co.
General Trading Co.
Holten Lbr. Co •.
Plastics, Inc.
Johnson Service Co.
N.W. Bell Tel.· Co.
N.W.Bell Tel. Co .•
idling Electric.
Fergus Glass & Paint
Gambles #1015
Lake Region Sheltered Workshop
Wm. Galena & Son.
Mobile Radio & T.V. Service
Photo Center
Hanson Appliance, Service
National Bushing.
General Trading.
Jim Larson Ford .
MiMesota Motor.
Uselman I s, Inc •.
Coast to Coast ,
Cooper's Office Supply
Doc's Tire Service
Twin's Motor
Miller Gulf
Mayo's Standard •
Nundahl Oil
Hank's East Side Service
gerham Co-op Oil
Gene's Standard .Service
HeMing Sinclair.
Mrs. Glen Melby.
Esther M0 rtensen
Boarding of Prisoners
October mileage & meals
Fil.ins & postage
Subsistence
Mileage & subsistence
Subsistence pay
Mfleage & subsistence
Mileage & expense
Mileage & subsistence
II II II
Relief Jailer
II II
Guard
Special Deputy
Policy -Phelps Mill
Polic;; work -Phelps Mill
Police work -Phelps Mill
Caretaker -Phelps Mill
Police work -Phelps Mill
Labor Phelps Mill
Mileage~ expense
II II
II
II
Per Diem Mileage &
Mileage & expense
W,0.T, Soil Cons.
II II II II II
E II II
II II II II II
II II II II
II II II II II
II II II II II
II II II II II
Weed & Seed lnsp.
II II II II
Mileage & expense
II II
Expense
Dist.
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Extra help assessor's office
Mileage & expense
Civil Defense Dir. Sal'y (Aug. &. Sept.)
Att'd Planning CODDII_:_./
Washing Windows
Parts
II
II
Supplies
Foot Comfort Mats & Supplies
Supplies
II
II
II
Replaced & repair thermostats
Calls
11 and service
Repairs
Supplies
Chest
Desk
Repairs -Sheriff Residence
Service
Photo finishing
Parts
II
II
Repairs
II
II
Supplies
II
Tires
Gas
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Matron's Fees
II II
$1,047,50
247,40
90,CO
57,CO
399,80
48.CC'
371.90
9,86
246,50
4a3.50
98,00
56.00
10.CO
22.50
10.00
10.00 ao.co
· 206.40
10.CO
12.80
22.65
47.50
56.co
54.90
57.00
181~44
220.co
216,00
22.96
14.10
38.25
26.10
28.95
221.75
342.79
118.90
79.87
477.60
120.27
200.oc
52.60
222,48
22.63
.50
l.Jl
7.35
261.07
18.23
3.30
4.85
28.30
166,50
65,97
148,88
19,SJ
19.CO
17.45
19.CO
45.11
33.65
117.47
9,93
2.20
24.06
76,45
100.55
12,31
1.38
24,0li
423,82
12,31
25.46
10.95
230,48
7.51
116,92
29.05
14.66 20.oc
10.00
:,
133
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
HCUlni P■il'rl .. CO■PA■T, IT,CLOUD,■IIIN.
Esther Mortensen
Laverne A. Olson
LaVeme Simdorn
Lloyd Penrose
Dr. Lewis~. Struthers
Henry A. Korda, M,D.
Bennie J. Johnson
H. J. Hermanson
V, A. Ryan
James welch
Helmer Wentzel
Aaro Huttunen
Alphonse Primus .
Reinhold Langer
Cllrence A. Larson
Harold Sagerpo11n·
ferd Derkey
Stanley Sha
H. E. Hancock
F..ugene J. Stoll :
Herbert Johnson
Don K. Garber
Norbert Klimek
M. B. Linrud
Herman F..nslin
Roy H. Bjorklund_'
Hazel Rodman
F.dwin Dittman
Frank Roberts
Alfred Haagensen: Jr.
Edward H. Thomps!>n
Thorfin Paulson
11mer Kjell
James E. Ahlfs
Verner A, Anderson
Leonard E. Larsop
Nonnan Restad
Rupert Schmitz•
Muriel Moore
Arlin Sieling
L, W. Sundberg
Clarence Doll
Glenn Risbrudt
Geo, Femling
Warren E. Beckmap
Nobel Huse
Roy Lenhart
Donald Zitzow
Lallay Wallevand
Donald Melaas
C. A. Helander
Morris Halverson.
Vern Charest
Marvin Windels
Alphonse Roggenki!IIIP
Reinhold Langer .
II.ester Rader
Wenzel Soland
Ordean Haarstad
Kernd.t Boyum
Norma Lukken
T. S, Johnson
Fred A. Rinas
Maie Bergeson
Stanford Malcholm
Ernest Eckhoff ·
Harold A, Pardu~
Eugene J. Stoll .
Otto Hoffman
Ellsword Grahn .
Philip Arfstrom.
Roslyn Arvidson
Ray Schepper
Norbert Klimek
Elwin Drechsel .
l:lifford H. Nelspn
Lester Ouren
Orris Christianspn
Ingvald Viland
Herb Schroeder
Oscar Moen
Wilfred Eastes
Henry Jorgenson
H. R. 1'orkelson .
Hazel 11.odman
James Glawe
Edwin Dittman
Arnold Swanson .
Virgil 0. Haugen.
Roy Jacobson
Gordon Poss
Art Walvatne
DATE.... .. November .. 13th ............................ l 9. 68.
Matron's Fees
Witness Fee
II II
II II
Coroner's Fees
II II
Canvassing Board
II
II II
Deliver Elec. Supplies
Procuring election ballots
Making Election Returns
$ 10.00
6,75
JO.CO
6,75
25,70
25.25 ·
21 .. 50 20.oc
20.00
3.00
2.05
2.27
1.00
1.10
1.48
1.00
1.00
2.50
1.48
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.oc
2. 20
1,75
1.15
1.00
1.oc
1.45
1.00
1.53
1.45
1.77
1.00
1.oc
1.15
1.30
1,75
1.00
1.90
1.00
1.90
1.45
2.50
1.37
2.12
1.co 1.or
1.00
3,33
4.75
2.05
3,70
10.75.
. 10.00
10.00
10.45 7.60
2.95
4.30
-4. 75
8.50
8,50.
. 2,95
1.00.
7.75
7.75
5,88
6,85
6.63
5.50
10.45
7,00
7,75
2. 20
J.75
3,40
3,40
4.00
1,75
6,25
5,20
8.50
6.25
7,0C
8,50
10.38
7, 75
7.00
6,25
6,10
4.38
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
11cu11n Pll■T •• CO■PA■T ST.CLOUD,lllll'N. a--::uoo
Wilmar Jetenberg
Ernest J. Niskala
Marvin Trosdahl·
Henry Aarness
Richard Sinunons·
Harold Keller
Howard Eide
Arnold Hemquist ·
James E. Ahlfs ·
Verner Anderson·
Clifford Beldo'
J. Harold Peterson
Anna Brueske
Louis Berndt
Kenneth L. Johnson
Frank Lachowitzer
Robert J., Esser
Arlin Sieling
Lottie Hoover
Louis Honrud
Raymond Alberty·
Richard Herness ·
Herbert Stromberg
Alex Meyer
Joe Grimstad
Henry R. Larson·
Cyril Grefsrud ·
Irvin Kolle
Roy G. Lenhart
Ardella Wolters·
Donald Zitzow
Russell L. Torkeison
Dennis Stock
Merl Pexsa
Vernon E. Bachman
Helen E. Skramsted
Helen E. Skramsted
Vernon E. Bachman
Mrs. Nabel Rossow
Vernon E. Bachman
Myrtle E. Logas·
Eleanor Leidal ·
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Gordon H. Pooter & Assoc.
Village of Perham
Fergus Falls Journal
Fergus Falls Journal
Pelican Rapids Press
Northwestern Pub. Co.
Perham-1nterprise Bulletin
Pelican To~nshlp
Homestead !ownship
Minn. State Bar .. Ass•n.
Thoms O. Nelsoh Co.
Addressograph-Mitl.tigraph Corp.
Addressograph-Multigraph Corp.
Cooper's Office Supply
Cooper's Office Supply
Davenport Is
Fargo Rubber Stamp Works, Inc.
Hintgen-Karst Elect. Co.
Miller Davis ·
Monroe lnternatlonal
Nelson Bros. Pr'inting
Nelson Bros. Pr'inting
Nelson Bros. Pr'inting
Poucher Printing & Lith. Co.
Secretarial Ser'vice
Security Blank Book & Prtg. Co.
Security Blank Book & Prtg. Co.
State of Minn.-Doc. Section
The Pierce Co. ·
Universal Tel. Ans. Service
Victor Lundeen & Co.
Gai'faneys
Xerox Corp.
Xerox Corp.
Carolyn Helgeson
Lorna McCabe ·
Dorothy Johnson
Gloria Opatz ·
Amon Peterson
Amon Peterson
Mrs. Bud Larson
Mrs. Charles Lewis
Mrs. Ed Skogl~d
Inez Nousaine
DATE ........................... November .. 13th ........................ 19 ... 68
Making Election Returns
II
Postage
II
Mileage, Att1d Mtg. Reg. Deeds Ass'n
Mile~ge & expense
II
cash advanced
Adv. Com. pd to Drvrs. Lie. Agts., Oct.
Transcript of proceedings
II II II
Rent, Co. Agent
Election publishing
Publication
Publication
Pub. of Tax notice
Publication
Special Aid
II II
Handbook for Jurors
65 Atlases
Supplies
II
II
II
II
Rubber Stamp
Fan & expension cord
Supplies
"ibbon
Supplies
Supplies -Election
II
II
II
II
Election Supplies
Supplies
II
II
II
Services
Mileage & Expense
II II
II
II
II
Postage
II
Att'd Nursing Bd. Mtg.
II II II ~I
E:.•h iL i:ltf :',j 1" n
Home Health Aid
$ a.so
9.25
6.25
5.50
8.50
2.12
2.95
6.10
6.25
8.20
ll.50
s.50
s.05 . 4.30
4.30
7,75
8.20
9.25
7.00
4.00
7.00
4.00
5.50
5.50
3.02
3.40
4.38
2.87
2.50
7.00 . 7.00
5.50
4.00
9.25
45.92
60.00
31.50
37.87
67 -~5
20.00
22.30
98.00
283 .oo
60.0C
173.70
lCS.Ot
15.40
11.20
11.20
6C0,00
150.00
10.00
1,1,99.oc·
67.71'
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66.'34
45.40
55'.31
4.%
28.28
275.86 2.oc
· 433·.s5
438.85 145·.60
97.4b . 11.20
686;85
1,4oi;.46
67.50
31,.22·
119,.00
385.76.
690,75
141.24
42.50
65.83
105.85 70.93 .
5.40
12.60
14.'91
2.70
4.95
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
llCHlff ,11■rl■I CO■PA■'f, IT.CLOUD,■l•N. G:JIOI
Edna M, Nelson
Ina McLaughlin
Lovie Bormann
Mrs. Douglas
Mrs. Edward Edwards
Mrs. Verlie Grover
Kathryn H emmelgil.rn
Doris Jorgenson·
Mrs, Pearl Ronning
Selma Swendsrud ·
Helen E. Tikkan~n
E.O.T. Telephon~ Co.
Village of Perhl!IJI
Nelson Bros. Prtg,
Gentec Hosp. Supply Co.
Cooper's Office'Supply
Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Minneapolis Star & Tribune
Northwestern Pub. Co,
Parkers Prairie'Independent
Perham Enterprise Bulletin
'I'he Fargo Forum·
Philip M. Kjaglien
Philip M, Kjaglien
Rachel J. Estran
V. A. Ryan
N, W. Bell Tel, ·co,
Straub Co,
Public Utilities Dept,
Eastman Kodak Stores
Nelson Bros. Prtg,
Secretarial Ser~ice
Victor Lundeen & Co.
Mineral Springs·Sanatorium
Davis Clinic
Andy's 66 Service
Battle Lake Farmers Union Oil Co.
Consumers Oil Co., B.L.
Carlson un Co,
Consumers Co-op Oil Co. HEl'lning
Co-op Services,·Inc,
Dan's Texaco Service
Dick's Standard'Service
Farmers Co-op Ccy. Ass'n., D.C,
Farmers Co-op Cry, Ass•n., D.C,
Fossen Oil Co.
Frazee Texaco Service
Hoot Lake Pure ·
Mayo's Standard' Service, F,F,
Mischke Oil Station
Nundahl Oil Co,'
Penrose Oil Co.·
Ray's Oil Co,
S & F Oil Co.
Service Oil Co,; B.L,
Service Oil Co,', Under~od
Theodorson 's Mobil Service
Twin Is Motor Co·,
Vergas Oil Co,
D-A Lubricant Cb,, Inc.
The Oil Store
Soliah & Braatz'Oil Co.
Standard Oil Co·,, B,L,
Arrow Petroleum'
Bluffton Oil Co',
Erhard Oil Co• ·
Park Region Oil" Co,
Penrose Oil Co;
Standard On Co·,, Perham
Geo. T. Ryan Co·,
Ziegler, Inc.
Minn. Mining & Mfg. Co,
Chanco Co. , Inc•,
The Zeco Co.
Pheoll Manufacturing Co,
Paper, Calmenson & ~o.
Lyon Chemicals, Inc,
Northwestern Refining Co,
M-R Sign Co,
Fleet Tire Mart,
Elk River Cone. Prod. Co,
Elk River Cone.· Prod. Co.
Pol.man Transfer, Inc,
Ed Zimmennan
Fairway Construction Co,
Grant County
Robert E, Erickson Eng. Co,
Bettenburg, Towisend, Stolte & Comb
Walter Butler Engineering Co,
Minn. Dept. of Highways
Otter 'l'ail Powe,· Co.
Mpls. Blue Printing Co.
DATE .......................... November_ 13th ......................... 19 .. 68.
Home Health Aid
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
" " Calls & Service
Rent
Envelopes & Postage
Supplies
Repairs
Advertising
Ad, for nurse
Advertising
"
" II
Mileage & Expense
Postage & machine rental
Mileage
'!
Calls & Service
Rent
Utilities
Supplies
"
"
" Poor
Care T.B. patient
Gasoline
"
"
"
" Gas, etc
Gasoline
" Gas, etc.
Oil
"
,etc,
"
Fuel Oil etc.
II II
Motor Oil, etc,
Diesel Fuel
" "
" II
II
Parts
" Supplies
"
" "
Steel
" II etc,
" "
"
Calcium Chloride
Asphalt
Signs
Tires
Arch Pipe
Culverts
Freight
F.quipt, Rental · ·
Gravel & Bituminous •1aterial
Engineering
" Plans
Bridge Plans
l·•anuals
Prints
Supplies
$ 45.68
15,30
17,40
2,55
9,00
7,50
39.00 13,80
5,55
83,55
8,25
37,46
35,00
145,60
4,66
52,25
3,84
27.00 2,40
1.50
1.00
9,00
109.45 18.21
12.15 15,90
38,35
50,00
4,59
133,62 23,87
35,45 22,56
9,10
10.00
112.56
46.73
47,55
70,46
79.25
195,72
8J,16
205.a.
170,71
176,14
25,87
194.66
48,07
66,84
71,13
159,26
149,47
122.41 64.06
203,06
98,49
64.29
54,38
180.66
161.15
· 137.09
19,75
41.50 250.65 .
159,30 ·
139,40 ·
49,03
89,90 77,50
2.33 2,199, 77
359,92
· 98.02
· 569. 50 41.21 54,60
1,286.00
1,,,66 ,iL5
133,98
524,40
1,647.16 :,54,22
9.50 169,00
655,57
1,778,72
1,9co.oo
490, 'l1 818.12
186.U
Jl,92
J6.80
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
HCU■lff PIIXTIIIG COIIHNT, IT,CLOUD,IIINN. Q':'~
Victor Lundeen & Co,
Mo(iroe International, Inc,
East Otter '1ail Tel. Co,
N.W. Bell Tel, Co,, Wadena
Pelican Telephone Co.
N, W, Bell Tel. Co,, F,F.
Midwest Telephone Co.
N. W. Bell Tel, Co,, F,F,
Park Region Mutual '!'el. Co,
Wendell P. Huber
G, D. Harlow
Wendell P, Huber
F.bersviller Implanent Co.
Fergus Dodge, Inc.
Fertwengler Electric Shop
Hi-Way Auto & Imple. Co.
International Harvester Co,
Keskitalo Bros. Repair
Knutson Electric
Knuttila Implement, Inc.
Kotz Bros. Blacksmith
Larson Welding
Arthur J. Lee
Little Falls Machine, Inc.
Olson Auto Electric
Perham Farm Supply Co.
Perham Mfg. Co,
Riverside Repair Shop
Schrader & Koehn
Stan's Garage ----Suhr Ford Sales, Inc.
Super G.M.C. Truck Sales
Uselman Electric, Inc,
Coast-to-~oast Stores, B,L.
Coast-to-~oast Stores, P.R.
Co-op Services, Inc.
Everts Lumber ~o.
Farmers Elevator Co., Erhard
Fergus Plumbing & Heating
General Trading Co,
General Trading Co.
Genuine Parts ~o.
Hall's Hardware
Holten Lumber Co.
Hoyt Hardware
Jaenisch Industries
Kraemer Elevator & Oil Co.
Larson Hardware
Nat.ional Bushing ~.Parts
Sherwin Williams
Sigelman Hide & Fur Co.
Thelen Implement
Wilcox Lumber ~o., Vergas
Welders F.quipnent
Col. Bervin
Farmers Co-op Elev. ~o.
Firestone Store
Les' Tire Service
Franklin Fence Co,
Boe' s Gulf Service Station
Consumers Co-op Oil Co,, BlL.
Mark Sand & Gravel Co,
Mark Sand & Gravel Co.
Mrs. Lenora Lind berg
Darol C. Butclier
Perham Co-op Oil Co.
Crane-Johnson Lbr, Co,, Pel. Rapd.
Wilcox Lumber ~o., Henning
Farmers Elevator Co., Erhard
DATE ..................... November .. lJth .............................. l 9. 68.
Supplies
II
Service & Tolls
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
Expense
II
Cash Advanced
Repairs
Parts
Repair's
Supplies
Chain Saw Rental
Seed
Tires & Gasoline
Tires
Snowfence
Gasoline
Gasoline etc,
Crus hed gravel
II II
Gravel
II
Repairs
Supplies
II
Upon motion the meeting adjourned to 10:00 A.M. December lCth, 1968.
Chairman
Attest:
Clerk
$ 247,55
2.00
27,61
11.05
10.88
94.87
8.60
J2.91
17,72
225.25
174,15
J.89
150,80
J0,20
4.40
5.25
249,13
5,20
2.50
53;33.
19.15
9.50
5.00
53,00
56.89
27,78
· 2.00
52.13
8,60
131.61
53,24
34,71
92.29
61.47
27.67
22.46
J0,71
15.72
7.72
290.62
190,38
62.09
98,54
17.00
7. '7J
90,00
661,90
50.27
74,24
14.00
11,25
9,25
1,95
29.80
10.00
JOl.55
624,JO
266.66
8,25
46,;1!9
220,00
1,507.00
916.JO
124.00
217.60
27,39
J0.18
37,55
3,30
137
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DATE ......................... December .lcth ........................... 1968 ..
1ltUllTrflliilTlirtoi,a.V, 11.tlDUB,iiiN.
MINUTES OF ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
Pursu·ant to adjournment the Board of County Commissioners, Otter Tail County, met at 1.0:.00 A_.M. ,. December
10th, all members present.
Gordy Nielsen of the Slilil Conservation Department and delegates from Western Township appeared before the Board
regarding the Wetlands r roject (Copeland land) in Western Township. Because of lack of representation tabled until Dec·embe1
20th, at 10:00 A.M. at which time the County Board, the Town Board and the Conservation Department are to meet and view
project.
follows:
The B"oard having previously advertised for bids for 120 tons of Calcium Chloride proceeded to cpens bids as
McKesson Chemical
L. N; Sickels Co.
Jones· Chemicals, Inc.
Lyon ·chemicals, Inc.
Type 2
Type 3
Type 2
Type 2
$57.00 per ton, F.O.B. Fergus Falls
54.JO per ton, F.O.B. Fergus Falls
58.JO per ton, F.O.B. Fergus 'Falls
58.50 per ton, F.O.B. Fergus Falls
After consideration by the Board, motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to purchase 60 ton of
Type 2 from McKesson l.hemical at $57.00 a ton and 60 ton of 'l'ype J from L. N. Sickels Co., at $54.JO a ton.
Rev. Wm. Van Dyken spokesman for group on Office of Economic Opportunities A.A. Referal Center appeared before
the Board requesting assistance from the County. Motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to pay mileage (10¢
a mile) for al~oholics and their families willing to go to Willmar to attend meetings.
Motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve bill of $144. 00 for ha1.•ling 8:way the hill north
of the County ~ursing Home and cleaning dump.
and
The ~ollowing resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners, Otter '!'ail County MiMesota, that
WHEREAS the County Board previously accepted the bid of the Gopher Stamp & Die Company for Right of Way Markers
WHEREAS same have been delivered and received by the County Highway Department,
NOW THEREFORE a warrant in the amount 5f $700.00 is payable to the Gopher Stamp & Die Company~ Saint Paul,
MiMesota.
Dated this 10th day of Cecember, 1968.
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
Attest:
K. W. 'Hanson
Clerk
A deiegation of interested parties from Trondhjem To111nship appeared before the County Board regardinp, a road
problem. Motion was made, seconded and w1animously carried to call in the 1'rondhjem Town Board for the February Com.:.
missioners I meeti~ •
Motion was made, secondj!d and unanimously carried to authorizee:the Nursing Service to hire t,,o Rel,!isterrd
Nurses to fill:the vacancy created by the resignation of Carolyn Helgesmn and addjtional servjce needed.
A deiegation of various Veterans I organizations screening commit tees appeared before the Board regarding the
appointment of·a new Veteran's Service Officerto fill the facancy created in the retirement of Phii Kjaglien. The
County Auditor:was authorized to advertise for applicants to be published in local papers for adeadline of January J~st.
The application of John Krejci for homestead classification on property on Graham Lake in ~obart "fo••nslii.p ••as
rejected upon recommendation of the Town Board.
The ~pplication of Inga M. Anderson Duhn for homestead classification in Leaf ~lount.inp, 'l'omship was rejected
upon recommendation of the 'l'o111n Board.
'l'he County l·1anning and Advisory. Commission met with the County Board to review the eight ordinance cl'anges
made since the meeting of the County Planning and Advisory Commission held in Pelican Rapids. The County Board re~uested
the Planning and Advisory Commission to be at the meeting of December 20th, 1:30 P.M.
Motion was nade, seconded and unanimously carried to pay the bill as presented by Bov Oslund, County Surveyor,
in the amount of $12,227.72.
Motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried allowing Wendell Huber, County Engineer, to attmd the Highway
lngineers' Meeting at Hill City in January.
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ........... December .. 10th ........................................ lg.68 ..
1tcu••n -■l■TING CO■ruy 11,CLOUO.IIINN G•2309
RESOLUTION REVOKING A PORTION OF COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY NO. 1
vol<e
W~EREAS, due to the proposed relocation of Trunk Highway #59 through Fergus Falls, it becanes necessary to re-
part of the original designation,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the portion of County State Aid Highway #1, as follows: The cent er
twenty-four (24) feet beginning at the intersection of Union and Vernon Avenues in the City of Fergus Falls, thence
Easterly along Vernon Avenue to where same intersects with Court Street and there tenninating· as on file in the
office of the County Auditor, and the Federal Aid Secondary designation' be revoked as such a:id the Commissioner of
Highways be, and is hereby, requested to approve such revocation. ' '
Adopted this lJth day of November, 1968.
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
Attest:
K, W. Hanson
County Audi to r
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly passed, adopted and approved by
the County Board of OTTER TAIL County on November lJ, 1968.
(SEAL)
K, W, Hanson
(;ounty Auditor
County of Otter Tail
Upon motion the meeting adjourned to Wednesd~y, December 11, 1968, 10:CO o'clock A,M.
WEDNESDAY'S SESSION
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board met at 10:00 A,M., December 11th, all members present.
Motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried authorizing the County Sheriff to send two men to training
school in Minneapolis.
The CountyTreasurer appeared ):?efore the Board requesting additional clerk hire in the amount of $1,5CO,OO, which
was una,nimously approved by the County lloard,
Account.
The County Treasurer was authorized by the Boa-rd to reinvest Road & Bridge Boros, on the Road and Bridge Bond
Motion-was unanimously carried to control parking in the two Court House parking lots, no parkinr. from 12:CO midnigl t
to 7:JO A.M. to help with maintenance, The Highway Engineer is to supply signs for this r-urpose,
Motion ~as unanimously carried approving the following recommendations in the absence of a Public Health Nurse:
I. Acting Agency Director -Dennis Fjested
II, Acting Nursing Supervisor -Loma McCabe
III •. Administrative Assistant to Director -Amon Peterson
IV. Request public health nursing supervision during interim from the State Health Department,
V. Any new agency personnel would work out of the Fergus Falls office to better facilitate orientation
and on-going supervision and education.
Motion was made, seconded and carried to bond Mrs. Dennis Fjestad, Amon Peterson and Ruby Sharp of the County
Nursing Service each in the amount of $1,000,00
Board,
Bondsw-itten by the General Insurance Company of America on the following employees were approved by the County
Roland Winterfeldt, County Welfare IJirector, $10,CCO.OO
Vernon C. Salomonsen, Food Stamp Officer, $10,000,00
Myrtle E. Log~ Clerk of Court, $1,000,CO
Eileen G, Jensen, Clerk of Court's Clerk, $1,000,0C
Marilyn J. Olson, Clerk of Court's Clerk, $1,COO,OO
The application of-A~e M, Koeppen for License to Sell Non-Intoxicating Malt Liquor at Camp Minneha on West
Battle Lake, Girard Township, was approved by the County Board,
The application of Charles E. Lewis for permit to allow consumption and display of intoxicating liauor at riockey's
Resort, D~nt, was approved by the Board,
' The application ~f Charles E. Lewis for license to sell non-intoxicating malk lir-uor at "ockeys Resort in Dora
Township was approved by the Board.
the application of Pearl Morse for permit to hold dances at Inspiration Peak Store, in Leaf Mountain To~mship,
was approved,
Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the County Auditor was instructed to advertise for bids forthe follo~ing:
Publication of minutes of the meetings of the Board of County Commissioners regular and special sessions and all other
legal notices that are published in the paper designated as the official paper, publication of the annual statement of re-
ceipts and disbursements for the year 1968; publication of the annual delinquent tax list.
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DATE ............................... December .. 11th ..................... l 9 .. 68.
1r-c1111,r.ar■11111 COIIPA■Y .. lf.CLOiiD,IIIN■, •
A plat of Pelican Lake Park, Third Addition, was approved pending letter from owiers through County Surveyor
6slund regarding width of road,
The County Sheriff was authorized to purchase a snowmobile for the use of the Sheriff's Department.
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to satutory authority the County J!!ngi.neer for and on behalf of the County of
Otter Tail is hereby authorized to request and o bt.ain from the Minnesota Department of Highwa;,ys needed engi neeri.ng and
technical services during the year 1969, for which payment will be made by the County upon receipt of verified clains fran
the Commissioner of Highways.
Adopted this 11th day of December, 1968,
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
K. W. Hanson
Auditl-
(SEAL)
RESOLUTION
The Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County in session assembled unanimously adopted the follo~~ng
resolution on the 11th day of December, 1968
RESOLVED, that the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County do join in support of the enactment of the
proposed legislation providing for all Motor vehicle liens and encumbrances to be filed within each county and are opposed
to the Central filing system.
Sam Nyckl:rnoe
Chairman
James Bucholz
Vice Chairman
Bennie J. Johnson
Otto Haase
K, t,. Hanson
Harvey Morrill
Clerk
RESOLU1'ION
The Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County in session assembled unanimously adopted the follo~,fog
Resolution on the 11th day of December, 1968:
RESOLVED: 'l'hat the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County do JOln in support of the enactment of
the proposed legislation providing for the allocation of funds to reimburse Counties and th8e~Qlmt.Y Sheriff's Department
for the expenditures necessarily incurred incidental to search and rescue of lost or missing~i· uA'~c:opy of which proposed
draft is hereto attached,
ATTEST:
Sam Nycklemoe
James Bucholz
Bennie Johnson
Otto Haase
Harvey Morrill
Chairman
Vice Chairman
K. w. Hanson
Clerk
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Highways for the State.of Minnesota, acting through District Engineer Frank J.
Pawlak of Detroit Lakes, desires to have land survey ~~rk performed in connection with T.H. 10 and T.H. 29 in Otter
Tail County; and
WHEREAS, the work desired to be perfonned is the duty of the County Surveyor; and
WHEREAS, under Minnesota Statutes 389,02 and .OJ the Commissioner of Highways will retain Mr. Hobert B~ Oslund,
Otter Tail eounty Surveyor, to perform the work at the compensation set by the County Board.
THEREFORE BE I'l' RESOLVED:
Compensation to Mr. !obert B. Oslund, Registered Land Surveyor and Otter Tail County Surve;yor for doing the
requested work in connection with T.H. 10 and T,H. 29 in Otter Tail County be set at the following rates:
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COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DA'l'E ........................... December .. llth ........................ 19.68 ..
HCU■ITY P INTIKO c-■u,.,, H,CLOUD,IIIKN. G"';2JOI
1. Three man survey party. . . . . $20.00 per hour 2. Two·man survey party . . . . 15. 00 i:e r hour 3. Principle and research service (1 man) . . 12. 00 per hour 4. Senior Draftsman . 9.00 per hour 5. Junior Draftsman . 6. 50 per hour 6. Tratlsportation mileage 7. 5 cents per mile
Adopted"this 11th day or December, 1968.
Attest: ____ K~;_w ___ .~H_a~n.so=n'----=---.,-
Clerk
The following bills were allowed:
Carlton E. Mortensen
CarltQ'l E. Mort:enseon
Carlton E. Mortensen
Merle Bacon
John B. Halvorson
Don Lee
James LeRoy
Glen Melby
Sidney Nelson
Harley A. Kantrud
Merlin S. Rieman
James Bucholz • -----Otto Haase
Bennie Johnson
Harvey Morrill ·
Sam Nycklemoe
Mrs. Laura E. Hotchkiss
Ambrose A. Klinnert
Geraldine McGuire
Kenneth Clambey
Frank Roberts •
Eugene Davenport
Harris W. Iverson
Anton Glesne
Arthur D. Boehrie
K. W. Hanson
George H. Nelsen
Walter Sundberg
1-'rank Alstadt ·
Frank Alstadt
Bernard Palubicki
Bernard Palubicki
Carl Rickert
Carl Rickert
Dacotah Paper Co.
Carpenter's Hdwe.
Daycoa, Inc. ·
Fergus Glass &"Paint Co.
Wm. Galena & Son
N. W. Bell Telephore Co,
N. W. Bell Telephone Co,
Anderson Bros, ·const.
Dave's Standarcl Service
Mayo I s Standard
Miller§ Gulf Service
Minnesota Motor Co.
Super GMC T-ruck Sales
General Trading Co.
Mielke Store ·
The Photo Center
Fergus Jobbing
Bjorklund Body.Shop
Dr. G. W. Port.er
Otter 1'ail Co-op Oils
Esther Mortensen
Esther Mortensen
White Drug Co,
Stem & Em Drug"
City Pharmacy
Fergus Falls Medical Group
Lake Region Hospital
City of Fergus· Falls
City of Fergus.Falls
City of Fergus.Falls
Chas. E. Johnson
Earl E. Bigler"
Lake Region Hospital
Viking Cafe ·
Arthur W. Klot"z
Marwood Rude
Kenneth Berge ·
Kenneth Kugler"
Edward H, Thompson
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
Boarding of Prisoners
Juvenile Boarding of Prisoners
Mileage & Expense
Mileage & Subsistence
II II II
Mileage &
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Special Deputy
II II
Mileage & Expense
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
w.o.T. Soil Cons.
II II II II II
E." II II II
Weed & Seed Insp.
II II II II
Mileage & Expense
II II II
Dist,
II
II
Extra hel~ Assessor's Office
Mileage & Expense
11 11 11 A tt' d Convention
II II II
Att'd Planning Conunission
II II II
II II II
II II II
II ·11 II
II II II
II II II
Supplies,"Janitor"
II
II
II
II
II
II
Open clogged garage drain -janitor
Calls
Calls -' Sheriff
Repair glass -Sheri ff Res.
Gas -Sheriff
Gas & Oil -Sheriff
II II
Oil & Parts 11
Parts & Labor 11
Supplies 11
II
Film developing -Sheriff
Supplies -sheriff
Wrecking Service -sheriff
Services -Sheriff
Gas -Sheriff B & W Safety
Matron Fee
II II
Care of prisoners
II II ii
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Court Costs for August
11 11 11 September
11 11 11 October
Court Costs
Coroner's Fees
Autopsy
Meals for Jurors
Procuring Election ballots
II II II
Making Election Returns
II II II " II
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$1,092.,50
10.00
146.86 I
3il,40
65.78
72.oc
355,10
·415,40
2gJ,IJ)
10.00
12.40
9'.3,52
76,95
66.70
38.50
62.50
181.44
420,00
187.50 ,
159.05
213.li
68.65
. 68.57
394. 50
81.70
33.50
15.-88
40.78
42.60
45,90
36,00
47.70
28,40
40.50
24,93
18.67
73-58
6.50
8.50
99.80
143,06
8,32
24,77
11.46 . 5.33
39,32
95,45
8,12
27.12
27,72
44.CC
5,0C
10.00
13;28
ll0.oc ,
10.00
23.46
1,60
6,45
44,00
1,75
295,00
470.0C
405,00
32,00
27,80
100,00
20.42
1,0(
1.00
2.35
3.10
4. 75
E
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142 COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
11cua1n Pll■TINI CDIIPANY, sr.CLDVD,IIINII. c-
Lois Sundberg
Vernon E., Bachman
Myrtle E. Logas
George H, Nelson
Helen Skramsted
Myrtle E. Logas
Eleanor Leidal.
Village of Perham
Village of Perham
Norris Krog
Herb Christensen, Jr,
Harvey Morrill
Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Julian Tollerude
Robert B. Oslund & Assoc.
Johnny Nelson
Larson Welding
State of Minnesota
Fergus Falls Journal
Henning Advocate
Addressograph-Multigraph Corp.
Carpenter's Hdwe,
Cooper's Office Supply
Cro~m Rubber Stamp Co.
Davenport's Stationery
F.dgetown Lumber Co.
F.dling Electric
F.mpire Business Machines
~liller:..Davis Co,
Nelson Bros. Printing
Otter Tail Grocery Co,
Pelican Rapids·Press
Poucher Printing & Lith. Co.
Security Blank·Book & Printing Co,
Victor Lundeen -& Co.
Sverdrup Insurance Co.
Gaff.iney's
Monroe International Div.
SCM Corporation
West Publishing Co,
Xerox Corp.
Xerox Corp.
Carolyn Helgeson
Lorna McCabe
Dorothy Johnson
Sharon Mann
Gloria Opatz
Amon Peterson
Mrs, Bud Larson
Mrs, John J, Steblay
~rs. Ed. Skoglund
Iona Butcher
l•lrs. F.clw. E.dwards
Doris Jorgenson
Mrs, Ina McLaughlin
Edna M. Nelson·
hrs. Marlin Senske
Mrs, Earl Sonmor
Selma Swendsrud
American Rehabilitation Inst.
F.mpire Business Machines
Kimber Awning eo.
Lake Region Sheltered Workshop
Perham Enterprise-Bulletin
Wm. H. Rosen
St, Paul Dispatch & Pioneer Press
Village of Perham
Philip M. Kjaglien
jlhilip M. Kjaglien
V. A. Ryan
N, W. Bell Tel; Co,
Public Utilities Dept,
Davenport's Stationery
Nelson Bros, Prtg,
Veteran's lnfonnation Service
Victor Lundeen·& Co,
Robert Boedigheimer
Mineral Springs Sanatorium
~1rs. Elsie Westby
Hall Equipnent ·
Little Falls Machine, Inc.
Public Works E.qpt. Co,
Ruffridge-Johnson Equipt.
Geo. T. Ryan Co,
Ziegler, Inc, ·
Paper Calmenson & Co,
Elk River Concreter.Products Co,
International Salt Co.
Mark Sand & Gravel Co,
Melvin McGowan·
Lake Region Co~op Electrical Ass'n
DATE ............................... December. llth ..................... l9 .. 68.
Making Election Returns
Postage
II
II
II
Adv. comm, pd to dri. lie, agts.
Transcript
Rent Co. Agent's Office
Street cleaning
Hauling out hill & push out Co, dump
Pushing~ leveling Co, dump
Supplies -Phelps Mill
Advertising -Phelps Mill
Pumping septic tank -Phelps mill
Services
Labor -Caginet
Make irons for table
Public Ex8111llners
Publication·
n & tax notice
Supplies
II
II
Rubber stamp daters
Supplies
II
II
nre & Winl Insurance
Repairs
Maintenance
II
Minn. Statutes
Services
II
Mileqge & Expense Nurse
II
II
II
II
" II
II
Mileage, expense & postage
Att'd Nursing Bd,. Mtg,
" " II II
II II " " Mileage Home Health Aid
" " " 11·
II II " " II " " n·
" " " II
" " " " II II II II
" " II II
703 Passive Range of Motion Nurse
Ribbon
2 Webb Straps
Desk
Publication
Lettering on Nurse door
Advertising for Nurse
Office Rent
Mileage & Expense -Vet. Service
Machine Rental
Mileage
Calls & Service -Vet. Service
Utilities
Supplies
"
II
II
II
" II
II
II
" II
"
Supplement What Vet. Should Know
Supplies Vet. Service
T. B. Patient Poor Fund
II II
II II
Parts
" " II
II
II
Cul tinr Edges
Culverts
Rock Salt
Bituminous Material
Seeding & Sodding
Relocation costs
" " "
R & B
Co. Rev.
$ 4,CO
31,0C
83,00
87,53
120.71
13,05
3,90 60,00
72.00
144,-co
67,50
51.01
56,35 10,CO
355,0C
185,CC
3.50
7,447,47
196.20
10,CO
5,C6
9.47
923.88
54,28
15.45
170,63 40,16
8.81
10.00
65.00
283,60
5,55
47,75
16,34
237,71
526,99
24,85
34,50
37,CO
76,CO
JO.CO
42,50
125.05
37.73
Bl.CS
51.80 4,88
2,70
13.53 2.70
7,35
7,80
36.75 17,70
21,45
4,95 ·
42.98
3,45
ll,25
62,78
24,00
2,50
2.30
23,00
1,80
4.CO
16.20
35,00
84,60
5~0('
3,45 50.oc
4,59
17.50
15. 75 9,CC•
ll, 75 20,00 6.oo
10.00
64,87 10,70
165,92
283.64
193,76
148,91
2,0JJ.44 1,145,18
1,224,0C
656.37
280,82
5,1,21.69
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
Korby Contracting Co.
Mark Sand & Gravel Co.
Sherman Ferguson
Togstad Wellw?rk
Myrbo Enterprises
Raymond Motor Trans. Inc.
City of Fergu~ Falls
Village of Battle Lake
Village of Parkers Prairie
Village of Pelican Rapids
Village of Perham
Village of Vergas
Village of B]uffton
Village of Dalton
Village of Deer Creek
Village of Henning
Matilda Babcock
Norris Krog
llark Sand & Gravel Co.
Minn. Dept. of Highways
Construction Bulletin
Fergus Journal Co.
Otter Tail Power Co.
H. A. Rogers Co.
Monroe International Div.
Cooper's Office Supply
Davanport•s Stationery
The Pierce Co.
E,O.T, Telephone,co. .,,-
N. W. Bell Tel. Co. Waclena
Midwest Telephone Co.
N. W. Bell 'l'el, Co., F.F,
Park Region Mutual Tel, Co,
Pelican Telephone Co.
N. W, Bell Telephone Co., F,F,
Wendell P. Huber
G, D. Harlow
Wendell P, Huber
Town of Dane Prairie
Johnson Service Co,
Ebersviller Imp, Co.
Fergus Dodge, Inc.
International Harvestor Co.
Knuttila Implement Co,, Inc.
Phillip Kunnari
Larson Welding
Olson Auto Electric
Sanford R. Pederson
Suhr Ford Sales, Inc.
Super G,M,C, Truck Sales
Vaughn Chevrolet Co., N.W.M.
Eutectic Welding Alloys
Minn, Mining & Mfg. Co.
National Chemsearch
Coast to Coast Store Henning
Coast to Coast Store, Pel, Rapids
F.clgetown Lumber Co,
General Trading Co.
Holten Lumber Co,
Lampert Lumber Co,, Par. Pr.
Sigelman Hide & Fur Co.
Welders Equipment
Wilcox Lumber Co,, Henning
Dalton Grain & Feed
•Bengtson Oil-Co.
Boe1s Gulf Serv. Station
Becklund Rian Oil Co,
Dave's Standard Service
Fossen Oil Co.
Hoot :Lake Pure
Jim's Service Station
Otter Tail Co-op Oils, Inc.
Perham Shell Station
Service Oil Co,, B.L.
Twin's Motor Co.
D-A Lubricant Co.,. Inc.
Bluffton Oil Co.
Standard Oil Co., Henning
Standard Oil Co,, Pel. Rapids
Consumer's Co-op. Oil, B.L.
Fossen Oil Co,
Mundahl Oil Co,
Smokey•~ Machine Shop
Mrs. L, JJ. Sand
Fanners Co-op, Cry, Ass'n.
Mischke Oil Station
Wadena Silo Company
Douglas County
Village of Henning
American Road Builders Ass'n,
Everts Township
DATE ............................. December .. 11th ....................... l9 .. 68.
Equipment Rental
II II
Drilling. Wells
II II
Install sewer
Freight
Main lenance
II
II
II
II
Ass@ssment for Sanitary Sewer
Rental
II
II
Rent & Electric Current
Gravel
II
II
Services
Ad, for bids
II II II
Prints
II
Maintenance
Files
Supplies
II
Service & Tolls
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
Expenses
II
Cash Advanced
Special Aid
Rep airs
II
II
II
II
II
Repairs
II
II
II
II
Supplies
Coal
Gasoline
,etc,
, tires, etc.
Oil
Diesel Fuel
II II
II II
Fuel Oil
II II
II II
Repairs
Supplies
Gasoline, etc.
Gravel
Maintenance
Rent
Membership
Special Aid
$1,090,50
492,50
1,263,75
460,87
401:25
4,75
561.25
581.68
325.32
219,08
385,28
450,00
511.27
180,0C
420,00
69,83
431.12 223,45
16.50
188.94
7.40 16.80
10.00
42,60
27,00
532,35
57,72
47,50
27,37
12,52
14.05
96.85
16.05
9.90
38,39
254,08
99.43 67,27
200.00
141.39
21.50
40,32
336.09.
4.00
2.00
2,75
112.41
10.00
7.07
33,67
2.63
27.60
294.00
445,91
20.19
28.29 9.oc
135,61
3.85
11.92 22,70
14.10
61.47
80,70
112.36
75,55
36,30
175,63
15,63
47,95 247,70
229,54
171.20
6137,92
47.95
51.15 88,80
91.00
85,50
133,90
199.20
94,25
59,31
10.08
278,29
19.61
5,80
46,04
JQO.OC
10,00
200.00
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144 COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
llCVlln Pll■TIH COIIPA■T, IT,CLOUD,lll■N. G•
Jim's Service-Station
Thomas Oil Co;, HeMing
Thomas Oil Co;, Vining
Vergas Oil Co.
Lake Region Co-op Elec. Ass'n.
Homer Halbakken
Polman Transfer, Inc.
Bertelson Welding
KJ'ppers & Kern
Otter Tail Groc. Co.
Sverdrup Twp.·
December 11th 68 DATE..................... . ........................................... 19 ....... .
Gasoline
" Gas, Diesel fuel, etc.
Gasoline, etc.
Relocation costs CSAH #42
Electrical work
Freight
Repairs
" Supplies
Special Aid
Upon motion t.he Board adjourned to 10:00 A.M., Friday, December 20th, 1968.
Chairman
ATTEST:
Clerk
·$ 67.77
100..32
768.18
167.32
651.44
94.94
4-75 14.CC
13.00
25.50
200.oc
COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ....................... December. 20th ............................. l9.68 ..
HCUl111 .... , ••• co11, .. ,. H.CLOUO,lll■N. G':23DI
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNFS> TA
December 20, 1968
Pursuant to .call, the Board of County Commissioners of otter Tail Count , Minnesota, met at 10:CO A,M., Dec-
ember 20th, 1968, all members present.
The Jan~tor was authorized to purchase a snow caster in the amount of $375.00
The County Treasurer was authorized to have an electrician do wiring in the Treasurer's Vault to accomodate
the use of·a new check writer-check protector which is being used on a trial basis.
The County Sheriff was authorized an additional $843,51 amount for 1968 budget.
The 6ounty Audi tor was granted an additional $1,500 clerk hire for the 1968 budget.
The Tr~asurer was authorized to reinvest $500,000 on the 19th and 1300,000 on the 26th.
The Judge of Probate was authorized an additional $89.11 to complete the 1968 budget.
The County Planning and Zoning Advisory ColMlission and Bob Isaacson, Consultant, presented the Proposed
Planning and Zoning Ordinance and the Proposed Subdivision Controls Ordinance. Motion was made by Otto Haase to re-
ject the Proposed Ordinances but failed for want of a second.
After discussion by various interested parties, motion was made by BeMie Johnson .ands econded by lJim Bucholz
and unanimously carried-to postpone action on the proposed ordinances until 1:30 P.M., February 11th, 1969.
Motion was made, seconded and carried to have a representative of each of the organizations in the County,
such as Farm Bureau, Farmers Union, N .F .O., To~inship Officers I Association, Otter Tail Lake Shore Properties Owners
Association, Otter Tail Empire Resort Ass•n., Soil Conserv:.tion Service, etc., serve as advisors to the Planning &
Zoning Commission. 'l'he County Auditor was authorized to write to each organization requesting a name be submitted
to the Auditor's Offibe by January 1st.
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Co1M1issioners, OtterTail County Minnes:>ta, that
WHEREAS the safety of two Soo-Line Railway crossings in Otter Tail County, located at the junction of Trunk
Highway "78 and the• Soo Lirecrossing north of the Village of Ottertail and the junction of Trunk Highway /1108 and the
Soo Line crossing east of the Village of Ottertail, is questionable,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it hereby resoived that the Public Service Commission be engaged to investigage the above
mentioned crossings as to safety.
ATTEST:
Dated this 2oth day of December, 1968.
K. W. Hanson
Sam Nycklemoe
Chairman
Otto Haase
James Bucholz
BeMie J. Johnson
Harvey Morrill
Clerk
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY OOARD OF
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNEID TA
Commissioner Harvey Morrill presented the following resolution:
WHEREAS, the legislature of the State of Minnesota by Laws 1957, Chapter 644 did autJ-orize the ColMlissioner
of Conservation to acquire wildlife ands such as marsh or wetlands and the margins thereof, including ponds, small
lakes and stream bottoms; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of such lands requires the approval by a majority of the Board of County ColMlissioners
in the county where the land to be purchased is located; and
WHEREAS The Commissioner of Conservation through his authorized agents has requested tpe approval of the
County Board for ~urchase of the following described land to be used for water and wildlife conservation purposes; and
WHEREAS, The Board of County ColMlissioners has had available to it the advice and counsel of the Soil Con-
servation District·organized within the county; and
WHEREAS, The acquisition and preservation of water and wildlife conservation lands is in the public interest.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the approval be given to the purchase by the Commissioner of Conservation
of the following described lands, to-wit;
Tract #1 -Part of the NE¼ of Section 32, T. 131N,, R, 44 W,, and contaning 120 acres, more or less,
Mr. Floyd Copeland, a,ner,
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146 COMMISSIONERS RECORD Q, OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN.
DATE ............................. December .. 20t.h ....................... 19 .. 68.
llCUIITY flllll■G CO■H■T, IT.CLOaD.■IHII. G•
That said lands are to be acquired and preserved cy-the State of Minnesota for water and wildlife conservation
purposes,
The resolution was seconded by Conunissioner James Bucholz and upon vote was duly adopted,
I, K, W. Hanson, County Auditor of the County of Otter Tail, State of MiMesota, certify that the fore-
going resolution is a true and 01Drrect ex.er pt of the minutes of the Board of County C011DDissioners, County of Otter
Tail, State of MiMesota, held at Fergus Falls, MiMesota, on the 20th day of December, 1968.
K, W. Hanson
County Auditor
County of Otter Tail, State of MiMesota
Motion was made, seconded and carried to adjourn the me~ting to 1:J0 P.M., February 11th, 1969,
Chainnan
ATTEST:
Clerk