HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 06/10/1969MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
Pursuant to adjournment the Board of County Commissioners of Otter
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Tail County Minnesota met June 10th at 10:00 o'clock A.M., Otto Haase being ab-
sent.
Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by Andy Leitch, and-carried,
to meet@ 10:00 A.M., June 23rd, for a special meeting to amend the Subdivision
changing the effective date for submitting preliminary plats
Control Ordinance/until January l, 1970.
Motion was made, seconded and carried for the Commissioners to attend
a meeting with the National Cash Register representative at Moorhead at noon on
June 23rd, to view machines at Clay and Cass Counties.
A delegation from Carlisle Township, Frank Fjestad spokesman, appeared
before the Board regarding Highway #52 turnback, requesting assurance that work
would be done when turn back funds become available.
Motion was made, seconded and carried to view roads at 9:30 A.M., July
8th, 1969.
Motion was made by Commissioner Leitch, seconded by Commissioner Snowberg,
and carried, authorizing the County Auditor to advertise for bids to be received
until 2:00 P.M., July 15th, 1969, for the following:
S.A.P.
S.A.P.
56-626-04 (69)
26"".626-80
GRADING & AGGREGATE SURFACING
C.P. 69:26, Length 4.161 Miles, located on the
South County Line from CSAH #1 and West 4.161
miles, comprising approximately 124,567 cubic
yards Common Excavation and 6,020 tons of Aggre-
gate Surfacing, Class 1, in place.
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RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED That the Commissioner of Highways be, and he hereby
is, requested to recommend to the Commissioner of Public Roads the selec-
tion of the road hereinafter described as a part of the system of secondary
and feeder roads eligible to receive Federal-Aid.
Attest:
Clerk
COUNTY STATE-AID HIGHWAY NO. 53
Beginning at a point on or near the Northeast corner of said Section
27, Township 136 North, Range 38 West, thence Northeasterly through
Sections 23 and 14 to approximately the Nortl1 line of Government Lot
2, Section 14, thence Westerly and Northerly to a point approximately
594.0 feet South of the North quarter of Section 15; thence Northerly
on the quarter line through Sections 10 and 3 to approximately the
interior quarter corner of Section 3, and there terminating.
Adopted this 11th day of June, 1969.
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 June 11, 1969.
~ County Auditor
County of OTTER TAIL
(SEAL)
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RESOLUTION
The following Resolution was offered by Commissioner
Bennie Johnson:
Be It Resolved, That the following described road, being
approximately l .0 mile in length be added to the County State Aid
Highway System of Otter Tail County:
Beginning at a point on the Northeasterly line of the state
highway right of way of Trunk Highway No. 10 as it is now
constructed, said point on the right of way line is located
in the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter (E½ NEk SEk) of Section 2, Township 137 North, Range
40 West approximately at old Engineer's Station 509 plus
61; thence Northwesterly along the Southwesterly side of the
Northern Pacific Railway through the East Half (E½) of said
Section 2 to the North line of the Northwest Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter (NWk of NEk) of said Section 2, Township 137
North, Range 40 West (being the North line of Otter Tail
County) and there terminating,
and that said addition to the County State Aid Highway System be
known as CSAH No. Old 10.
Be It Resolved, That the following described road, being
approximately 12. 1 miles in length be added to the County State
Aid Highway System of Otter Tail County:
Beginning on the Westerly line of the state highway right
of way of Trunk Highways Nos. 94 and 52 as it is now
constructed, said right of way line is located approximately
753 feet Westerly of the Southeast corner of Section 7,
Township 133 North, Range 43 West; thence Westerly along
the South line of Section 7, Township 133 North, Range 43
West and Section 12, Township 133 North, Range 44 West
to a point approximately 68 feet West of the Southeast
corner of the Southwest Quarter (SWk) of said Section 12,
Township 133 North, Range 44 West; thence continue in a
Northwesterly direction along the Northeasterly side of
the Great Northern Railway, through the West Half (W½)
of Section 12, the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast
Quarter (NEk NEk) of Section 11, through Section 2, all
in Township 133 North, Range 44 West; thence continuing
Northwesterly through the Southwest quarter (SW¼) of
Section 35, the East Half of Section 34, through Section
27, the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
(NEk NEk) of Section 28, through Section 21, the West
Half of the Southwest Quarter (W½ SWk) of Section 16,
the East Half (Ek) of Section 17, through Section 8, the
West Half of the Southwest Quarter (W½ of SW¼) of Section
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5, and the East Half (E½) of Sect on 6, a]] ln Township ]34
North, Range 44 West, thence cont nujng Northwesterly ihrough
Sectlon 31 to the Northwest corner of said Section 31, Town~
ship 135 North, Range 44 West; thence Norther]y aJong the
East side of the Hest line of Sect l on. 30, Town sh l p 135 North,
Range 44 West (along the East half of Fjrst Street in the
Village of Rothsay) to the North ! ine of the West Half of
the ilorthwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (tv½ N\,l-t, S~J-k)
of said Section 30, Township 135 North, Range 44 West, a~d
there terminating.
and that said addition to the County State Aid Highway System be
known as CSAH No. Old 52.
Be It Resolved, That the following described road, being
approximately 0.5 mile in length, be added to the County State
Aid Highway System of Otter Tail County:
Beginning at a point on the Northeasterly line of the state
highway right of way of Trunk Highway No. 2]0 as it is nbw
constructed, said point is located.in the West Half nf the
\.Jest Half (14½ H½) of Section 33, Township 133 North, Range
43 \,Jest approximately opposite new Engir,eer's Station 629
plus 50; thence Easterly along the East and West quarter
· 1 ine of Section 33, Tbwnship !33 North, Range 43 West to_
the Wesi corporate limits of the City of Ferg4s·Fa]]s ne~r
the center of said Section 33, Township 133 Nortli, Range:43
West, and there terminating.
and that said addition to the County State Aid Highway System be
known as CSAH No. O]d 210.
The above Resolution ~as duly seconded by Commissioner.Otto
Haase, and unanimously adopted by the Board.
Dated June 11, 1969 ..
ATTEST:
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the above is a true a~d correct copy
of a Resolution duly passed, adopted and approyed by 1he County ~oard
_of pTTER TA!L County on June ll, 1969. . . . . -
~ Coun~-~
County of OTTER TAIL
(SEAL)
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RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED That effective as of July 1st, 1969 that that
portion of old Trunk Highway No. 210 beginning on the Easterly line
of the state highway right of way of Trunk Highway No. 210 as it is
now constructed, said right of way line is located in the Northeast
Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE¼ SE¼) of Section 6, Township
132 North, Range 39 West approximately at old Engineer's Station
1170 plus 60 in the Village of Clitherall; thence Easterly through
said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE¼ SE¾) of Section
6 to the East line of said Section 6, Township 132 North, Range 39 West
in the Village of Clitherall, and there terminating, be revoked as
a county road, returning the same back to the Village of Clitherall.
Adopted this 11th day of June, 1969.
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Attest:
Clerk
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 June 11, 1969.
County Auditor
County of OTTER TAIL
(SEAL)
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RESOLUTION REVOKING A PORTION OF
COUNTY STATE AID HIGH\~AY NO. 5
The following resolution was offered by Commissioner
Andy Leitch:
WHEREAS, due to the reconstruction of T.H. #210, it becomes
necessary to revoke part of the original designation,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that that portion of County
State Aid Highway #5, as follows: All that part of County State
Aid Highway #5 that lies between the new T.H. #210 and the old
T.H. #210 and lies along the Easterly line of Section 5, Township
132 North, Range 39 West, be revoked as County State Aid Highway #5.
Adopted this 11th day of June, 1969.
Attest:
Clerk
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 June ll, 1969.
(SEAL)
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K. W. Hanson, County Auditor
County of OTTER TAIL
RESOt.UT IOti OF
OTTER lAlL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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' WHEREAS• Otter Tail County by the Otter Tai 1 County Board of Commit•
s toners, end Grant County by the Gr~nt County 8oard of Commhs loners desh·.;
to establ hh and grade. a county• I lne: ro~d known and desorlbed ,s CSAH No •. i6
by Otte,· Ta·u· County, Minnesota,.. and ~s CSAH -No. 26 by Grant County, Mtnne•
' ' eota, ~nd 1ylng on a 1-tne between tetd counties.
NO\.I I TH£REFORE • ~T 1.S-KEF\ESY: IU!SOlVEO • Sy the Otter T&fl County
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Board of Commissioners .that Otter rau County Htghway CSAH No. 26 and
Grant County Highway CSAtt'No. _26, -whl.ch _1s· more partlcu1a~1y de$crtbed ln
the speclflcatl~s of the ouer·Tatl ~o~ty Eng.lneer i3S Project
S.A.P. 56-626•04, and by.the En9fneer of.Graot Coun~y ~s S~A.P. 26·626•80,
hereby be establlshed and 9raded at $p.eclfled ln the spactfJeatlons heretn.
2. The .pre t 1rnlnary engineering ~osts shall be sher~d Fifty per cent
(50%) by the County of Otter Taf1 and_ Fifty ·per cent (SOI) by the Cou~ty-
of Grant between CSAH II, known es the· Ven.dell_ Road, and approJClmately
i.. 2 ml les West.
J. That the constrt.tetJon engtneertng fs to be perfotrn$d by the e~Joy .. _
ees of. the Ott•r TaH ·c~unty Highway: Department and the construction e~glneertng .
· costs 1;1nd the eonuruc.t Ion costs between c,AM-#1, known ~'-ihe Wend~tl Road,·
and approximately l,.2 miles \lest are to be shared on a S0-50 basis,. the·
County of Otter tall paylng Ftfty per cent (50%) thereof end the ·County of
Grant paying Fifty per c~nt (501). thereof •
. 4, That the contracts shall be let at Fergus S"a-l°h, Hln.nesota on
July 15, _1969 at 2:00 P._M.,.and both County Boards shall be preseht for-the
lettlng of said contract and the majorhy of each County8oard must vote
approval _of 1atd contract prior to acceptance thereof.
5. That the part lal estimates-shall be s lgned by the Otter Tall
. . . .
CCUAty Engh,eer and the final estlmate5 shall be 5lgned by both the Otter
Tail tounty Engineer and the Grant County Engfneer. The perttal estimates
and the f lnal est lmatos shall be paid by Otter Tai 1 Col.lnty and then • bl H
wf 11 be presented to Grant County for one .. half of th-e cost of the projeet.
6. The orfg.lo.al plans shall be approved end s lgnad by both the
Otter Tt11 County •nd th& Grant Cou~ty Engineers, prfor to safd plans
being effect1ve or legally binding upon thef"° rraspecttve count1as~
7. The right· of way of the· roadway -aforesaid which Iles wfthln the
geograph1c Hmhs 'of Otter Tall Col.Jnty shall be-obtalned by Otter Tall
County, and th• rtg~t of way of the above described roadway which 1tes
within the g,iographfc 11m1ts of Grant Co~ty shall be obtained by Grant
County. Each eounty shall pay fo.r Its respective costs In .obtafnlng said
r1 ght of way. .
Dated this JOth day of June, 1969.-
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-K. w. Hanson, Au tor ' · '
Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bennie Johnson and car-
ried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners, Otter Tail County
Minnesota, that
WHEREAS Gateway Builders, Inc., Fargo, North Dakota, were the
successful bidders in the construction of a vehicle storage building in
the Village of Battle Lake, and same has been built to the satisfaction
of the County H_ighway Department and County Board of Commissioners,
NOW, THEREFORE, the County Auditor is hereby authorized and
directed to make final payment in the amount of $2,200.00 for Final Estimate
No. 3, to Gateway Builders, Inc., Fargo, North Dakota, it being the balance
due.
Dated this 10th day of June, 1969.
Chairman
Attest:
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Motion was made by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Leitch
and carried authorizing the County Auditor to advertise forlids to be received until
11:00 A.M., July 14, 1969 for the following:
C.P. 69:C.S.
CENTER STRIPING
Approximately 200 mils of County State Aid Highways,
County Highways and Township Roads to be center striped
and approximately 1,530 gallons of yellow paint.
GRADING & AGGREGATE SURFACING
S.A.P. 56-606-02 (69) C.P. 69:06 Length 4.981 Miles, located from
0.5 mile West of the junction of CSAH #59 and
#6 to junction of CSAH #65 and C.H. #129
S.A.P. 56-629-01 (69) C.P. 69:29 Length 3.591 Miles, located from
junction with T.H. #210 to a point approximately
3.6 miles Southeast, comprising approximately
279,114 cubic yards of Common Excavation and
4,600 tons of Aggregate Surfacing.
C.P. 69:120 Length 0.611 Mile, located from the junction of
CSAH @29 and East for 0.6 mile
S.A.P. 56-653-03 (69) C.P. 69:53 Length 4.286 Miles, located from the
!unction of CSAH #8 and Southeast approximately
4.3 miles, comprising approximately 193,078 cub
yards of Common Excavation and 5,700 tons of
Aggregate Surfacing.
Motion was made by Bennie Johnson, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried
authorizing the County Auditor to advertise for bids for the sale of the old
gravel pit in Pelican Township, to be received until 11:00 A.M., August 12th.
Motion was made by Bennie Johnson, seconded by John Snowberg and car-
ried, to attend a meeting at Ada, Minnesota, on June 16th with the State Legis-
lators to review bills passed at the last Legislative Session.·
Ken Carlson of the G.E. Mobile Division presented a proposal for a new
mobile unit for the Sheriff's Department. Carlson agreed to survey1he present
system and present recommendations at the meeting of the County Commissioners on
July 15th~ 1:00 P.M.
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Motion was made by Bennie Johnson., seconded by Andy Leitch and carried
to approve the following applications for homestead classfication.
Anna Maikke
Edward & Ruby Nordenstrom
Roe Fuller
Newton Township
Dora Township
Friberg Township
Village of Vergas
Amor Township
Larry J. Wouters
Hortense M. Kleemeier
Walter Berglund
F. J. Kloster
Wm. Syvock
Eagle Lake Township
Dane Prairie Township
Everts Township
The following applications for reduction of taxes were approved by
the County Board
Floyd Johnson
Louis & Esther Bensch
Clara F. Thompson
Richard L. McKibben
Wm. F. Hamon
Reynold M. Martini
Pelican Rapids Baptist
Church
Ferdnand Heckert
Everett Gilbertson
Clyde Imsande
Tr. in Sec. 26, Gorman
Tract on Eldorado Beach
Amor Township
Tr. in Sec. 12, Elizabeth
Lot 3, Blk. 1, Lida Shores
SE¼SE¼ Sec. 31, Blowers
NE¼NE¼ Sec. 7, Blowers
Village of Pelican Rapids
SE¼SW¼ Sec. 28, Effington
NW¼NW¼ & Lot 2, Eagle Lake
Section 10
S½SW¼ & NE¼SW¼ & Lot 3
Section 18, Blowers
Road came through leaving
a small tract of little value
Wrong classification on
cottage
Assessed as lake front, but not
Assessed for structure and
improved lot
Assessed for too many acres of
tillable soil.
Assessed for too many acres
Church property, should be
tax exempt
Land has no value for farm land
Overvalued buildings
Wrong classification on land
Mrs. C. E. Boe of the County Nursing Service appeared before the Board
regarding the possibility of additional space for the Nursing Service, and also re-
quest~d, approval of new registered nurses, which were approved.
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The County Auditor was authorized to hire Carl Norgren to wash windows
at $3.00 per hour plus insurance coverage.
The County Auditor was authorized to hire professional cleaners to
shampoo the carpets in the entry ways of the Court House.
Motion was made by John. Snowberg, seconded by Bennie Johnson and
carried to accept the Treasurers Report of Fees and Emoluments.
Upon motion the meeting adjourned to Wednesday, June 11th, at 10:00 A.M.
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WEDNESDAY'S SESSION
Pur~t to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners met at
10:00 A.M., Wednesday, June 11th, Otto Haase being abset.
A resolution asking for the Dissolution of Common School District
#1490 was read and it was ordered that a hearing be held at 10:00 A.M.,
July 15th, 1969, and that due notice of the time and place of said hearing be
given as required by law.
A petition of Avery Davenport, Jr., requesting that the N½ of SW1~
and NW¼ of Section 22, Township 133, Range 43, be set off from Common School
District #1430 to School District #544, was read and it was ordered that a
hearing be held at 10:00 A.M., July 15th, 1969, and that due notice of the time
and p;lace of said hearing be given as required by law.
A resolution asking for the Dissolution of Common School District #1462
was taken up for final action. After listening to the various interested parties,
the Board issued the following Interlocutory Order, to-wit:
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6tatt of :fflinnt,ota, } . ,a.
Vaunt]/ of . ?.~ .t 1': ... :: J ._ ~ ................................ .
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IN THE IIATl'ER OF THE DISSOLUTION OF .......... ~~~·~·············SCBOOL. Dl!fl'RICI' NO •. J~~~········
Tlte ahot~ eittitle.l matter came on duly to be heard by the County Boanl of ............................. .
Ot tcr Tai 1 ............. County, Minne,ota, at ........ ~~!.~.~~ ... ~~.~.~-~························:. ............. in
CM......... ,:it~:.. .... . .................... of ... , .. ~.~~~~.~ ... f.~.~·~·~··························•·················'n 1thd Covnty,
Otl tA.e .... l ltL . day of . '. ..... -!.~E:.: .............. , 19~~ .... , a.t .... ).9..=.~~o'clock ....... A.M., pur-
n~t to notice dul!f ain.'11 a, pr<Jvided by law and the order of ,aid Board; an.a the Board, ·'luwing
,._,.d all 1"-rsons :n•crc.-i~crl in. said ,natter, botlt for and against, fituh a., follow,:
l'irllt---Tltat ~·:·id p,.orecdings teere instituted by:·
(a~ A, '""'-'Iv~ •. _f-~ BH9Fd 9( g9u .. ,, G9MMiHi9t18'\9 &f ............................ ········ ...... 9811MI~.
~~H-6.Ji-tt; t/tf.9~~(1~~ Of~: .. ••. .......... . •. .. • .••. #Mf 9/························:··········:············,~:;·· :
---{..b.)-....J. JJ.,.~,._ ti;'Jn.;g by tAs rfUJuirsll° nutltb,r: e/ jf:seheltl~ re,i,Jl,ag • ,aid ,U,tliet:
(C'J .1 1 e..-olutivn adopted by the electors of scud diatricl at a legaJ meeting an4, ~i~{l.bv. U&e
,· 7,·rk of ,wid 1l:Rtrict to the Oou-nty Auditor. . '
Secm,d· -Tl:a, lc~11 than 90 day, have elaJJBed since the do.t.a· of -,aitl.,hea,ri.ng.a.nd. flu, 1'~•~
of tlte opiTlion, /mm the facts a.dduced at said hearing, that it is u,pedient and t.Dill be to the but
tfllere.ott of tltt: i,drabitantf! of ,aid territory to hace said school district di.1101"4; ·
NOW T l'/iJJtf)FOllE IT IS ORDERED, That 1aid .............................. ~~~~········· .............. School
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Diatrict :v 1.. .'·'"'--·~ ........... be dil10Joetl and that the territ0f'1J embraoed tMrM be attached to
other eTi~tiiit1 sclwcl district, or uoorgan.~ed territory fUJ follo,u,11 to-u,U:
'i'.ie en!·.·:-:: tc rri tory comprising Common School District 11462 be
att:1.:',d1 ~ c .;.nd become a part of Independent School District #819
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That the aastta a.ntl lia1JiUtl.# of~:.~ ....... :.~~-:.":.:: ... , ...... :~ .... \~:.~.·
.~r:1.,,: 1i; ... ,trtot .Vo.: 1~62 ..... ., lie didributed,a.., foUow,, ttrwU:-·. '·TO I11depen4e~•-School District
t ,~· · . ' \ me11ies, credits, funds, property, ,bob~ ,r~,al ~d personal including taxes
, · ~1ar 1969 and prior years collected after August 1, 1969, and all obligations
, ; ; ::1: School District #1462 shal 1 become the obligations of Independent School
!) ' ,. : ·~: ~f.819. • • I .-
fhat the outstanding bonded debt of said {;oDIIIOJl ,Schoo) District No. . .
.
·; hat ::w proposed effective date of this order is August 1, 1969.
, ;' .1,l: 11th, 1969
Board qf ,Cpun~r. Co•issioners of the
Co\Dlty of Otter Tail, State·of MiMesota
By_~->'-'~·__,.' ~.-;.ai-.--ll~' ----~ ~ Chairman
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A resolution asking for the Dissolution of Common School District #1381
was taken up for final action. After listening to the various interested parties,
the Board issued the following Interlocutory Order, to-wit:
6tatt of ~i~nc~?ta, ............ }88•
i.'ounty of . \.
IN THE MATfER OF THE DISSOLUTION OF CO!-tMO~ ' 1381 ............ : ............. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO ............. .
T11e abot:-e entitled mattf;r came Dn duly to be heard by the CO'U.ntg Board of. .. · ..................... .
. ... <?t ter !A~ 1 .. '. ........ ~ .. : ....... Co·unt11, Minneso~a; at.. ........ ~~!i.~}.~J.!.~ ..................................... in
tAe. .. . ~~.~X .............. 1
•..... : ........... • .... , of. ......... ?.~.,-~.~ .. !~~·~············• ................................ in aaid County,
:a:~e~~ rn>:~:l·~~l;·gt:n 1~--;;.o~~d~ .. /b·~ ·l:::~d--~i~ ·;;d;/!,~:~a~;~~~;~~::1::·B~·~ Mi:a~":u
heOlrd an persons interested in said matter, botli fol' and against, find.a IJ8 follows: ·
/.'irst-Tliat said pr0<·eedings were instituted by:
fa} A resolution of the Board of County (Jom~issionera of-.: ...... , .................................. Oortnt]I,
I Minnesota, adopted on the . . ... .. . . ... . .. i . . day of ............................................ , 19...... :
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(b} A. petition signed by the required number :of freeholders .residing in. said district:
( <!) A resolution ad-Opted by the electors of sai.d district at a. legal meeting and cerfifif;d by the
Clerk of said district to the County Auditor. . · ·
Second-Tltat less than 90 da11s luwe elaps~d si1ke the date of ,aid)teari~ig and th#J Board being
of tlte opinion, from the fact, adduced at aaid hearing, that it is ea:pedient and will be t~ the but
iMerest of the inhabitants of said territory to have said school district dissolved,· . I .
NOW THEREFORE IT 18 ORDERED, That· ~aid ................. -~~~................ .. .......... School
District No ......... ~.~~-~ .............. be di,solt,ed and that the territory embraced therein be attached to
other ezuting school district, or unorganized tcrrit~ry as follows, to-wit:
To Independent School District No. 550: · :
Gov. Lots 3 & 4, Section 14 131 -41 L
To Common School Uistrict #1376:
S½ of NE~. ex .. 75 ac.
Lots 2, 3 and 7 ··:. I'.· ,·, •. •,
E!1 of SW¼, Lots 4, 6 and Lot 5 ex. I\' 2 !c.
NW¼ of SE¼ Lots 1 and 2,.andNW1-4ofSE!4 ··~, •'•1•·;,·-s",·
All in Section 9 -131 41
Lot 3 and NE1·.f of SW¼
El.z of SE\
All in Section 16 -131 -41
To Independent School District #261:
The balance of the territory ~ompris~n~
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Co~pn Scl~O(?._l ~~~tri~~ #1381
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. (3) IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That; the aasets·:<.tn,d, UabUJ.tta ·of ,aid ...... ~1:1. . ....................... , ,. ~
8ohooL District No .. J~.~l ...... , ·~ di8fr/,ln,,ted as follows,,_ Ui-:wit: · . . '. • · • ·
To Independent School D1str1ct #550: . 83~ . ·
To Common School District #1376: 15. 29\ :· i
To Independent School District #_261: 83. 8.8% : ·. • ' · I
of all monies, ere di ts, funds, property. both real anct personal including taxes for the
year 196.9 and prior years colle.c~ed after Augµst 1, 1969, and all obligations of Common
·school District #1381 shall become the cbligations of the above school dBtricts by the I . same percentages. . , ..
(4) That the outstanding bonded debt of said Common School District No. 1381 is Non
(5) That the proposed effective date of.this order is August 1, 1969.
Dated June 11th, 1969
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Board of County ·eommissioners of the
County of Otter Tail, State of Minnesota
ATIEST:
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A resolution asking for the Dissolution of Common School District
#1529 was taken up for final action. After listening to the various interested
parties, the Board issued the following Interlocutory Order, to-wit:
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IN THE MA'ffER OF THE DISSOLUTION OF ..... G9.~~P~ .................. SCHOOL DIS1ftlCT N0 •. 1~7~ ...... .. . . . Otter · The above entitled matter came on duly to be heard by the Oounty Board of ............ , ................ .
. ... .. . . . . ..... . ..... !a~.~ .................... : ...... Oounty, M inneaota, at ......... ~~:1:i~ ... f ~.~.!.~ .. : .................. ···-·············in
tk ............................. ~.~.~.t............................ of. ...... ~.~.!:~~ ... ~~·~·~·~············································m t1aid County,
°"..'.the ...... ~.~~~ ........... day of ....................... -!'U!.1.~ ....................... , 19~~ .... , at .... t~.~:Q~ .. o'clock ...... ~ .. .' .. M., pur-
nDn.t to notice diuly given as provided by law and the order of said Board; and the Board ·having
Nard aU persons interested in said matter, both for and against, fi'TUU as follows:
Firt1t-That ,aid proceedings were instituted by:
(a) .4 ,weltdi8tt 8f •1te Bse,-,J sf 9-eee,e•r ~Nl1Nit8i9R8FI 9/ ..................................... '. ......... ~Rt1J,
Mimeeaotu, adopted on the .......................... da:1. tJf. ............................. ···: .. ········ .. ~···· .:
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(b) A. pctitioa ~g,aed ilti tl.e F8ftltP8M RNtMli~ 9/ :j,,:t1t11'9ldt1F1J .wttli,eg itt Hid fM8triot,
( c) A resolution adopted by the electors of said di&trict q,t a legal ~etin,g and certified, by thfJ
Clerk of said district to the (!ounty Attditor. · ·
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Second-That le,s. tha~ 90 days ha-v~ elapsed since.the <!,a,ta of said-Jieari~g and the Board .be~~g
of the ·opinion, from the facts adduced at said heanng, that it is ea:pedient and will be· to the best
intereat of the inhabitant, of said territory to have said school district dissolved,;
NOW THEREFORE IT IS ORDERED, That said .................. ~.<?.~?~ ................................. 8clUJol
District No ..... }.~.~·~······ ............ be diasolt7ed and that the territory embraced therein be attached to
other ea:i,ting school districts or unorganized tcrntory as follows, to-wit:
The entire territory comprising Common ·s·cho·o1 · District #lS-29
be attached to and become a part of Independent School District
#545 . 'l•· .:. .•
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(8) IT IS FURTHER ORDERED; Tkat the C&SAeta tin.d 1,ia1,£Utia 6/ 84id: .... , .... :.~.<?.~~.n . .-.'. ..... , .. _ .. : .. : .... H,.
Sohooi.Dtstrlct Ko .... ~.~~~ ... ' ..... , be tliltrl.1mkd as foUouls, 'to-wU: · · To Independent. School District' ,
1545 all monies, credits, funds, property, bo~hreal ~d personal including taxes
for the year 1969 and prior years collecte·d after August 1, 1969, · and all obligation
of Common School District #1529 shall become the obligations of Independent School
District #545. · · · • · ·
, . (4) That the outstanding bond~d .debt of said.Common Schoo1 Di~trict .
No: 1S29 is None. · · ·
(S) · That the propos'ed effective date of this··otder fs August· 1, 1969.
Dated June 11, 1969.
ATTEST: ·
-----~-· -' ·.-;.~ County Auditor
Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Otter Tail, State of .Minnesota
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Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bennie Johnson, and car-
ried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED By the Board of County Commissioners, Otter Tail County
Minnesota, that
WHEREAS the Save the Wetlands Club has offered to deed the following
described property to the County of Otter Tail for use as public access to
Flad.mark Lake:
Government Lot 4, Section 13 -Township 135 -Range 42
NOW THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, the County Board of Commissioners
hereby accepts said property, for use as public access.
Dated this 11th day of June, 1969.
Chairman
Attest:
176
Upon motion by Andy Leitch, seconded by John Snowbe~g, and carried~
the following applications for licenses were approved:
On-Sale Liquor:
Ivan Stigen Estate, Ranch House
Bottle Club License:
Melvin Baas
Paul C. Anderson
Charles E. Lewis
Perham Lakeside Golf Club
On and Off Sale Beer Licenses
Ralph M. Richter
Leonard K. Saewert
Roy Pfeifle
Donald A. Bistodeau
Al !en D. Hanson
Dance Permit:
Doris Kabrich
Leonard Saewert
Buse Township
Triangle Dance Club
Perry's Place
Rocky's Resort
Lost VaThy Resort
Leonard's Resort
Loghaven Resort
Woodland Park
Hanson's Grocery
Grand View Heights
Leonard's Resort
Rush Lake Township
Dora Township
Dora Township
Perham Township
Cand,ot Township
Corliss Township
Lida Township
Girard Township
Ottertail Township
Pine Lake Township
Corliss
Upon motion made by Bennie Johnson, seconded by Andy Leitch, and unan-
imously carried, the following ordinance was adopted:
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SET BACK ORDINANCE
:THE COUNTY ·soAIU> or'OTl'Ell TAIL COUNTY ORDAINSI -..
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: Section 1. Structure Defined. For the purpose of this
ordinance the word structure.means anythlna constructed or erected with
a fixed location on or under the ground.
Section 2. No at~ture, ·dwelling or building ·shall be
erected, placed or moved to within forty (40) feet of the right of
way line of any exiatina public road within the unincorporated areas
of Otter Tail County.
. Section 3. Violations of this ordinance shall be punishable
as a misdemeanor.
Section 4. ·xn the event of a violation or a threatened violation ·
of this ordinance,in addition to any penalties imposed under Section 3.
above,the county board, or any member thereof; or any taxpayer or
resident of this county may institute appropriate action or proceedinga
to enjoin, prevent, reat~ain, correct or abate such violation or any
threatened violation~: .
Section~. Thia ordinance shall becOIM effective when publiabed
in the off i~i•J.··11ewapaper of . Otter Tail County as part of the pro• · ·
ceedinp of the ... ting at •~ch the ordinance· wu enacted.
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Upon motion made by Bennie Johnson, seconded by John Snowberg, and
carried, $800.00 was appropriated to the Otter Tail County Historical Society.
Lyle R. Fletchall of the Associated Engineers, Inc., appeared before the
Board and presented plans for a County-wide sewer and water survey. It was agreed
the Planning Advisory Commission should be advised of this plan and report on it
at a later date.
Upon motion made by John Snowberg, seconded by Bennie Johnson and car-
ried, approval was given the R.C. & D. projects in Scambler Township and Maplewood
State Park Hardwood Demonstration Woodlot.
Upon motion by John Snowberg, seconded by Bennie Johnson and carried,
a preliminary plat of the Ewert property on Marion Lake was approved, subject
to opinion and road approval.
Upon motion by Bennie Johnson, seconded by John Snowberg and carried,
a plat of Minn Kota Beach on Dead Lake, accompanied by an attorney's opinion as
to title, was approved.
A representative of the Motorola Company appeared before the Board
presented a proposal on a new mobile unit for the use of the Sheriff's Depart-
ment. He was asked to present his recommendations at the July 15th meeting at
1:00 P.M.
178
Upon motion made by Andy Leith, seconded by Bennie Johnson, and carried,
the following resolution was adopted:
IESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County
Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, Willie Klimek, the owner of the following described property:
Lot 3 ex. RR of Wa, Section 36 -Township 133 -Range 41,
the owner of record at the time the above property had forfeited to the State of
Minnesota for non-payment of taxes for the year 1961, has made application to
repurchase said property, and paid the surn of $100.00, being down-payment on the
full amount of taxes, penalties and interest in the total of $382.78.
Permission to do so will be to the best public interest and relieve
undue hardship.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this 11th day of June, 1969.
Attest:
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The ·Following
Carlton E Mortensen
, Carlton E Mortensen
James LeRoy
Glen Melby
Sidney Nelson
Merle Bacon
John B Halvorson
Donald Lee
Wayne Hay
Wayne Haye
Laverne Si.mdorn
Ada Henkes
were allowed:
N. W. Bell Telephone Co
Criminal Research Products
General Trading
Warren's Radio & T.V.
Mobile Radio & T.V.
Jaegers Decorating Center
Cooper's Office Supply
Lystads Inc.
Mayo's Standard
Interstate Skelly
harv1s 66
May01 s Standard
Perham Coop Oil
The Photo Center
Andy'·s 66
Andy's 66
International Harvester
The Photo Center
Super GMC
James Bucholz
Otto Haase
Bennie Johnson
John Snowberg
Andy Leitch
Boarding of Prisioners
Mileage & Expense
Mileage & Subsistence
It
II
II
Extra Jail er
1-iileage
Guard Duty
M:ileage
Calls
Supplied
II
II
II
Paint
Supplies
II
Gas etc
II
II II
II II
II II
Finishing
Gas
II
II
II
II
II
Boat & Water Safety
II II II
II II ti
II II It
Mileage & Expense
II II
II II
II
II II
180
590.00
255.40
422.80.
429.40
372.50
336.10
72.00
39.00
28.00
12.00
10.00
6.75
102.27
19.10
9.12
7.70
58.70
2.45
509.50
16.10
46.39
19.82
57.30
29.37
42.66
10.75
28.29
28.30
72.70
657.20
64.38
64.43
32.75
31.25
19.48
12.90
Frenk hoberts
Kenneth Cla.mby
Ambrose Klinnert
Laura Hotchkiss
Gene Davenport
Harris Iverson
anton Glesne
Angeline Glawe
K. W. Hanson
Clarence Berg
George Nelson
Vernon Bachman
Helen Skram.stad
Myrtle Logas
Arthur D Boehne
Henry Polkinghorn
Dale E Radke
H:.Mten Lumber
General Trading
Edgetown Lumber
Carpenters Hadware
Fergus Glass & Paint
Ottertail Grocery
Esther Mortensen
Ester Eortensen
Homer Carlson
Earl Bigler t:. D.
City of Fergus Falls
Herb Chr~ianson
Village of Perham
Allison & Co
Kinn. Association of Civil Defense
Lystad1s Inc.
The Photo Center
Universal Answering Service
Swanson Surplus
Weed & Seed Inspector
II II II
WOT Soil & Water
n II II
Mileage & Expense
II II
It
Extra Help Assessor
Mileage
II
Postage
II
II
Check Blanks
Mileage
Mileage
Extra Jani tor
Supplies
II
II
II
Sµpplies
II
Matron Fees
II II
Coroners Fees
II
Fines
Labor
Rent
II
Workmen's Compensation
1969 Dues
Pest Control
Supplies
II
II 181
397.22
340.96
420.00
257.04
41.65·
168.65·
160.80
245.25 .
7.50
110.00
6.oo
20.00
30.00
6.25
211.16
11.10
128.00
2.74
3.75
55.01
27.64
257.84
60.30
25.00
20.00
26.60
27.20
155.00
65.00
60.00
1,081.00
7.50
80.25
49.50
58.00
2.07
J
Edling Electri
l-'.idwest Printing
St Paul Book & Stationery
Gaffaney1s
Empire Bus. Machine
Davenport's
Cooper's
Burrough 1 s
Nelson Bros.
Security Blank Book & Printing
Poucher Printing
Miller Davis Co
Midwest Carbon Co
Burroughs Corp.
Burroughs Corp.
Monroe International
3M Business Products Sales
Victor Lundeen & Co
Victor Lundeen & Co
Xerox Corp
NW Bell Telephone Co
Battle Lake Review
Fergus Falls Journal
Perham Enterprise
Henning Advooate
Henning Advocate
Northwestern Publishing Co
Wadena Pioneer Journal
K.B.R.F.
K.X.R.A.
K.D.L.M.
Jacobson Excavating
NoBel Sorem
Fleet Farm
:Mineral Springs
9i~y 9f fergus f~tls
., --(. ,
Labor & Material
Supplies
II
Parts & Labor
Supplies
II
II
It
II
II
II
II
II
II
Service Agreanent
Supplies
Thermofax Machine
Supplies
1,850.00
14.00
27.00
14.00
10.00
17.91
200.80,
53.80
183.70
231.65
30.84
476.33
11.52
2s.50
217.50
2.00
Assessors 1 share 195.70
Co. Nµrse ! share 195.70
416.17
Mimeo Machine & 5.ipplies Nurse l share 187.19 f Assessor 2 share 187.19
Services 207.17
Calls 124.53
ads 34.50
Publications 464.00
II 2,126.40
II 2,126.40
II . 7.20
ad 7.20
II 11.00
Announcements 413.56
II 50.00
II 100.00
Phelps Mill 402.00
II II 250.00
II u 323.10
Poor 812.48
Poor 182 33.00
f-Lorna McCabe
Dorothy Johnson
Donna Quam
~rs Ruth Johnson
Liz Hoff
lrloria Opatz
Pearl tlonning
Mary Johnson
Viola Rud
Wilma Brandt
Verlie Grover
Kathryn Hemmelgarn
Doris Jorgenson
Ina McLaughlin
Edna E. Nelso n
Mrs Earl Sonmor
Bernice Spangler
Selma Swendsrud
Mrs Robert Johnson
Mrs Lharles Lewis .
ffrs Ed Skoglund
Mrs John Steblay
Mrs Bud Larson
Dale Radke
Lake Region Hospital
Empire Business Machine
White Drug Co
Coo~er Office Supply
Parkers Prairie Independent
Battle Lake Review
Henning Advocate
Village of Perham
EOT Telephone Co
Nurse :t-:ileage & Expense
II II II
II II II
II II
II II
II II
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 II
Nursing Board
II II
II II
II II
II II
Postage
Walker
Supplies
II
Repair
ads
II
II
Rent
Calls & Service
97.70
55.05
52.28
79.96
18. 53
17.18
15.15
2.55
16.50
12.82
42.30
7.43
26.70
21.60
54.30
53.63
18.98
93.75
5.10
9.90
7.80
7.35
8.10
10.00
15.00
2.00
2.08
23.50
3.15
1.80
3.45
35.00
14.77
Philip
Philip Kjaglien
Rachel Estrem
Straub Co
Public Utilities
Victor Lundeen
Cooper's
NW Bell Telephone Co
Edard Carlson Post# 283
Charles D Center VFW Post
WWI Aux. Unit# 922
D.A.V. Chapter# 25
Mileage & Expense
Stamps, Rental etc
· Mileage
Rent
Utilities
Supplies
Maintenance & Supplies
Calls
Grave Decoration
II II
II II
II II
:184
104.38
14.70
6.75
50.00
5.01
14.01
38.72
30.6,
25.00
25.00·
25.00
25.00
Case Power & Equipment
Hall Equipment, Inc.
Hayden-Murphy
Ziegler, Inc.
Stan's Garage
Swanson Equipment
Johnson Service Co.
Hanoy Governor Sales
Leo M. Cichy
International Harvester Co.
Olson Auto Electric
Super GMC Truck Sales
Northwestern Refining Co.
Paper Calmenson & Company
Gateway Builders, Inc.
Muckala Electric Service
Farmers Elevator Co., P.R.
Mark Sand & Gravel Co.
Harold Weiss
Minn. Mining & Mfg. Co.
Engebretson Const. Inc.
Blffton Hardware
Coast-to-Coast Store, B.L.
Coast-to-Coast Store, P.R.
Everts Lumber Co.
Farmers Elevator Co.
Fergus Dodge, Inc.
General Trading Co.
General Trading Co.
Holten Lumber Co.
Tesch Lumber Co.
Vergas Hardware
Wilcox Lumber Co., N. Y .M.
Andy's 66 Service Station
. Parts
Parts
II
II
II
II
Repairs
II
II
II
II
II
Asphalt
Cutting Edges
Labor on Heating
Wiring for well pump
Seed
Gravel
Fill
Supplies
Equipment Rental
Supplies
II
II
II
Erhard, Supplies
Supplies
II
II
II
II
II
II
Gasoline, etc.
185
'
$ 26.85
9 .23 ·
70.67
295.99
20.58
5.00
342.45
62.40
31.40
162.35·
36.~9
-69.50.
1,406.35'
278 .40
195.00
103.01
661.20
220.00
8.68
321.80
91.00
31.97
20.43
12.31
13.10
13.50
28.80
268.65
180.29
11.30
15.70
127.56
3.30
89.68
1 .
Bengtson Oil Company
Carlson Oil Co.
Dave's Standard, Henning
Fossen Oil Co.
The Oil Store
Otter Tail Co-op Oils
Service Oil Co., B.L.
Twins Motor Co.
D-A Lubricant Co., Inc.
Standard Oil Co., Henning
Standard Oil, P.R.
Soliah & Braatz Oil Co.
State of Minn. Div. of Oil Insp.
Allison & Co.
Raymond Motor Transportation, Inc.
Otter Tail Power Co.
Cooper's Office Supply
Minneapolis Blue Printing Co.
Davenport's Stationery
E.O.T. Telephone Co.
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.Wad.
Midwest Telephone Co.
Park Region Mutual Tel. Co.
N. W. Bell Telephone Co., F .F.
Pelican Telephone Co.
N.W. Bell Tel. Co., F.F.
Wendell P. Huber
G.D. Harlow
Wendell P. Huber
Everts Township
Leaf Mounti.n Township
Sverdrup Township
Gail Klein
Mrs. Herman Karger
Hubert M. Svare
Lillian Steinke
Gasoline
II
II
II
Gasoline & Oil
Gasoline
II , etc.
II
Oil
Diesel Fuel
II II
Fuel oil
Inspection
W.C. Ins.
Freight
Prints
Machine Rental
Supplies
II
Service & tolls
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II
II II II
II II II
Expense
II
Cash advanced
Special Aid
II II
II II
Right of way
II
II
II
11 II
II 11
II II
$ 71.97
62.14
157.93
27.29
129.53
122.01
123.05
47.31
155.10
79.50
67.76
33.20
2.00
1,711.00
4.75
97.06
60.00·
167.51,
9.18
25.05
10.50
8.90
17.14
99.11
13.81
25 .11
137.64
126.45
1. 78
100.00
500.00
200.00
76.40
22.00
71.05
186 337.00
c) Huber. ... 30.00· Wend~ll P Postage
Lawrence Ternus Appraisal Fee 75.00
Eagle Lake Twp. Special Aid 300.00
Hoot Lake Pure Gasoline 215.87
Standard Oil C~. B.L. Diesel Fuel 148.32
Lampert Lumber Co Supplies 225.36
Sherwin Williams Co Supplies 27.59
Upon motion the meeting adjourned to 10: 00 A .M. • June 23. 1969.
Chairman
Attest:
Clerk
,
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