New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-01-22
Co. Con,missioner's Proceeding.

fled, took their seats.
The board proceeded to elect q chair
man, and on motion of Commissioner
Joergensen, Mr.. Chas. Wagner was
nominated, and receiving the full vote
declared elected.
The minutes of last July session as
board of County Commissioners and
equalization were read and approved. !:
The minutes af Board of Audit De.
cember 30. 1878. were read and an.
proved. The bonds of Aug. Westphal,
Judge of Probate; in the penal sum of
ST. 900, E. G. Koch. Court Commission
er, $4,000, H.B. Constans, Auditor, $50,
900 Jonas Laudenschlager, Coroner,
$1,000, B. F. Weber, Co. Atty, in the
penal sum of $1,000, AT. Walton, Reg.
of Deeds, $1,000, were read and approv-
ed. The co. Auditor was authorized to
purchase a copy Of new revised stat.
utes for Court Commissioner, and draw
an order on the treasury for the a.
mout, Thereupon the Board adjourn
ed.
SECOND DAY-Jan. 8-The Board met
pursuant to adjournment. All mem.
bers present. The names of 70 proper
ly qualified persons to serve as grand
jurors, and 72 to serve as petit Jurors
for the ensuing year were drawn from
the several election districts lin the
county, and ordered that certified lists
he made out and filed with the clerk of
the District Court.
The bonds of John Manderfeld,
Shelf, in the penal sum of $4,000, AL
bert Blanchard, Clerk of the Dist.
Court, in the penal sum of $1,000, Juli-
us Berndt, County Surveyor, in the
sum of $500, were read and a approved.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION. On motion of
Com. JOergensen DR.. Chas. Berry was
engaged as County Physician for the
ensuing year. Annual report of Co.
Supt, of Schools was read and APPROX
ed. On motion the Board voted to pay
the County Atty, B. F. Weber, a sal
airy of $3.50 a year for the ensuing term.
The county taxes on the buildings
of r. N, Bingham and Murfn and
Kundson, of Sleepy Eye, lately des-
troyed by fire, were abated. Adjourned.
THIRD DAY-Jan. 9-The Board met
pursuant to adjournment. All mem.
bers present.
Report of L. D. Rice as committee
on Bashaw bridge was read and on
motion the Co. Auditor was instructed
to issue county order for $50 in favor
of said town treasurer.
Statement of delinquent personal
property tax for 1877 furnished by the
County Treasurer was taken up, and
after careful investigation, those hav-
ing left the county, and also those par
ties from whom nothing could be COL
lected were ordered to be stricken
from the list. After making the me-
cessary provisions for the county Door
the board ordered the County Auditor
to draw an order for 1925 in favor of T..
Schultz, who lost everything by fire a
short time ago, and his wife also being
badly frozen at the time. Thereupon
the Board adjourned.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN-Upon assem-
bling of the Board Carl Engel, of town
Sigel, appeared and stated that he had
lost all of his stock, including one span
of horses & colt, by fire the night pre-,
vious, and asked some assistance. On
motion the Board allowed him $780,
to he paid by the county, also abate.
ment of personal property tax for,l878
amounting to $3.0S.
Petition from town stark to change
the boundary of School Districts No
As and SO was taken up, and not being
signed by majority Of the voters, wa!
ordered rejected.
Petition from the town of Pairie
Vile for organization of new schoo
district, beginning at the S. E.. corner
of sec. 81, thence running east 3 mile!
to S. E. corner of sec. 33, thence nortl
miles to N. E. corner of sec. 81
i thence west miles to the n. w. cor
ner of sec. 10 and thence south mile
to the place of beginning, the Boar,
ordered hearing granted.
Petition from a majority of the lega
voters of Township lO8, Range IS. TO
organization was read to the Board
and on motion the Board ordered tn
same to be organized under the nam
of stately and ordered an election
to be held on the 4th Tuesday in Janu
! airy, A. D. 1878, at the house of Chas
Ghotz in said township.
! The Board instructed the Count
Auditor to issue County orders to al
those entitled to the tree bounty. Ad
journed.
FOURTH DAY-Jan. 10 The Boar
met pursuant to adjournment. al
I members present.
The Board proceeded to audit tn
J following bills, all Of which were a
/ lowed at the amount stated: ss
!. L. NJ. Barton Sc Eva NJ Barton 2.
FrankF Barton 2 So John Lind, Co. Supt.. s.:
! L. B0gsn 40 90 Fir. G0mmel s:
f. Baasen IS H.Laudenschlager q;
Albert He'll II 90 Peter Majewski l0l