New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-05-06

to have all doors numbered in the build
ing.
The report of the Board of Audit was
read and accepted.
| A petition of Fred Schewe to be set
| off from school district II to school dis
trict 43 was read and a hearing granted
at the next regular session commencing
July Is, 1891, due notice to be posted
of said hearing.
| On motion it was agreed to recon-
mend abatement of taxes of 1889 on lots
Ii snd- IA in section z, township 108,
range 81, amounting to 1922, which
had been enormously assessed. The
Board then adjourned to Friday, May
lst, 1891, a. 9 a. m.
On Friday, May 1st, the board met
pursuant to adjournment at O'Clock
a. m. All members were present. Il.
Schneider, of New Ulm, appeared be-
fore the board and asked for aid, his
wife having been an invalid since
last November and having been COM
PEELED recently to enter the St.
Alexander's Hospital. The Board in
quired particularly into the case and
and thereupon allowed said Herman
Schneider $4 per week out of the poor
fund for six weeks from April %, 1891,
to enable him to support his wife at the
hospital.
On motion it was agreed to make the
salary of the janitor of the new court
house $500 for one year from May LIST,
1891 to May LIST, 1892, said amount to be
paid monthly as follows: for months of
May, June, July, August, September
and October, 1891, at ssl6.66 per month,
and for the months of November and
December of 1891 and January, Febru-
airy, March and April, 1892, at $3.50. 33
per month. The janitors appointed
we're P. j. Schmitz and H. Krause, who
duly executed contract approved by
the Board.
VIM. Pfaender submitted an applica.
ton for the purchase of forfeited tax
lots in the city of New Ulm and on
motion the application was accepted,
with the provision, that the several
amounts of taxes, penalties and costs in
excess of the bids as set opposite each
description is said application be abated,
and further that the said application be
made out in duplicate and forwarded
with recommendation to the state aud
itor for approval. The sheriff was gran
ted permission to make All opening in the
north wall of the sheriff. stable at his
own expense, after which the board
adjourned till 2 o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment at 2 o'clock p. m. All members
were present.
The chairman was ordered to have a
new oak floor placed in the Jail room
and in the lower front hall, and to have
all the cells, hall and other rooms IN
first story white washed, the chairman
| to advertise for bids for such wolk. He
was also authorized to have two cleo.
trio lights placed in the Jail building,
one to be in the Jail room and the other
in the front hall.
1t was agreed that committee of
two be appointed to investigate the
Leavenworth bridge across the Big Cot
tonwood river and secure a better To-
cation for same between the town line
of Leavenworth and Stark also to
ascertain in what manner it can be
removed and the amount required fol
removing and placing it in substantial
condition at the new location, the com
mittee to report at the next session
Commissioners Palmer and Sigurdson
were appointed to serve as such com
mittee.
The following appropriations were
made to aid in building brid ges and re
| pairing roads in Brown County:
Town of Pairieville; $3.50 to aid in build
ing a bridge across Sleepy Eye Creel
between section IS of the town of Prai
rieville and section 81 of the tow
of Home, amount to be paid whe1
funds in county treasury are availabl
for that purpose and the bridge is erect
ed in a satisfactory manner as state
in petition.
Town of Lake Hanska: 800 to al
in repairing road between town of LAX
Hanska and town of Rlverdale in Wa
tonwan county, amount to be paid whe
funds in county treasury are availabl
for the purpose and satisfactor
bridge erected.
Town of Sigel: $3.50 to aid in build
ing an iron bridge across the LittI
Cottonwood river between Sections 3
and 80 in town of Sigel, amount to b
, paid when funds in the county treasur
. are available and satisfactory bridg
, is erected.
Town of Albin: 5000 to aid in buildin
two bridges, one across the Little Coz
r tonwood river on section line hetwee
, Sections and 8 in town of Albir
, and one across the river on town lin
between Albin and Stark in Section {
. the town of Albin, amount to be pal
when funds in the county treasury ar
8 available and satisfactory bridges hav
been erected.
: The petition of Gustave Nuessle an
. others for the building of bridg
? across Sleepy Eye Greek between SCI
8 ton 2 of the town of Burnstown an
J Sec. IS OF Brookyille, Redwood County
, and the petition of Fred Schutt an
r others for building a bridge across tn
North Branch between Sections 6 {
] Leavenworth and 81 of Prairieville wer