New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-01-21
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
Further Report Of the Official Doings
of the County Board.

On motion it was agreed to allow
John Lockway SO per month for taking
care of and nursing Barbara Lorenz, a
: poor and helpless woman of New Ulm.
The petition of E. Erdman and others
for forming a new school district out of
District No. 46 was granted, an order
to that effect to be made and recorded
ia full.
On motion agreed to allow VIM.
Pfaender to purchase forfeited tax lots
Nos 5 and 6 of Block 81 North, and
dots Nos. and 8 of Block south by
paying taxes, costs and fees, abating
interest. .~
The bond of Brandt and Weddendorf,
publishers of the New Ulm Review, in
Che sum of $1,000, for publishing de-
linquent taxes for 1889 was approved,
subject to examination and report of
the county attorney as to its correctness
and legality, the auditor being instruc-
TO forward said bond to the county at
torney, the same to be returned by him
forthwith.
The bid of Setter & Hellar of $40 for
painting the names of the Offices in
gilt letters on the doors OF the several
rooms in the new court house was &C.
cepted.
A communication from the Board of
Corrections and Charities of the State
of Minnesota was read, and it was re-
solved that the board of county commits
,sioners adopt the blanks furnished by
said Board of Charities and Corrections
in reporting each application for poor
reaief, and also that such application be
- oe
The report of Justice Francis Baasen
was read and ordered to be filed.
The statements Of fees for the year,
1890, of the Register of Deeds for
81, 328.00, and of the Clerk of Court for
$l05S.5O were read and ordered to be
placed on file. The statement of the
ex-sheriff. John B. Schmid, was read,
but returned for verifcation and for
having the amounts, received from each
county for boarding prisoners, itemized.
It was also ordered that when returned,
corrected and verified, the report be
published with the proceedings of the
board. The statement of property of
the ex-sherif was read and ordered
fled.
The annual financial statement of the
county for 1890, as prepared by the ex-
auditor, E. ?. Bertrand, was read, con-
sidered, and ordered to be published
and posted according to lawssand placed
ON file. The board then adjourned till
$50 q. m. of Saturday.
SATURDAY. JAN. II.
Ihe Board met pursuant to adjourn
snent at $3.50 O'Clock. All members
were present.
On motion the Boord proceeded to
the Jail and courtroom to examine
same, and found everything satisfactory.
The following resolution was on mo-
eion then adopted:
Resolved that our representatives in
Ghe state legislature, Hon. S. D. Peter
son and Hon. Christian Ahluess, be and
the same are hereby respectfully re-
auested to use ali honorable means to
have an appropriation from the inter-
nal improvement fund Of the state,
made by the state legislature to assist
the county of Brown in building the
following bridges, viz: One bridge
across the North Branch of Big Cot
tonWood river ON a public hig hway, q
Judicial]y laid out road, between the
counties of Brown and Redwood, cross
ing said stream between Section 2 of
township 100, Range 81, and Section
IS OF Township 10, Range 81; also one
! bridge about two miles further west on
the same public highway, across the
same stream.
One bridge on public highway cross
ang said North Branch of Big Cotton
wood river at APPOINT between Sections
6 and 81 of the Towns of Leavenworth
and Prairieville respectfully.
One bridge on a public highway
across the Little Cottonwood between
Secs. No. 2 and 3 in Town of Albin and
one bridge on 1public highway where
said highway crosses the Little Cotton
wood in Sec Gin said town of Albin.
One bridge on public highway across
the Little Cottonwood river between
Secs. No. 81 and 80, Township 100
Range 81, and one bridge across the
Big Cottonwood river on public high
way at a point in Secs: 5 and 6,
Township 100, Range 81, where said
highway crosses said river. ..
~. And further resolved that the chair
man of this Board forward a copy of
these resolutions to our state senator
and our representative in the legisla-
aure.'' . ..@-E5z
On motion agreed that Jesse Palmer
he placed on the building committee of
the new courthouse in place of Mic. Gull.
den, whose term has expired. Also
agreed that the chairman of the board,
and Jesse Palmer and Peter Moe act as
a committee to attend the removal Of
she county records to the new court
house. 81"
The bond of Thurman r. Humphrey,
as coroner elect, for $500 was read and
returned to be witnessed, and if ap-
proved of by the county attorney, then
Che chairman Of the board was author
zzed to accept the same.
Chas. Hansing reported that he has
sold old bridge planks for $18.O5. The
amount was turned over to the county
treasurer and receipt filed with auditor
On motion agreed that County Treas
;. s1rer A Rurp be requested to collect