New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-05-06
County Commissioners Proceedings.
THURSDAY, APRIL 80, 1891.

THURSDAY, APRIL 80, 1891.
The Board OF County Commissioners
OF Brown County, met pursuant to ma.
iority call at 2 o'clock p. m. E. G.
Koch, Jesse Palmer, Charles Hansing,
Hans Sigurdson and Peter j. Moe were
present.
The report of the building committee
was read and accepted and ordered TO
be recorded in full in the proceedings
of the board, the report being as fol-
lows:
To the honorable board of county
commissioners of Brown county, Min.
nesota: Gentlemen: The undersigned,
your building committee. to whom you
delegated the duty and power to in.
spect and approve of the work done and
bv YOUR BODY contracted for in the new
court. house, also to attend to the re-
moval of the county Offices and records
to the new courthouse, beg leave to
submit to you the following report: On
February 10th, 1891. your committee
met and first made arrangements with
and allowed P. J. Schmltz and II.
Krause for work done by them for the
county up to date, the sum of forty dol
lars and then appointed these parties
femii5otary ianitors for the new court
house at {, salary of $36 month from
and after March lst, 1891, Then your
committee together with the architect,
IF. Struck, examined all late contract
work at the new courthouse, but, be-
fore getting through with it, night set
in and your committee adjourned to the
following day. On February 18th your
committee again met and proceeded to
further examine and look over contract
work in court.ho with architect and.
after your committee became satisfied
that the several contractors had COM
pleted their contracts IN general, we
accepted and approved the same and
then made settlement with the contrac-
tors and the architect. We found that
Schapekahm Bros. & Co. had a balance
due them on new contract OF 3d. 4O,
for extras, tile and plasteriug $40. and
on former contract a balance OF $l94,-
rs. Your committee resolved to de-
duct for fuel used. by Schapekahm
Bros. & Co. or as liquidated damages
the sum of $40, and pay the balance
due them on new contract, the balance
due them on former contract, $l94.7 rs,
to be retained until the small matters
to be done bv them under last and for
mer contracts had been fulfilled. Your
committee then made settlement With
Architect c. F. Struck for services rem
dered up to date. We found that the
sum of 1851 .S9 was due him and Or
dered said amount to be paid to him.
Then YOUR committee met with Mr..
Nepil, contractor, to examine the steam
plant. After thorough examination
of the plant your committee accepted
the same subject to some minor changes
to be made forthwith. by Mr.. Nepil.
We directed that the sum of 81, 400 due
him on contract be paid, and that the
amount due him for hose and tools fur
nished the county be retained until ev-
erything pertaining to steam a ant is
completed. As directed by you. your
committee on March 18th and 18th at
tended 90 and directed the removal Of
the county offices and records to the
new courthouse and after this was
done your committee directed the cOun'
tv auditor to advertise for sale the old
county office building and old stoves
and fixtures, the building to be taken
down and removed, and sale to take
place April 30th, 1891. Then your
committee made out and signed cal
for a special meeting of the Board o.
County Commissioners OF this county
to be held and commenc e April 3Oth
1891, at 2 o'clock p. m. for the purpose
of transacting general business for thu
county and to sell the old county build
ing. All of which is respectfully sub
mitted for your approval.
E. G: Koch' Building
Jesse Palmer, Conar";tts,
Peter J. Moe, COMMITTEE
A petition for an allowance of $500
to aid IN building u bridge aclos
Sleepy Eye Greek between Section Sc il
town of Prairieville and Section 81 ii
town of Home, was laid over to be con
sidered in connection with other bridg
petitions.
Michael Drusch, an old and feebl
man of Sleepy Eye, was allowed 81 pc
month out Of poor fund until otherwis
instructed. said order to be mailed t.
care of VIM. Drusch, Sleepy Eye. f
G. Koch also reported that Fritz Evertz
OeISoA, d COuuuy Ch"A ~ VI AN0" Jill
had been removed to St. Alexander
Hospital.
Chas. Cummings was granted a re
newal of license for five years, com
mencing June LIST, 1891, to run ferr
across the Minnesota river at what
known as the Cummings Ferry situate
in Section Z in town of Home. The fee
of said license were fixed at SIS per yea
to be paid in advance
The Board then proceeded to the oil
county Office building to sell same a
well as the old fixtures and furniture
All of the old furniture, counters. desks
etc. were sold to Henry Cordes for 81
same sam to to G. H. Hornburg for SIC, four
teea old storm windows to Henry Han
schen for 81. Is, the old building to
Do,o for OK orI ho old ,l>o