New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-01-20
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.
A full report Of the Work done at the
last session.
County Printing Awarded and a Big Batch
of Bills Allowed.

| The Board Of County Commissioners
of Brown County met at their Office IN
the court house pursuant to law on Tues
day, January 9th, 1892, with B. G. Koch,
Hans Sigurdsen, Chas. Hanslng, Jesse
Palmer and Peter j. Moe all present.
The Board organized by electlng 4. G.
Koch chairman for the ensuing year.
The financial statement of the county
auditor, was then read. examined, APP
proved and ordered published and pos
ted according to law.
Gunder Gunderson, youth of 16
years from Linden, was reported as hav-
ing lost one of his eyes through accident,
and, as he had no means for securing
treatment, the Board ordered that he be
taken to St. Alexander's Hospital and
that County Physician Frtsche take
charge of him,
Commissioner Jesse Palmer was al
so instructed to secure suitable table
for the county superintendent of schools.
The following were struck from the
poor list: Michel Castell, Mrs. Pfaffrath,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Hahn, Mrs. Kilitsch-
ka's allowance to continue for Feb. and
March, 1892, and James Reeves allow
ance to be increased to $1,000 per
month until otherwise ordered. Mrs.
Mary Schuetzner and children, of Mil
ford, being in poor circumstances, were
allowed #4O0 per month for February,
March and Apsil, 1892.
The Board then adjourned till s o'ciock
a. m. of Wednesday, January 9th.
WEDNESDAY SESSION.
The Board met pursuant to adjour-
ment at 9 o'clock q, M. All were pre-
sent.
The order from the District Judge,
B. f. Webber, dated May II, 1891, de-
termining the damages for the laying cut
of the judicial road between counties of
Brown and Redwood was considered by
the Board, and it was ordered that the
amount of $525.OO, assessed against
Brown County for said road, be paid
when there is available money in the
county road and bridge fund, and fur
ther ordered that the county auditors be
authorized to issue warrants to the par
ties thereto entitled upon proper bills
being rendered and duly verified, the
Auditor to report to the Board all
amounts paid.
The petition Of O. G. S. Peterson to be
set oft from school district SO to district
81 was rejected.
The petition of w. F. Hier to be, set
off from school district No. 43 and at
tached to No. 4e proper was considered
and hearing granted at the next regu-
lar session commencing July II, 1892.
A petition of John Vollmer and 9th
ers. asking that the bridge across the
Cottonwood river at Iberia be repaired,
it being in a poor condition, was presen-
ted to the Board, wnereupon it was de-
cided that the chairman, E. G.. Koch. be
requested to direct bridge builder
to view the liberia bridge and furnish
an estimate of the cost OF an iron bridge
at said place, and also to view the Lea
venworth. Cottonwood bridge and turn
ish an estimate of the cost of removing
said bridge to more suitable place for
tie public.
Jos. Bier was allowed to redeem part
of N. E.. ! of S. w. Sec. 4 T, 109R. 81
20 2O-1o0 acres, by paying taxes, penal
ties and costs, the interest to be aba
ted.
The petition of r. M. Kennedy and
others demanding certain section cor
ners to be re-established in Town of
Home was again considered and on mo.
tion rejected for the present.
Geo. Boock, county surveyor. ap-
peared before the Board, stating the
necessity of having the whole county
resurveyed and having posts placed at
l
all township, section and quarter Sec
ton corners. On motion the matter was
laid over until the next July session for
further consideration, as was also the
matter Of securing a new set of Gov
ernment field notes.
Bids for Jail fence We're considered
and on motion laid over until the next
session.
Adjourned until 9 o'clock, a. m. Of
Thursday, Jan. z, 1892.
THURSDAYS SESSION.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 8 o'clock a. m. withsall mem
bers present. Application of VIM.
Pfaendcr to purchase certain forfeited
tux lots in New Ulm for state taxes was
not approved ,bnt he was allowed to
purchase said lots by paying all taxes
and costs thereon, abating penalty and