New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-07-27
Thursday, July 7Ist.

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alton for any such purpose.
A bill from Murray county for sup
port, nursing and attendance during last
sickness, and burial expenses Of jose
phine DAVIS was laid over to the next
meeting. Commissioner Augustine was
Instructed to investigate and report to
the board at its next meeting whether
Josephine Davis was resident of Brown.
county or not
Anna Langhamer was allowed So per
month out of the county poor fund.
The board then took up and allowed
the following bills:
Ernst Wicherski, publishing pro-
ceedlngs of March session, $3.50
J. J. Green, printed matter for
training school, 2.75
Schmid & Lehrer, spikes for bridge, 1926
H. G.. Hlllesheim, repairs on Lara
bee bridge, ITO
Pioneer Press Co., blanks, 10
L. J. Buenger, one dozen chairs,
one coffin and sundries, $500
J. B. Augustine, commissioners
fees and mileage, $50
P. D. Raverty, commissioners fees
and mileage, 21.4O
Anton Richartz, commissioners
fees and mileage, 1910
Fir. Schubert, commissioners fees 1920
and mileage, --.t
Clement Halvorsen, commission
ers fees and mileage, 14.40
The minutes we've then read and ap-
proved, and on motion the board adj
journed sine die.
P. D. Raverty, chairman Of board of
county commissioners.
L.G. Vogel, county auditor and ex-
officio clerk of board, by Ole. Jorgenson,
deputy. .-. ,,.s-..
County Commissioners Frank Schu.
bert, Clement Halvorsen, Anton Rich
artz, P. D. Raverty and Jos. Augustine
met at the county auditors office in New
Ulm, Brown county, Minnesota, on Mon
day, July 18th, 1898, at 9,o'clock in the
forenoon, and organized as a county
board of equalization. Having each
taken the oath prescribed by law, Com
missioner t. D. Raverty was, on motion,
elected chairman of the board. -1Cl
In the absence of County Auditor Vo-
gel, the deputy county auditor, Ole Jor-
gensen, was sworn in and took his seat
as a member of the board. -...
The board then proceeded to examine
and compare the returns from the differ
ent assessment districts and then upon
motion adjourned till 2 O'clock p. m.
Afternoon Session. ~. ~
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 2 o'clock p. m. of Monday, the
18th of July, with all members present.
The personal property assessments of
the several assessment districts were first
taken up for consideration, and the fol-
lowing changes were made. i,
Horses, one-year-old, were reduced in
New Ulm 20 per cent, in sBurnstown
per cent and IN Home Is per cent. In
Stately they were raised IS per cent.
Horses, two years old, were raised 5
per cent in the town of Eden and reduced
20 per cent in the town of Home and 25
per cent in the town of Stately.
Horses, three years old and over, we're
raised 10 per cent in Eden and Is per
cent in Lake Hanska and reduced 10 per
cent in North Star and per cent in
Stately.
Cattle, one-year-old, were raised 90 per
cent in Sleepy Eye, 30 per cent in Spring
field and 20 per cent in Albin.
Cows were raised 5 per cent in the
town of Eden.
All other cattle were raised so per
cent in Eden, 10 per cent in Home, 10
per cent in Leavenwortb, 5 per cent in
Prairieville, 5 per cent in Bashaw ane 5
pei cent in Stately.
Hogs were raised 10 per cent in, Eden
and 10 per cent in Stark and reduced
331 per cent in Linden. Y - 81 &.
Wagons and carriages were raised s
per cent in Burnstown, 10 per cent in