New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-01-25
BROWN COUNTY.
Commissioners Regular SEES
= sion, Jan. Sd, 1899.

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~ sion, Jan. Sd, 1899.
II The Board of County Commissioners
y: for Brown County, Mimi, met at the
Court house in the City of New Ulm on
Tuesday, January 3rd 1899, at 10 O'Clock
a. m. The newly elected members, J..
c. Petersen and Ole Synsteby having
qualified, and F. Schubert, ]. B. Aug
Justine and Anton Richartz being
present they organized by electing FIR.
Schubert as their chairman for the
next ensuing year. ~, ~.
The following bonds of the.recently
elected officers with their respective
baths of office annexed, to the amount
, set opposite each name, were read,
approved and accepted. .,ay-, u
Louis G. Vogel, Auditor 100000
Aug. Matter, Sheriff - 100000
Geo. T. Olsen, Co. Attorney 100000
Wesley c. Miller, Register ~
of Deeds 5,oo0.oo
J. C. Rothenberg, Coroner 10000
John Larson, Clerk of Court 100000
Jonas Laudensch1ager, Judge
of Probate 100000
S. A. George, Court Commits ''
sioner 49,. 100000
George Book, Surveyor 10000
\ Aug. Schwerdtfeger, Treas, 100000 90
Resolved that the salary for County
Attorney be $500, and that of the
County Superintendent of Schools be
$11.5O per District annual.
On motion meeting adjourned to 2
O'Clock p. m. this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
1nent to o'clock P. m. All members
present. 2.
Resolved that the following alter
atoms be made on the poor record:
Aug. Stock, New U1m, taken off from
record. Mrs. E. Hesse, New Uln, re-
manned at So per month. John Elder,
Naw y i'll, allowed So per month up to
April 'e9. Mary Rohner nee Schever
allowed So per moneh for February and
March.
And. Bruckbauer and Ed. Humphrey
of the Town of Stark appeared before
the Board asking for an appropriation
out of the County Road and Bridge
fund, for a bridge just completed 'over
the Little Cottonwood River, known as
the Miner bridge, in Stark, and on
motion the board allowed $3.50 to be
paid out of said fund as soon as money
is available. r.."
On motion the following bridge COM
nittees were appointed for the ensuing
year: CONS Schubert and Synsteby,
Metzen and Alvin bridges; Commits
sioners Richartz and Synsteby, Iberia,
Windhorn and Larrabee; CONS Peter
son and Augustine, Thomas, Spring
field and Burns. a., -" -.
On motion Com'r Augustine was APP
pointed as committee on poor farm,
he being authorized to rent farm on
same conditions as last year, the coun-
ty to receive Is of it's products raised.
The quarterly report of Superintend-
ent of Schools was read and ordered
filed.
The report of Board of Audit was
read and ordered published.
The Judgment of Brown County VS..
M. Boeh1ig for his personal taxes,
which was returned by the Sheriff of
Ramsey County, after due and diligent
search for said party, was upon mo-
ton resolved that the taxes be abated.
The claim of 5000 from Murray
County for the support of pauper by
the name of Josephine Davis, supposed
to be from this county was thoroughly
investigated by Commissioner Angus
tine, who reported that said party was
nonresident, and upon motion the
bill was rejected.
On motion meeting adjourned to 9
O'Clock next day.
JANUARY 4.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
nent to O'Clock a. m. All members
present. t
On motion the Board proceeded to
examine and count the funds in the
county treasury and filed report of
such examination in the Auditors
office.
The condition of treasury being as
follows:
Balance of deposit in Cit!zens' (
Bank. New U1m .$1O97. O3
Balance of deposit in Brown !
County Bank, New Ulrn. 439.1
Balance of deposit in State
Bank, Sleepy Eye. $500
Balance of depositi in Merchants
Bank, Sleepy Eye........... 4l5.lo
Balance of deposit in State
= Bank, Springfield. 545.S4
Balance of deposit in Citizens
Rank. Springfield. ......... 276.64
Cash on hand las. 81
Total $4176.22
Said amount was found to correspond
with total balances OF the several
accounts, as appear on Treasurer. s
books.
The financial statement of the Coun-