New Ulm review., 1901-01-16
The County Board.

| wy Pone "CChs tic organization Oh the
new hoard taking place last Tuesday
morning, Andrew j. Eckstein of this CITY
being chosen chairman. The board as
now constituted is as follows:
Andrew j. Eckstein, chairman, New
Ulm.
Andrew Hoffman,, Cottonwood.
?. J. Miller, Mulligan.
| j. C. Peterson, Home.
Ole Synsteby, Hanska
The bonds of the county officers elect
ed in November, who had qualified. were
approved IN the following amounts:
County auditor SIC, 900, Treasurer $780,
600 TO the county and $4,000 to the
State, Judge of the Probate Court
$1,000. register of deeds $4,000, sheriff
$4,000. Coroner DR.. l.. A. Fritscbe and
county surveyor Geo. Boock gave bonds
of 5000. The county superintendent is
not required to give bond, as he does
not haadle any money but his own.
The board examined the county treas
urer's accounts, counting the cash of the
outgoing treasurer, and made the follow.
ing statement:
Cash, drafts, orders in office S3l3.15
Cash in Brown Co. bank, New Ulm
3,0s1.O3
Cash IN Merchants bank, Sleepy Eve,
55.4l
Cash in State bank, Sleepy Eye, 5s.es
Cash in Citizens bank, Springfield,
I $3.50
Cash in State bank, Springfield, 547.2l
Cash in State bank, Comfrey, 2s.52
Total s4.677.as
The salary of the county superintend-
ent of schools was fixed at S11.5O per
school district, and the salary of the dis
trict attorney at 5000 year.
The following committees were ap-
pointed
Metzen and Alvin bridges-Synsteby
and Eckstein.
Richartz, Larabee and iberia bridges
|-Hotfmann and Eckstein.
Windhorn, Thomas, Springfield and
Burns bridges Miller and Peterson.
On Poor Hoffmann.
Purchasing committee Eckstein and
county auditor.
The petition of Franz Braulick, Franz
Wenzberger and Geo. Beiniger, of Sigel,
to be setoff from School Dist. 90 and nut
into Dist. 10, was accepted, and hearing
set for July 9th, 1901.
Petition Of Enoch Grotta, of Albin. to
be set off from school Dist. 90 to Dist.
26, was granted, and hearing set for
July 9th, 1901.
Petition of Eug. Fernhelz, Thos. A.
Nelson, Peter Herrian and 25 other free
holders of school Dist. As, praying for
the formation of new school Dist. was
presented to the board, and hearing
was granted at special session tD he
held March Goth, 1901.
The following resolutions were adont.
ed:
Whereas the unpaid taxes of Brown
county for 1899, have become delin-
quent on the first Monday of January.
1901:
Resolved, That the Sleepy Eye Herald
Is hereby designated the official paper
IN which shall be published the deliu-
quent tax list, for which the publisher
shall receive cents per description.
And whereas it is further
Resolved, That the financial statement.
the commissioners proceedings, and all
legal notices required by statute, with
the notices received from the auditor
and Sup't cf schools, shall be published
in :he Sleepy Eye Herald. for which said
publisher shall receive 10 per cent. of
legal rates, and for the faithful perform
ance of such service a bond of 81 900
shall be given.
The auditor was instructed to adyer-
tlse for bids for the purchase of the poor
farm in the town of Stark and March %
hxed as the date for the opening of such
bids.
Auctioneers license was granted to E.
Gilbertson of Albin.
Inc board set the seal of its disap-
proval upon the recommendation
State Examiner Pope with reference to
the procuring of certain books for the
auditor and treasurer at this time.
The petition of Ole Evenson and 10
Others FOR the formation of a joint school
district with certain portions Of Blue
Earth-county included was objected to
80 strongly by the residents of the
Brown county districts interested that 1t
was rejected.
The petition of C. Ahlness and Others
for the formation of new school dis
trlct from parts Of districts 81, SO, SO
and 81 was rejected.
Orders on the several funds from July
l, 1900 to Jan. 10, 1901, were cancelled
as follows:
Revenue 7,775.O2