New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-01-15
NEW JJI-M REVIEW.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. Is, 1902.
OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board Of County
Commissioners for
Brown County.

The County Commissioners for Brow
county met pursuant to law at their Q
flee in the courthouse at New UIl
Brown Co., MINI. Oh Tuesday, Jan. IT
1902. All members present.
4. J. Eckste1n was chosen chalrma
for the ensuing year.
The financial statement of the count
for the year 1901, was read, approves
and ordered published.
J. schroepfer Of New Ulm appeare.
before the board in the matter of his de
linquent personal taxes, stating that i
the commissioners would abate the pen
atty, he would pay bis taxes in full, tt
which the commissioners agreed.
The report of the Board of Audit wa.
read, and recorded in commissioner
record at page 429. r.
Meeting adjourned to O'Clock P. NJ
this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment at 2 o'clock P. NJ All members
present.
The following report was received
from the Board of Audit and is hereby
recorded IN full to witt
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Brown Co., MINI.
GENTLEMEN -
We the undersigned, Board of Audit
of said Brown County convened at the
office of the County Auditor of SAID
county on the Goth day of December
1901, to open the proposal for the coun-
ty deposits, Gas per notice published iu
the official paper, the Sleepy Eye Herald
under date of December 1901, a copy of
said notice hereto attached, we beg to
report.
That under date of October 9TH, 1901
the State Public Examiner issued cir
cular in re county repositories calling
the attention OF the Board of Audit and
the Board of County Commissioners of
the several counties of the state, that
the safety of public funds is best pro-
tected by combining deposits of county
funds to incorporated banks, State or
National, rs these banks are subject to
examination at all times.
The Board having thoroughly consid-
cred all these questions, did hereby agree
this goth day of December, 1901, to des-
ignAte the State Banks of Brown Co. as
repositories for the year 1902 and |
1908 at the rate of interests aud con-
dltions as per their propositions.
Witness cur hands and seals this 26th |
day of December, 1901.
AND. J. ECKsTE1N, Chairman
of Board of County Commissioners.
JOHN LARSON, Clerk of Court.
(SeaD LOUIS G. VoeE1.
County Auditor.
The following bonds of banks desig
mated by the Board of Audit, as county
repositories were approved and ordered /
filed with the County Treasurer:
Brown Co. Bank, New Ulm, $4,000. 90
State Bank of Springfield, Spring.
field, 100000
State Bank of New Ulm, New
Ulm, 100000
State Bank of Sleepy Eye, Sleepy |
Eye 100000
State Bank of Comfrey, Com +
frey, 100000
The application for correction of as
sessment and abatement of taxes of VIM,
kissner received the approval of the
board, and was recommended to the
State Auditor. |,
Commissioner Peterson reported that
the bridge erected across the North
Branch in Section 81 in the town of
FralrleVllle was build and duly complet-
ed, and therefore recommends that the
$500 appropriated by the Board of
County commissioners at their March
session of 1901, be paid to said town,
and the auditor was instructed to issue
his warrant In the Road & Bridge fund
OF the county for said amount payable to
the treasurer of the town of Prairieyille
Recommendation accepted.
A communication from the State Board
of Health pertaining to appointment Of
County Board of Health was on motion
ordered filed.
A statement of expenses of the Board
Of Health from New Ulm was read and i
ordered fled. o.. II
The petition praying for bridge over
md across the Big Cottonwood river on ]