New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-29
AFTERNOON Session.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
men ent ut 9 O'Clock, p. N. Commissioner
Palmer absent.
The road petition to change county
road IN Linden which was postponed for
2 o'clock p. m. this date, was taken up,
and after due consideration it was re-
solved to accept the report of the com
mittee and rejected the petition.
The bids for a County Poor House.
were on motion duly carried, rejected,
and the committee was authorized to
have plans and specifications altered, SO
that the building would not exceed in
cost over 10000 and were also ordered
to advertise for new bids, after the
changes in plans and specifications are
made, and present them at their SPECIAL
session which is to be held August 18th,
1908.
Mr.. Charles Cummings who is con-
Quoting ferry in the Town of Home
across the Minnesota river, appeared be-
fore the Board, asking for aid to con-.
struct new ferry boat, and, the Board
felt inclined to grant his request, aud
gave him the assurance that If Nicollet
county would pay their share, Brown
county would do the same.
The following resolution was present
ed by Commissioner Hoffman,, receive
ing a second from Commissioner Miller:
WHEREAS, several Grand Juries have
lately called attention to the insufficient
cy Of our present Jail, and,
WHEREAS, the State Board of Control
has likewise repeatedly reminded this
Board of the fact that our Jail is not
only insufficient but unfit Tor use, and
5 WHEREAS, this Board considers that
the present Jail is inadequate and unfit
for the purposes that it should serve and
that new Jail and Sheriff's residence
should be built as soon as possible,
+ Now, THEREFORE, BE TT RESOLVED
by the Bo~rd of County Commissioners
of Brown County, Minnesota, that steps
be taken at once to construct and erect
a suitable Jail building and Sheriff's res
ldence on the court house block square !;
that the entire board, and county auditor
be selected as committee to inspect the
Jackson county Jail and others--also
obtain proper plans and specifications
and an estimate of the cost of building
a suitable Jail and Sheriff's residence.
RESOLVED FURTHER, That q special
meeting of this Board be held on the
18th day of August, 1908, for the pnr
pose of receiving the report ofsald COM
mittee and for the purpose of providing
the funds necessary for the construction
of such Jail and Sherlff's residence.
The resolution was adopted by unan-
imous vote.
Meeting adjourned to 10 O'Clock q.
m. next day.
THURSDAY, July ODD, 1903.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment at 10 o'clock d. N. Commissioner
Palmer absent.
= On motion it was resolved to allow
the Judge of Probate $4,000 for clerk
hire for the ensuing year.
The following letter was received
from W. A. Gates of the State Board of
Control:
St. Paul, July %, 1908.
Mr.. ANDREW J. ECKsTE1N,
Chairman, Board of County Commits
sioners, New Ulm, MINI.
DEAR SIR
l sent you an approval recently of the
plans for the County Poor House of YOUR
County. %
I wish to call attention again to the
County Jail since the same has been con-
demned by your Grand Jury. This
Board will have to take some cognizance
of The matter in the very near future,
and I think it will be much preferable
for your Board to proceed to plan for
building Jail rather than for the build
ing OF new Poor House. The Jail is
the most needful for your county.
Please call the attention of the Board
to this matter, and we hope they will
give it careful consideration.
Yours very truly,
W. A. GATES.
r. Agent
An application from the Board of Su-
pervisors of the Town of Bashaw asking
for an appropriation of 5000 for grading
a highway between the Towns of Bashaw,
Brown county, and the Town of Selma,
Cottonwood county, was presented to
the Board, but there being no money
available in the County Road and Bridge
fund, it was on motion resolved to lay
the application over to the January ses-
sion of 1904.
Resolved to open new fund or account,
and same be called Incidental Fund, and
by motion duly carried 800 was trans
ferred from the County Revenue fund to
said fund.
The following bills we're audited and
allowed: r.
And J. Eckstein. mileage and service S s4.40
Andrew Hoffman, -. :" q. 40
Jesse Palmer, 43.70
Hans FredricksOn, 69.40
P. J. Miller, . 105.4O
The Board upon motion resolved and