New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-09-30
Co. Commissioners.
ESPECIAL SESSION.

The Beard of County Commission
ers Of Brown Co., Mimi, met at the
court house at 10 O'Clock a. IN. on Mon
day, Sept. 81, 1908, in accordance to a
call made at their special session which
Fcommenced Aug. II, 1908, for the pur-
pose of receiving and considering bids
for the erection of Jail and sheriff's
residence at New Ulm.
All members present.
The Board, on account of the absence
of Architect Van Deusep, resolved to de-
fer the opening of tie bids to 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
On motion meeting adjourned to 2
o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
III Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment to o'clock p. m. All members
present. The Board proceeded to ope n
and consider the following bids which
were received:
F. r erection of Jail and sheriff's res
dence:
J. B. Nelson & Co., Mankato, $l2,900.O0
Frank Jaehn, Springfield. :. 1906 45
Nippolt & sackson,Spring6eld 1900 90
Tape & Co., New Ulm -. 10000
H. Schapekahm, New Ulm. 10, 10000
Pul Imam & Gronau, New Ulm II 80 90
For steel and iron work:
Pauly Jail Go. St. Louis Mo.
Proposition No. 1.........$7,345 90
Proposition No. 2. ....... 8,361.CO
Diebold Safe aud Lock Co., St. Paul,
Proposition No. l......... $8,O73.O0
Proposition No. 2. ........ 9,l99.O0
Adams Steel and Wire Works
Joliet, Ill ..... .....r 9,e45 w
Mayer Bros, Mankato ....... 7,7OOOO
The Board proceeded and examined
the different samples of steel and iron
and listened to the sugge tons offered
by the different bidders. On motion
meeting adjourned to 1880 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 1880 p. IN. All members were
present.
Commissioner Hoffman, offered the
following resolution, receiving second
from Com. Miller:
Resolved by the Board of County
Commissioners of Brown County, Min
nesota, that the bid of the Pauly Jail
Building Company to furnish, according
to the plans and specifications of Archi-
tect Van Deusen, all the cell, iron work
and arches, and to erect and properly
set and construct all cells and iron work
in the proposed new Jail building, such
work to be of the Pauly patent Inter
locking Round Bar Construction, for
the sum of $S,36l be and the same is
hereby accepted; and
Resolved that this Board now proceed
to enter into properly executed cotract
with the said Pauly Jail Building Com
pany for such materials and work; said
contract to be conformable to the re-
quirements and conditions of said plans
and specifications and of said bid; and
Resolved that the Pauly Jail Building
Co. give bond for the amount of said
bid for the faithful performance of said
contract.
The resolution was accepted by a
unanimous vote of the Board.
On motion meeting adjourned to 8
o'clock a. M, next day.
TUESDAY, SEPT. %, 1908.
The Board met pursuant 70 adjourn
ment at s o'clock d. m. All members
present. The following resolution was
offered by Com. Palmer, receiving d
second from Com. Miller.
b, PDor1 IF N,11 4
Commissioners of Brown County, Min
| nesota, that the bid of Pullman & Gro
nau to erect the proposed new county
Jail, according to the plans and speciti-
| cations OF Architect VanDeusen, for the
sum of $11,5Sl he and the same is here
10y accepted.
| Resolved further, that this Board now
proceed to enter into and execute con-
tract with the said Pullman & Gronau
for the erection of such Jail and sheriff s
residence according to the plans aud
specifications and according to the
terms of said bid; and
Resolved, that the said Pullman &
Gronau give bond for the amount OF
said bid for the faithful performance OF
| said contract.
The resolution was accepted by a
unanimous vote Of the Board.
By accepting the plans and speclfica-
tons of Architect VanDeusen of Vino
Ia, at their August session, it was omit.
ted on the records that said party was
to receive 3 per cent commission on the
contract work.
On motion duly carried Com. Eek
stein and Palmer were elected as com
mittee on construction of the Jail build
ing.
! Andrew Bruckbauer, Joe DUNCAN ant
others of the town of Stark appeared be
fore the Board in the matter of dltcf
but as the proper napers were not pre-
sented, the board suggested to them to
wait until their January session, wi icl
they agreed to do.
The Board reconsidered the Location
of the Jail building as agreed upon a
their last session, and by motion dull,
carried, it was agreed to build the jai
; in the rear of the court house, facing