New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-11
OFFICIAL
Proceedings! ]. /!
of the Board Of County Com
missioners.
OFFICIAL
Especial Session.

y =. ;
The Board Of County Commissioners
of Brown County, Minnesota, met pur-
suantzto a majority call on Nov.10, 1908,
at 8 O'clock a. m. s.
| All-memoers present. -. :. s.
The required notice of said special
session had been served on each of the
commissioners in due time.
The call being read, the Board pro.
ceeded to transact all such business as
may devolve upon them.
The decision rendered by the District
Judge, in the matter of the Personal
Property tax of Griffith & Smith OF
Sleepy Eye, was duly considered where,
upon the following resolution was pre-
sent. d, viz: -, -.
Whereas the tax case of the State vs.
Griffith s. Smith has been decided ad-
versely to the plaintiff, and whereas this
Board is of the opinion that the case
involves q number of questions Of great
Importance in matters relating to taxa.
tion,- and that said questions are un.
settled in this state. ss. s - -. -
Resolved, that it is the desire of this
Board that said csse be brought upto the
Supreme court for review sin order that
the questions involved may be definitely
| determined. & - :
The resolution was adopted by a un-
animous vote of the Board: .@sassss:ssses
The invitation of the Minnesota State
Conference OF charities and CORR ctions
which is to be held at Minneapolis on
Nov. 10, IL and 10 was accepted, and
the Board agreed to attend in a bodY.-
. The annual report ct the Supt. OF
Schools for the year ending, July. 31st;
1908, was read, and ordered filed. :.
|. AuctiQneer's i.en g IVES granted to
NJ. G. Radabaugh of Springfield.
The contract Of the M. & st. L. Rail
road Co. to reconstruct q new girdel
bridge on the 5 w / of Section in the
town of Cottonwood was read, accepted,
! and filed. -: - ssszz@
The committee on. the Burns Bulge
I.rtpor:ed, that they examined the new
Burns Bridge, completed in July and
found the work done according to the
llans and specifications and to their
entire satisfactlon. The report was
accepted and ordered filed, :. and thu
Auditor was instructed to issue his
warrant for $4,000 out Of the County
Road and Bridge fund and payable t.
| w. s. Hewitt & Co., being balance due
them on contract. ,,>.-~. K
The committee on Poor Farm report
ted,' that they again rented the dwelling
Of Fidel Schneider which adjoins the
Poor Farm for two, years at $500 ,pel
month, which received the approval OF
the Board. ... ~. xg..-4 go. X e..
/ Com. Eckste,n reported that Joseph
Negasck a pauper has again been ad
mitted to the County Poor Farm ant
ordered boarded at the expense of the
county. -. .s.se.. $685..
The application of VIM. Pfaender, Jr
of New Ulm to purchase certain tax lo.s
in the city Of New Ulm, which now
stand forfeited to the State by offering
The amount of taxes due, received thu
approval of the Board, and was recon.
mended to the State Auditor. = So
| Messrs. Pullman & Gronau requested
part payment of material furnished snc
work completed on the new Jail, and thu
Auditor was authorized to draw his war
rant, payable out of the JAIL Construe
ton Fund to said parties, upon receiving
certificates and estimates ut Arch,tec
A. J.. Van Deusen, and the whole there
Of, so per cent of the amount of sucI
certificates and estimates shall be pai(
to the constructors.
The Judge Of District Court decided
in the matter of bill presented to tn
county for payment by the village o
Sleepy Eye Lake, (which was .lisallowet
Ivy the County, agreed that judgemen
be entered by :he appellant and agains
respondents for the sum of $10.53, t,
gether with $4.25, being costs rs taxes
and allowed. The Auditor was instruct
ed to issue his warrant for $147O, pay
able to the appellant and to be charges
to the County Dislnfec.ion fund. ID ].
The minutes were read and approved
and on motion meeting adjourned. s.ss<
AEDREw j. ECKsTEIN,
Chairman Of Board of CO. Commissioner
! of Brown Co, Mum.
Attest
LOUIS 9. Vogel,
Co. Auditor, Elk oMcio,