New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-05-23
HISTORY or BROWN COUNTY
Some Proceedings OF the First
Commissioners.
Records That Have Never Been
Given Publication.
Excerps From the Records of the
Clerk Of the Board.

Excerps From the Records of the
Clerk Of the Board.
! (Continued from last week.
On account of the high water the
plan of the Cottonwood bridge was
change to conform to a plan provided
by Julius Berndt and the, price for the
same was fixed at Sl49O payable in
county orders. This change was made
| at the September meeting and at the
same time it is recorded that,
sJacob sBrust informed the Board
that Carl Simondet hadn't delivered
that $500 to G. Triguity, which he had
agreed to ard that Ulrich Lipps had
| fetched the same from ST. Paul. Then
the said sum OF 5000 was appropriated
as follows:
Schramm & Co.. $500. 90
Jacob Brust for hawking logs. 500
H. Behnke for 20 barrels Of ce-
Steamer Freighter, freight for
J. B. Braden, st. Paul, for iron 1O7.O0
Ulrlch Lipps, expenses to St.
Paul lS.OO
Ulrich Lipps, expenses to ST.
! Paul 1900
Carl Schmidt for delivery posts 1000
For Registers books, to be re-
| placed 5O.OO
| Then note for the sum of 5000 was
executed by the commissioners signed
by the chairman to Carl Simondet
drawing 2 per cent interest per month
The next meeting appears to have
been held under the new laws govern :
ing the formation Of the county. The
record bears the heading "Firest
Meeting Of the Board Of County Super
visors of Brown County, the 9th day
of November, 1858, and the roll of
townships shows that there were pres
ent four commissioners. New Ulm,
Jacob Barber; Cottonwood, j. Brust:
Milford, John Doster; Madelia, not
represented; Linden, ] ohm Armstrong;
Leavenworth. Redwood, Pejuda Zihi,
Lynd all unorganized townships.
Jacob Brust was elected as chair
man. The proceedings at this period
appear 10 assume more business
| like attitude and the commissioners to
act with more system. The accounts
+. OF the county have grown to larger
proportion and under the law the
county auditor appears at this meet
ing as the clerk Of the board as the
report is signed by Aug. Fl. Wagner,
/ County Auditor.
The business of this meeting was so
great that it required a session Of two
! days, and it appears that the body
having increased from one member
and chairman to several members
it was necessary to have some parlia-
mentary system for there is recorded
! that ''On motion Of Mr.. Rutledge it
was, Resolved that any person that
has anything to say, should get up
4 and address the chairman.
Some trouble was evidently expert
enced by the new board in getting at
the exact financial standing of the
county from the books of the old board
for there appears this
'Resolved that the clerk is hereby
required to get the books of the late
board in order, and to ascertain the
amount of the Indebtedness of the
county, and also the amount of the as
sessed property of the county, and the
treasurer is hereby required to allow
the clerk to inquire OF his books for
that purpose.
! The specifications for the Cotton
wood bridge required certain castings
and
las no other could be found to OBJ
tain the iron needed the clerk was or
dered to fond the same. =
! At this meeting it was decided to
build a county jail and the following
resolution was passed:
:Resolved that notice shall be given
to mechanics in a paper printed in
the county, to bring proposals and
4 drawings for building county jail for
! Brown County. Said jail shall be
! built of logs and dimensions be l8x22
feet.
At the second meeting of the board
in November the committee to inspect
the books of the clerk reported thai
the county was in debt to the amour,
Of S318S.2l, and that the amount of the
valuation of the assessable property
in the county was S234.SS6.
Mr.. Rutledge reports that the towr
Of Arcadia, layed out on Sec. y, s. E.
. of Sec. %, town lot, range 81, is ar
incorporated town and owned BY
Messrs. Fischer & Co. and is not as.
, sessed.'
The shortage in money and the in
!, Grease in expense bothered the author.