New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-05-23
were allowed S25 extra for the mason

Bills for the erection OF the Cotton
wood bridge still kept coming in for
we find in place at this meeting that
Peter Chopper was allowed so cents a
piece for the manufacture Of Is nuts.
Notice reached the board that Mr..
Van Placken declines the Office Of
county treasurer and the board app
pointed Frederick Rehfeldt for that
Office
The allowance for fuel for each of
the county officers was Sc for the year
and for stationary IS each. Stoves to
cost $40 each were allowed for the Off
ces of the register of deeds and the
auditor, but no provision is made. for
the Offices Of the other officials.
81. Victor offers to drive six spiles
on the middle pier Of the Cottonwood
bridge and bind them with timber on
the sides. fill up the space between
them with rocks and ground, and lay
rocks on top of it, the whole for the
amount Of SIS. Resolved to accept the
proposal, and that the contractor had
to furnish the spiles.''
The matter of the town of Arcadia
comes up again and the chairman and
clerk Of the board are authorized to
determine whether the place is listed
for taxation and if not to have it as
sessed So per lot.
| At the meeting of the board in the
latter part of January, 1859 there were
several complaints because of exces-
sive taxation and claims of too high
valuation We're frequent. In one place
| "Mr. Skinner Of Milford complains to
| the board that his claim was too high
assessed in proportion to others, and
asks the board 10 reduce his assess
ment to the actual value Of the land.
On motion of Mr.. Rutledge it was
Resolved that the assessment on
Mr.. SINNERS land be reduced to 50
per acre. =
It was also arranged at this meeting
to hire Turner hall for the next ses-
sion of the district court at rental of
S. per day, the proprietors to furnish
the firing and lighting, etc. necessary.
| The black birds having again re-
turned to the county the people were
driven to an extremity and applied to
the board for relief. The record says:
ga petition of large number of
citizens was presented asking the board
to furnish poison for the whole county
| to poison black birds and distribute
said poison amongst the heads of
families, which have portion Of land
in cultivation The clerk was author
lied to procur for that purpose 300
! bottles Of strychnine.
The first record of a prisoner having
had to be cared for by the county is
contained in bill that was presented
i at the March meetinff by Lorenz Am
mann for So s'for keeping a prisoner. "
Mr.. Rutledge appears to have seen
the necessity of having a county at
torney and asks that the board appoint
one at a salary of $500 year. This
bill was. laid on the table, and in the
i following meeting reference is made te
the matter by the clerk in the follow.
! ing manner "Mr. Rutledge makes a
speech about county attorney"
':Resolved to authorize the clerk tc
get 80 bonds printed at 500 piece,
/ similar to the Blue Earth county
/ bonds.'
MIR. Rutledge gets up to address
the chair and says that we have nc
! prosecuting attorney"
This seems to have had its effect for
it appears in the proceedings of the
same day that D. Z. Griffin was ap.
pointed to the Office of county attorney
at a salary of 5000 per annum, paya.
BILE quarterly in county orders.
/ The sale Of intoxicating liquors was
/ prohibited in thecounty from and after
the 18th day of March, 1859 except the
person disposing of the same have a
license, said license to cost S25.
To be continued