New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-13
County Commissioners Session.

The Board of County Commissioners
met pursuant to law last Monday in
the court house. All members we're
present. A petition of John Torquin-
son of the town of Lake Hanska to be
set o # with his lands from school dis
trict No. 81 to school district No. 81,
was carried. The committee, appoint
ed to cooperate with the supervisors
of the town of Bashaw, reported that
the contract for two bridges was let to
the Joliet Bridge Co. of Joliet. Illi-
nois for S174O. The committee also
reported that new bridge is needed
in section II of the town of Leaven-
worth and recommended the immediate
construction of said bridge. This
matter was laid over to the January
session:
The Board having examined the
County Treasurer's books offered the
following report:
Cash on deposits in Brown G. Bank
New Ulm S37,688. Cash on deposits
in State Bank New Ulm $52e3.41. Cash
on deposits in Citizen Bank New Ulm
S5404. SO. Cash on deposits in State
Bank Sleepy Eye s4990.2l. Cash on
deposits in State Bank Sp'f'd s4941.4 AZ
Cash on deposits in State Bank Com
frey S2457.35. Cash on deposits in F.
N. Bank Sleepy Eye S363O.46. Cash
on deposits in F. & M. State Bank
Sleepy Eye s4467.l1. Cash on deposits
in State Bank Golden Sl626.l2. Cash
on deposits in State Bank Hanska
S3332.7l. Cash on deposits in F. N.
Bank Sp'f'd S3282.79. Cash on de-
posts in Security State Bank Hanska
S26l7.7l. Cash on deposits in State
Bank Evan S925.94. Cost and orders
on hand S725.62. Total s45392. Sc.
Chairman Eckstein reported that
Andrew AumilIer and Rosina Stuhl-
reiner were admitted to the County
Poor House.
The application of Henry Durbahn
of New Ulm for correction of personal
property taxes was referred to the
commissioner of his district for inves-
tigation.
The following transfers from school
districts were allowed: John H.
Blockstead, town of Bashaw from dis
trict No. SO to No. 40; Henry Stelzen
of the same town from No. SO to 40;
VIM. F. Preums, Leavenworth, from
No. II to 43; Edward E. Johnson,
Bashaw, from No. 81 to 40; Msr. G..
Schner. Linden, from No. So to 81;
John F. Ziska, Home, from No. 81 to
so.
The following estimate of the county
expenses for the ensuing year as pre-
pared by the county auditor was
adopted and ordered that the amounts
be levied on the taxable property of
Brown County for the year 1910.
County Reserve Fund $4,000; Poor
Fund, $4,000; Road & Bridge Fund,
$4,000; Total S36, Coal bids we're
opened and contract for $50 tons of
screened lump coal were awarded to
Herman Nagel of New Ulm at Sc. O5
per ton, delivered in Court House and
Poor House Easements. The engi-
neer's final acceptance in the matter
of the contract of Geo. Cutting for the
construction of the Syndicate Branch
of Co. Ditch No. 13 was not accepted
as the work is not satisfactory.
The County Treasurer delivered to
the Board the list of uncollected per-
sonal property taxes for the year 1909.
The Board Cancelled the following
taxes as they we're satisfied that COL
lection can not be made.
W. W. Green. New Ulm 1886
Hanson & Gaylord. I" {" 1877
John Skuse. ........ g 1884
George Boomer. 49,. g s. 1.63
John E. Guth. ...., =" /" 2.7O
The painting of the interior of the
Court House was left to the committee
on court house and Jail.
The Board cancelled of the several
funds of orders paid from Jan. l, 1910
to June 30, 1910. The amounts paid
out during this period are as follows:
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