New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-05-29
PETITION FOR NEW SCHOOL DIS
TRlCT IS DENIED
Commissioners Designate Three,
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The first matter to occupy the at.
tention of the Board of County Com
missioners at their special session
last Wednesday was the petition of II.
D. Beussmann and others for the
formation of q new school district.
The new district If formed would have
comprised territory now belonging to
school districts Nos. 8, 9, IA and so.
Considerable opposition developed, q
majority Of the taxpayers of the
districts affected filing protests against
the prayer Of the petition and the
County Superintendent reported un-
iavorably. After discussing the
matter in executive session for some
time, the Board by unanimous vote
decided to reject the petition.
Commissioners Tauer and Henle
were appointed q committee to confer
with the supervisors Of the Towns of
Milford and Sigel in reference to
improving the road on the north side
OF the Richarts bridge. It was voted
to contribute $500 for the repair of
this road if the two towns vote to
expend similar amount.
The report of Overseer Arnold
Gulden OF the Poor Farm for the term
ending April l, 1912 was read and
ordered filed and the application of
w. W. Gibbs Of Springfield for the
refundment of taxes for the year 1909
and 1910 was favorably recommended
to the State Tax Commission.
Damages having been done to 9
bridge over Judicial Ditch No. by
an overflow of this ditch, John J.
Grimes, the owner, was voted the sum
of $50 d amages out OF the ditch fund,
conditioned, however, that the Board
has legal authority to do this.
BY vote OF to 2 the Board
granted Ed. Wagner q liquor license
for the townsite of Essig.
Com. Tauer reported that Michael
Neidecker. pauper of the Town OF
Cottonwood, had been admitted to the
County Poor Home.
The Louis Solgaard application for
financial aid was again before the
Board. Nothing further was done,
however, than to constitute Com
missioner Steinke and County
Attorney Erickson a committee to
appear before the State Board OF
Control to have the legal settlement
OF solgaard established and the
liability OF Nicollet County for ex-
penses incurred by Brown County on
account of Louis Solgaard, an alleged
resident Of Nicollet County, de.
termined.
It was decided to discontinue the
use of the Minnesota Central TeIe-
phoe Company's phones In the Court
house and in the County Jail after
June 1st.
Upon the unanimous request Of all
the property owners affected by the
establishment of County Ditch No. ~
who have agreed among themselves TO-
lay out private ditch, the Board
rescinded their former action es-
tablishing the ditch, on condition that
the petitioners and their bondsmen
pay the expenses incurred to date.
An auctioneer's license was granted
to Fred Christensen of Hanska.
Three different roads we're desig-
nated as State roads No. 10, II and II
respectively. State Road No. 10
begins in the state road directly west
of Sleepy Eye in the center of the
Town of Prairieville and then travels
north, then west and then north again
and terminating in the corporate
limits of Evan, its total length being q
triae over miles. State Road No.
II commences at the Metzen bridge,
then travels in q southerly direction
thru the town of Searles down to
Section No. q, thence east to the
Blue Earth County line.
State Road No. II commences at the
southeast corner of Jacob Runck's
farm in the Town of North Star,
thence north one mile, thence west one
mile, thence north one mile, thence west
one mile and thence north one mile
to the Redwood County line.
Bills we're allowed aggregating the
sum of 81, 439.7O.
State Convention