New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-04-24
STAR CHAMBER SESSION IGNORES
ATTORNEYS

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Attention to the Legal Fra.
ternity IL Ditch
Hearing.
The County Commissioners con-
vened in special session Tuesday
morning at 10 O'Clock primarily for
the purpose of receiving the viewers
and engineers report on Ditch No.
10 and deciding whether or not to
establish the ditch. The viewers
favored the construction of the ditch,
estimsting the cost at approximately
Oh, 900 and the benefits at S13, 305.
The number Of acres benefited was
given at 325 and the benefit per acre
as returned varied from $500 per
acre to over $500 per acre. Property
owners whose lands are to be assessed
to the extent of total of 1857. so were
present 10 person and by the follow
ing attorneys, Henry N. Somsen, Jos.
A. Eckstein and Albert Steinhauser
and filed protest 10 writing against
establishing the ditch. After listen
ing to all who desired to be heard
pro and con on the ditch proposition,
the Board at u:3O q. N. voted to 60
into executive session and remained
so until o'clock p. m. Shortly
before the recess an informal ballo
was taken and at that time three of
the Commissioners were opposed to
the esta blishment of the ditch and two
favored it. While in executive
session, A. J. Fischer and Jos.
SMASH, the viewers, Engineer Robert
son and Co. Atty Erickson we're in
attendance and the following Wit
nesses were called in to give testi-
mony: Otto Schreyer, R. c. Lam
brecht, Christ Seifert and Lorenz
Altenburg. The attorneys of the
various DIRECTORS we're not permitted
to be present during the star chamber
session of the Board. Upon q vote
being finally taken, Commissioners
Erickson. Steinke and Polchow voted
In favor of establishing the ditch and
Commissioners Henle and Tauer
voted against the proposition. No
doubt, the demonstrators will take
steps to have the action of the County
Board reviewed by the District Court.
The application of 81. E. Kent of
Sleepy Eye for reduction of assess
ment and taxes was considered meri-
torlous enough to receive q favorable
Recommendation of the State Tax
Commission.
The petition of Alfred Nundahl and
others for change of county road was
rejected on the ground that the high
way in question is town road and
the commissioners have no iurisdic.
ton to proceed.
Fred Krentz and Fred Wichstaedt
appeared before the Board and re-
quested that Co. ditch No. be cleaned
out. They we're advised how to pro-
coed 90 that the County Board would
be able to consider the matter.
The purchase Of . span of horses
from Ferd. Schaefer for the sum OF
800 by the Committee on Poor Farm
was approved.
The request Of August Weilsge for
IN artificial foot Vas granted. Wei.
lage 10 an inmate Of the Poor Farm.
The petition OF 81. D. Beussmann
and others for the formation of = new
school district In the Town of Milford
vas granted nearing for May 22nd,
1912 ut 1O:o'cl0ck .. N.
The application of the Town Super
visors of the Town of Linden for an
appropriation Of $50 for . concrete
bridge over Co. Ditch No, 2 was
granted.
The petition Of the Supervisors Of
the Town of Stately for an appropria-
ton in the construction OF q steel
bridge on the west line of section 10,
was, in compliance with the statute In
such case made and provided, re-
ferred to a committee consisting OF
Commissioners Polkow and Tauer to
| confer with the Town Board.
B lis aggregating $1,000 we're audited
and allowed and the Board thereupon
adjourned.
Base Ball News.
Some of the County papers have
been giving it out that one of the New
Ulm Base Ball Associations has
Joined Southern Minnesota League,
but we are reliably informed that this
is mistake and that no such arrange
ments have been made by either the
Athletics or the Pirates.
The Pirates will play Springfield at
springfield next Sunday and the
following Sunday will have game