New Ulm review., 1912-12-18
County Fathers
Have Busy Day
Board Has Economical Streak
Light Expense Must Be
Lessened.
Joint State Road Designated.
Reports of State Road
Work Filed.

Cor siderable important business
was transacted by the Board of Coun.
ty Commissioners who convened in
special session at the Courthouse last
Thursday.
Mrs. Wilhelmine Salkowski's re-
quest for reduction of real estate
assessment ard taxes was referred to
Com. Steinke for investigation and
similar application of the State Bank
of Sleepy Eye was rejected.
The stipulation for settlement in
bss : day proceedings on cred into be-
tween Henry Meldi and Martha
Flmeyer wherein the putative father
agreed TO pay the complaining witness
the sum Of $50 in full settlement of all
elaine she has against him received
the approval of the Board. In the
case Of the State of Minnesots sgatnst
LAWS Larson, tho agreement pursuant
to which Emma Arndt is to receive
$500 In full settlement of her claim
against Larson was also approved.
The report of the Board OF, Audit
was read and ordered recorded in full.
From this report it appears that the
balance OF uncollected taxes for 10 0
and prior years amounted to s296O %
and the tax levy for 1911 to s2l6, $780, 81.
OF this amount taxes we're collected
and abated sgyreg sting S2'l.831.33
leaving q balance uncollected on Nov.
lst Of s., ,459. 80. From said report 1t
further appears that with balance OF
Sl72, ,69O.O6 ON hand May 3lst, the total
receipts to Nov. lst amounted to : &c..
63993. OF this amount all has been
disbursed to the various funds, except
s97, ,94O.27, OF which S67, ,94O.27 is on
checking accounts in the various banks
OF the County and the balance OF
$50, 900 which is on Certificates of De-
posit drawing interest at 4 per cent.
Com. Steinke fled written report
showing the expenditure of $512.25 for
grading and grsveling State Road
No. east of Sleepy Eye. Com. Pol
kow filed written report showing the
expenditure of 1898 SO for grading and
graveling State Road No. in the
Towns of Burnstown and North Star.
Com. Polkow also presented q written
report showing that s606.SO had been
expended for grading and grave!ing
State Road No. l in the Towns OF
Prsirieville and Leavenworth south OF
Golden. Com. Erickson filed written
report showing the partial work done
in grading and graveling State Road
No. 8 in the Town of Linden and the
expenditure of $500 for that purpose.
The Board refused to take action on
the engineers final acceptance OF the
completion by Contractor G. E. Gill
bertson of parts of Judicial Ditch Nos.
So until they had satisfied them
selves of the completion of the work
according to specifications. The
Board later in the session having
satisfied themselves by personal in
sl,ection that the work bad been CON-
pleted according to contract ordered
the payment of the sum OF S42l. 80 on
Judicial Ditch No. 5 and Si59.O3 on
Judicial Ditch No. 6.
County Attorney Erickson was di-
rected to present the County's claim
against Nicollet County for medical
treatment and attendance of Lars Sol
gaard, q psuper of that County, to the
State Bosrd of Control.
To enable the County Board TO de-
tsrmine where electric light is wasted,
II any, the County Auditor was in.
structed to have separate meters placed
ia the various offices in the Court.
house and in the Jail building.
That the County Board had an eco.
nuomicsl streak was evidenced by the
fact that they ordered the
reduced in the Courthouse
TO 4 unless tho telephone company
should be willing to grant q lower
rate.
Acting on the advice of the Attorney
General the petition for change of
County road in the town of Linden
was rejected.
In the matter of the delinquency,
neglect and dependency of Elizabeth
Allen, bills aggregating $3.50 in all,
wore allowed.
Subject tho approval Of the State
Highway Commission the legally
established highway commencing !