New Ulm review., 1913-09-24
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9Applicat ton Made For War
Relics For Courthouse
Square.
Re-assement In Burnstown,
Milford and Stark
Townships.

All members Of the board vel
present st the special meeting OF Il
County Commissioner held att
I Courthouse last Thursday.
i Auctioneer licenses were granted
| A. r. Egeensberger Of Hanska a
B. F. Mowery of Springfield ard q
annual report Of the County ssft.
Schools for the year ending July 81
1918 Was read and ordered FLED:
j l. A. Zellmer . application for n
duction ofassessment and taxes 10
real estate ii Prairieville for ID
current yesr was favorably considere
and recommended to the State "a
Commission.
The application Of Gudman Andel
son and Herman Dahl Of the Town Q
Linden to be set of with their land
from school district No. 80 10 distric
No.7 was read and granted ashearinl
on January I, 1914 at 10 O'Clock :. 10
The County Auditor was authorizes
to issue his warrant to the Southern
Minnesota Better Developments Leagu,
in the sum of 800, the amount recent,
appropriated by the board. for de
velopment work. S. sIs 81
Brown County will have 20 take
care OF Louis Solgssrd, s psuper, 4
the report Of the State Board o.
Control filed with the County Auditor
determining our County - 5SQlgaard' 4
legal residence, will stand. The matter
vas referred to CouptK Attorney
Frederickson and Coin. teinke tol
further investigation. q
A oommunication from he Htaas
Tax Commission rdering q reassess.
ment of the moneys and credits in the
Towns of Burnstown, Milford and
Stark was read and ordered filed.
Commissioners Steinke and Erick.
son we're given full power to have q
drain put in on State Rosrd No. 2 in
section s, Township lO9, Range 32 to
prevent the water from undermining
the road bed, Engineer Robertson
having submitted an estimate of the
cost of such q drain.
In the afternoon session Com. Graft
offered resolution which was un.
animously adopted, whereby the
Chairman and Clerk of the Board
we're directed to make application to
the War Department to have the
Government donate to Brown County,
for the purpose of adorninP its Court
house grounds, two large cannons,
each with pyramid Of balls and two
smaller cannon, preferably, war
relics. In the preamble reference is
made to the military organizations in
New Ulm, and the military spirit
exhibited in our city in the past. 1t
is also urged therein that the display
Of cannon and other armaments OF
war has tendency to inculcate
military spirit amoung the youth of
the land and remind them of the
heroism and valor displayed by their
forefathers in rendering military
service.
According to the monthly morbidity
report of the State Board of Health
which was read and ordered 6lej,
here we're two cases of scarlet fever
In Sleepy Eye during the month of
July.
The request of the State Highway
Commission to revise the number OF
state roads and reducing the mileage
20 approximately 100 miles was upon
notion laid over to the January 1914
session for further consideration and
inal action.
Joseph Schmidt of St. James, the
contractor for the Albin bridges was
,oted the sum of $500, the committee
,aving reported that the steel for the
,ridges had all been delivered and
be Security Bridge Co. was ordered
aid the sum OF 81 568 for the com.
'letion OF the south end approach of
be Metzen bridge according to plans
nd specifications.
The written report of Com. Graft
howing the expenditure of S11OS 80 {
Or labor performed and material (
arnished in grading and graveling
tate Road No. IL south of New Ulm, I
'ss ordered filed and the amounts due G
aerefor we're ordered paid. A similar l
eport of Com. Steinke for work done j
n State Road No. 10 in the Town of q
'rairieville was ordered fled and the {
nm of e501 ,05, the amount due there {
nder was ordered paid. 4
August Pullman was allowed tie
am of $1,000 as part payment on his j
0ntract for cement sidewalks and q
osdways constructed on Courthouse /
quare and after allowing bills in the
lm of $500. 81, the meeting adjourned. !