New Ulm review., 1913-09-24
County Board In
Special Meeting
Made For War
Relics For Courthouse
Square.
Re-assement In Burnstown,
Milford and Stark
Townships.

All members of the board were
present at the special meeting OF the
County Commissioners held at tho
Courthouse last Thursday.
Auctioneer licenses we're granted to
A. r. Eggensberger of Hanska and
B. F. Mowery of Springfield and the
annual report of the County Supt. OF
Schools for the year ending July 81,
1913 was read and ordered fled.
L. A. Zellmer's application for re-.
ductiou of assessment and taxes tOn
real estate in Prairieville for the
current year was favorably considered
and recommended to the State Tax
Commission. ..- =.s@. -
The application of Gudman Ander-
son and Herman Dahl of the Town of
Linden to be set off with their lands
from school district No. 80 to district
No. was read and granted a,hearing
on January 7, 1914 at 10 O'Clock q. m.
The County Auditor was authorized
to issue his warrant to the Southern
Minnesota Better Development League
in the sum of 5000, the amount recently
appropriated by the board for de-
velopment work. -
Brown County will have to take
care of Louis Solgaard, q psuper, If
the report of the State Board OF
Control filed with the County Auditor
determining our County as Solgaard's
legal residence, will stand. The matter
was referred to County Attorney
Frederickson and Com. Steinke for
further investigation.
A communication from the Stats,
Tax Commission ordering a 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
drain put in on State Roard No. , in
section S, Township 100, Range % to
prevent the water from undermining
the road bed, Engineer Robertson
having submitted an estimate Of the
cost of such 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 adOrning 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 a tendency to inculcate a
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 filej,
there were 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
to approximately 100 miles was upon
motion laid over to the January 1914
session for further consideration and
final action.
Joseph Schmidt of St. James, the !
contractor for the Albin bridges was
voted the sum of $500, the committee |
having reported tn at the steel for the |
bridges had all been delivered and |
the Security Bridge Co. was ordered |
paid the sum of 1868 for the com.
pletion of the south end approach Of
the Metzen bridge according to plans
and specifications.
The written report of Com. Graft |
showing the expenditure of SllOs. 80
for labor performed and material
furnished in grading and graveling
State Road No. II south Of New Ulm,
was ordered filed and the amounts due
therefor were ordered paid. A similar
report of Com. Steinke for work done
on State Road No. 10 in the Town of
was ordered filed and the
sum of S501. .O5, the amount due there
under was ordered paid.
August Pullman was allowed tie
sum of $1,000 as part payment on his
contract for cement sidewalks and
roadways constructed on Courthouse
Square and after allowing bills in the
sum of S3505. .99, the meeting adjourned.