New Ulm review., 1913-04-23
County Fathers
Consider Bills
Board Of Audit Su bmits Re
port at Special Meet
ing Friday.
Action Taken In Matters Re-
lating To Roads and
Bridges.

lduluS LIZ NOduo dIu
Bridges.
At the special meeting of the Board
of Co. Commissioners held last Fri
day auctioneer's licenses we're granted
to Anton S. Dorm of New Ulm and
Palm Carlson of Comfrey.
From the report of the Board OF
Audit submitted and filed it appears
that there was balance Of $97 ,94O.2
on hand Nov. /, 1912 and that from
tax collections aud other sources the
amount was swelled to $177, S.s6 on
March /, 1913. OF this amount $780,.
O7O.N was distributed to the various
funds, leaving balance Of s9l 1868. 49
on hand Feb. 20, 1913 OF which $4,000
IL deposited on certificates drawing
interest and the balance is on open
account. Their report further shows
that the total tax levy for 1912 together
with uncollected taxes for prior years
amounts to s22O, O,4ll.O5. The sum Of
s43, ,249.27 has been collected and there
was uncollected on March /, 1913
3l77, ,16l.7S. Their recommendation
that another Sl0,O be taken out of
the ditch fund and loaned out at 40
on certificates of deposit met with the
approval OF the County Board. 10
their report they mention that they
checked the Treasurer's receipts with
tho tax books for the purpose of
sscertsining the amount Of funds in
tho Treasury and chargeable thereto.
This work is very slow and laborious
and 4 days were consumed in doing it.
At the request of the Public Examin-
er the County Surveyors fees we're
fixed At $500 per day and the former
trss0iuti0n was resctndeu: h-st''-.:s, $,
The application OF Mrs. Wilhelmine
Salkowski for q reduction of assess
ments and taxes was fsvorablv re-
commended to the State Tax Commits
sion. .."
A communication from the State
Highway Commission notifying the
Board that $500 had been allotted to
Brown County was read and ordered
filed. The request of Richard Baasen
for q private road across the Baasen,
Metzen and County land was referred
to the Poor Farm committee.
At the request of a committee from
the Brown County Agricultural
Society q $500 appropriation was
made for this years fair.
The request of aid to the extent OF
$1,000 for constructing and graveling
highways 10 the Towns Of Mulligan
and Stately was referred to the Com
missioner OF that district with
authority to proceed under the rules
and regulations adopted by the Board
in 1912. ..
The following towns filed petitions
for aid in constructing town bridges
of steel, stone and concrete; Linden
$1,000 and Bsshsw $1,000, both referred
to Com. Graf and Steinke: Mulligan,
$500. referred to Com. Steinke and
Henle; Stately. S2O0O, referred to Com.
Henle and Erickson. The proper
committee having reported that the
Lsrrabee bridge needs replanking, it
was resolved that this be done at
once. .. .....
The petition of Peter A. Knutson
and others for the establishment OF q
County road east of the village of
Hanska was received. As committee
to hear reasons for and against the
establishment of the road, Com.
Steinke and Henle we're appointed and
they will meet at Olsens Hall in the
village of Hanska, May II, 1913 for
that purpose. .s.. ...a.... .....
The first move to establish and
grade = state rural highway thru
Brown County under the Elwell Law
of 1911 was made when . petition
signed by IA freeholders was presented
TO the Board ana filed. The County
Auditor was directed to give the re.
ouisite notice for hearing the petition
as provided by Law.
Ferdinand Bigo:, Alfred E. Bigot
and Gilbert Big0t, sons OF Theresla
Bigot, . county charge, were by reso.
luton directed to support their
mother, and If they fail to do so, the
County Attorney is directed to bring
suit to recover the sum of S75: 90 ex-
pended for the support of Mrs. Bigot.
twas also resolved that in case the
proposed state rural highway be
established, that the appropri atoms
made for improving State Roads No.
I and 3 for the current year be expen-
ded on other state roads.
After auditing bills aggregating
g., ,o4.O7 the Board adjourned.