New Ulm review., 1913-07-09
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Conduct of County II
Business.
Action Taken On Section Of
National Road to Vel
lowstone.


day, June 3Oth, the petition for State
Rural Highway, No. 54, returnable at
this time, was duly taken up and con-
sidered. No one appearing in oppos-
ition thereto and no objections being
filed, it Was, upon motion resolved to
lay out said highway as provided by
law and Chas. N. Robertson of Sleepy
Eye, competent and experiences
engineer, was appointed to make the
necessary surveys, and to prepare
plans and specifications for said work,
his compensation being fixed at $500
per day for every day actually and
necessarily employed in the process
of said work. AS viewers, John
Schultz of Springfield, Hans Larson
Of Sleepy Eye, and Ath. Henle of
New Ulm were appointed.
Lars Boe, an inmate of the poor
home, appeared thru Attorney Som
sen, and lodged complaint against
the overseer, and protested against
conditions existing at the Home. The
Board agreed to make investigation
that afternoon at o'clock and file q
report at their next meeting.
The request Of the overseer for Z
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Poor Farm committee.
were appointed to confer with the
supervisors of the Town of North
Star with reference to the construc-
tion of a bridge across Coal Mine
Run Creek.
The, report of the committee ap-
pointed May 22nd to meet at Man.
kato with representatives of other
counties, for the purpose of discuss
ing the erection Of a tuberculosis
sanitarium for Blue Earth, Brown
and Nicollet Counties was read and
ordered filed.
The committee reported visit to
Mankato and that they were advised
upon their arrival that Blue Earth
county had decided to build, if at all,
for themselves alone.
An auctioneer's license was grant
ed to Fred Christensen of the Town
of Linden.
The report Of the grand jury adj
dressed to Judge Olsen recommend
ing the installation of a sanitary
drinking fountain on each floor of
the court house was read and order
ed recorded in full. The report states
further that the court house and Jail
both were found to be in well-kept
condition, and that all Of the County
officials were attending to their du-
ties and keeping their work up in
good shape. They state further that
they also visited the County Poor
Home and that everything about the
place shows that it is being perfect
ly kept and that the inmates seem
to be comfortable.
The application of Peter Korslow-
ski of Sleepy Eye for reduction Of
real estate assessments and taxes for
the current year was recommended to
the State Tax Commission and the
application of Niels Nelson of
Springfield for reduction of his as
sesSment and taxes on moneys and
credits was also favorably recomN
mended.
Commissioners Graft, Henle and
Polkow voted in favor of granting
liquor license to George Fischer Of
the townsite of Searles.
From the written report presented
by Commissioner Erickson it appears
that State Road No. 2, south of
olccpy Eye, HAS uccH COWplCIcu az.
cording to plans and specifications
and the sum of $268.OO was ordered
paid for the labor performed.
Commissioners Henle and Erickson
were appointed committee to in
vestigate the necessity of placing a
certain number Of large culverts in
the highways of the Town Of State
ly, a request for same having been
made by J. L. Farrell, Town Clerk,
and John Gotzloff, Supervisor of the
Town.
The application of the Town Of
Leavenworth to be partly reimbursed
for bridges built in the year 1912
was rejected.
Upon request of the Board, Judge
of Probate Ross appeared before
them to discuss Chapter 13O, of the
Laws of 1913, relating to mothers
pensions.
F. D. Minium's claim for $42.90
was referred to the claims committee.
Bills aggregating total sum OF
$1,565.77 were audited and allowed,
and the Board thereupOn adjourned.