New Ulm review., 1913-07-23
County FuelAt
$3.50 Per Ton
G. Commissioners Transact only
Routine Business of
Season.

at the court house July 14th and
18th. Commissioner Henle was on
duty with the Second Regiment band
at camp, Graft was absent the first
day and Erickson missed the second
day of the session.
The application Of Anton Hilles-
helm, as chairman of the Supervisors
of the Town of Sigel, for financial
aid in grading and graveling part Of
the road in said town leading around
Clear Lake was referred to Com.
Graft for investigation and report.
An examination of the funds on
hand in the County Treasurer's Of
fee was then made and the report
filed with the County Auditor and
incorporated into the minutes. From
this report it appears that the total
funds on hand aggregate the sum OF
$74,781.77. OF this amount $4,000
is on deposit with the various banks
of the county drawing 4 per cent
interest. The sum of $34, ,101.52 is
on a checking account with the banks
and the cash and orders on hand ag-
gregate scoops.
From the reports of the Board Of
Audit, which were submitted and or
dered recorded in full, it appears that
eleven days were consumed in ex-
amining books, accounts and vouch-
ers of the County Treasurer, from
March l, 1918, to May 81, 1913, both
dates inclusive. The tax levy for the
year 1912 amounted to $212, ,951.13
and the balance Of uncollected taxes
for prior years amounted to $7,459.92
making grand total Of 1920, ,441.O5.
Of this amount $173, ,485.O7 was col
>lected, $1OO17 was refunded and
there was uncollected on June l, 1913
a balance of $46,825.81. The correct
ness of the above statement was
verified by checking the duplicate
receipts with the tax books for the
period named. The second report
gives in detail the amounts received
by the Treasury from the various
sources and the different funds to
which the collected taxes were dis
bursed, together with detailed
statement of the bank deposits In
the various banks.
The list of uncollected personal
property taxes, showing $226.O4 due
and unpaid, was carefully gone over
by the board and charged off. New
Ulm makes a creditable showing,
only $21.01 being from citizens OF
our city, most of whom have re-
moved since the taxes became due.
The application of DR.. j. L. Schoch
for a reduction of the taxes and as
sessments on the Hanska mill prop
erty for the current year was favor
ablv recommended to the State Tax
Commission.
The Deputy Register of Deeds re-
ported that two Of the abstract books
were in a deplorable condition and
it was decided to purchase two new
books and have the records re-copied
at once.
Upon the recommendation of the
County Auditor it was resolved to
levy a total of $4,000 taxes for
county purposes'for the current year
for the following funds:
County Revenue Fund----S25, 10000
County Poor Fund-------- 100000
County Road and Bridge
Fund -------- 100000
A list containing the names of %
persons to serve as grand jurors and
80 as petit jurors was prepared and
filed with the Clerk of Court.
Written reports were filed showing
the work done in grading and grav-
cling various state roads in the coun-
ty, to each of which was attached
the certificate of Engineer c. N. Rob-
ertson that it was done according to
plans and specifications. The amount
expended on State Road No. south
of Springfield was $847.90; on State
Road No. / north of Comfrey, 1854.
.95; on State Road No. 4 north OF
Sleepy Eye, $509.92; and on State
Road No. 5 north Of Hanska, $5O6.35.
For regarding and dragging parts
of State Roads Nos. 1, 3 and 7 the
sum of $1Os.95 was allowed and or
dered paid.
Three of the local dealers present.
ed bids for 200 tons Of soft coal and
the contract was awarded to Bing-
nam Bros. at $3.50 per ton. After
allowing the usual grist Of bills, the
Board adjourned. ..
important Discoveries Made.