New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-07-08
Funds Lacking
For Road Work
COUNTY FATHERS COMPELLED
TO TURN DOWN APPLICATIONS
FOR AID.
CROWS MUST co. LINDEN FAR.
MERs SECURE BOUNTY ON
THEIR HEADS.

At the special meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners held at the
Courthouse July End, the towns Of
Albin, Burnstown, Milford and Home
thru their town officers asked for aid in
the matter of the construction of roads
and bridges in their respective Towns.
All Of these applications were laid over,
because there are not sufficient funds in
the Co. Road and Bridge Fund.
George Fischer of the townsite of
Searles was granted liquor license and
his bond was approved and filed. Those
voting against the application were
Commissioners Erickson and Steinke.
The applications of August Dahl Of
New Ulm, Ole O. Bakken of the Town of
Linden, H. Bendixen of Springfield and
William Stromberg of Sleepy Eye for a
reduction of the assessments and taxes
on real estate for the current year were
approved and favorably recommended
to the State Tax Commission.
The application of Joseph J. Sperl for
the taxes and expenses incurred by him
in the matter of purchasing certain
tract of land under tax sale and which
was found invalid by the District Court,
was granted.
The written report of Com. Graf
showing the completion Of the work done
in grading and crawling State Road No.
8, south of New Ulm according to plans
and specifications prepared by District
Engineer C. N. Robertson was read and
ordered filed and the expenses incurred
in doing this work amounting to
$556.64 were ordered paid. ~
Com. Graft also reported in writing
that a piece of road in Sec. Is Twp. 100,
R 81 in the Town Of Sigel jointly built
by the Town and the County had been
completed according to plans and speci-
fications by the contractor, Christ
Filzen, Jr., to whom the contract has
been awarded. The report was accepted
as was also the recommendation that the
County pay the sum Of $251.63, being
one-half Of the entire expense.
No action was taken on the commu-
nication addressed to Com. Graft by the
Advisory Commission of the Minnesota
State Sanatorium in reference to Joint
sanitorium.
The report of the State Highway
Commission as to the advisability of
placing concrete floor on the Alvin
bridge was read and ordered filed. There
upon the Board authorized and directed
the proper committee to have this bridge
replanked with in. white oak planks.
A bounty Of ten cents for the destruc-
ton Of crows between August 18th and
September 18th received the approval
of the Board. A request therefor was
made by the Town Supervisors of Lin
den.
Com. Polkow presented written re-
port for expenses incurred in repairing
and maintaining State Roads No. 1, 8
and amounting in all to the sum of
$782.15. He presented also written
report showing the completion of the
grading and crawling of State Road No.
10, east Of Comfrey. The expense in
Cured therefor amounted to 1869. 73.
Another written report presented by
Com. Polkow showed the completion of
the grading and crawling of State Road
No. 8 north OF Comfrey, the total ex-
pense thereof being $948.85. All of
these reports were ordered filed and the
expenses incurred thereby were audited
and allowed.
CONS. Steinke and Graft were an
pointed a committee to investigate the
dangerous condition of the bridge near
Cummings crossing on State Road No. 4
in the Town of Home with full authority
to have the necessary repairs made.
After auditing and allowing hills
aggregating in all the sum of s22O7. O3
the Board adjourned.