New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-04-29
Ditch Matters
Need Attention
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County Commissioners Spend
Considerable Time On
improvements.
New Road Graders and Other
Machinery is Bought
On Trial.


: All members of the Board OF County
Commissioners were present at the adj
journed meeting held Friday afternoon.
Upon the request of G.. E. Gilbertson,
contractor for the construction of Judi
cial9SDitch No. 5, Brown and Watonwan
Counties, his bond was reduced from
$28,952.42 to $12,367.14 upon his show
ing that all of the work had been COM
pleted except the tile work, the action OF
the Board, however, to be subject to the
approval of che Judge of the 9Th Judicial
District.
The application of James Allison and
other residents of the Town of Eden re-
questing that the road north of Evan be
designated as a state road was turned
down. The request of the Supervisors
of the Town Of Eden for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 to be expended on the
public highway north of Evan was grant
ed, it appearing that the Town had voted
a similar amount. Similar action was
taken on the petition of the Supervisors
OF the Town of Lake Hanska and the sum
of $4,000 was voted to aid in the con-
struction of road in Section No. % in
said Town, the estimated cost of the con-
struction of said highway being 100000
and the sum of $4,000 was voted to aid
the Town Of Milford in the construction
OF a highway in section No. 13 of said
Town, the same to be built according to
the plans and specifications prepared by
the State Highway Commission.
Com. Graft reported that John Stranzl,
resident panper OF New Ulm had been
admitted into the Poor Home. The sum
OF $500 was voted G. A. R. Post No. II
of Sleepy Eye to aid them in the proper
observance of Memorial Day. The re-
quest was made by A. H. Pickle.
The engineer Of Judicial Ditch No. 5
was instructed to have a branch ditch
laid across sections No: IS and 36 in the
Town of Albin according to plans and
specifications, request therefor having
been made by the Supervisors of the
Town.
A resolution presented by Com. Erick-
son whereby the County makes appli-
cations for loan of $22,000.00 from the
State of Minnesota upon the bonds of
said County to defray the expenses of
locating, constructing and establishing
County Ditch No. Is; 100000 for the
constructing of Ditch No. 18; 100000
for the constructing of Judicial Ditch No.
and the sum of 100000 for the con-
structing of Judicial Ditch No. 6 was
adopted by unanimous vote and the
Chairman of the Board and the County
Auditor were instructed and authorized
to execute and deliver said bonds on be-
half of the County.
The Russell Manufacturing Co. OF
Minneapolis was given the contract for
furnishing 5 Russell Junior Graders, 10
wheel scrapers 10 road drags, Is drag
scrapers and buck scrapers, conditioned
that the County try them out for 60 days,
to be paid for, if accepted, by July 10Th,
1914.
OF the moneys on hand $4O,OOO.OO is
deposited on time certificates and the
balance is in the various banks of the
County on open account. Bills aggre-
eating the sum of $780, IA were audited
and allowed
The request OF County Surveyor Mini
UNI for an office in the Court House was
denied but similar request from State
District Engineer Robertson was granted.
The mounting of the cannon on Court
House Square was left to the proper COM
mittee.
The report Of the Board of Audit OF
their examination of the books, accounts
and vouchers Of the County Treasurer
from November l, 1918 to March l, 1914
was read and ordered recorded.
Last Friday morning the assessors Of
the County met at the Court House fol
the purpose of discussing the duties per.
tanning to their office and receiving in.
structions from a representative of the
State Tax Commission. The meeting
was called to order by County Auditor
Vogel and he introduced Mr.. Lord wht
was present as the representative Of thu
Commission. Mr.. Lord gave an ex
haustive and instructive talk on existing
laws in the matter Of taxation and thu
duties of the assessors with reference
Thereto and discussed with them ever.
phase of their thankless and difficult task
He reminded them that they had takel