New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-06-03
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dressed the meeting were Hubert G..
Hillesheim, q former County Commis-
sioner, William G. Frank, Fred w. Dor
row, George Potter, Thos. Peterson, and
Peter Herrstrom. Members Of the Board
tried to make plain to those who were
Directing that they were simply trying to
carry out a duty imposed upon them by.
law from the moment the petition for the
establishment Of the state rural highway
in question had been filed with the
auditor and that they had no personal
axes to grind in the matter. A commu-
nication prepared by former Co. Auditor
E. P. Bertrand of SleepyEye and address
ed to the meeting was overlookel in the
heat of the discussion and it is given to
the public herewith:
ITO our Lords: The State Rural
Commission Our worthy Co. Auditor
and our economical, frugal and thrifty
County Commissioners and their expert
viewers and appraisers, etc. etc.
Greeting:
There is at present a circular dis
.tributed from the Brown County Audi
tors Office for so-called Rural State
Road No. 54, calling for an assessment
of from to 1875 Dollars against every
quarter Section, far and near, this rural
road No. 81. ! These rural roads
were in times past paid for by the adj
Joining owners, ard mostly donated by
them for road purposes for man and
beast. The adjoining owners have paid
in labor or money, about $500 per
quarter section for the last 80 OK 20
year; more or less, and! these roads are
this day very good rural roads during al
the year, snow or sunshine: The farmer.
along these prime rural roads can easily
get all their grain to market, and more,
II they arEin good luck, to have: IT.; and
land values are at present we'll tered taais
made: So by the land speculators but
not worth the money. This good
wagon and team road is about, 18 feet
wide, wide: enough for two loaded hay
wagons to pass: This leaves "a feet on
each side Of this good wagon and team
track. There is am opinion going, thaE
this No. 81 state rural road business is
a scheme for an automobile road, and
that the farmers are not altogether I'M
favor Of. The adjoining land owners;
are probably willing to donate their
interest of the "a feet on each side. Of;
their wagon road; to- the automobile
manufactu rerN: their Agents and Garage:
men and other Auto sports So Gentle
men Of the Automobile. Combine, evil
IDENTIFY you must haNe, the n1oney Tax
yourselves, and let the land man alone
this time; his tax is too, high now Tax
yourselves, andt them huiH ga feet
wide toftof roads parallel "a each side
of this fine wagonnad-one on the left,
and one. On the right that would be
nice; because no dsz1ga fa.rusEasxay teazn1
demolishang AM u automobile and
its .occupiers. Considering. matters pro
ct con-. the adjoining land owners can
not favor this assessment scheme
E. F. Bensrzna.
p. S. Remember WE'LL, my Lords: the:
farmer. and his hnsse and nslle team
raises thes grain, pork, beef etc: to feed
the consumer, and not the: autonaobile
Above aN-SaVe1 the hnGznan, the,
farmer
The meeting adimuneE at 5 o'clock,
it being generally understood that. ii
would inset with tha general approval
of those present ia the matter of the
assessment, were informed back to-. the
viewers for further consideration. and
for re,assessment. At the session Of
the Board held the next morning, the
matter, Of the assessment was referred
back to- the viewers with the request
that they enter up0n their duties at
once aud make report at an early date.
Thesreport Of the grand jury was then
considered and the proper committee
was given authority to carry out the
recommendations made therein. J. o.
Case, of Essig was granted: liquor
license for the period of one year, CONS.
Steinke and Erickson voting in the
negative. Ehe request of the Town II
PraiRieville: for an appropriation in the
sum OF $l5Q, for grading one, Of the
roads in the Town was granted and the
expenditure Of the funds was entrusted