New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-28
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADJ
JOURNED SESSION.

NOONA NOMM100lONENo AL.
JOURNED SESSION.
The County Commissioners of Brown
County, Minnesota met this Goth day
of July, A. D. 1915 at o'clock P. NJ.
pursuant to adjournment made on
July 18th 1915.
All members present.
William Jensen of the town of Prairie
vile appeared before the Board ask to
be permitted to drain into Judicial
Ditch No. / Brown Redwood, and
the chairman appointed Com'r's. Palmer
and Henle as committee to investigate
the matter and make their reports at
an early date. Numerous complaints
have been registered that the outlet
of Co. Ditch No. ID is clogged up and
the chairman appointed Com'r's. Palmer
and Graf as a committee to investigate
these complaints and make their report
accordingly.
The application of ]. o. Case Of Essig
and Geo. Fischer of Searles for liquor
license were refused.
Com. Polkow reported that he in
spected Branch No. 8 of Co. Ditch No.
Is and found several cave ms, indicating
some broken tiles, and furthermore
reports that the supposed drain as con-
structed does not properly drain the
lands that were assessed, and that
relief in some way should be given to
the interested parties, and the Board
authorized Com. Polkow to consult an
engineer and ascertain how these re-
pairs etc. can be accomplished. Com.
Henle reported to the Board that he
investigated the survey on S. R. H. No.
Sd supposed to be on the center line of
Sec. 20, Twp. 10, R. 81, and found
that the recent change in said road takes
$500 of an acre from Lorenz Alien
burg and 45-100 of an acre from G. E.
Lambrecht lands and recommends that
these parties should be compensated
with $4,000 each.
The report. was accepted and the
amounts ordered paid and charged to
S. R. H. No. 81, provided release is
given by the parties of the county. The
Co. Attorney was authorized to execute
the proper release.
On motion it was resolved that the
Co. Auditor advertise for bids for the
construction of bridge over the Little
Cottonwood on State Road No. near
Searles, bids to be received on Aug.
18th, 1915 at 10 o'clock A. M. at the
Auditors Office.
The report of the committee on the
Lake Hanska outlet dam was read and
ordered filed.
The application from the North
western Holisiess Association of Sleepy
Eye, Herman Lawrenz and Herman
Nobash of Springfield for reduction
in the assessed valuation of Real Estate
for the current year were recommended
to the State Tax Commission for con-
The application Of Martha Sullivan
of Springfield for a reduction in the
assessed valuation of real estate for the
current year was on motion rejected.
On motion it was resolved that the
Auditor advertise for bids for crawling
State Rural Highway No. 81, bids to be
received at the Auditors office on or !
before 2 o'clock P. M. of Aug. 18th 1915.
Com. Roland submitted report in
writing specifying that the parties
named are entitled pay for construction
work on State Road No. 2 and 8, under I
the supervision Of John M. johnson
who has been appointed overseer, and |
the Auditor was authorized to issue his
payable to John M. johnson i
for $635.20 to be paid as follows: /
State Road No. 2.
A. Larson, labor. $2.4S
Harvey Jacobson, labor. ). $3.50. 1880 ].
John NJ. johnson, labor ..,...... 26.OOI
Lewis Johnson, hauling ma
chinery ..... 200
w. a. Fodder, labor with team. 84.15j
Albert Johnson, labor I. 80 /
Martin Sorbel, labor 1851
Edgar Chute, labor 4.55l#
:. G. Atwood, labor with team 1856
Eug. Ausborn, labor with team 1888
aalvor Rorvig, labor with team 22.5O