New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-01-13
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Schools .,.'....,... s1,soo.oo.
n Attorney I: !, so q; 100000
WI. Julius, Sheriff . u. 100000
Louisa Schrodt, Deputy
Register of Deeds $4,000
George Ross, Clerk hire ~. 10000
Henry Rolwes, Janitor .... 10000
Arnold Gulden, Overseers i. $4,000
Rosa Gulden, help to Over
seer =. $4,000
The Board by commissioners votes
created a Contingent Fund by trans
fering $4,000 out of the County Dis
infection Fund for the use of defraying
the necessary expenses of the County
Attorney incurred in the business of
the county.
On motion recess was taken to 2
o'clock P. M. this afternoon.
Afternoon Session.
The Board met at 2 o'clock P. M.
All members present.
The application of John Hauenstein,
Jr. of New Ulm for a reduction of
assessments and refundment of taxes
on real estate was on motion recommend
ed to the State Tax Commission.
The annual reports of fees, emolu-
ments and gratuities for the year 1914
received by the different officers were
examined, approved and ordered filed.
The reports of the Overseer of Poor
Farm for the year ending Dec. 31st,
1914 was read and ordered filed.
Owing that all the banks in this county
are designated as county repositories,
it was resolved that it will not be neces-
sary to have the County Treasurer visit
Sleepy Eye and the several villages in
the county to collect taxes as the banks
will take care to accommodate the
public in making these collections thus
avoiding extra expense.
The financial statement of the county
as prepared by the Auditor for the year
1914 was read, accepted and ordered
published.
The Board proceeded to select 72
persons duly qualified to serve as Grand
Jurors and " persons duly qualified to
serve as Petit Jurors at the term of
District Court of Brown County for the
year 1915; said lists were certified to
and filed with the Clerk of Court.
The Board did not take any action
to increase the wolf bounty nor offer
bounty for killing crows, gophers or
black birds. Capt. Hindermann ap-
peared before the Board in reference of
having the road leading to the Hinder
mann bridge on the south side of said
bridge be graded and the matter was
referred to Commissioner Palmer who
was interested to make report of it's
condition at the next session of the board.
George Ross, Judge of Probate, re-
ported in writing that during the year
1914, there were 306 hearings held, 1870
new estates filed, 81 estates settled,
insanity hearings held, 8 persons COM
mitted to insane hospitals and "a
marriages performed at his Office.
The report of the grand jury was read
and ordered filed.
Several communications from the
Sanatorium Commission for the pre-
vention and relief of Tuberculosis of
Blue Earth County requesting that this
county send delegation to meet the
delegations from Z surrounding counties
at Mankato to discuss joint sanatorium
was read, and upon motion it was
resolved that the chairman appoint a
committee of three to said conference
and that the County Attorney accom-
pany said committee. The chair ap-
pointed Commissioners Henle, Graft
and Palmer.
On motion recess was taken to $50
A. M. next day.
Jan. 9Th, 1915.
The Board met at $3.50 A. M. All
members present.
Philip Liesch appeared before the
Board asking to be allowed $4,000 for
the publishing of the Personal Property
tax list for 1914, but the matter was laid
over for the afternoon session.
The Board proceeded and cancelled
of the several funds of orders, paid from
July LIST, 1914 to Dec. 31st, 1914, both
days inclusive), and the amounts were
as follows:
County Revenue Fund 49,. $17,383. so
County Poor Fund 7,77O.46
County Road & Bridge Fund 31,864.99
General Town Fund ~. 15,400.06
General School Fund 5O,634.09
Private Redemption Fund 1898
County Ditch Fund 9,364.H
County Distinction Fund 1880
State of Minnesota Fund :. 1O,3O5.42
State Land Fund 368.OO
Total $143, 181.14
Commissioner Polkow presented a
written report on work done in grading
and crawling State Road No. 8 between
Sections 13 and IA in the town of State
ly which was done jointly with said
towns at a cost of $2,O92.05. AS the
town of Stately has paid all claims, he
recommended that the county rein
burse said town with $1,046.O2, being
the county's share. The report was
accepted and the amounts ordered paid
Commissioner Henle presented a
written report on 2 bridges built in the
town of Stately, jointly by the County
Board and the Town of Stately, one
being between Sections 81 and 20 and
one being between Sections % and 81,
that the contract was awarded to the
Security Bridge Co. of Minneapolis for
the sum of $1198.82 and as all claims
have been paid by said town for the
construction Of said bridges, therefore