New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-20
ROADS AND bitches
OCCUPY ATTENTION
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE
KEPT BUSYLOOKING AFTER
HIGHWAYS
OVER FOURTEEN HUNDRED DOL
LARS PAID OUT TO S. R.
LABORERS

Another special session of the County
Commissioners was held at the Court
House last week Friday and the County
Fathers put in busy day looking after
Road and Ditch matters that came up
for attention. The Village OF Comfrey
has made up it's mind what it wants in
the way of connections with State Roads
and presented petitions asking for same.
A large number of bills were audited and
ordered paid.
The Board of Co. Commissioners of
Brown County, Minnesota met pur-
suant to a call made by the County
Auditor this 18th day OF Oct., A. D.,
1915 at ten o'clock A. M.
All members present.
The call being read, the Board pro-
ceeded to transact all such business
as may devolve upon them.
In the matter of Co. Ditch No. "a
on which re-hearing was ordered,
the petition together with the amended
reports of the engineer and viewers
were taken up for final consideration,
and the Board did proceed to hear all
parties interested thereon, both for and
against the same, and having duly
considered all arguments, did by reso-
luton, duly carried, establish said ditch,
and ordered to be constructed according
to the reports, plans and specifications
thereof made by the engineer and filed
therein in the County Auditors office,
and that the report of the viewers thereof
and filed herein in said office of the Co.
Auditor and the same are hereby in
all things established and confirmed.
On motion a recess was taken to 1889
P. M. this afternoon.
Afternoon Session.
The Board met at 1870 P. M. All
members present. H. F. Doh1mann
and VIM. Gents, supervisors OF the town
of Leavenworth together with Mic.
Schwartz, the town clerk appeared
before the Board asking for an appro-
priation to help said town in paying for
bridges that have been constructed
during the year 1915, and on motion
CONS. Polkow and Palmer were appoint
ed as a committee to work in con-
junction with said town supervisors
in accepting said bridges and make their
report at some future date.
The village of Comfrey presented
copies of resolutions passed by their
council, asking that State Road No. 8
of Brown Co. and No. 2 of Cottonwood
County be linked to w.t. Beginning
at the northeast corner Of the S. E. IA
of Sec. "a, Twp. 108, R "a, thence south
about 100 #. to where the road turns
into the business districts of Comfrey to
connect with Brown Street, thence
west on Brown Street to the inter-
section of Brown and Prairie Streets,
thence south on Prairie Street to the
county line of Brown & Cottonwood
counties, thence west on the county line
to the southwest corner CT the S. Ella
of said Section No. "a, thence to con-
meet with State Road No. 2 of Cotton
wood County, Minnesota.
The resolution was adopted and re-
commended to the State Highway
Commission.
The village of Ccmfrey presented
copies of resolutions passed by their
council, asking that Joint State Roads
No. 10 Brown, Cottonwood and Waton-
wan Counties and State Road No. 2
of Cottonwood County and State Road
No. 8 of Brown Co. be linked, to:wit:
Beginning at the S. E. corner Of the S. E.
Ia OF Sec. "a, Twp. 108. R "a, Brown
Co., thence north adistance of about 900
feet connecting with the other connect
ing link Of State Roads No. 8, Brown
County, and State Road No. 2, Cotton
wood Co. Also beginning at the S. E.
corner of Sec. 81, Twp. 108, r. "a,
Brown Co., thence west on County line
between Brown and Cottonwood coun-
ties thence to again joining the above
described connecting link.
The resolution was adopted and re-
commended to the State Highway
Commission.
Com. Polkow presented a written
report of the work done in grading and
graveling Joint State Road No. 10 on
the county line of Brown, Watonwan and
Cottonwood counties, showing compile
ton of the work thereon according to
plans and specifications, together With q
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