New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-16
COUNTY DADS HAVE
LOTS OF BUSINESS
MUST MEET AGAIN THIS WEEK
TO FINISH UP ANNUAL
AFFAIRS


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USUAL SCRAP OVER THE
CO. PRINTING
At the semi-annual meeting of the
Board Of County Commissioners held
at the Court House last Tuesday, Her
man Polkow Of Springfield was re-
elected chairman and J. P. Graf, vice
chairman: Immediately upon the or
ganization Of the board, they proceeded
to check up the accounts of the County
Treasurer and found that there was
total of $50, 906.46 in the county treas
ury which agrees with the records Of
County Treasurer, Henry J.. Berg.
OF this amount, $43,0oOOO is deposited
on time certificates in the various
banks Of the County; $1624.50 is in the
shape OF cash and orders on hand and
the balance is on checking account.
The request OF the town Of Milford
for an appropriation of $500 to pay half
the cost of two bridges to be erected in
Section 8 was granted. The super
visors of the Town of Milford filed
written report from which, appears
that they graveled part Of state road
number 9, which is now again town
road, at cost Of $500 and that they also
completed a steel bridge on the Bastian
road at a cost of $813.5O. They were
allowed the sum of $500 being $500 for
road and $500 for bridge expenses.
The poor farm committee reported
that it was necessary to build a new
barn on the poor farm and they were
given authority to erect barn "a 60
and 16 foot post.
The salary Of the County Officers and
employees was fixed as follows: R. B..
Kennedy, Superintendent of schools,
$2100; Carl P. Manderfeld, Clerk Of
Court, $1,000; Adolph Frederickson,
County Attorney, $500; W. J. julius,
Sheriff, $500; Judge w. B. Mather,
for clerk hire, s720; Elfrieaa Toberer,
Deputy Register of Deeds, $780, Henry
R9Wles, Janitor of the Court House.,
$50 per month; Carl Walbert, overseer
! of the Poor Farm, $50 per month and
Mrs. A. Hofmeister, help to the over
seer, $50 per month. The County At
torney was instructed to draw up a
contract STIMULATING the duties of the
janitor.
I The sum OF $500 was. transferred from
the County Revenue fund to the Con-
tingent fund. The board then drew the
names Of " persons to serve as grand
jurors and IA to serve as petty jurors
for the ensuing year,
It was decided to hold joint session
with the Board of the County Com
missioners Of Nicollet County at the
County Auditors office on January
18th for the purpose Of discussing the
Cummings bridge situation and agreeing
upon definite terms.
I For county printing, two bids have
been received, that of August G. Erick-
son of the Springfield Free Press and
THAT of Philip Liesch of the Brown
County Journal. They were considered
and discussed for some time but final
action was deferred until the Board
reconvenes on January 18th.
E Chairman PolkoW reported that one
of the spans of the Mankato bridge had
been purchased jointly by Nicollet and
Brown County at $s5 per ton and that
the /. expense of such purchase, the
transportation charges and the erection
expense should be borne jointly by both
counties. Chairman Polkow further re-
ported that at a meeting held at the
Auditorium at. Sleepy Eye, the matter
!of establishing farm bureau in Brown
County had been discussed and that
finally it had been voted down.
County Treasurer Henry ]. Berg
appeared before the board and called
their attention to the new law requiring
the printing Of the personal property
tax list. No action was taken by the
Board because this is a matter entirely
in the hands Of the County Treasurer.
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER RESIGNS
Geo. v. Haynes. 4 member Of the
High School faculty. has resigned his