New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-05-01
SUIT
AGAINSTC0. BOARD
SOME DEALERS NOT SATISFIED
WITH AWARD OF COAL
p CONTRACTS
MUCH MONEY NEEDED BYTOWNS
TO COMPLETE NEEDED
ROAD WORK

BY awarding the contract for the
furnishing of $50 tons of soft coal to be
used at the Court House and at the
County Poor Farm to Bingham Bros.
the Board of County Commissioners
evidently got themselves into trouble
because Nagel & Leary have started in
junction proceedings which will be heard
before Judge Olsen May 4th at 10
o'clock A. M, requesting that the
Court enjoin the County Auditor L. G.
Vogel, and County Chairman Herman
Polkow from signing the contract in
question. In their complaint, Nagel
& Leary set forth that the notice to
bidders did not specify any particular
part Of the state of Illinois from which
the coal should be furnished and that
their bid being the lowest bid and they
being responsible bidders the contract
should have been awarded to them.
= Amounts of Business
The bids received by the board were
as follows: Henry Simons Lumber Co.,
Franklin County Lump coal, $685.,
delivered, Youghigheny, $1,000 deliv-
cred, Pocahontas lump coal, $10.85,
delivered; Nagel & Leary, Youghigheny
1928, delivered, Hooking Valley lump
coal, 1923 delivered, West. Va $9.48
delivered, Southern Illinois egg coal,
$6.27; Bingham Bros, Franklin County
lump coal, $6.75, Youghigheny lump
coal $1,000, Wilmington lump coal,
$3.50, Pocahontas, $1O.75, delivered.
.:... Towns Ask Help.
= The application of the Town Of Sige]
for an appropriation of $500 to assist
the Town in grading and crawling the
New Ulm and Lake Shetek road in Sec
+ tiesIs@12 and ID was received. The re-
quest: was granted, conditioned that the
money expended according to bulletin
No. adopted by the Board in 1912
/ There was also presented to the
board an application from the town Of
Home for an appropriation of $1,000
from the County road and Ditch Fund
After the proposed road had been in.
spected by the board this application
was also granted conditioned that the
money be expended according to Bulletin
No. /.
More Money Needed
The third application for aid came
from the Town of Albin and they wanted
aid from the County Road and Bridge
Fund for repairing the bridge over the
Little Cottonwood River between Sec.
tons 2 and 8. After. careful investiga.
ton and after satisfying themselves that
the proposed Improvement was necessary
the board appointed Commissioners Ro.
land and Meyer to act as committee with
the town board of Albin to have the
repairs made and the work afterwards
inspected and accepted.
Nicollet County presented claim fol-
$775.67, being Brown Countys share Of
the $3.50 pounds of bridge iron which
was purchased some time ago at Man.
kato for the Cummings bridge. The
claim was audited and ordered paid
Funds For Memorial Day
To enable the various municipalities
whe-e there are grand army posts tc
fttingly celebrate Memorial Day, the
Board made the following appropria-
! tions: New Ulm $12O, Sleepy Eye,
$65, Springfield, $50 and Comfrey $685.
Taxes Too High
Anton Steffen of Sleepy Eye appeared
in person and applied for reduction Of
assessment and refundment of taxes
on his real estate. The application
met the approval OF the board and was
recommended to the State Tax Com.
mission for favorable action.
Baer Gets Contract
Bids were opened for the new metal
roof and galvanized cornice for the
Court House and the contract was
awarded to Ed. w. Baer for the sum OF
$735.65, he being the lowest bidder.
The only other bid was that Of Henry
Ahrens Of New Ulm in the sum of $3.50.
From the bill of Schwendinger &
Schuster in the sum Of $798, the amount
charged for the plans, $50 was dis
allowed and it was further resolved to
retain 500 on the contract until later
date. 81. u
Bids Rejected and Accepted
At the session Thursday bids were
also opened for the grading and gravel
ing of state roads No. Sand S. Three
bids were received but they were 50
high that the board rejected them all
and may decide at a later date to invite