New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-04-02
NAY BUILD ROADS
IN NEAR FUTURE I
COMMISSIONERS DECIDE UPON
BIG IMPROVEMENT FOR
N. u. S. E. ROAD
MANY ROAD BRIDGE AND OTHER
TOWN MATTERS DISPOSED
OF AT SESSION

Commissioners. OF Brown County at
Especial meeting held Tuesday and We'd
nesday of last week was the unanimous
approval of motion designating State
Rural Highway No. 81 as state trunk
highway. 1t was also resolved that that
part of said highway between the limits
of this city and of SleepyEyeb be improved
by the construction Of concrete surface
according to the plans and specifications
therefor prepared by the Minnesota
State Highway Department.. This act
ion was taken after listening to W. E.
Matters OF the State highway commission
who explained the details of the proposed
state trunk highway.
West End Town Road Work
Favorable action was taken upon the
applications of the supervisors of the
Town of Bashaw requesting an appropria-
ton not exceeding 81, 500 to aid the
Town in grading the public highway
between Sections % and %, 26 and
II, 26 and 35, and rs and 26, distance
Of miles. Commissioners Meyer and
Johnson were appointed as committee
to work in conjunction with the super
visors of the Town in letting the contract,
supervising, constructing, and accept
ing the work of such grading. Similar
action was taken in the matter of the
application of the supervisors of the
Town Of Stark for an appropriation
to widen the highway known as the
Iberia Hill. Commissioners Palmer and
Johnson we're appointed as committee
to work in conjunction with the Town
board of Stark
An amount not exceeding the sum of
$4,000 was granted the supervisors
Of the Town Of North Star to aid them
lin grading and graveling a stretch of
road between Sections and 4, 9 and 10,
Is and l6, and Commissioners Graft and
Palmer were appointed as committee
to see that the work is properly done
The sum of $1,000 was appropriated
to assist the supervisors of the Town
of Linden to grade and gravel a stretch
Of road three miles long. Commission
ers Johnson and Meyer were appointed
to act with the supervisors Of the Town
in having this work done
The request of supervisors of the Town
Of Albin that the sum of 81 600 which
was awarded the Town for damages
on account of the construction OF County
ditch No. 80, be paid direct to said
Town was denied because it appeared
from the ditch lien filed with the Regis
ter OF Deeds that the benefits awarded
exceeded the damages
Memorial Day FuEds
For a proper observance of Memorial
Day, New Tim was allowed $3.50;
Sleepy Eye the sum OF $65; Springfield
the sum Of $50 and Comfrey the sum of
$55.
Upon the recommendation of the
engineer of State Rural Highway No.
81 the auditor was ordered to pay to
the city of New Tim the sum of $500
for grading and crawling said highway
on 18th South St, between Minnesota
and Front Streets.
No County Nurse Hired
Mrs. M. S. Stevenson, represent
ing the Minnesota Health Association,
appeared before the board and in
lengthy discourse recited the advantages
and the necessities of employing
county nurse. No action, however
was taken by the Board and the county
will be without a visiting nurse for the
ensuing year unless the Board, should
take ,ther action at later meeting.
School Petitions -.
Peter Wech and August Schneider
filed applications reques ing that they
be set off with their lands from school
district No. to No. 8. This will he
heard by the Board July IS, 1919, at
2 o'clock .--
Engineer Rcbertson's appointment of
Carl Case as assistant engineer of
county ditch No. 43 with a Sc per diem
and expenses as provided by law was
approved of by the Board. -@.>.'
The application of George Rewitzer
of Sleepy Eye for reduction of moneys
and credits taxes and that of NJ, Mikias
for the refundment of personal property
taxes received the approval Of the Board
and the applications were forwarded
to the State Tax Commission. The
application of Geo Fesenmaier for
refundnent was rejected.
Board Of Audit Report
The Board of Audit filed it's report
with the county commissioners from
which it appears that at the close of
business February 20, 1919, there was
on hand the sum Of 1896, 975.76 of which
amount SIS, 600 is on time certificates
of deposit. With Balance in the
treasury Of $235,87519 November /
1918, the total receipts to March
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