New Ulm review., 1920-09-29
DISMISS DITCH
PROCEEDINGS
PROPOSED DRAINAGE PROJECT
IN MILFORD WILL NOT BE
CARRIED OUT.
BURNS BRIDGE TO BE ERECTED
OVER BIG COTTONWOOD
IN NORTH STAR.

One of the most hotly contested pro-
posed drainage projects that have
occupied the attention Of the county
commissioners Of Brown county for
some time, was settled, temporarily
at least, at a special meeting of the
board, held at the court house in this
city, Friday, when it was resolved to
dismiss the proceedings and petition
in the matter of County Ditch No. 81
in the town of Milford.
The meeting was held for the pur-
pose Of hearing the petition regarding
this proposed drainage project, to-
gether with the various reports thereon
for the establishment Of the ditch.
The engineer appointed to make the
necessary preliminary survey and the
viewers who had been designated to
ascertain the amounts of benefits and
damages accruing by reason of the
proposed ditch, had completed their
work and submitted their reports.
Many Objections Filed.
The hearing started at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon. After the noon recess,
Attorney George D. Erickson, of the
local law firm of Pfadnder & Erickson,
appeared before the board especially
for the objectors and filed a remon-
STRANGE against the establishment of
County Ditch No. 81, signed by Is
persons whose lands were affected by
the construction of the ditch, and
whose assessments aggregated the sum
of $45,S00. Attorney Albert D. Flor,
also of this city, appeared before the
board for the petitioners. After listen
ing to the arguments of counsel pro
and con, the board, feeling satisfied
that the majority of interested land
owners objected to the establishment
of the proposed drainage project, re-
solved to dismiss the proceedings and
petition.
To Move Burns Bridge.
The county board, having petitioned
by number of freeholders and voters
of the county to erect bridge across
the Big Cottonwood river on the Sec
tion line between sections 33 and 80
in the town of North Star, which Sec
tion line has been laid out as a public
highway by the supervisors of that
township, resolved to erect what is
known as the old Burns bridge at the
place described and authorized County
Auditor Louis G. Vogel and Chairman
Herman Polkow of the county board to
call for bids for the erection of the old
Burns bridge across the Big Cotton
wood river in North Star township.
To Repair County Ditch.
County Surveyor Carl Case, who was
appointed on August 27 to examine
part of Branch No. 3 of County Ditch
No. 16, as to the condition and need
of repairs, reported to the board that
the necessary repairs would entail an
expense of approximately $5,41O.75.
County Auditor Vogel was authorized
to advertise for bids for this work, to
be received by the county board on
Friday, October Is, at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Highway improvements.
Highway Engineer C. N. Robertson
reported that the village Of Spring
field has expended $4,000 for graveling
state roads on the connecting links
through that village and recommended
that the appropriations Of $500 each
made for the years 1919 and, 1920 be
allow ed. The report was accepted
and the amount ordered paid.
The request of the supervisors OIL
Home township for an appropriation
of $1,000 from the county road anc
bridge fund for the purpose of improv.
ing a public highway leading from the
center of section 2 in that township
was granted by the affirmative vote
of Commissioners Palmer, Meyer anc
Polkow, while Commissioners Graf
and Johnson voted against complying
with the request.
Minor Business Matters.
The application of Edward Skool
OF the town of Bashaw, asking that HI
be allowed $50 for benefits derived by
laying tile drains along State Roae
NO. 8, was on motion rejected.
The application Of Jacob Eischen O
the town of Mulligan, asking for {
reduction in the assessed valuation O
his real estate for the year 1919, wa.
referred to Commissioner Polkow fo1
investigation.