New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1921-10-21
County Commissioners
Special Session.

The Board of County Commits
sioners met in special session, pursuant
to due notice on Monday, October
18th, 1921, in the matter OF the hear
ing on the preliminary report Of the
engineer in the matter of the petition
Of Ben Elsing and others, at the Coun-
ty Commissioners Chambers in the
Court House in the City of New Ulm,
Brown County, Minnesota, at the hour
of 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said
day..
All members present. /.
The chairman of the Board read
the official call for said meeting. The
County Board t%hereupon proceeded to
take up, and did take up for consider
alton, the engineers preliminary re-
port in said county ditch No 81,
as heretofore filed. The engineer and
all parties interested in said ditch pro.
ceeding, or affected by the proposed
improvement, were present at said
hearing.
The chairman read the engineers
preliminary report. Thereupon all
parties interested CT affected by the
proposed improvement were called upon
to state their views upon said improve
ment, both for and against. the same:
On motion a recess was taken to 2
o'clock in the afternoon.
Afternoon: Session.
The Board met at 2 o'clock P. M.
All members present and resumed the
ditch hearing. %'
1t was the sense of two parties to
eliminate the ditch as planned by the
engineer and described as main "B'
of Exhibit l., entering the Little Cotton
wood river in Section e.. After a full
and fair discussion of said proposition
and finding that Mr.. Emil Jeske, is a
petitioner for the said ditch; and,
The County Board further finding
that the said proposed improvement as
outlined in said petition is practical
and that there is necessity therefor
and that it will be a public benefit
and promote the public health; and
the County Board further finding that
it is more economical and that better
results will be accomplished to .provide
for two outlets in said drainage pro.
iect; and the Board further finding
upon due consideration of all matter
presented by the parties interested il
said improvement or affected thereby
and by the evidence of the engines
submitted that the engineer make Ger
tain changes with respect to the add
ton of the additional branch lines
which said additional changes so re
commended by the engineer have beer
submitted by him in writing at thi:
time, the same are hereby approved
and adopted by the County Boarc
and make a part Of the engineer
report: and
The County Board does hereby direct
the said engineer. on. said ditch to in:
corporate upon his plans and specifica:
lions for said. drainage improvement
the said recommended and adopted
changes on said improvement and thu
said petition is treated as modified &C
cordingly; and the County Boart
further directs that the said enginee:
on said. ditch. No. 81 make and flt
his complete report upon said count!
ditch No. 50, inclusive of all map
profles, specifications and other matter
as required by law therby furnished
by. the drainage engineer with tn
County Auditor of Brown County
| Minnesota on or before Saturday, DC
tober Is, 1921.
The petition. signed by Carrie Jensen
William Jensen and James Jensen ask
ing that it is necessary to repair ant
deepen practically all Of branch ditc:l