New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1921-11-18
County Commissioners
Special Session.

The Board Of County Commission
ers met in special session, upon the
call Of the County Auditor at the re-
sidence Of Joseph Fink in the Town
of Albin, section No. 10, on Wednes-
day, November End, 1921, at p o.
clock P. M, for the purpose Of con-
sidering The final acceptance of Coun-
ty DitchsNo.a35
All members present.
The chairman of the County Board
read the official call and proof Of due
notice of said hearing to all parties
interested was made. The engineer
of said ditch and parties interested in,
or affected by said improvement were
present, %whereupon the chairman Of
the Board invited all. parties present
to make known their reasons either
for or against the acceptance of said
ditch and file objections as to final
payment for the work completed.
Mr.. Joseph Sellner complained a.
bout the tile at the main outlet on John
Sellner's place.
MI. John Sellner asked for a bulk
head of "a inch on Branch E, but no
action was taken.
MI. L. ]. Bergum complained a.
bout the outlet of Branch No. l en-
tering Main Ditch.
Mr.. Willis Cunningham complain
ed that he is assessed $247.5 80 with
out receiving a tile branch and the
Board allowed that n intake be
placed at MI. Laux's place as this
would prevent the flooding of the
tiles, aad also that the tile be extend
ed across road on 2K branch E at
Mr.. Cunningham's place.
Mr.. Christ Sellner complained that
lateral / of lateral 2 was cut 400 feet,
and the engineer proved that such
was not the case.
Mr.. George Eckstein complained
that he did not receive an outlet. and
he was told that he could get an out
let and that his land vas too low for a
tile branch.
Mr.. Andrew Zwatschke asked to
be given another drain in the N. Ella
of the N. E. IA of section % leading
north, and the engineer informed
him that the same could not be done.
Mr.. J. E. Helget asked that an in
take be placed at station 280 NIL on
Mr.. Andrew Zwatschke's farm and
the same was granted.
MI. George Tauer complained that
he had no outlet for the pot holes To-
Gated in the N1-2 of section "a and it
was pointed out to him that this land
is in another water shed.
Joseph A. Sellner asked that an in
take be placed at4stationsr 66&30 o.
branch E, another intake be placed
at station As of lot 2 of branch E, and
another intake at station At O.
Branch E, which were granted.
MI. H. A. Tauer complained about
the outlet of the ditch running thru
the SW Ia of NE IA Of section "a
but nothing was done in this matter
Mr.. C. A.. Thorkelson and Hans
N. johnson asked for a branch tt
drain part of the Sc IA of the NV
Ia of section 80, but nothing was
done in regard to same.
The complaints of Rollof Hayne,
Joseph Heller, Anton Moldan and
Joseph Goblirsch were of a small ma
ture and nothing as done.
Mr.. Joseph Fink and Halvor Olsen
asked that the outlet Of sub-main
ditch be cleaned out, but the Board
found no jurisdiction to grant the re-
quest.
After due consideration, with ev-
erything which was said by said inter
ested parties for or against the final
acceptance Of this, ditch and being
satisfied by all evidence produced at
such hearing, Commissioner Joseph
~. Sperl moved that The final certif-
cate of the engineer as to the compile
ton of the contract sletLto Fritz Auf-
derheideI and Sons for the construc-
ton of all tile-work of said ditch be
accepted on condition that the con
tractors promise to comply with the
minor details as granted to some par
ties interested in placing the bulk
head and intakes allowed, which re-
ceived a second from Commissioner
C. l.. Palmer, and by an unanimous
vote County Ditch Nc. 80 was accep-
ted, and the Auditor was authorized
to issue his warrant. in the amount OF
$13,536.28 to the contractors as per
final certificate of the engineer.
A petition signed by Halvor Olson,
Carl A. Thorkelson, Chas. Bernloehr,
II. M. johnson and Isaac 81. Olson
praying that a competent civil engi-
.neer be appointed to investigate the
needed clean out and repairs on that
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