New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1921-07-22

the County Board, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Coun-
ty Auditor is herewith and herepy
directed to prepare proper and suitable
form of an abstract index for the IN
dexing of the important depart,
ments of the county government and
order and obtain the necessary and
proper books for the purpose OF
making such abstract index; ana
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the County Auditor is herewith
and hereby authorized and empower,
ed to secure such additional and
suitable help as he deems necessary
for the complete and proper execu-
ton of the said work. ,
The following orders were received
from c.. M. Babcock, Commissioner
of Highways, that the County and
subdivisions thereof are hereby re-
lieyed from maintenance responsible
and determined thereon until such
time as determined location OF trunk
highways are constructed and opened
to traffic.
Order No. 1887.
The present public road from a
point on Trunk Highway No. Z II
Sleepy Eve, thence ~northerly thru
Sleepy Eye and over present State
Aid Road No. 4gto the crossing over
the Minnesota Roiver in sec. q, L.
Ill, r. 80.
Order No. 1885.
The present public road crossing
the Minnesota River at New Ulm;
thence westerly thru New Ufm and
over present State Aid Road No. l,
to Trunk Highway No. 70 in Sleepy
Eye.
Order No. 1886.
The present public road commence
ing at a point on the south county
line at OF near the S IA corner of
Sec. "a, T. 1O8, r. 80; thence nor
therly over present State Aid Road
No. 2 and thru New ;Ulm to and
crossing the Minnesota River.
Order No. 1916.
The present public road commenc-
ing at a. point On Trunk Highway
No. 70 in Sleepy Eye; thence wester-
ly over present State Aid Road No.
/. and thru Golden and Springfield
to the West County line at or neal
the N. w. Cor. of Sec. 10, I. 100,
r. IS. IT'D a
Frank Iberson, chairman Of the
SUPERVISORS of the Town of Home,
appeared before the Board regard
ling the appointment of weed inspect
or, and the Auditor was requested
to communicate with, the State
| Weed Inspector upon the subject
and to receive further directions from
that office.
The applications of Joseph H.
Vogel Of New Ulm and August Rol-
loft of the Town of Milford asking for
a reduction in the assessed valuation
of real estate for the current year
was referred to Commissioner Meyer
Ifor investigation and to report to
the Board at their next meeting.
Messers. Hers and Marschner,
architects, presented their final GER.
tifcate of payment and statement OF
account with information that Publ
mann Brothers who were awarded
the contract of the laying of terrazo
floors on the first floor of the Brown
County Court House have completed
the contract according to plans and
specifications and that $2989.0O. is
still due to the contractor. The Ger
CulCdC6 Was dCCCPeCo cAAo $4,000
tor was instructed to issue his war
rant for the specified amount due
them.
W. T. Eckstein, County Attorney,
informed the Board of the Court
proceedings in the matter Of County
bitches No. S and 40 up to the
present time.
Ferdinand Crone, J. A. Ochs and
j. P. Graft, a committee from the
Brown County Agricultural Assocla-
ton appeared before the Board ask.
ing for an appropriation of $1000.oO
and upon motion duly carried their
request was granted.
The report of Engineer G. N.
Robertson on Bots Lake was taken
up and for the present the engineer
was instructed to make a plat OF
said lake and file same with the
County Auditor.
The Board presented and cancelled
the several funds Of orders paid from
January 1, 1921 to July, LIST, 1921,
both dates inclusive, and the amounts
were as follows: a,
County Revenue Fund rs 1892. ~
County Poor Fund $3.50 1928. ~