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

The County Commissioners OF
Brown County, Minnesota, met pur-
suant- to a special call made by the
County Auditor this 9th day Of
October, A.. D. 1921, at 2 o'clock P.
M.
All members present.
The call being read the Board pro
ceeded to take up the matter Of the
petition Of Carrie Jensen and Others J.
praying for the repairing, deepening
and widening of that portion OF
Branch No. 8 of County Ditch No.
IL, extending between stations Co
SO, both inclusive; and the engineers
report filed IN said matter proved
that due notice of said hearing had
been given. The engineer and all
parties interested or affected by said
proposed improvement were present.
The County Board thereupon heard
the evidence of all parties for and a.
gainst said proposed Improvement
and the evidence Of the engineer
with respect. to the contemplated I'M
provement and the opinion. OF the
character of the resultant conditions
created in the event the Improvement
petitioned for be granted. Upon due
and careful consideration Of the said
petition, report of the engineer. and 90.
the evidence performed in said mat
ter at said hearing; , It has Sd been 2a N made de
to. appear to the satisfaction Of the
County Board that the said Improve.
ment petiittiio1ned for will be wholly
unaffected to secure the relief prayed g
for unless. there be constructed OF
said Branch No. 3 a new and mtuch
larger outlet and the entire branch
No. 8 be repaired, deepened and
widened. On motion of Commission
er Charles Palmer and seconded by
Commissioner Henry J. Meyer and
unanimous carried it was ordered
that the said petition be denied.
A committee from the village OF
Comfrey and town of Bashaw headed
by H. D. Reed, Martin Windschtl,
lie. A. Armstrond, c. E. Peterson, and
Emil johnson appeared before the
Board presenting petitions asking to
retain as a State Road that portion
of State Road No. 8, which was
changed by the County Board July
~. 1921, and after listening to the
arguments presented by the parties
present, Commissioner Henry j. Mey=
er offered the following resolution re-
ceiving a second from Commissioner
Charles Palmer which was adopted
bv a unanimous vote of the Board.
WHEREAS, A petition in writing
signed by So residents and freeholders
.1of the village of Comfrey and BY &c
presidents, and, freeholders of. the Town
of Bashaw, having been presented to
the County Board requesting that
the action of the County Board Of
| July IL, 1921, with respect to a
change, alteration and elimination OF
la norton of the State Road No. g.
j. to-wit: -.
"That the portion Of the deslgnat'
ed State Road No. 8, extending iron
the Northwest corner of section 81
Township 1oS, Range "a, running
, thence east 8 miles and thence SOUTH
one mile, be eliminated and the Pub
lie Highway extending from the
Northwest corner of Section 81
Township and Range aforesaid, south
to the Southwest corner OF SAID sec.
ton so, be designated as a part ano
portion of said state road No. 8 DC
wholly rescinded; and, !.
WHEREAS, In and by said petit
ton the Petitioners pray that the
County Board redesignate the PUBIC
:, Highway extending from the North.
west corner of section 80, Township
and Range aforesaid, running thence
east 8 miles and thence south 3 one
mile, as a part and portion of said
State Road No. 8; andn.: raui n
WHEREAS, It has been made = to
appear to the satisfaction OF the
ECounty Board BY the testimony Of
the said petitioners upof1d5SBhiss hearing.
that the Public Travel, Welfare ano
Convenience will be more effectively
and substantially subserved by grant
ing the said prayer Of the said Petl-
TONERS; now. therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, BY the Coun-
ty Board of Brown County, Mlnneso-
ia. that it's action taken on July IL,
1921, with respect to a change, alter
fation and elimination Of a portion OF
State Road No. 8, be and is hereby
wholly rescinded;; and be it.,
FURTHER RESOLVED, Ihat
that portion of said State Road No.
8 extending from the Northwest Cor
er Of said section 80, Township M
Range aforesaid, running thence east
8 miles and thence south n mile, be
Land the same is hereby r~edeslgnated
as a part and a portion Of said State