New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1921-10-28
County Commissioners
Special Session.

Inc BOarQ OIL county COmIHlSSloA-
ers, Brown County, Minnesota, met
in special session this Goth day of
October, A. D. 1921, at 2 o'clock P. M.
in the Commissioners chambers in the
courthouse, in the City of New Ulm,
Brown County, Minnesota, pursuant
ito agreement made on October 10th,
1921, for the purpose of receiving the
committees report in regard to final
settlement contract on County Ditch
No. AZ. :
All members present.
The committee submitted their re-
port stating that they have inspected
the tile lines on County Ditch No. AZ,
which were claimed by Messrs. Han
sen, Christensen and Lee, to be filled
with mud, but were found to be free
from sediment and the system was
efficiently operating, and therefore re-
commend that the contractors be paid
the 100000 due them on their con-
tract.
The report was on molten accepted
and the auditor instructed to issue his
warrant to the contractors for the
balance due them. -
j. O. Case, was allowed $4,000
as part payment on his contract of
grading the approach at the Alvin
Bridge, upon the approval of the high
way engineers certificate!
The petition of, Joseph Haas, a free
holder, to be set off from School
District No. 10 to School District No.
80, was granted a hearing OF January
4th, 1922, at 2 o'clock P. M.
C. N. Robertson, highway engineer,
submitted his final certificate for the
construction Of the approach to the
Hindermann Bridge, done under con-
tract by F. c.. Koehne. approving the
payment of $4,000, being balance due
of the contract price. The certificate
was accepted and the Auditor instruct
ed to issue his warrant for the amount
stated, payable to the contractor.
F. D. Minium, engineer on County
Ditch No. 33, submitted petitions OF
land owners interested in the CON
struction Of County Ditch No. 33 for
privilege to connect outlets, which
lands are embraced in the watershed
of the heretofore established County
Ditch No. 33, and were heretofore
duly and legally assessed benefits for
the establishment, construction and
completion of said ditch, but were not
included in the construction of or al
lowance for any lateral or spur bitches
for drainage thereof, and were not
given outlet facilities for proper drain
age thereof. The petitions we're duly
filed.
Joseph Messenger, of the town OF
Bashaw appeared before the Board IN
regard to the outlet of County Ditch
No. "a, asking for damages, but no
action was taken.
The committee appointed to work
in conjunction with the town board OF
Cottonwood in the matter Of the
erection and construction of two re-
tanning walls, and laying of concrete
culverts in the town road crossing the
NE 1-4-of Section IA, together with the
necessary grading and crawling OF
said road, reported in writing that the
contract was let to Keute Brothers, OF
New Ulm, and that the contractors
have completed their contract accord
ing to plans and specifications. There
was found necessary to add extra
wings and some railing for the pro-
lection oil the guards and travel OF the
public highway, at the cost OF $385.44,
and that this extra outlay Tor the
proper completion of the work as
specified the committee finds to be
most benefcially expended, and there
fore recommend that the town OF
Cottonwood be reimbursed for one
half Of the cost of this construction,
out of the County Road & Bridge
Fund. The report was accepted and
the auditor instructed to issue his
warrant in the amount of $10l2.72 IN
favor of the town of Cottonwood:
The report of the committee APP
pointed on February 9th, 1919, to
work in conjunction with the super
visors of the towns of Sigel and Stark,
for the grading two miles of road on
the town line Of said towns, reported
in writing that this road which COM
mences on the town line in the. NE
corner of Section 2~4-109-32, thence
running south on the town line a
distance of two miles and terminating
in the public highway in Section
25-109-32, has been graded to the
satisfaction of the committee and the
Supervisors at a cost of S2767.41, and
thew recommend that one-thlrd OF SAID
amount be appropriated to said town
ship.
The report was accepted and the
auditor instructed to issue his warrant
for one-third of the amount mentioned,
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