New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1921-06-10

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! May,
A. D. 1921, at 2 o'clock P. M, to
transact all such business as may de-
volve upon them. All members
4 present.
Whereas, Carl Case, engineer in the
matter of County Ditch No. IS, made
and filed his preliminary report
! of survey, herein provided by law,
showing and determining that the pro-
posed ditch is necessary, which report
includes a map of the proposed inn
( provements and such information as
is available, and all freeholders of
property affected having been duly
notified, and each and every person
owning land so affected being fully
advised of this meeting and the pc
%titioners and all interested parties
having appeared, and having been
heard, it was therefore decided that
the following changes be made.
That a branch from Station $3.50
be made from the Main Ditch as sur
veyed, running in a southeast direction
across the east line of section II, about
500 north of the South east corner of
section II and continuing southeasterly
in the low ground to and across State
Rural Highway No. 81 into the NV
Ia of 21-1O9-35, and also to establish
a lateral into the NV Ia of section 20
if the owners give their consent to
same.
And it was therefore resolved that
he engineer is hereby empowered to
make his final report in accordance to
aW.
The Board appointed Henry F.
)ohrmann of Leavenworth, John A.
: ,ellner, of New Ulm, and John Schulz,
I Springfield, three freeholders, as
levers on County Ditch No. IS.
The supervisors of the town of Cot
onwood appeared before the Board
presenting a petition for an apropria-
ton of $1500.OO out of the County
Road & Bridge Fund to assist said
township in paying one-half of the cost
of. construction and erection of one
concrete culvert on the Mankato road,
over and across the NE Id of Section
Ia, township 100, Range 80, and for
the erection and construction of 2
concrete walls.
The Board granted their request and
the Chairman appointed Commission
2rs Sperl and Meyer as a committee
10 cooperate with the town Board of
said town in the letting of the contract
for and the inspection and acceptance
of the work.
Anton Brand appeared before the
struction of County Ditch No. As, and
engineer on said ditch.
The auditor was instructed to adj
vertise for bids for the grading of a
section of road between sections 1 and
IL, township 100, range 81, and furn-
ishing and placing one 24"-3O' cul-
vert, also to advertise for the recon-
struction of the south approach of the
Hindermann bridge located in section
22-111-32, and for the furnishing of
$50 tons of soft coal. Bids to be re-
ceived until 2 P. M. on the 18th day of
July, 1921.
John Trebisch of the town of Leaven-
worth appeared before the Board COM
planning about certain branches of
County Ditch No. 18 being in need of
repairs, and the matter was referred
to Commissioners Palmer and POlkow
for investigation.
Pullman Brothers were allowed
$1,000. 90 as part payment on their
contract for the construction and lay
ing of the %terrazzo floor in the Court
House.
H. W. Moody, representing Gates,
White & Company, Bond Brokers, Of
Minneapolis, appeared befor r the
Board submitting a proposal for the
issuance of approximately $45,000
road bonds under Chapter 522, Laws
1921; said proposal was considered,
and it was duly resolved to later ac-
cept same.
Agreeable by the County Board at
their session held on May 18th, 1921,
and at the request of the interested
parties in the matter of County Ditch
No. So, asking for a rehearing of the
preliminary report made by F. D..
Minium, engineer, and filed for hearing
on the 27th day of December, 1920, |
a special call was issued by the parties
interested in such drainage project
to meet this day. The County Board
after hearing all such suggestions
offered by the interested parties,
ordered the engineer in making his
final report to make alterations as
follows:
FIRST: Lateral No. 8 be extended
in a southerly direction across the east
and west highway into Government
Lot No. l for complete drainage.
SECOND: That a new lateral be
added to the Main Line and extended
into the northwesterly portion of
Government Lot No. 1 for complete
drainage of said tract.
THIRD: That a new lateral be
extended into the southwesterly por-
tion of Government Lot No. / and con-
nected to and with the present tile
outlet now laid.
FOURTH: That all of lateral No. 1
be eliminated except the lower portion
which shall be laid with tile of suf-
ficient size and depth, and connect to
and with the present tile drain now in
operation.
FIFTH: The request of Rollof H.
Haukvik, that lateral No. 8 be elimin-
ated from station 1 to FL of Govern
ment Lots 10 and Is: that said govern