New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1921-06-17
County Commissioners
Session.

The Board of County Commission
ers met pursuant to adjournment
taken on January %, 1921, in the
matter of County Ditch No: AZ, at
the house of Christ T. Christensen In
Section 81 in the Town of Albln,
Brown County, Minnesota All mem
bers present.
Meeting called to order by the
Chai:man, MI. Polko 3. Motion made
and carried that W. T. Eckstein act
as clelk of said meeting.
The Chairman reads the call for
said meeting and the parties present
were called upon to present thel1
matters with respect to the completion
and acceptance of said ditch by the
County Board. :,
Attention was called to the fact that
a portion of the tile used in the con-
truct ion Of said ditch were laid IN
territory where there. was a growth OF
willows and it was asked that said tile
be protected against injury and OBJ
struction from the roots of said willows.
Mr.. Herman Aufde1heide, OF the
firm of F. Aufderheide & Sons, in
formed the Board that his contract
does not cover the matter of special
protection to be provided for said
tile and such matter would have to be
taken up direct with the County
Board.
Mr.. Christ T.; Christensen reports
that some of the tile, about a thousand
feet from the end of the tile, was some
what filled with earth; that during the
construction of the ditch the tilels
had some trouble at their camp and
they left the work, leaving the tile
open for some distance and that said
tile had also partially filled up.
Mr.'P. Hanson calls attention to the
fact that a portion of an open ditch
had not been completely filled; also
that he had drained into Branch No. a
without having obtained permission
from the engineer or the Board to do
Mr.. Grotta informs Board that the
intakes on said ditch we're left without
any covers for same.
Mr.. Aufderheide informs the Board
that he will complete all filling accord
ing to contract, supply overs for the
intakes. Also called attention of the
Board to the fact that various parties
had, without any authority, gone upon
the ditch line and made numerous
openings into said tile ditch line and
left these openings uncovered, permit
ting earth and other substances to get
into the tile fol which the contractor
was not responsible, and that if there
was some filling found in portions OF
the tile it was due to this unauthorized
action of certain land owners along the
line of the ditch. Also reported that
on Saturday, June 4, 1921, he had
thoroughly inspected the said ditch
and found the same completed in &C
cordance with his contract.
After due consideration of all matters
presented the following action was
taken by the County Board:
Commissioner Meyer moved that
the contractor be paid the balance due
him on the said contract, less the sum
of One Thouasnd Dollars which is to
be retained by the County as a guaran-
tee for the final completion by the
contractor of the minor details found
contractor is legally liable. Motion
motion was duly carried unanimously.
Moved by Commissioners Palmer
and seconded by Mr.. Meyer that Com
m%issioners johnson and Sperl and the
| Engineer MI. Minium, act as a COM
mittee for the investigation and in
| spection of said ditch and make report
to the Board on October 10, 1921.
and upon said committee reporting
! that contractor has fully performed
: his contract with respect to the minor
: details that %thereupon said contractor
be paid the said sum of One Thousand
dollars hereunder retained by the
County. Motion duly carried un.
: animously.
i, Commissioner Sperl makes report
, to the Board that MI assuelke nov
declines to sell his road machinery al
the price heretofore taken under con
sideration by the parties interested.
Motion made and seconded that the
meeting adjourn. Motion duly cal.
I 1ied. Meeting adjourned.
HERMAN POLKOW
Chairman of County Board
Attest:
Clerk pro TEN.