New Ulm review., 1922-02-22
ton was adopted by the unanimous
vote Of the Board:

I WHEREAS, The County Board o
Equalization in and for the County o
Brown, State Of Minnesota, duly me
at the Chambers of the County Com
missioners in the Court House in thu
| City Of New Ulm, in said county ane
state, on Monday, July 18, 1921, fo1
| the purpose of examining the assess
ment books Of the County as returned
! by the assessors for the year 1921, al
as provided by law: and .s
WHEREAS, the said Board Of Equa
lzation did, pursuant to law, make
, such examination Of all the items as
lso returned by the assessors for al
assessment districts in said county fol
4thet year 1921, and did make equaliza.
ton of all of said items according te
their best judgment and ability; anc
I WHEREAS, the said Board o1
Equalization did, on the 18th day o.
July, = 1921, have under consideration
Item 36, being Goods and Merchan.
disc of ''Rretail Merchants and at
| said time determined that said item sc
above set forth be raised 20 per cent
in and for the City of Sleepy Eye,
in said County; and
WHEREAS, it has been made tc
appear to the satisfaction OF the
! County Board Of Brown County, Min
nesota, that the Board Of Equaiiza-
tion at said time, by inadvertence and
unintentional mistake, made an error
in placing the said increase of valua-
tion of Item 36 above set forth at
20 per cent, and that in truth and il
fact such, increase Of valuation Of said
Item 36 should have been placed at
an increase of but l02per cent; and
WHEREAS, the County Board Of
Brown County deems it highly unfair,
inequitable and unjust to exact an in
crease of 20 per cent in valuation on
said Item So, insofar as the same ap-
plies to the City of Sleepy Eye, and
that equity and good conscience de-
mand that said error herein specified
be corrected and rectifed; now, there
fore ~,4- sEt} E#a=, .Na@.,1@-s
BE 1T RESOLVED, by the County
Board of Brown County, Minnesota,
that we petition the Minnesota Tax
Commission to give due consideration
of this petition herewith submitted and
that said Honorable Body issue it's
order granting the relief prayed for
herein, and such other or different &C
ton as the said Commission may deem
just and proper in the premises.
The communication from C. P. Bull,
State Weed Inspector, together with a
notice to appoint local weed inspectors
for Brown County was duly read and
the matter was laid on the table for
some future meeting.
The salary of C. N. Robertson,
State. District Engineer, was left at
$4,000 per month up to December
81, 1922. The mileage for the use of a
car was reduced to 10 cents per mile
and expenses.
A communication from the Minneso-
sofa Highway Department was read
asking special consideration toward
affecting closed relations with Town
ships uniting on local roads improve
ment and maintenance and the Auditor
was authorized to again notify the de.
partment that such plans as outlined
have been effective in the County fol
many years as the best results were
obtained for the general public,
The following claims were audited
and ordered paid:
John Cutting, justice fees. -, 81 81
G.. S. Peterson, justice fees. .... 5.2!
Aug. Bigot, constable fees and -
mileage ........ ~
w. J. Julius, boarding pris-
| OnerS for Jan. ............ 13. "
G.. N. Robertson, expenses as II
| engineer ...... ........ 61. 8!
w. J. julius, auto expense etc.,
county matters ...... ...... As. 81
F. W. Johnson, meals to jurors 4
| ,Dist. Court -. AZ OF
II. D. Minium, plats for Go. .
50 Auditors Office 114.2s
DR.. M. A. Kiefer, deputy
coroner's fees and mil. 79(
New Ulm Gas Co., gas used H.
at court house and Jail. =. IA o.
City of New Ulm, water and
light used at court house and
! jail 49,. ..... ~. 81
New Ulm Rural Tel. Co.,
| phone rental for Feb. 49,. 81 .2
| N. Henningsen, insurance re-
/ neWal ..... ................. 81 s
John Henle, insurance re-
newal 2o4. 0
Mrs. Phil. Liesch, welfare
! board expenses .. ...... 49, 0
| J. A. Ochs & Sons, towels,
! pillow slips to Jail .......- rs
John Brey, soap and mop
heads to jail =. ........ 1876
Wilson Chem CO., floor sweeping
| compound to court house :. II 0