New Ulm review., 1922-05-17
SP' P'lECIAL SE]S sion
ON DITCH J ! NAT Nj II TIERS
County Board B,,,., Establis hes
County Ditch No. 81 and and
Fixes AMOUNT Of Damages
and Benefits 70 Property
Affected.


The County Commissioners Of Brown y &
County, Minnesota, met pursuant rs Y to g {. 2
special call made by the County Audi l.1l-,
tor this 10th day Of May, a. D])., 1927, :l.s2,
at 10. a.. M. All members present. At.
The meeting was called for the PUT; p'|iE.;
pose. Of hearing the petition ID i the he
matter of County Ditch No. g .s to; to-
gether With the various reports Of the
Engineer and Viewers thereon for the
establishment Of said ditch; and there mere
appearing by proper evidence that that
due notice has been given OF the the pen pen,
dency Of said petition; and OF said said
| time of hearing thereon; and that the
civil engineer appointe thereon by the the
said Board to survey said ditch HI has
completed his work and duly filed y his HI s
report in the Office Of the County
Auditor; and that the viewers
appointed by said Board to view az and
report on said ditch have completed
| their labors and made and filed their t +
report in due form in the office Of
the County Auditor; and that Fred rec
Blocker, Edward skoog, Herm an Tess
man, msaun Herman Stark, Mrs William P,
Stark, Ben Elsing, Albert Neubauer,
Emil Jeske, J. F. Farrell, John 9.
Schultz, George Balback, Perry Pc
terson and Otto Mielke supervisor OF
the. Town Of Bashaw We're present
together With Attorney H. N. somsen,
who appeared for some Of the peti:-
TONERS, whereupon the Board pro-
ceeded to hear all parties for or against
| the construction Of said ditch and all
other matters pertaining thereto, and
finding little objection as to, Branch
No. 12 of Main A, which was requested
to be extended, and Branch No. 2O
to be constructed; Branch No. ! to
| be relocated, it was, therefore, decided
to refer the engineers report, back Tor or
an amended report; it was also decided
| to refer back; to, the viewers their re-
|port on the question of benefits and
damages and amendments as the Coun- e.
ty Board deems just and proper under dlt
the evidence adduced by ordering that
Fred Blocker, the owner Of the NV
Ia Of S w Ia Of Section 8, Town
ship 10S, Range 33 be allowed $4,000
damages instead Of $1,000 and that
Harry Trautrnan owner Of the s p p i IL ..
of the S w IA Of section q. should ! be
assessed no benefits nor awarded dam. Ian <
ages and that the, estimated benefits
on State Road No. 8 between the NV q
IA of the SW.14 Of section No. 49,,
Township 108, Range 81 Of the. NE il IA. I
of the Sc IA in Section No. 80, Town,
ship 1O8, Range No. "a should be,
$4,000 and the total benefits on said
road No. 8, should be $450.00. On.
motion recess was taken to. two
o. clock this afternoon to give the en-
Igineer and viewers ample time to
submit their amended reports. .5
/ ii Afternoon Session. ts.S
The Board met at two o'clock this
afternoon. All members present. The.
engineer and viewers filed their amended
reports on County Ditch No. 81 which
were taken up for consideration. Tie
objections having been overcome, and
the County Board being satisfied that.
the proposed ditch will be. a public
utility and conducive to public health
and public benefit and convenience,
they therefore did by resolution locate.
and establish the said ditch according.
to the report and specifications Of the,
civil engineer made and filed therein.
and confirmed the report Of the viewers
made and filed therein; as the same is
ordered amended BY the County Board,
/ County Commissioner s. NJ. Hanson
and State Highway engineer from Wa
tonwan County appeared before the,
Board in regard to State Road No. 1O
East Of Conafrey, but no action was
taken. y s5ss.. .s. III.
! Mr. Rudolph Alvin appeared before
the Board in reference to the / 1-2
acre tract Of land located at the old
Alvin bridge belonging to the County,
which he wishes to purchase, and it
was decided that the whole Board first
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