The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-07-14
MERCHANTS SEEK
BETTER ROAD TO
NORTH REDWOOD
Commissioners Declare Action
at Present Impossible
on Lower Budget
HILL IN POOR SHAPE
Tax League Demands for Lower
Taxes Cited by Board in
Answer to Group

Redwood Falls, committee with H.
M. Aune as spokesman requested the
board of county commissioners to
build new road between North Red
wood and Redwood Falls at special
session at the court house Tuesday.
Although the hill at present is in
bad condition, little hope of a new
road was given the committee by the
board. It's road and bridge fund is
not sufficient to include the hill work
in its limited building program at the
present time-necessitated by the
cutting of it's budget.
Mr.. Aune pointed out that the road
is badly in need of repairs and asked
the boards help in remedylngs the
situation.
John Arends, chairman of the
board, told the merchants committee
that the new road would have been
built two years ago if it were not for
the necessity of keeping taxes down,
which means lowering the road build
ing program. The board promised the
road two years ago, but later recon-
sidered. Commissioner George Sch
messing told the committee that the
county expects the state to pay OF
several thousand dollars in road and
bridge bonds soon and when paid, the
proposed hill project could possibly
be taken up.
Assemblies Board
The board was in different parts OF
the court house checking over the OF
ficials' books, as required by law
when the committee appeared. The
members were called together in the
commissioners room where they
heard the request of the merchants.
H. M. Aune told the boald that the
committee feels the county would pro-
fit by the construction, since farmers
who have to cross the steep and rough
hill to get to this part of the county
go elsewhere to do their trading.
Mr.. Aune spoke of the accident IN
Ramsey State park Sunday in which
four people were injured slightly
when their car ran into ditch and
turned over. Before they started
they were told not to go by way OF
North Redwood, Mr.. Aune stated, be-
cause of the hill there.
He also told the board that ice
and snow on the road in winter make
it practically impossible to come to
Redwood county from the north.
Tells Condition of County
John Arends, president of the
board, told of the financial condition
of the county and how the board
members have been urged all winter,
spring and summer, by the Tax
league, to lower taxes.
Committee members expressed the
opinion that matter of one or two
miles of construction is small one
to a county. L. E. Backer, one OF
the committee members, stated that
because of the unemployment situa-
ton, it would be a good time for the
construction as the job could be done
by manual labor instead of machin-
cry. He also stated that it would
solve some of the boards worries for
the voorhees, next winter.
The merchants represented at the
meeting included, H. M. Aune, Rud
Stensvad, w. A. Hauck, A. n. Jaehn-
ing, L. E. Backer, F. G. Hubbard and
C. A. Lauterbach, secretary OF the
Merchants association.
The board has been in session since
Monday, checking the books OF the
county treasurer and auditor. 1t Will
meet again Monday to equalize the
books of the county assessors.