The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-12
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
REDWOOD COUNTY, MINNESOTA
January 8, 1889

The Board of Redwood County
Commissioners convened in regular
session on the third day of January,
1889. in the Commissioners Room of
Minnesota. All board members We're
present.
On motion of Philip Raveling and
duly passed, Herman MuetZel was
elected Chairman of the board for the
year 1889.
On motion of Herman Beckman and
duly passed, J. p. Kragh was elected
Vice Chairman, of the board for the
On motion of Philip Ravelng and
duly passed; Edwin Wells, ]. p.
Kragh and Ira r. Rogers were apA
pointed committee for the year 1899
on Court House and Jail.
On Motion of Philip Raveling- and
duly passed., Edwin Wells, J. P.
Kragh and Ira r. Rogers were APP
pointed committee for the year 1899
On motion of j. P. Kragh and duly
passed, Herman Muetzel, Philip
appointed committee for the year
1899 on County Home.
On motion of J: p. Kragh and duly
passed, DR.. J.. w. Anderson, Philip
appointed 1ted Board of Health for the
On Motion of Herman Beckman and
duly passed, the Sheriff's salary for
LILO year was set 1T lWO
sand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($2, 250.00.
On motion of ]. p. Kragh and duly
passed. Henry Radtke was re-hired
One Hundred Thirty Dollars ($13O.0O)
per month for the year 1889.
On motion of Herman Beckman
rehired as Superintendent of the
County Home for the year 1899 at
One Hundred Ten Dollars ($110.0O
per month.
On motion of Philip Raveling and
duly passed, the salary of the County
Auditor is fixed at $3,0O0.CO per year
for the present term in accordance
with wit provisions os Of Section 6, Chapter
On motion of j. p Kragh and duly
passed. the sum of Six Hundred Dol
lars t$6O0.0O) was set aside for clerk
hire in the County Auditors office
or as much thereof as may be needed
during the year 1888.
On motion of ]. 2. Kragh and duly
passed, the sum of -Four Hundred
clerk hire in the County Treasurers
office or as much thereof as may be
needed during the year 1889.
On motion of }. p. Kragh
and duly passed, the salary of the
Seventy Five Dollars ($75OO) per
month for the year 1889.
On motion of Herman Beckman
and duly passed, the salary OF the
County Attorney was fixed at Two
Thousand Dollars $4,000 for year
1889.
On motion of Herman Beckman
and duly passed, the Superintendent
Of Schools salary was set at Two
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($2500) for year 1889, plus mileage.
On motion of Edwin Wells, second
ed by j. p. Kragh and duly passed,
no beer licenses will be granted to
In pn1x t,fl
of corporated limits of villages or
cities.
On motion of J. P. Kragh and duly
passed, the .eo sum sun of Three Hundred
Superintendent of Schools for clerk
hire during the year 1899.
On motion of Edwin Wells and duly
passed, the application signed by
lief on the S1k of NWA 13-112-37 was
accepted and sent to the Minnesota
Tax Commission for approval.
On motion of Edwin Wells and duly
Fred w. Prahl for homestead relief
on the SR of NWA and N.Y. of SWA
of 32-113-36 was accepted and sent to
the Minnesota Tax Commission for
On motion of ]. P. Kragh and duly
passed, the county auditor was in
structed to issue warrants in pay
ment of telephone, postage. freight
On motion of j. P. Kragh and duly
passed, the county auditor was in
structed to transfer Five Hundred
Dollars (s5OO.OO) from the Revenue
fund to the. County Attorneys Con-
The Board of Redwood County
Commissioners did select the Grand
and Petit Juror lists.
On motion of Herman Beckman and
duly passed, that approximately one
third Of county insurance be given to
the banks of Redwood County.
J. P. Kragh offered the following
resolution and moved it's adoption:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Lundin Brothers of
Mankato, Minnesota, were successful
bidders in Section One %, Open
Ditch Work, on Ditch Number LOG,
Federal File No. Minnesota 15SS-F
WHEREAS. All PwA payrolls ac-
cording to regulations must be paid
in cash and,
WHEREAS. said Lundin Brothers
missioners of Redwood County, Min
nesota, to take under consideration
the Inconvenience of meeting PWA
payrolls in cash and requested the
meeting all PWA payroils by check in
connection with Ditch No. LOG. Fed
eral File No. Minnesota 15SS-F,
which would be great deal more
NOW THEREFORE,, the Board of
County Commissioners of Redwood
County, Minnesota, after due con-
sideration, hereby grants the request
of said Lundin Brothers to handle
PWA payrolls by check
The aforesaid resolution was I'M
animously adopted by vote of the
J. p Kragh offered the following
resolution and moved it's adoption:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, 1t has been made to
appear to the Board of County Com
missioners of Redwood County that
the case Of the State of Minnesota VS..
Oliver McClain is still pending in Dis
trict Court on motion for new trial.
which said case was commenced and
prosecuted by George A. Barnes,
WHEREAS, at .' the request que; of the
County Attorney it is deemed prac-
ticable for said former County At
torney to continue representing Red
therefore said George A. Barnes has
been requested to continue to re-
present said Redwood County in said
matter by the Board of County Com
missioners of Redwood County and
the said George A. Barnes has there
for consented to accept the boards
request.
Now THEREFORE,, said George
A. Barnes, former County Attorney,
be and he hereby is retained by Red
wood County to continue to represent
said Redwood County in said mat
ter
The above resolution was unani-
mously adopted by vote of the board.
On motion of Herman Beckman and
duly passed, the official bond cover
ing Ira r. Rogers. as County Auditor,
with the Aetna Casualty and Surety
company, a corporation of Hartford
Connecticut, in the amount of Twen-
ty Five Hundred Dollars (325OO. OO)