Hearing Lasted Many Hours Much Evidence Heard

Pro And Con.

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ROAD IMPROVEMENT

FAVORABLY

CONSIDERED

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State Aid Road No. 19

To Be Graded And

Graveled This Year.

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By a unanimous vote the county commissioners at a special meeting held last Friday denied the petition of free-holders in school districts Nos. 32, 59 and 65 to form a new school district. This may end a controversy that has been going on for some years. Both the petitioners and those opposed were represented by counsel. The hearing was held in the court room and lasted from ten a.m. to 4 p.m.

Row in District.

Everything was lovely in school district No. 65 until at a school meeting, after bonds had been voted for the erection of a new school house, a new site was selected for the erection of the new building. Then the row started and the voters of the district have had five elections on the question of site, those favoring a change winning out in each instance.

Mandamus Proceedings Begin.

No efforts were made by the district officers to build the new school house and mandamus proceedings were instituted to force them to act. Judge Olsen decided that the proceedings designating a new site had been regular and granted an order directing the board to carry out the wishes of the voters. From this order an appeal was perfected to the supreme court and this tribunal sustained the lower court, which means that the school house will be built and on the new site.

Petitioners For New District.

Anticipating an adverse decision, those who were not satisfied with the new site presented a petition to the county auditor for the formation of a new district which was denied at Friday’s meeting. Those who signed the petition were Math. Schumacher and John A. Jergenson of District No 32, John Sturm and Otto Sturm of District No. 59 and Emil Gilbertson, Albert Anderson, J. B. Augustin, John Lang, Joseph Utz, Otto Meerfeld, Emma B. Platz, Marie Altermatt, District No. 65. The total number of pupils attending school in these three districts is 107. The proposed district would have taken 1 pupil each 32 and 59 and 19 from Districts Nos. from District No. 65. The lands to form the new district are located in Burnstown and Leavenworth.

Roads To Be Graded.

At the special meeting other business was also transacted. It was voted that the Town of Eden be paid the sum of $3,000 out of the road and bridge fund, it appearing that the town board had expended the sum of $6,334.44 in graveling certain roads. $1,500 was made payable at once.

C. N. Robertson, highway engineer was directed to make the necessary surveys and prepare plans and specifications for grading and graveling State Aid Road No. 19, his preliminary estimate showing that the cost would be approximately $5,846.

Painting of Bridges.

It was also decided to have the Poor Farm bridge, the Alwin bridge and the Portner bridge on State road No. 3 painted and the necessary paint was ordered from the Tropical Paint & Oil Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. The auditor was instructed to take out workman’s compensation for those who will do this work.

Raise Recommended.

The board also adopted a resolution recommending to the state tax commission to have the assessed valuation of four tracts of lands raised because in their opinion the same are now assessed at a sum grossly inadequate as compared with the assessment of other real estate in the same and adjoining districts, similarly situated. Adjournment followed after allowing a grist of bills.

New Ulm Review,

July 29, 1925

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