Wins Unanimous Vote Over

Four Other Applicants

For Position.

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APPOINTMENT MADE

AT MEET SATURDAY

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Vacancy Caused By Death Of

Commissioner Sperl Of

First District

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Mayor Emil Mueller of the city of New Ulm. Nick Turbes, chairman of the supervisors of the Town of Cottonwood and Thomas Stadick, chairman of the supervisors of the Town of Sigel met in accordance to the call made by the County Auditor to meet Saturday at 2 o’clock P. M, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joseph J. Sperl, County Commissioner of the First Commissioner District of Brown County. Five applications had been received from applicants for the position and the selection of the successor was difficult. The voting resulted in Joseph G. Tauer of Sigel being appointed.

Is Given Unanimous Vote

At the meeting the members organized by electing Mayor Mueller as chairman of the meeting and the Auditor was instructed to act as secretary. Five names of persons were presented who were applicants for the position, namely, Henry Held, Herman Wendt and John Backer of New Ulm, Joseph G. Tauer and Frank H. Seifert of the Town of Sigel. On motion it was resolved to take an informal ballot and the same resulted that Frank H. Seifert, Joseph G. Tauer and Henry Held each received one vote. On motion it was resolved to take a formal vote and the result was that John Backer, Joseph G. Tauer and Frank H. Seifert each received one vote. It was decided to take another vote and the result was that Joseph G. Tauer received two votes and Henry Held one vote, whereupon it was resolved to make the appointment of Joseph G. Tauer unanimously.

If Mr. Tauer desires to continue in the office, it will be necessary for him to become a candidate at the primary this fall for nomination and election to the office at the November general election. If elected he will then serve out the unexpired term of the late Jos. J. Sperl who was re-elected as County Commissioner at the last general election and entered upon his duties as such January 1, 1925, for a four year term, according to opinions of the Attorney General’s office.

State Law Provision

The laws of the state of Minnesota provide that”any vacancy in the office of county commissioner occurring more than thirty days before election shall be filled by a board of appointment, consisting of the chairman of the town board of each town, and the mayor or president of each city and village in the commissioner district in which such vacancy occurs, which shall meet at the auditor’s office for that purpose, upon three days’ written notice given by such auditor and served personally”.

New Ulm Review,

March 17, 1926

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