New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-04-18

Session of the City Council of the
City of New Ulm, held April 10, 1888.
The newly elected members of the
Conucil having all qualified, took their
seats. Present were: John G. Ru-
dolph, E. G. Koch, Jos. Schmucker and
Henry Rudolph. The Council was
called to order, and Councillor John c..
Rudolp ph by a unanimous vote elected
president for the ensuing year.
The Council then approved the ap.
pointments of the following City Offici-
ais, as recommended by the Mayor,
for the ensuing year, viz:
For City Attorney: Jos. A. Eckstein.
g City Marshal: Chas. Winklemann.
Policeman, night duty, for six
months, from May 1st to November
Ist18SS: Jos. Koehler.
&c Assessor: Louis Schilling.
" Lamp-Lighter: Gottlieb Dittman.
" Keeper of Public Cemetery: Jacob
l.. Mueller.
GO Pound Master: Henry Keller.
g Street Cleaner: Ed. Baeumler.
'' Bridge Tender till the new bridge
is completed: Jos. Kunz.
:" Fire Marshal to January 1st, 1889:
Julius Berndt.
"City Scaler: Frank Friedman.
The Council also appointed DR.. O. C.
Strickler as Health Officer for three
years.
The Council then fixed the salaries
and bonds of the various officers as
follows:
City Attorney, salary 5000 per annum
Assessor, '' 200 I" IS
Health Officer, 's 25 :.
City Marshall s. $50 a month
Policeman night duty salary 40 .'
City Clerk g 40 6
Lamp-Lighter g 35 8:
Dridge-Tender g 25 /"
Street Cleaner s. "a week
The bonds of the different officers
were fixed as follows:
City Treasurer $2O,OOO.
City Clerk, City Marshall, City Justices
and Constable $500 each.
A Communication from the Mayor
was presented, read and ordered filed;
consideration and action thereon de-
ferred until the next meeting.
A Report of the Board of Health was
presented and read; the same, being
very complete and containing many
valuable recommendations was ordered
filed for further consideration and
action.
Mr.. c.. W. H. Heideman, Committee
of the artesian we'll subscribers, ap-
peared before the Council and offici-
ally turned over the well to the City,
the same having been tested by the
Committee and the Council, who estab-
lished the facts that more than a suffi-
cient amount of water necessary for all
public uses can be drawn from said
we'll by providing the same with the
requisite pump and machinery.
The Committee then requested the
Council to carry out the propositions
as accepted in a special meeting held
May 23rd 1887, relating to the refund
ing of the money to the subscribers,
and such other points as mentioned in
said propositions. One of the Council s
Well Committee being absent, the mat
ter was laid over until the next meet.
ing.
Mr.. G. H. Hornburg appeared before
the Council and applied for a permit to
remove the stable now on Lot No. /
Block No. 81, south of Centre Street,
to Lot No. 8. Block No. 1O4, south of
Centre Street, and also be allowed to
build on the last named lot a frame
building of the following dimensions:
2Sx33 feet and Is feet high.
On motion same was granted, and
the clerk ordered to issue the permit.
Resolved, that the following rule is
hereby adopted:
Rule No. 80. That hereafter, unless
otherwise expressly provided for, all
moneys paid into the City Treasury,
shall be paid to the City Treasurer,
who shall give duplicate receipts there
for to the party paying the same, one
of which receipts shall be filed by such
party with the City Clerk.
The Selection of the official paper
was referred to the President for con-
sideration and report.
The Council thereupon adjourned to
Thursday the 18th day of April, next, at
Z O. clock p. m.
Attest: JOHN c. RUDOLPH,
LOUIS SCHILLING, Pres. of Council.
Clerk.
Approved April 11th, 1888.
G. WEsCHcKE,
Mayor.
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