New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-03-14

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was committed through ignorance. and
not malice.
On motion the matter was referred to
the President of Council for investiga-
ton and action.
The Secretary of the Fire Department.,
Mr.. VIM. Brust, presented the quarter
" reports of the several branches of
said Dept, they were read and after
consideration ordered filed; he also pre-
sented Amendments to Article 6 of the
Constitution of the Fire Dept. and rec
commended the approval of same.
On motion the same were approved
as recommended by the Fire Dept.
Further resolved that on recommen-
dation of the Fire Dept. the City be di-
vided into four Fire Districts as follows
all that part lying east of Centre and
Minnesota streets being District No. l,
all that part lying south of Centre and
Minnesota streets being District No. 2.
All that part lying west of Centre and
Minnesota Streets being District No. 8.
All that part lying north of Centre
and Minnesota Street being District
No. 4.
Mr.. F. H. Retzlaft appeared before
the Council and requested the same for
permission to build two sheds covered
with sheet iron to shelter farming ma
chinery, on Lot No. 4, Block No. SO,
north of Centre Street.
On motion said petition was granted.
On motion the Clerk was author
lied to order the necessary blanks for
building permits, also book to keep
records of the same.
A communication from the Mayor
was presented, read and on motion laid
over, to be taken up and considered at
some future meeting.
A communication of the "Sons of
Herman" was presented, read and after
consisting of Councillors Hauenstein and
Jacobs for investigation, to report at
some future meeting.
The Police reports of February were
presented, read, and ordered filed, ex-
cept that part of the report of the Chief
of Police, which relating to butchershops
was referred to the President of Coun-
Gil for investigation.
The Committee through President
Rudolph reports that the City Well hav-
ing been completed by the Contractor
and that several tests as to the quantity
OF water haVeibeen made in presence of
thesCity Council. Messrs. John H auen-
stein and George Doehne were appoint
ed a committee to collect all advisable
information as to necessary machinery
and its costs, that may be required to
make the we'll useful for the city. The
Committee is authorized to go abroad
at the expense of the city, if necessary,
for such information.
On motion it was resolved:
That notice is hereby given, that at
the next Annual Charter Election OF
this City. to be held on the first Tues
day, being the Sd day of April 1883, the
following officers are to be elected to
wit:
For the city at large, one Mayor, one
City Clerk, one City Treasurer, two
Justices of the Peace and one Constable.
For the first ward one Councillor, for
the second warfl one Councillor for one
year and one Councillor for two years,
for the third ward one Councillor. The
places of election to be as per ordinance
No. 20.
Resolved that the City Clerk gives
the proper notice thereof.
On motion the following Councillors
and Electors were appointed Judges of
Election:
First Ward: George Doehne, VIM.
Koch and Jacob Pfenninger.
Second Ward: F. friedman, Franz
Schubert and Chas. Rolloff.
Third Ward: j. G. Rudolph, j. Lau.
denscnlager and Carl Knospe.
The following bills were presented,
audited and ordered paid:
Scraper .. $50
lin roll for city map ...... ..4.50
Expenses to Fire dept, oil ETC.. %. 68
Pipes on cistern etc ........ 600
Supporting poor -. .2.15
Work on bridge =. .33. 45
Shoveling snow on streets, 80. 81 go
The Council thereupon adjourned to
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