New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-08-13
Doings Of the Aldermen.

a regular session Of the council WAS
held August 5, 1890. All members.
were present except Ochs, and Presi-
dent Koch occupied the chair. The
minutes OF the regular meeting OF July
lst and also of the adjourned meetings
OF July 9th and 18th were read anu ap-
proved.
VIM. Vetter and Chr. Regelin then
appeared before the council, and ar
gued for certain repairs on Summit
Avenue. On motion, the street COM
missioner was ordered to spend one
week on said street and put the same
In a passable condition under the dir
rection of the street committee.
The clerk reported that he had made
satisfactory agreement with Mr.. Elder,
representative of Fairbanks, Morse &
Co, for laying the water mains on LIST
North Street on established grade and
also that said pipes were laid as or
dered. The report was accepted
The committee, appointed to draw
up an ordinance, regulating the liquor
traffic IN this city, presented their re-
port, which was read and accepted.
The council then opened the bids of
banks for the deposit of city funds for
the ensuing two years. On motion the
proposal of the Citizens Bank of This
city was accepted and the Bank re-
quested to furnish bonds in the sum OF
$50, 900 with two or more securities. to
be approved of bv the mayor. The bids
Tor the construction of sidewalk on a
part OF Centre Street were then opened
and contract awarded Gust. Boock for
the sum OF 5000, that being the lowest
bid. The City Clerk was ordered to
enter into contract, to be prepared
by the City Attorney, on behalf OF the
city with said Gust. Boock, for the
faithful performance OF which contrae-
tor must furnish bonds in the sum of
S4OO, with good securities, approved of
by the mayor The work must be COM
pleted on or before September 1st
next
Building notices were granted to He
lena Roos and Bernhard Fesemeier as
set forth in their notices.
On motion the sum of fifty dollars
was allowed Capt. F. Burg for repairs
! OF city ordnance.
| A communication from the chief en-
gineer of the Fire Department was read
and ordered filed. whereupon said Off
GER with the committee on Fire Depart
ment was authorized TO purchase at
once SIX play-plpes and one shnt-oh
nozzle; also TO secure bids for the hose
carts and hose, referred to in the com-
munication, and present the same to-,
the council for consideration at some
future meeting
A communication from the committee,
on the erection of q state monument
III cOmmemOratlen of the Indian Mas,
sacre Of August, 1862, requesting gAe
( council to designate the site for the
monument, was read and ordered fled.
Whereupon the council resolved to lay
the matter over to the next meeting in
order to give the council an opportpni-
" to view the different localities thought
desirable for such purpose.
On motion it was resolved that the
clerk be authorized to refund the dog Ii
cense, for one dog to each household.
to Keepers of the same outside of the
! limits set forth in resolution passed
by the councillor August 9th, 1880
On motion the committee on water
works in connection with the city at
torney was directed to prepare an or
olnance regulating the water works and
present the same to the council at an
early date.
1t vas then resolved that six inctb
water mains be ordered laid on Static
Street from Centre Street to 1st Norm,
connecting with the mains, already
laid there; mains to be supplied with
the necessary valve. reducer and spec
lais and also with an additional fire
hydrant at the south west corner of,
State and Centre Streets.
The public reports for the month Of
July were presented, read and ordered
filed, and after allowing the following
bills the council adjourned: Admins
tration, $4,000; Park, $23,1 Water
works, S32; Graveyard, 1927. so; Fire
Department, SO. 50; Streets. 1924 10.