New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-05-13
T LASTED THREE HOURS.
The Council Spends That Much Time at
Tuesday Nights Session.
More Water Works Extension on Several
Streets Talked About.
German Park to Be Lighted Witt
Electricity.

| at least busy and lengthy one. When
President Koch called the meeting to
order, every member was IN his chair,
and for three long and tedious hours
they engaged themselves in looking in
to the city's needs and making arrange.
ments for further Improvements. Early
in the. evening M. Mullen appeared be-
fore them with petition for an exten'
sion of the water mains to German
Street and along that street from First
South to Third South. The committee
on water-works also recommended an
extension on Broadway from Center to
Fifth North, and on Third North from
Front Street to point on or near Water
street, so that the mains could be emp
tied whenever it was found necessary.
All of the proposed changes we're re-
ferred to the Board of Public Works,
and it was left to that body to decide
| whether the improvements were desir-
able, and, if 50, in what manner the ex-
pense should be devided between the
city at large and abutting property. In
this connection B. F. Webber was grant
ed permission to tap the mains on Min
nesota street and lay a service pipe
along Fourth South Street to his premis-
es on the corner of Broadway and
Fourth South. In granting this request
the council did so on condition that the
service pipe should not be laid less than
six inches below the surface of the
ground, and that the WORK should be
done.under the supervision of the super
intendent of water-works. Whenever
mains are laid in front of Mr.. Webber's
residence, this temporary service pipe
is to be taken up. Upon recommended
ton of the committee on street lighting
the council authorized that committee
to have a sufficient number of lights
placed in North German Park for tenn
porary use only. They also gave the
use of the band stand in the same park
to the Concordia Band for open air con-
certs every SATURDAY. evening.
When application was made by Louis
Schilling in behalf of Hecker Post for as
sistance in observing Memorial Day, the
council appropriated SS5 for the de-
sired purpose. While this APPROPRIATION
is necessarily small, it is at least large
enough to secure band services on the
day of celebration, and the Post will
| not be left in the dilemma that it has
been on former occasions, owing to an
| utter lack of funds. The council has
certainly done the proper thing in max
ing this appropriation. Individual par
ties would no doubt have willingly
| contributed toward the desired amount,
but there is always danger OF lack of
interest in such affairs, and the council
has done sensibly in providing for the
| negligence of others. AS the dedication
of the Sioux monument is to be held
in connection with the Decoration Day
services, the council also took a proper
step in directing the committee on
streets TO place the grounds around the
monument in proper condition. Num-
erous visitors from abroad will be here
on that day, and they should find moth
ing to criticise in the attention given
the monument or the appearance of the
city in general.
Among the other business done by the
council, E. NJ. Pope of Mankato was
granted a plumbers license; Alderman
Roos reported that the deep we'll pump
that had been loaned to Made]ia people
had been returned, and upon request OF
MIR. Silverson it was loaned to him for
testing the Eagle Mill we'll; the clerk
reported that a deed for Fraction R had
been executed in favor of S. Kanakow'
itz, and that 2 contract for grading
State Street had been entered into with
Matt Schneider & Co., the time fol
completion being extended to August
Is. In confirming the action of the
mayor and clerk, every member lnclud
ing the president, voted "aye." A
this juncture, M. Schneider & Co, the
contractors, petitioned for part pay
ments on their contract. The council
decided to authorize the clerk to issue
orders to them in the sum of so pei
cent of certified estimates of work done
estimates to be prepared by the commit
tee on streets The opinion of the cit,
attorney relating to residences on pub
lie landing was presented, and aftc
considering it carefully, the clerk wa
ordered to notify F. Macho that tn,
council had no authority to grant hi
petition. The clerk was further ordere,
, to furnish report at the next meetin!
OF all residences erected on public land
ing.