New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-04-22
AN INDUSTRIOUS COUNCIL.
The New One Meets and Disposes Of Lots
= -. Of Business. !.
Several Important Resolutions Passed in
: Hurry.
The Review is Designated as the Official
" T.. Paper Of the Citv.
The Contract for Street Sprinkling
Awarded bv Lot

evening OF last week the old council met
and passed itself into history by ad-
journing. The reins of city government
were turned over to the new body, and
an organization was at once effected by
electing E. G. Koch president. The
transaction of business opened with the
introduction of resolution allowing
the Sportsmen' club to use part Of
Twentieth South Street between Wash
ington and Broadway for target range.
The request embodied in this resolution
was granted with the proviso that the
Club supply adequate safe guards, and
take necessary precaution for the safety
of travellers.
The recommendation of the Board
of Public Works regarding the laying
of water mains on First North Street
and the sprinkling of Minnesota Street
met with no objections and were unani-
mously approved of. At this juncture
the president proceeded to open bids for
sprinkling. Only three had been filed.
Chr. Filzen offered to do the work for
$55 month, and Kretsch & Berg and w.
Emmerich each presented bids for 1888.
These two being alike, with no prefer
ence for either, the council finally de-
cided to draw lots for the successful
bidder. AS a result, Kretsch & Berg
were awarded the contract, and Mime
sofa Street property-holders will be
blessed with sprinkling the coming sea.
son for less than fifty cents month for
each lot of fifty feet. The mayor was
instructed to enter into contract with
Kretsch & Berg, accompanied by bond
of $500 for faithful performance, with
in ten days from date of awarding.
When the matter of city printing
came up, the Review was, to use pop.
ular phrase, the only paper that was in
it. A motion to designate it as the Of
fetal paper Of the city went through by
unanimous consent, and for the next
year at least all official city notices will
appearin these columns. Heretofore the
city has paid for the publishing of coun.
Gil proceedings at the rate of two cents
a line. A slash of reform was made
this wear, and hereafter the proceedings
will be published merely as matter OF
news. That the reform is a good one,
no one will question. It will require
the attendance of a reporter at all Of
the meetings, however, and the council
should not make the mistake Of imitat-
ing the example set by our illustrious
legislature in appropriating $3.50 at the
end of the year to the representatives OF
the press.
Towards the close of the meeting
Alderman Roos introduced good reso-
luton which passed and which pro-
vides that the marshal be instructed
to examine all sidewalks and cross
ings about town and report to the
mayor by April 30th. It further pro-
vides that notice shall be given to all
owners of defective sidewalks to have
same repaired at once and to the street
commissioner to have all crosswalks
placed in respectable condition. Such
a resolution at this season Of the year
is needed, and the authorities should
carry it out to the very letter of its in
tent. A resolution was also passed
which repeals the one existing at pres
ent, whereby the sums Of SIS, So and So
are allowed the owners of teams first ar
irving at the engine house IN case Of
fire. A substitute was offered giving
So, So and 81 to the hose companies.
The old resolution was rescinded for the
reason that the engine is Of very little
use with the present water-works
protection, and that if any incen-
tive to promptness were necessary
it should be extended to the hose COM
panies, upon whom in the future will
fall the burden Of responsibility in ex-
tinguishing fires. This concluded the
important business of the evening, and
the council adjourned to meet on the
23ld.
The Keyes election bill passed BY the
Legislature p1ovistes that the voter
shall nlace q cross onnosite the name 81
every candidate he desires to vote for.
The Democrats don't like this provision
because, as they say, il will disfranchise
q certain number Of voters. The Dem.
ocrats should have better excuse. i
is q confession that they desire to take
advantage Of the ignorance that IS prev
alent among fhe voting classes