New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-04-29
BROWN COUNTY, MIMI APRIL sgb,

ANOTHER COUNCIL SESSION.
The Contract for Grading State Street
Given to Matt Schneider q Go.
Business Men Petition for an Iron Bridge
Across the Minnesota.
Front Street Taxpayers Object to the
Water-W Works Extension.
When President Koch called the
council to order on Thursday, the room
was crowded with citizens waiting to
ask for favor of some sort or anxious to
unburden their complaints and griev-
Iances. A portion Of these consisted OF
representative business men, who, with
E. G. PAIL as spokesman, petitioned for
an iron bridge across the Minnesota
river where the same intersects with
10Th South Street. In presenting the
petition. signed by nearly every business
man in New Ulm, Mr.. PAIL set forth
the advantages that would arise toNew
| Ulm from more direct connection with
that portion of Nlcollet County, and al
so showed With what little inconYen-
ience to the city the bridge could be
constructed at the present time. The
council, however, avoided hasty action,
and, with the promise that the petition
would be duly considered, provided for
pfcbent needs by instructing. the COM
mfskee on streets to establish a free
ferry at the place desired.
| fhis matter disposed Of, number of
| Frent Street residents we're allowed to
free themselves of q kick which has
been growing in strength ever since the
| conncil decided that the water mains
should be laid on the street adjoining
their property. One or two Of the num-
ber, possessing more OF oratorical
power thanathe rest, were the principal
speakers, and for nearly a aquarter of an
hour afforded amusement to the mem
bers of the council. It finally developed
that they had been misinformed as
to the cost to abutting property of
making the extension, and after q
little explanation by President Koch
and Alderman RoUs of the water-works
committee, they quietly submitted to an
arrangement which it was useless for
them to object to in the first place.
I When the State Street matter came
up, the president at once proceeded to
open bids. Only two had been handed
in, and no trouble was experienced in
placing the contract. The bid of Chris
tian Filzen was for $4,000. That Of NJ.
Schneider & Co. asked for only $1,615,
and the contract was accordingly
awarded to them, provided that they
give bond Of $1,000 and agree to have
the work completed by the lst Of July.
The plans and specifications call for
grading and gravell;ng, and, as all of
the sidewalks along the streets are not
in their proper places, the council or
de1ed the committee on streets to have
all walks and trees interfering with es-
tablished grades removed and replaced.
At the request of Alderman Roos his
name was removed from the committee
on parks, and similar request from
Alderman Frank excused him from
further service on the Water-worKs com.
mittee. The vacancies thus occasioned
were filled by transferring Schubert
from the electric light committee to
both of the former ones and making
Roos sole member Of the committee on
lighting.
fhe mayor, clerk and attorney were
authorized to give a deed for an odd
fraction to Samuel Kanakowitz in lieu
Of damages sustained by him in the
opening of Cemetery Avenue. The
ayes and nays were called on this pro-
ceeding and every member. including
the president, voted faye An offer
from the City Band to furnish music in
German Park during the summer was
referred to the committee on parks, and
after instructing the clerk to sell the
old city lamps and lamp posts the coun-
lcil adjourned.
The following is from the San Fran
cisco Morning Call of the 20th: Rev.
Father Alexander Berghold Of New
Ulm, Mlnn., secular priest, who has
/ obtained leave Of absence from the Arch.
bishop Of ST. Paul, is at present visiting
South San Francisco and is the guest q
Henry Gantner, who studied for the
lpriesthood under him at New Ulm years
ago. Yesterday Father Berghold cele.