New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-05-02
THE COUNCIL Is STUBBORN.
Without Reasons, other than Flimsy ones.
they Down the Driving Park
Project.
Schubert, Luejen and Zieher vote Against
Vacating Any Streets.
slverson Opposes the Scheme on the
Ground that It had bean Mixed
With Politics.

The city council held q special meet
ing Tuesday evening to consider the va
cation of portion OF certain streets de-
sired by the Breeders Association for a
Driving Park and Fair: Grounds. Quite
q. number of citizens were present and
considerable talkingsswas INDUCED in.
Mr.. Lind spoke for the Association and
said that their intention was to deed the
property to the city providing Of course
that the council pass an ordinance al
lowing its use as driving park, ball
ground and fair grounds, but at the same
time regulating its conduct so that it
could by no means lie turned into a
money-making project. This was fair
offer, and one that in any other town
would have been accepted Us readily as
it was rendered. But so bitter is the
spite among a certain class in this city
that for the first time, we believe, in the
history of councils was deed to thir-
ty acre tract of park land distinctly re-.
fused, and this on the most ridiculous
grounds even advanced by men who have
risen to the position of aldermen. Ru-
dolphi and Brust alone advocated Its ac-
ceptance, while all the rest, the cemen-
ted four, displayed their sm mallness in a
most laughable and boyish manner. Had
the plan originated with their chief, all
would have been different, but because
others had hand in it and because they
themselves had made it political issue,
which proved disastrous to their own
candidates, the association must suffer
and the town lose what every city
would like to own. Mankato, Roches-
ter, st. Peter, Tracy and Redwood Falls,
these and many other towns have set the
example for us, but alas when an at
tempt is made by enterprising citizens to
do likewise in New Ulm, few selfish
and thick-headed fellows must stand in
the way. Such, then, is the patriotism
OF which they boast, and it is this spirit
OF reform which such journals as the
Sleepy Eye Dispatch and Herald and
Mal'kato Review have seen fit to uphold.
The editors of these papers ought to be
permitted to live he1e awhile under the
glorious reign of Silverson ct al. Au-
gustus Caesars benefcient rule in an !.
cient Rome was insignificant alongside
the triumphs of these latter day redeem
ers.
After Mr.. Lind has given his reasons
to the council, Tuesday evening, for ask
ing that certain streets be vacated in or
der that driving park might be created,
there was brief suspense. when from
the crowd gathered around the council
board there arose one of the strong men
of the tribe of judah, one of the wise
chiefs in the councils of bis party. So.
berly and earnestly did he plead that if
high board fence should be erected
around the race course he would not be
able to find his cows at twilight that
the wandering bovines would use the
fence as shield against detection, care
fully keeping themselves on one side
while the distressed Rollof was on the
other. With equally plaintive eloquence
did he argue that such fence would
keep all the snow in that section of the
city in winter time, that it would spoil
the picturesque beauty Of the surround
ings, that the panoramic view of the res
idents who live several blocks away
would be marred by the obstruction and
that the members of the association
would coin heaps of money out Of the adj
venture, notwithstanding Nj. Lind had
stated that the park was to be decided to
The city and managed in compliance with
an ordinance to be passed by the. ceun-
eli. Wise man Of thy tribe, let US give
you bit of advice. Such wonderful
and such ponderous logic it