New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-06-12
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The Official Proceedings of the Last ses-
" sion.

A regular meeting of the city council
OF New Ulm was held June 4th, 1895.
All members were present except Coun-
cilors Rudolph and Boesch, who are alb
sent on leave, and President Jacob Klos-
snerJr. occupied the chair.
The minutes of the last regular meet
ing and also of the adjourned meeting of
May 18th last were read and approved. !
On request of H. Weyhe, member of
the Board of Education OF this city, the
two northern rooms in the school house
in North German Park were on motion
leased to the Board of Education of this
city for the term of three years for school
purposes for a rental fee of 800 per an
mum, payable annually.
On application of committee of cit
liens who were present, the sum of $50
was appropriated out of the administra-
ton fund towards defraying the expenses
of the 4th of July celebration IN the city.
The clerk then read the proceedings of
the Board of Public Works of May 18th
last, recommending therein the grading
and paving of Minnesota Street from
Third South Street to Fifth North Street
and First and Second North Streets from
Broadway to German Streets and also
recommending the construction Of cul-
| verts, cutters and crossings and the lay
ing or relaying of sidewalks on said part
of streets according to grade, and that
| two-thirds of the expenses on MINI esota
Street be assessed to abutting property
as benefits and that one-third thereof be
borne by the city at large.
On motion the report of the Board of
Public Works was adopted.
On motion of Councillor Schmidt it
was resolved that Minnesota Street from
Third South to Fifth North Streets be
graded and graveled according to estab-
lished grade on file in the city clerks
Office, that ali sidewalks be laid or relaid
according to grade, that culverts and
stone crossings combined, three feet
wide. be constructed across Minnesota
Street, on both sides of First South.
Center. First North and Third North
Streets, that cutters be constructed on
both sides of Minnesota Streets from
First South to Fourth North Street,
five feet wide and four inches deep, and
also to have stone crossings constructed
across Minnesota Street on both sides
of Second North Street, three feet wide,
and on both sides of Minnesota Street
across First South Street, Center, First
North Street, Second North and Third
North Streets, tour feet wide; further,
that all sidewalks on both sides of
Minnesota Street from First South to
Fourth North Streets be provided with
curb stone of Kasota Stone, not less
than two feet deep.
! Further resolved that First North
Street and Second North Street be graded
and graveled and that sidewalks be Or
| dered laid or relaid, all according to
established grade and that cutters be
constructed wherever found necessary.
The above resolutions were passed by
the following vote: Voting aye, Coun-
cilors Brust, Schmidt, Zieher and Mr..
President; voting no, none.
On motion the plans and specifications
for the above Improvements were adop-
ted as presented and ordered filed and
the clerk was ordered to advertise for
bids to be received at the office of the City
Clerk until June 18th next at 2 p. m. for
the furnishing of material and labor for
the construction of culverts and stone
crossings combined across Minnesota
Street, all according to plans and speci-
fcations on file in the City Clerks office.
! It was further resolved that the bids
for the construction of cutters along
Minnesota Street, five feet wide and four
inches deep and laid according to estab-
lished grade, be given per running foot.
Also that for the furnishing of mater
ial and labor for constructing stone
crossings of Kasota stone, three feet
wide and also four feet wide, specified
and separate bids for each be given per
running foot. ..,....
The council reserves the ri ght to reject
any or all bids.
| A petition from Werner Juenemann
relative to scavenger ordinance was
presented, read and on motion laid On
the table. ..-. .
A building permit was granted to
John Siebenbrunner as set forth in his
Enotice.
The city attorney presented Ordinance
No. a., amending Ordinance No. s16