New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-06-10
Boulevard
Broadway.
That's What the Council Decided to do at
it's Friday Session.
Appropriations Made for the Fourth and
the G. A. r. Encampment,
A Stringent Bicycle Ordinance is Adopted.

| Inc Clty council helu Two sessions
last week, one on Tuesday and one on
Friday evening.
At the fist meeting a committee rep
resenting the Commercial Union made
request for an appropriation of 5000 to
assist in defraying the expenses of a,
joint celebration of the Fourth of July
and the opening of the new road. After
listening 20 various arguments as to the
necessity of the appropriation, the C6un-
Gil decided to donate $4OO with a parti-
al promise that they would come to the
relief of the committee in case it should
prove absolutely necessary.
At the suggestion of the Board of
Health, resolution relating to offal and
garbage being thrown on the streets and
alleys in certain parts of the city was
passed unanimously and the city attor-
ney instructed to draw up an ordinance
in accordance Herewith.
The delegates of the local Fire Depart
ment TO the state meeting a: Duluth were
allowed $50 towards paying theirexpen-
ses.
A request of the Superintendent of
waterworks to have a small addition
built at the pumping station, to be used
as a sleeping room for the assistant, was
referred to the waterworks committee
with power to act.
At the request of the Winona & St.
Peter Railway Company the grade of
Third North Street was changed so as to
be five feet above the present established
grade at the point where it is crossed by
the Northwestern tracks. This will make
| the section between the two roads per-
fectly level.
A stringent bicycle ordinance, prohi-
biting the riding of wheels on walks and
compelling the use of lanterns on the
streets in the evening was presented by
the attorney and unanimously adopted.
| The Concordia Band was allowed the
use OF the southeast room of the second
story Of the German Park School Build
ing for meetings and rehearsals, provid-
ing that the band give five concerts at
the Park during the year and furnish
music on Memorial Day.
At the special meeting on Friday
evening, E. G. Koch, as chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners, ap-
peared before the council and asked per-
mission to use part of the ground on
Sublct 3, Outlot AS, for grading the
road t" the Metzen bridge. The request
was granted with certain trivial proyi-
SOS which will be complied with.
Col. Baasen, representing Hecker
Post, also appeared and petitioned for
an appropriation towards def-aying the
Grand Army Encampment expenses in
this city. The council allowed the Post
the sum of $3.50.
The important BUSINESS of the eve
ming, however, was the matter of boule-
varding Broadway. The clerk read the
proceedings of the Board of Public works
which recommended the proposed i'm
provement or in other words the grading,
graveling and boulevarding of Broadway
from Third North Street to Fifth South
Street, and upon motion the proceedings
were ratified and the work ordered done
Immediately. The expense is to he borne
as follows: One third by the city at
large and two thirds by the abutting
property. Sidewalks are also to be laid
on both sides of the street, according to
resolution adopted May 9th.
1t was further resolved that the work
on Broadway be executed according to
plans and specifications on file with the
city clerk and bids are to be received up
to o'clock in the afternoon of June
25tb. All bids must be accompanied by
a certified check for $50.
A petition of John Hauenstein and
! Others relative to the grading of part of
Franklin Street was presented and the
council decided to visit the said street
for investigation on Monday, June Sth.
The petition of the Great Western
Band for aid again came up, but no &C.
ton was taken.
Building permits were granted to John
Woratschka, jacob Pfenninger, Ferdi-
nand Sanwald, Louis B,,enger, Peter
Manderfeld and FIR. Baasen.
J At the suggestion Of the Fire Depart