New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-05-13
We Will Have
Arc Lights.
The City Council So Decided at Special
Meeting. s-r@
It is Also Agreed to Boulevard Several
Streets.
Mayor Weschcke Vetoes an Appropriation
of 5000.
Alderman Boesch Resigns from the Street
Committee.

cOuncll was neld wednesday evening al
| which all members we're present.
The matter of street lighting was
taken up and after careful examination
it was resolved to adopt the proposition
of the New Ulm Electric Light Co. to fur
nish 40 arc lights tor So, 400 per year,pro-
viding that the said company comply
with its agreement previous to Novem-
Der 2nd. The company is to furnish a
Bond of $4,000 for the faithful perform :
ance Of its contract and payments are to
be made by the city at the end of each
month. All of the council voted in fav-
or of the proposition with the exception
OF Alderman Henle.
The acceptance by the city of this pro-
position will necessity complete change
of the Company's plant and the contract
has already been let for the construction
OF brick smoke stack.
Another important matter taken up by
the council was the grading and boule-
var'iing of North German Street, Broad
| way and Third South Street. The SEN
timent seemed to be in favor of under
taking the work at once and the whole
matter was referred to the Board of Pub
lie Works fol report as to the adyisibili-
ty Of the improvement and the assess
ment of benefits. The work includes the
grading, graveling, guttering and boule-
varding of German Street from Center
to Third North, the grading, graveling
and boulevarding of Broadway from
Third North to Fifth South and the
grading, graveling, sewering and gut
tering Of Third South and Third North
from Minnesota to Valley. The improve
ments contemplated are extensive, but
at the same time palpably necessary.
1t was also resolved that whenever
Broadway Is ordered graded, as it will
be in all probability, the sidewalks are
to be Widcned to the width of 20 feet,
but the property owner IS given the pri-
ve'ege of either laying sidewalk for the
whole width or boulevarding. In the
latter case, the walk must be eight feet
wide and laid two feet from the proper
ty limit, the balance to be sodded. The
trees must all be planted in line, twelve
feet from the property line.
The application of the Great Western
Band for an appropriation of 5000 for
twelve concerts in North German Park
was granted but the Mayor has since We
toed it, on the grounds that the price is
exhorbitant, and it will be necessary for
the council to either pass it over his veto
or cut down the appro priation.
Alderman Boesch handed in his lesig
| nation as a member of the street COM
mittee as the result of Commissioner Fill
zen's removal and there is no gainssving
| the fact that the committee has lost a
valuable and serviceable member. The
council has not yet acted upon the resig-
nation, but Mr.. Boesch IS determined in
the step that he has taken. He still re-
tains place, however, on several of the
most important committees.
Albert Setter was appointed as men,
Der of the Board of Health IN the place
of Geo. Graft, who was appointed re-
Gently but refused to qualify. Clerk
schilling also reported that Leonard
Haeberle had qualified as street commits
sioner and filed the proper bond. The
reported was accepted and bond ap-
proved.
The committee on streets was author
lied to have the grounds around the
State Street monument sodded and prop
erly preserved; also to make the neces-
sary improvements on Front, Valley and
Broadway Streets, north of the railroad
track. -. ~
The city attorney was directed to pre-
pare an ordinance prohibiting bicyclists
from riding on the sidewalks of the city
and present it at the next meeting of the
council. s.....
On motion Of Councillor Boesch, the
city attorney was also instructed to COM
mence without delay such legal proceed
ings as in his judgment may be proper
to recover from the Chicago s. North
western Railway Co. the disputed strip