New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-05-26
Broadway, Seventh and Fifth North
Streets Will be Graded and
Improved.
Resolutions are Passed Over the Death of
Alderman Henry Hanschen.

Alderman Henry HanSchen.
A special meeting OF the city council
was held Saturday evening, pursuant to
call made b; the president. All men,
bers were present,exc Alderman Han
schen, and President Klossner occupied
the chair.
Early in the evening committee of
citizens appeared in behalf of the citi-
zens, who signed the agreement granting
to the New Ulm & Southwestern Rail-
road Co. free right of way through the
city, and petitioned the council to accept
the said agreement, thereby relieving the
signers, by passing a resolution to that
effect. Thereupon the following resolu-
ton was presented and passed by vote
of three to two:
Whereas. the citizens of New Ulm, at
various public meetings heretofore held,
have agreed in behalf of the City of New
Ulm, that the city should furnish to the
Minneapolis, New Ulm & Southwestern
Railroad Company right of way and
terminal grounds through said city free
of charge, and
Whereas, said railroad company has
in all things complied with it's agree
ment to construct the railway, and has
acquired, occupied and is now obtaining
by proper condemnation proceedings
such right of way and terminal grounds,
the City of New Ulm having already
advanced the sum of $4,270 towards
paying therefore, and
VIII on the 18th day of May, 1897,
g, ment of the balance required
to be paid for the residue of such right
of way and station grounds was had be-
tween committee of citizens in behalf
of SAID city and the officers OF said rail-
road company, and it was found and
agreed that the sum Of $4,9O4.91 is re-
quired to pay for the remainder of said
right of way that has not been paid for;
Now, therefore, he it resolved BIZ the
city council of the city of New Ulm,
that said adjustment be and the same is
hereby approved, and that the city coun-
Gil hereby pledges the city to the pay
.ment of said sum as soon as the finances
of the city permit.
The aldermen voting for the passage
of the resolution were Klossner, Pfeffer-
lie and Henle. Grusendorf and Wehye
voted against its adoption.
Clerk Schilling then read the proceed
1nGs OF the Board of Public Works, at a
melting held on May 21st, relative to
grading, graveling and sewering of
Broadway, laying of water mains on said
street, and grading portions of Fifth
North Street.
The Board recommended that water
mains be laid on Broadway from Fourth
to Seventh North streets and on Seventh
North from Broadway to State, connect
ing with the mains on the latter, and
that two thirds of the cost of laying the
mains on Broadway be assessed to Adult
ing property as benefits and one-third to
the city at large. The Board further
recommended that Broadway from Third
North to Eighth North be graded, gray
eled and severed and that sidewalks be
laid along the same, two thirds of the
expense of grading, graveling and sewer
ing to be borne by the abutting proper
ty. The grading and graveling of Fifth
North Street from State to the culvert
beyond the hospital and the construc-
ton of sidewalk, six feet wide, on the
North side of said street was also recon-
enth North and on Seventh North from
Broadway to State assuggested and in
structed the superintendent of water
works to invite the bids of different man.
ufacturers upon twenty five, tons of 6
inch cast iron water pipe and also for the
furnishing of 1900 lbs. of pig lead, the
same to be presentedto the council at
its next meeting.
mended to the council for adoption.
After the reading of this report, the
council ordered the extension of water
mains On Broadway from Fourth to Sew
1t was further resolved that Broadway
from Third North to Eighth North be
graded, gravelled and severed according
to established grade and the plans and
specifications on file in the office of
the clerk, and in accordance with the
resolution of the city council, passed
on the 9th OF May. The clerk was in
struoted to give proper notice in the Of
fetal paper of the fact that bids for this