New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-02-16
Sewerage
Favored.
The Commercial Union Goes on Record.
Different Opinions as to Plans.
The City Council Requested to Procure the
Services of a Competent Engi-
neer at Once.
The Standing Committees of the Union
Appointed and Confirmed.

lar monthly meeting at Gebser's Hall
last Friday evening. The attendance
was gratifying and the interest keen.
Prior to the regular meeting the di-
rectors agreed upon the following stand
ing committees:
Legislation and Public Affairs: Jacob
KIossner Jr., John Lind and Henry
Heimerdinger.
Entertainment: Capt Stenhauser, A.
NJ. Roos and DR.. J: L. Schoch.
Memberships: G. A. Ottomeyer, W. G.
Alvin and F. w. johnson.
Press: J. j.. Green, Phillip Liesch
and Ernst Brandt.
City Development: Chas. Stuebe, Jac-
ob Brust and Dr.. O. G. Strickler.
Railway, Mail and Telegraph: John
Ryczek, H. L. Beecher and VIM. Brust.
Manufacturers and Mercantile Inter-
ests: Col. Pfaender, Chas. Toberer and
| Fred Setter.
The directors resolved 70 meet each
Monday prior TO the regular monthly
meeting of the Union. Topics for dis
cussion for the regular meetings Will
then be selected ard every effort made to
| attach to the Union that interest which
its importance as commercial body
| deserves.
The following citizens We're proposed
for membership and unanimously elect
ed: fly. Somsen, c. W. "A. Krook, Hon.
Henry He1merdinger, Hon. B. F. Web
Der, C. A. Zeile, A. J. Alvin, FIJI Retz
latf, John Martin and Henry Frenze.
The chief interest. of the evenings
session, however, centered in the discus
sion over the sewerage question.
MIR. Klossner of the council was the
first speaker. He preluded his remarks
with an approximated statement of the
city's financial condition a. the close of
the fiscal year, showing that the neces-
sary expenditures must exceed the re-
ceipts by something like $4,000. Then
he told Of the probable cost of sewer
age system for New Ulm and advised
that, in order to avoid the future issu-
ance of sewerage bonds, the system
be introduced on small scale at once
and extended gradually as the needs of
the city should require. He concluded
with reading from the statistics >of the
Mankato system, showing that the cost OF
construction here would he cheaper than
in most places and not exceeding, On an
average, 81 per foot.
Mr.. Klossner's remarks were followed
by discussion as to whom the cost GA
sewerage system could be assessed ,wheth.
er to the city as whole or to the prop.
erty benefited. Mr.. Klossner said it
would have to be borne by the city at
large. Mr.. Limo contended, that i, could
he assessed as benefits to abutting prop
erty as soon as the owners thereof be-
came users of the sewer. Capt. Stein
hauser held that the city's present finan-
cial condition would not permit of lay
ing sewers this year and contended that
all the Union could do at present was to
recommend to the council the securing
of plans. This raised a storm of obiec-
tions in various quarters. Chas. Stuebe
said that the present debt of the CITY,
when considered alongside the city's re-
! sources, was mere trifle. All that was
lacking, he added, was little more bus
mess enthusiasm. He was for starting
in on the system at once.
Lind felt much the same and suggest
ed that some way could be found under
the charter for raising the necessary
funds without resorting to longtime
and burdensome bonds.
Peter Scherer advised fret appointing
committee to report on these methods
before taking any definite action, even.
as to the securing Of plans.
The sentiment Of the Union, however,
was for getting the plans at once and
the resolution was adopted By large
majority. Il read as follows
Resolved that the Commercial Union
favors system Of sewerage, and recon !
mends and requests that the city council
at once secure from !. competent eDain-
eer plans for = system of sewerage for
the business portion Of the city
After the adoption Of the resolution