New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-08-16
COMMITTEES REPORT.


appointed to estimate the value Of the
old Olsen building on Minnesota street
and 1st North street submitted the fol-
lowing report:
The undersigned hereby make the fol-
lowing determination and award IN the
matter submitted to us pursuant to Or
dinance No. II of said city, that the
building standing on lot of block 81,
North of Center street, IN the city Of
New Tim, if new would be worth 49, 900;
that the same is worth at this time
$1,000; that the same has been damaged
by the action of the elements and other
causes to the extent of 46.7 per cent of
the valuation Thereof. 49,
New Ulm, Mimi, Aug S, 1899.
A. ". Bingham, F. H. Behnke,
Later on it was learned that minori-
ty report had been submitted by Mr..
Tape, reading as follows:
I do not agree to the foregoing award.
In my opinion the building is worth
$4,000. At this time it is worth less
than $1,000. The same is damaged by
the action of the elements and other
causes more than 66 per cent.
Otto Tape.
The two reports will be read at the
next meeting of the city council and
probably be acted upon.
A goodly number of New Ulmites at
tended the picnic held at liver Ives
place in Linden last Sunday. The bal
loon ascension With parachute leap did
not take place as announced, as the APP
paratus had not arrived in time. The
aeronaut was present though and gave
fine acrobat's exhibition and trapeze per-
Torrance. A social hop concluded the
event, which was very literally attended.
John Cutting as deputy for Supt.
Runck, held teachers examinations at
the High school Monday and Tuesday
of this week. Nine applicants took the
examination which, owing to the recent
Legislative acts, is somewhat different in
nature than formerly. The rules gov.
erning the examinations are something
like those of the High school board and
just as strict. High school certificates
cannot be accepted in lieu of an exami-
nation. Again; the county superintend-
ent does not read the papers, but they
are sent directly to the State superin-
tendent, who marks the papers and for
wards the marks directly to the examin-
er. The following are the names of the
applicants examined here: Miss Ester
Whitzel, May McKown, Rosa Geschwind,
Rosa Case, Ellie Ingraham and Julia
Casey and Chas. Brandt, Wallen and
Chas. N. Robertson Sleepy Eye Her.
aid.
Alarm of fire, at Hermann's Heights,
Sunday August Goth. Don't fail to re-
spond.
FOREST AND PRAIRIE FIRE NOTICE.
OFFICE OF STATE FOREST COMMISSIONER.
ST.. PAUL, MIMI, March 20, 1899.
Chapter 1876 of the General Laws of
the State of Minnesota for 1895. (Act
of April 1Sth) constitutes Supervisors of
towns, mayors of cities and presidents of
village councils fire wardens, and it is
made their duty to take precautions to
prevent forest and prairie fires, and if
they occur, to go and extinguish or con-
troll them; and in emergencies to call
upon any able.bodied male persons, over
eighteen years of age to assist. Fire
wardens must promptly report such
re chief fire warden. The forest
oner is required to provide and
distract Gas he1ewith) of the
under said law, and it is made
of the county commissioners
ounty to cause said abstract to
ned in at least three issues of
al paper in their respective
ach year, between the 18th of
A LIST of November, and they are
he' tructed to publish this notice
en,iI Under said law .1
The flowing are liable to penalty
not exc, ding $500 or imprisonment in
the state prison not over ten years or
both:
Any person who maliciously sets or
causes ITO he set on fire any wood,
prairie or other combustible material
whereby the property of another is de-
stroyed and life is sacrificed.
Tho fo1loxri 1iohlo fo r ,,o~o1k,~s