New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-05-10
Council
oeeedings.
A new Ordinance was Submitted. Amended
and Adopted.
Petition to lay Mains to st. Alexander's Hos
pital Considered.

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munication Of the Commercial Union re-
garding the poor condition of Centre
street near the College hill was read and
put on the table.
The report of the special committee
on city ordinances presented an ordi-
nance relating to misdemeanors, which
was amended and finally passed, Coun-
Gilman Weyhe voting in the negative.
The fire department. asked for and was
granted subsidy of $35 to defray ex-
penses of the members to be sent as del
egates to the state fremens' convention
at Austin in June.
The New Ulm News was chosen the
official organ Tor 1899.
| G. w. Krook and Chas Grussendorfz
refusing to act as members of the board
of health, G.. H. Kiesling and jacob F.
spaeth were appointed to fill the va
cancies.
The committee on fire department was
authorized to have hose house No. 3
painted with two coats.
1t was resolved, that notice be given
to Christ. FilzeL to complete grading
2nd and 3rd South streets and German
street by the Goth day of this month,
and the committee on streets were di-
rected to have the streets named com.
pleted at the expense of the contractor
If not done by him on date fixed.
A permit was granted to John Stoeck-
ert to take the old bridge planks and
stringers to build two bridges 10x12
feet each across the ditch near his brick
yard.
The clerk was directed to advertise
| for bids in the city official paper and in
the Improvement Bulletin of Minneapo-
lis for sinking we'll at the pu,nping
station with 10 inch casing about 200
feet deep. Bids to be accompanied with
$50 check. -.
4 Building permits were granted to Mrs.
S. Epple, John Bellm, Franz Niemann,
Henry Seifert and John Stelljes.
Bills allowed amounted to $524.99.
Council met in special session Monday
Ievening, J. Klossner in the chair and all
members present.-Chas. Clement was
appointed by the mayor as pound mas
ter, vice Hy. Kanakowitz who failed to
qualify, and the appointment was con-
frmed.-The bonds OF City Surveyor
Boock and City Marshal Klause were ap-
proved.-The newly appointed members
of the board of health qualified, and a
building permit was granted to Gottlleb
Arndt.- The following petition submit
ted by the Alexander hospital was re-
ferred to the board of public works: To
lay 6 inch water mains on 4th North
street from State to Washington streets
on Washington street from 4th to 5th
North street, and four inch pipe on 5th
North street from Washington to Garden
street, including all proper hydrants
gates, etc. The hospital authorities are
willing to contribute $500 towards de-
fraying the expense of such WORK. The
board was instructed to report at the
next meeting of council whether itwoul6
be advisable:or practicable to comply witt
the petition The Minneapolis, New
Ulm and South Western Ry. Co. is di
rec ted, by resolution adopted by thu
council to. construct without delay {
, proper outlet across their right of way
, on the north side of 1st street north t.
, carry off all surfa ce water on that street
, Adjourned.
A. G. Ochs of Springfield was her.
over Sunday.
DR.. Rothenburg of Springfield was il
town over Sunday.
All the barber shops of New Uln
were cl esed Sunday and the world still
moves.
Ernst Weschcke of Springfield wa
visiting with his father Mayor Weschck
over Sunday.
= Herman Trautmiller, living with hi
s mother in the eastern part of town, i
seriously ill with appendicitis.
, nm q - e. =
: New Ulm R'y Co., consisting of thirt!
: carloads of rails, ties etc. has arrive'
= here Monday.
= John Siebenbrunner, now with th
II Northwestern Repairing Go. at Sleep
81 Eye, visited with his parents here satur
: day afternoon.