New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-03-14
VOLUME XII IL. UIM, COUNTY, MINN,= WE
Council Proceedings.

PRESIDENT klOssner in the chair. -
The monthly reports Of street commits
sioners and police were read and ordered
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The committee on waterworks report
ed that they had made an oral contract
for furnishing of boilers for the pump
ing station, as ordered by the city coun:
Gil, in accordance with the bid Of Chas.
Leonhardt. Report accepted.
A petition of B. F. Webber and more
than so other freeholding citizens of the
city for the establishment of public Ii
brary and reading room was presented
and placed on file. Councilman Man.
derfeld then offered the following:
Resolved, That the question of estab-
fishing a public library and reading
room in this city, as prayed for in the
petition of B. F. Webber and more than
so other freehclding citizens of this city
on file, be submitted to the legal voters
of this city for adoption or rejection at
the next annual city election to be held
in this city April Sd, 1900. The ballots
used at ssid election on said proposition
shall have printed thereon, Establish.
ing Public Library and reading room, ~
(yes-no), and each elector voting on
said proposition shall place cross mark
in the space ''yes" or the word "no,"
and each vote shall be counted for or
against said proposition in accordance e
with the expressed will of the elector, as
provided for by the election laws of the
State.
Voting aye, councillors Buenger, Gies-
exc, Manderfeld, Nagel, Weyhe and Mr..
President. Voting no, none.
Whereupon the resolution was declared
adopted.
On request of Albert Kiesling his lease
on part of public landing which would
expire on April 1st next, was extended
for five years.
A proposition of the American Dis
trict Telegraph Co. to establish fire
alarm system in this city was presented,
and was referred to the committee on
fire department. for investigation, with
power to call for bids for the establish
ment of fire alarm system in this city.
Jos. Kunz was appointed Park police,
to commence work when ordered by the
Park committee. with salary of $25
per month, to continue until discharged
by the committee, provided that he does
all the necessary work to keep North
German Park in good order, as may be
directed by said committee; also to be
on police duty in said Park evenings and
Sunday afternoons.
1t was resolved that the sprjnkling of
the streets in the city for the season OF
1900 be referred to the board of public
works to report to council at an early
date what should be sprinkled and the
assessment for the same.
The clerk was ordered to give legal
notice that at the next city election, on
April Sd, the following officers are to be
elected: mayor, city clerk, city treas
urer, two city Justices, two constables,
and one councilman for each ward.
1t was resolved to dispense with the
ballot judges and ballot clerks at the
next annual city election.
The following councillors and qualified
electors of the respective wards were ap-
pointed judges of election, to-wit: 1st
Ward, H. Weyhe, VIM. Si!verson and
Ernst Brandt; I'd Ward, Jacob Klossner,
Jr., L. Buenger and F. Schubert; Sd
Ward, P. Manderfeld, E. Gieseke and L..
ScLilling.
On motion, resolved, that as the next
election will be on the, same date as the
meeting of the city council, the next
regular meeting shall be held on Wed
nesday, April 4th, instead of April Sd.
The President appointed councillors
Manderfeld, Buenger and Weyhe to ex-
anime and revise the books and accounts
of the city treasurer and city clerk.
A building permit was granted to H.
II. Vogelpohl. II.
The committee on streets reported
that they had ordered and received a Ger
load of bridge planks, as ordered by
council. Accepted.
Bills allowed amounted to $735.64. 4
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