New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-06-13
City Council Meeting.

Among the various matters which
came before the city council at its reeu-
lar meeting last Tuesday evening was
the report of the lighting committee up
on the QUESTION of the purchase of the
electric light plant BY the city. The
price fixed upon the plant by the CON-,
panY is $4,000, or SIS, 900 without the
real estate. No definite action was taken.
The board of public works was or,
dered to proceed with the condemnation
OF certain portion of Goth South street
abutting the Minnesota river as a site
for the location of slaughter houses, etc.
This is the site desired by parties who
contemplate the erection of rendering
plant. @
The waterworks committee reported
that they had allowed Tape & Gronau
$500 as part payment on their con-
tract on the pumping station, and an
order was drawn for that sum. The COM
mittee also reported that they had made
contract with Chris. Filzen to remove
the surplus ground on German street for
laying water mains for $50. They also
reported that a contract had been made
with Chris. Fritz aad Fritz Haberberg
for opening and rehlling the water
main trenches on German street at %
cents per linear foot, and 5th South and
Washington streets at % cents. The re-
ports were accepted.
The street committee reported that
they had awarded the contract for car
of inch oak bridge plank to A. j. Vog-
ell for $28 per NJ, delivered in the yard.
They also reported contract made with
F. Nagel s. Co. to construct culvert IN
South park for 1894. Also, that they
had made a contract with Haeberle d
Emmerich for filing the crossing over
the culvert across the creek IN South
park for $2os. The reports were ac-
cepted.
On motion of councillor Nagel it was
resolved to allow an additional SIS Der
month to Anton Prokosh, waterworks
assistant for June, July, August, Sep
tember and October.
The street committee was directed to
have 9th North street between State and
Franklin partly or wholly graded, so as
to lead off the water from Washington
street, and if good gravel be found to
gravel 9th, 9th and 7tll North streets be-
tween State and Minnesota, and the side.
walks on 9th and 7th North streets be-
tween State and Broadway graded ready
for sidewalks.
The clerk read the application for the
transfer of liquor license of Drummer &
Ranweller to Ranweiler & Bartel, and
no: objection having been made the
transfer was ordered. The bond was an
proved.
Councilman Manderfeld offered the
following resolutions:
Resolved, that the plat made by the
city surveyor of that part of Goth South
street, abutting the Minnesota river, to
be condemned be adopted: that the
street committee is directed to see that
all encroachments on Said property by
fences be removed, aud that any excava
tions thereon, if any, be reflled by the
persons who make them.
The monthly police and street COM
missioner reports were received and filed.
!. Building permits were granted to M.
Bogen, VIM. Ruemke, St. Paul's Ev.
Lutheran church society and A. F. Sci
ter, except that the erection of porch
in front of the Dakota House over the
sidewalk be denied
The inventory of public property held
by the various city officers, except that
of Sup't of waterworks, were presented
and referred to the appropriate commit
tees, and the other inventories to spe-
cial committee of councilman Nagel,
Bills allowed amounted to 81 1,577.94.