New Ulm review., 1901-05-01
The City Council.
Much work accomplished at Special r1eeting
Fire Department will have new Apparatus
and No. a new Hose House. No present
necessity for Detention Hospital but steps
taken to be prepared for emergencies.

taken to be prepared for emergencies.
The special meeting of the city coun-
Gil held last Tuesday evening was pro-
llf1c IN work and much was accomplish
ed. Among the more important matters
demanding the attention Of the city SOL
ons was the request of the fire Depart
ment for additional apparatus and re-
pairs on the buildings of the depart
| ment The committee on fire depart
ment after having made due investiga-
ton reported in favor of granting the
request of Fire Chief Engel and in con-
sequence three new fire alarm boxes will
be put in, u new hose wagon will be pur-
chased and a new house built for its ac-
commodation near the present hose
house No. 8 and the building now sew
ing for the accommodation of No. 8
will be moved to the school grounds on
| North Minnesota street near Fourth. A
new floor will be put in at headquarters
and the building enlarged to meet the
increasing requirements of the city.
There Will also be purchased quantity
of hose and four 5-gallon hand chemi-
GALS The total amount of expenditure
for these purposes will be about 81, 800.
Upon the application of several inter-
ested property owners the side walk
grade and boulevardlng on German
street between fifth and seventh South
streets was ordered changed by unan-
imous vote, it appearing thatsuch change
was necessary in order to- preserve many
valuable shade trees.
In the matter of holding up of the
bill of Tape u Gronau to the amount
of 500 for alleged violation of the con-
tract in roofing of the water works sta
ton considerable warmth developed but
the matter was finally arranged by the
allowance of $95, reduction of So from
the amount claimed.
A request for an appropriation to as
sist III defraying the expense of band
concerts In German park was laid on the
table until the next meeting.
1t is not thought by Health Officer
Reineke that there will be any necessity
for the erection or purchase of build
ing to be used as a detention hospital
for cases of contagious diseases but in
order to forestall all possible demands
the council appointed councillors Nagel,
Amann and Flor as committee to act
IL conjunction with the board of health
IN the matter and authorized the pur-
chase of the Arnold Gulden property in
the southern part of the city at cost of
5000 it such action shall be necessary.
The public library will get $3.50 in
stead of the $500 asked for, Alderman
Amann and Flor both expressing them
selves as decidedly opposed to the grant
ing of any favors TO, that institution,
giving as the reason for their opposition
that they had been requested to take
such position by several signers of the
original petition. On motion of Aid.
Nagel the amount to be appropriated
was reduced to $50 and upon this pro-
position the library people finally won
out, the vote standing as follows: Ayes,
| Gleseke, Nagel, Manderfeld and Eibner,
the latter having at first voted no but
finally changing his vote to aye. No,
Aid. Amann and Flor.
Bids for the laying of water mains on
Washington street from fifth North to
Seventh North streets will be called for,
bids to be submitted May 81 and work
to be completed July /.
*Goede, the photographer, is turning
out some splendid photographs incolors
by the recently discovered process. Call
and see them.