New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-12
Improvements in Sidewalks and
Streets Create Opposition.
Sweeping Order for Cement Walks
on Minnesota Street.
Broadway Residents Object to Re-
moval Of Crossings.

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The city has wisely ordered new side
walk laid along both sides of Mime
sofa street south Of Third street. Most
of the walk that has been condemned
has been in a treacherous condition
for some time and at the present time
there are planks in some sections OF 1t
that have been the cause Of more than
one person falling, and it is only a
fortunate circumsta to the city that
it has not had accidents there that
would entail damage suits.
There is some complaint in regard
to this wholesale ordering OF side
walks, and the vigorous prosecution
of the street work that is being done,
especially the tearing up of the cross
ings on the south end of Broadway.
This work seems to have been done as
a remedy for the accident that befell
Mr.. Beinhorn and is perhaps only;
temporary. It is hardly possible that
the city will leave the people on that
street without crossings. 1t is true that
the old wooden ones were worse than
none in the condition they were, and
the street is practically in a condition
to be crossed at any time in any place,
except in the early spring and then it
is necessary to have a crossing. Ii 1t
is the purpose of the city to leave the
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people on that street may seek redress
by compelling the placing OF the
necessary cross walks. It is not with
in reason that they can be taken up
and allowed to remain up.
There is a reason for the city not
wanting to do more work in the line OF
repairs that will take money out of the
treasury, and that is because there is
no more money in the treasury, and
even with the year only in its infancy
they are specializing on where they
can borrow money. The Review was
laughed at a year ago when it predict
ed that this condition would prevail
before the close of the year. It does
not lay any claim to wisdom because
of the prediction, for any man blessed
with a little business sense could see
where things were tending. When the
condition of the streets of this city are
taken into consideration and the ease
with which they are kept in repair in
comparison with the streets OF other
cities, it must be admitted that the city
is spending too much money for the
results that appear. This condition
is not alone for this year, it is the
result of a mistaken policy that has
been followed up for many years and
is still pursued.
It is not the purpose of this article
to criticise or in the least condemn; it
is simply the statement of a fact, for
we all know that the streets of this city
are excellent but at the same time
it is as much by reason of the natural
conditions as because of the work that
has been done on them.
This city was laid out in 1855, nearly
fifty years ago and each year money
has been spent on the streets, and
while there is much to show for it, it
must be admitted that much that is
done one year has to be done over
again, and it would seem that with
such experience as the past has given
there would develop some method that
would give a more permanent and a
cheaper system.
The past two years have been expen-
sive ones to the city and while it has
not curtailed expenses along this line
it would have been justified in doing
so. 1t is certain that it must stop
somewhere. Property owners are not
going to sit still and suffer it to con-
tinue. r