New Ulm review., 1903-02-04
. PROSECUTE ALDERMAN
Council Asked to Compel Restitu-
ton OF Money Paid Alder
man for Coal.
SUIT BROUGHT BYTAxPAYERs
Formal Demand Made on Coun-
Gil by Attorneys for Prose
cution Last Night.

a DOmDshelI was thrown into the |
council last night when Louis G.. Vogel
made q demand that II. Nagel be re-
quired to refund to the city the amount
paid him for coal for the four years past
by reason of the fact. that the contract
with him for the same was illegal under
the charter, served notice on them per-
sonally and IN writing, the form and
letter of which is as follows:
! New U1m, Mimi, Feb. 3, 1908.
To THE CITY OF New ULM AND 10
THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL OF
SAID CITY,
Gentlemen
! The. undersigned, Louis G. Vogel, re-
spectfully represents and shows:
/. That he now is, and tor more
than four years last past has been resi-
dent and citizen in and of the City Of
| New Ulm, Minnesota, and, that during
all Of said time he has owned, and now
owns real and personal property in said
city, aE'f, that duriug all Of said time
SUCH real and personal property has
been and now is subject to taxation in
said city, and, that he has paid during
Ealt of said time and is now paying city,,
Icounty, state and other taxes thereon,
and, that ne makes these erepresentations
to you and the demand hereinafter st.at-
ed as such taxpayer in and of said city
in his own behalf, as such taxpayer, and
in behalf of all other taxpayers of said
city.
2. That one Herman Nagol now is
and for more than four years last past
has been, a duly elected, qualified and
and acting city councillor OF said city of
New Ulm of and from the First Ward
thereof.
! 3. That in and by the city Charter of
the City OF New UIn1, and particu larry
by virtu. of section thirty four OF chap
ter three Of said charter it is provided:
|
of said city, while acting as such, shall
I dlrecttysssr intar city be u party to- or
interested d CT concerned in nany contract
or job with said city or in any work
prosecuted by its authority, or in the
compensation to he received therefor, or
in the furnishing Of supplies, fuel or
other articles purchasable for the public
use; and any contract or transaction pro-
hibited as aforesaid, shall be VOID, and
any city officer so offending shall, on
conviction thereof, be removed from of
fee by the city council
4. That between the first daySof jan
uary, 1900, and this date, inclusive, the
said Herman NageI, while acting as such
city councillor rs aforesaid, wrongfullI
and unlaWfully furnished certain fueYto
said city of New Uim, consisting Of wood
and coal, and, that the city clerk and the
mayor Of said city Of New Ulm have, at
/ divers times between the dates aforesaid.
4 drawn and cpdnttrsigned orders upon
the city treasurer of the city of New
Ulm III pretended payment for the fuel
SO uilaWfully furnished by said Herman
| Nagel IS aforesaid, which said orders,
Were various amounts aud az ggresate
. III l*szs ~ 5rtis ~ rs sum IT siA ,io1ls-
(S6.0oo): II With >aid
I5arzz5sE r .sS8sis h. saa
4 Il issrs,is Ma, a, ~.
saia H.rm,l. Il ~
treasurer IT sal,i ely s==,l So; "a.
i the salt treasurer ii saiss .ss 81,
and and between the dates AFORESAID has I,t.
out Of moneys belonging To the Said cit,
all iof SAID orders, amounting in the ag-
gregate to upwaTtls of six thousand
/ (66,Q00); that the SAID Herman Nagel
received and accepted all of said money
50 paid out on the orders afole-aid ami
has converted the same 70 his as,, use.
all of which was wrongful and IN ia
and contrary to the provisions g.
charter Of the said city Ct New Usm.
.. That no part Of said sum has f,4..,,
repaid or recovered into tne srrasnr ,,i
said CITY, out that tl.e. shit Herman II gel
has converted aud iisi,os.ssl sf
10 his t,ss 81 use and neg lect,a s..
1 he sam, or any par ..sr.af fi,.s