New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-07
CITY NEEDS The MONEY :'
Council Adds Sum Of $4,000 to Tax
Levy.
Alderman Advance Assistance to
Cyclone Sufferers.

Alderman Advance Assistance to
Cyclone Sufferers.
Peter Giefer Demands Return of
500 He Forfeited.
Taxes for city purposes will behigher
next year than atany time in hehistory
of the town. Last night at the monthly
council meeting a levy of $4,000 was
made, increasing that of 1902 by 81 900.
When the matter came up Clerk Schill-
ing informed the aldermen that year
ago 49, 500 was levied for the interest
and sinking fund, $1,000 for the fire
department. and 800 for streets. He
stated thatthe largest sum evercollected
was $4,000 but that it would be
necessary to go above that this year.
The council fixed the figures asfollows:
Interest and sinking fund. ..s3, 900
Fire department fund. .......... 1900
Street fund. ................ -. 5000
IOLdl .Sl0,O U0
Mayor Weschcke sent in the follow
ing communication from the mayor of
st. Charles, Mimi: Il
''To the Honorable Mayor of New Ulm:
'Our city was visited by destruc-
tive cyclone on the 3rd inst. Most of
the business portion and 100 residences
destroyed. Loss $3.50, 900 or $500, ZOO.
Yours truly,
j. J. SPEETER,
Mayor.
"Any financial assistance which
your city might render will be greatly
appreciated"
Remembering the days when New
Ulm stood in need of just such help,
the council, upon motion of Aid. Nagel,
voted to send 800 to Mayor Speeter.
Attorney Albert Pfaender appeared
on behalf of Peter Giefer and demand
ed the return of 500 which was for
feited by Giefer last summer by his
failure to enter into a contract with
the city. Aid. Amann's motion that
the request be laid On the table pre-
vailed. Otto Schell was present and
wanted three blocks on Broadway
graded. He and Mr.. Hauenstein were
willing to bear part of the expense and
the street committee was ordered to do
the work. Permit to erect a slaughter
house was granted to Rusch & Co. -.
A petitio On signed by about rs per-
sons was presented asking that the
council take steps to put a stop to the
constant ringing of the alarm gong on
the Chicago & Northwestern at Third
North street. People living in the
neighborhood complain that the bell
''rings all the time, day and night
and ''the everlasting noise'' is getting
on their nerves. The trouble seems to
be that the electric wires attached to
the gong go too far into the switch
yards and the street committee was Or
dered to have change made.
Henry Engel was reappointed chief
of the fire department at salary of
$50 per annum and the council con-
firmed Mayor Weschcke's appoint
ment of Carl Boehme as keeper of the
cemetery. Treasurer Zieher reported
collecting assessments as follows: 1888
for grading German street; 81 ,06S.5 so
for sewers on Broadway, and 1905 for
sprinkling Minnesota street.
Report of Street Commissioner Klotz
showed that s9S2.67 was expended upon
the streets during the month, while the
justices collected S179 in fines the last
quarter. It was voted to fix the meter
rates for motors at cents per thous-
and watts and a committee was in
sAucted to lease the sheds used by
Capt. Burg's battery from the Turn
verein. Chief Engel notified the coun-
Gil that the new fire truck would be
ready for delivery in six Or eight
weeks and bills amounting to 81, S93.O1
were allowed as read.
Jack Spratt could eat no fat,