New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-19
HAVE SIM0LEONs IN SIGHT
Committee Says Financial Con.
dition Not so Bad.
City Has Money Coming to Fully
Cover It's Shortages.
Aldermen Formally Accept Mu-
nicipal Lighting Plant.

nlclpal Lighting Plant.
According to the finance committee
of the city council, New Ulm is not
face to face with a crisis. They have
been able to discover a. ssilver-lined
rift in the dark financial cloud which
has been looming above the municipal
horizon and last night were able to
submit the following reassuring re-
port:
'The undersigned finance committee.
to whom was referred the matter Of
the standing of the finances of this
city, respectfully report that they have
carefully Investigated the same and
find that by the end of this month the
treasury will be overdrawn about six
thousand dollars, but that the income
from special assessments for public
improvements made and to be made in
the near future will practically equal
the amount overdrawn. That the in
come of the electric light plant is
increasing from month to month and
that the amount realized from tn at
source, with the water rent, the taxes
of the October settlement and the in
come from other sources will pay the
running expenses of this city and that
there is no need for the present for
making temporary loan,
JOS. FLOR,
ERNST GIEsEKE,
AND. AMANN,
Committee. :"
In addition to settling the money
question, the aldermen last night took
the very important step of accepting
he lighting station. 1t came about
through Aid. Amann offering reso-
luton STIMULATING that the Fort Wayne
Electric Works complete it's contract
by September lst or be held to clause
allowing forfeiture of 1925 per day for
every day beyond that time. Supt.
| Wagner stated that the company was
still to supply a number of fixtures
but j. G.. Robertson, the engine con-
tractor, explained that these would
have been finished before this had it
not been for a strike at the works.
He promised to have them put in and
stated that he regarded the plant as
fully completed, Designing Engineer
Chas. L. Pillsbury bearing out his as
sertions. After listening to the two
experts the alderman decided to let
Aid. Amann's resolution die natural
death and upon motion of Aid. Nagel
the plant was accepted, Aid. Amann
voting nay.
It was reported that Chas. Stoll &
Son had completed their contract OF
lying water mains on Washington
street. The clerk suggested that it
would be we'll to have the board of
public works fix the Washington street
| assessment and also that for German
! street as it would mean about $4,000
| for the city and the matter was referred
Building permits were granted to N.
Henningsen and Chas. Brust, the for
mer to move building from the cor
ner of Broadway and First North to
the rear of the lot and Mr.. Brust to
reshingle his house on Broadway.
City Attorney Eckstein was instruct
ed to collect for hydrant broken last
winter by a team belonging to F.
Behnke and the recent assessments
made by the board of public works
were confirmed. In this connection
a resolution was adopted making ii
| impossible for persons whose proper
ty does no Adult upon the improve.
ments to connect with sewers or water
mains without paying a fee in lieu Of
the assessment, and it then occurred
to the aldermen that no levy had ever
been made for the main sewer leading
to the river. This was given to the
sewer committee to investigate and re.
port.
Ben StOckman presented petition
with twelve signers asking that the
council open a.road across block 1872
Park addition, for the use of traffic
between the two depots. He offered tc
give the city an opening into FRS
South street if they would vacate lots
l and 2. Chas. Hauenstein supported
his arguments and the matter was
given to the park committee to con
slider and, if necessary, call specia
meeting before August 3lst, when the
property mentioned is to be sold a
. auction.
Company AS request for an appro
priation of 800 came up and at frs
, Aid. Flor thought the city was too EN-