New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-04
a proper system for keeping the city

a proper system for keeping the city
books.
[ have called the attention of the
mayor, the city attorney and a num-
Der of councillors to the state OF affairs
existing. City Attorney Somsen has
had the kindness to help me check
some of these matters and is familiar
with the existing conditions.
After the completion of the reading
of the communication, the clerk CEN
sured the members of the finance COM
mittee for reporting that they had
found the books in good condition and
City Attorney Somsen gave as hls1
opinion that they had discharged
their duty to the best of their ability.
They were not bookkeepers and he be-
ieved that three expert accountants
would have difficulty in mastering the
cumbersome system in a weeks time.
Aid. Gieseke remarked that he was
in the council when the Fifth street
assessment was made. At that time
the property owners did not want the
water mains but ST. Alexander hos
pital paid S4O0 toward the improve
ment and the understanding was that
each assessment should be paid as the
mains were tapped. The matter was
given to a special committee, consist
ing of Aldermen Gieseke, Wicherski,
and Nagel, Mayor Silverson and At
torney Somsen to investigate and re-
port.
When the council convened a liquor
license was granted to Mat. Peterson
but when an application from Wenzel
Sittauer was presented an obstacle
was encountered. Attorney Albert
Pfaender appeared on behalf of prop
erty owners along North State street
and demonstrated against the grant,
ing OF the license, presenting gener-
al protest with a generous number of
signers. Rev. Father Fl. B. Sand
meyer was also present and spoke
forcibly in the same vein. He ex-
planned that his parish had purchased
piece of property at an exhorbitant
price to rid itself of a saloon and now
the institution was to be located on
the opposite side of the street and an
other had applied. In the name of
| the church he asked that the aldermen
deny the petition and in turn presented
a protest signed by a number of his
Pensioners.
| It was serious predicament for the
| aldermen and for time they were at
loss as how to proceed. Aid. Flor
favored granting the license over the
heads Of the protestants but Mayor
Silverson finally suggested a remedy
and it was accepted with avidity. The
mayors idea was to have Mr.. Sittauer
make his peace with his neighbors and
then come to the council, and the SOL
ons disposed of the problem by laying
it on the table.
A request of Lieut.. Albert Pfaender
that Company A be granted 500 for
armory rent was granted and the coun-
| Gil entered into a contract with F. H.
Retzlatf to purchase a National road
grader for 1926 on trial.
Attorney Somsen reported that the
supreme court had decided adversely
to the city in the Gasink case and
stated that he would retain Attorney
Eckstein to assess the costs. Aid. Ma
gel questioned the good Judgment Of
the supreme justices in deciding the
case as they did.
In reading the report Of Street Com.
missioner Klotz the purchase Of three
sacks of cement from Aid. II. Nage]
was cited and Mayor Silverson EN-.
braced the opportunity to assert that
he would not sign the voucher.
| A communication was received from
Assessor Schilling stating that he haC
appointed J. H. Weddendorf as his
deputy and the selection was con
firmed.
| Aid. Gieseke, of the lighting com
mittee recommended that the ledgers
books and accounts of the station
heretofore kept by the city clerk b,
turned over to the superintendent ant
that the latter hand his cash receipt:
to the treasurer. Clerk Bobleter object
ed, maintaining that the books should
be kept in his Office and Attorney Som
sen read a section from the charter
which provides that all city record:
shall be kept by the clerk. The matter
was laid over.
Aid. Gieseke reported the engage
ment Of Jos. Mueller as fireman ane
Robt. Berndt as meter reader at thu
lighting plant at salaries Of S45 ant
$40 per month respectively and he the1
offered a resolution to increase the
salary of the chief of police from $5t
to $50 per month and of the patrolme1
from $40 to $50 per month. After some
discussion it passed, Aid. Richart:
voting nay, and the clerk was the1
authorized to advertise for bids fo]
coal.
Aid. Gieseke submitted a resolution
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