New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-24
COUNCIL APPROVES SYSTEM
Engineer Starkey Has Admirable
Sewer System.

Sewer System.
Articles Will Cover Almost Entire
City Plat.
Council Elects to Become Guests
of Militia Company.
In accepting the plans OF Engineer
Starkey for the reconstruction of the
sewer systems of this city the council
has one OF the best systems that can be
mapped out. The new plan involves a
complete change in the drainage sys-
tenn of the city, placing the main sewer
on Center street with arteries leading
to all the business districts, touching
some 1900 lots, whereas the present
system meets the wants of about 300
lots.
The main feature in the way of this
new venture is the cost and there the
council is up against it. The city
cannot we'll raise this money unless it
can secure it through the state school
fund and it is anticip that this will
be available.
From the condition of the present
sewer it is manifest that a change will
have to be made in short time
and the council has wisely considered
it best to make a permanent improve
ment in the system when it is done.
If the money is not available for the
purpose of building this entire system
at once the council will make what i'm
provements are demanded and gradu-
ally work into the new system.
The second adjourned meeting of
the City Council was held Monday
evening with President Eibner presid-
ing.
Gustav Schroeder appeared before
the council and requested an inyesti-
cation to be made by the park COM
mittee into the public dumping
grounds.
Bids for constructing cement sewer
crossings were taken up and the con-
tract awarded to August Pullman
with compensation of 81. 20 per square
yard. The Mayor and City Clerk were
directed to lenter into contract with
August Pullman in behalf of city
and instruct the City Attorney to draw
up contract.
City Clerk Schilling reported that
Ferdinand Crone was re-appointed a
member of the Board of Public Works
by the judge of the district court for a
term of three years. Also that he had
qualified for and accepted the Office.
A communication from the Board OF
Health requesting that steps be taken
toward improving Valley Street was
laid on the table to be taken up at the
next regular meeting. #
The Board of Directors of the DR..
Martin Luther College appeared and
requested that a cement sidewalk be
constructed from Garden to Summit
avenue. The matter was referred to
committee on streets to take the neces-
sary steps for constructing the walk
and report at the next meeting.
Citizens committee, consisting OF
John Henle and Christ. Filzen, Jr.,
presented petition signed by the
property owners, to construct sewer
on State street from Fourth North to
Sixth North Streets connected with
the present sewer on Broadway. This
with the new sewer plans was referred
to the Board of Public Works.
The matter of grading, gravelline
and boulevarding Center Street from
Minnesota to State to Garden Streets
was submitted to the Board of Public
Works for investigation.
An invitation FROM Company "a, .
Second Regiment, to the Mayor and
members of the City Council to at.
tend the banquet which will be given
by that organization on Memorial
Day was read and accepted. Meeting
then adjourned.