New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-13
The GAS PLANT
Franchise Proposed by Geo. H.
Erich. Not an official Docu-
ment. Open for Discussion.
Boost the Enterprise. City
Council to Investigate
Other Plants.
Committee to go on Junket.Tour.

Following is published the proposed
or Ordinance granting to
Geo. Il. Erich of Minneapolis the
right to manufacture and sell gas in
the city of New Ulm.'' Mr.. Erich is
the author of the document and it
must be distinctly understood that the
city council has not, as yet, in any
way approved or accepted it. It is
not an official document. City Attor-
ney Somsen says that it must be
changed radically before it will meet
his approval. The Review publishes
the franchise to keep the question be-
fore the public. Now then, read it
over carefully, talk it over with your
friends, neighbors and your alder
man, discuss it with but one point in
view: New Ulm ought to have a gas
plant. The following gentlemen were
appointed by the Commercial Club to
advocate the enterprise before the city
council: F. 81. Behnke, G.. A. Otto
meyer and F. II. Retzlatf and these
members of the city government will
go on a Junket-tour to investigate
gas plants and franchises of other
cities: President Buenger, Mayor
Graft, City Engineer Bloomquist,
Aldermen Mueller, Meyer and Ochs.
The Franchise,
Section l. That Geo. H. Erich his
successors and assigns shall have the
right and privilege for a, period of
twenty (20) years to manufacture and
sell gas made from coal, oil and other
like materials in the city of New Ulm.
Minnesota, and to have right and
privilege to lay pipe for the purpose
OF conducting gas in any of the streets.
avenues, lanes, alleys and squares
and the public grounds thereof, and to
adopt any other means necessary to
furnish gas to any of the Inhabitants
OF said city, or to the city of New
Ulm, providing, however, that this
ordinance shall not be construed as
granting an exclusive right or fran
chise to said Geo. 81. Erich, his sue
cessOrs and assigns, and provided
further that the granting OF said right
and privileges to said Geo. 81. Erich,
his successors and assigns, shall not
interfere with the right of the said CITY
council to pass or enact any resolu-
ton or ordinance which may be
necessary for the proper protection of
persons or property within said CITY.
Section 2. That the said Geo. 81.
Erich, his successors and assigns
named in the first section of this
ordinance, shall have the right him
self, or his employees, agents and
servants to enter upon any of the pub
lie streets, avenues, lanes, alleys,
squares or public grounds thereof,
and to dig up the same and to use
such measure as may be necessary to
lay the gas pipes through the same,
provided that such work will cause as
little inconvenience as possible to the
citizens of said city, and shall not
Interfere with, nor injure the sewers,
water pipes or hydrants in said CITY
and while making excavations in the
streets and crossings shall keep the
same properly guarded and projected
to prevent accidents to persons using
such streets and crossings. The pipes
and mains shall at all times be laid
subject to such rules and regulations
as the city council may prescribe. The
grantee of this ordinance shall hold
the city harmless from all damage
caused by the opening of the streets
or wherever excavations are made
on public grounds.
Section 3. That the said Geo. 81.
Erich, his successors and assigns
shall have the right by himself or his
agents and servants to
enter any public or private building
IN said city in the daytime for the
purpose of examining the gas meter
in such buildings in accordance with
the regul ations that may be established
by said Geo. 81. Erich, his successors
and assigns, concerning the use of the
gas meters in houses and buildings in
said city.
Section 4. That the rights and
are hereby granted to said
Geo. 81. Erich, named in the first
section of this ordinance, his success
sOrs and assigns, upon the express
agreement and understanding that gas
and delivered by said
party, his successors and assigns.
shall be charged for general con-
to houses and manufacturers
At the following rales:
For Illuminating purposes, One and
$1,000 .60D per thousand cubic feet.
For fuel and Illuminating purposes
when passing through one meter, One
and 5000 ts1,50) dollars per thousand
cubic feet.
Both of the above maximum prices
shall be subject to discount of lOl
tents per thousand cubic feet when
bills are paid on or before the 10th Of I
he month following date of bills.
Gas furnished to the city for street /
lighting purposes. shall be charged