New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-13
City Council.

For some reason or other the City
Council is somewhat slow in giving
DR.. M. Luther College the improve
ments which we're promised a year
ago when that institution was being
removed to another locality. A few
weeks ago the board Of directors of
the college in written communication
had asked the City Council to make
arrangements for the necessary i'm
provements. The city fathers acted
promptly at that time so far as an
Investigation was concerned, definite
action on this matter, however, seemed
to have been delayed for an indefinite
time. Thus it came about that tie
president of the Lutheran Minnesota
Synod, Rev. A. F. Zich, of Sleepy
Eye, in company with Rev. F.
Koehler, of Nicollet, Prof. Ackermann
and F. 81. Retzlaff of this city ap-
peared before the city council at the
last regular session urging this
honorable body to establish the water
supply, arrange for sewer connection
and establish cement sidewalk along
Center street leading to the college.
The question of installing these i'm
provements was thoroughly argued
and the council will look into the
matter and arrange for immediate
action regarding these points.
The question of erecting public
baths as suggested in the Review was
brought before the city council by
George J. Eberle, professional
swimming teacher. Mr.. Eberle SUBJ
mitted the proposition calling for the
erection of a public bath house, 5x24
feet, with six cabinets, swimming
pool, "a feet square and about to
feet deep. This, according to con-
sentative estimate, would cost about
$3.50. Should the council provide for
such public bath, Mr.. Eberle would
give instructions in the art of swim
ming at the customary prices. This
matter was referred to the committee
on buildings and grounds.
A very desirable Improvement, in
fact, one which is strongly necessitated
and eagerly desired by people in the
neighborhood on purely sanitary
grounds, was asked by Emil G.. Hage
of the Brown County Bank. Mr..
Hage wishes to have the butcher shop
next to the Brown County Bank con.
nected with the sewer on Center ST.,
eliminating the sewer connection on
Minnesota street for the reason, that
the floor of the basement of the
butcher shop is considerable lower in
the rear than in the front, facing Min
nesota St. Thus proper drainage
cannot be effected resulting in un-
sanitary conditions around the
butcher shop. The sentiment seemed
to have prevailed that the S25 charge
for a second connection should be
elimin ated in as much as Mr.. Hag1
proposed the construction of man
hole near the alley. This matter was
referred to the street committee and
the city engineer with power to act.
Regarding the lighting of Mime
sofa street by means of the new
lighting system the following rules
were adopted: The five lamps on each
post must burn from dark until eleven
O'Clock; from that time on the four
lower lamps must be extipguished the
top lamp of each post will burn
during the whole night. The night
policemen will turn off the lights by
means of the individual post switches.
Contractor E. 81. Haeberle was
allowed the sum of SI,023.11 for
grading and crawling North Mime.
sofa St.
Building permits were granted to
John 81. Forster, brick addition to
residence; Mrs. G. F. Dongus, build.
ing of screen porch with metal roof
FL. Backer, an addition in the rear
to his business building with sheet.
iron roof.
City Clerk Wicherski reported re.
ceipts to the amount of Sl2, 1885, (
during the month of June and expen.
6iturnS for the Same month amOnntino
to $7,O75.58. At the end of the month
the city treasury contained S39, 52l. 48.
The total collections for electric light
and current amounted to 81, 623.70 and
the income of the city scale was s21. 60.
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