New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-11-15
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
City Fathers Dispose of a Grist
Of Business and Enact
New Ordinance.
Old Water Tower to be Sold.

Old Water Tower to be Sold.
Ordinance Number 90, reducing the
dog tax to the uniform rate of 8l.OO
for each canine received its final
reading and was duly adopted. By
making this reduction, the council
hopes to secure the payment of this
tax without being forced to resort to
coercive measures.
Importuned by great number of
our citizens. Mayor Graft recon-
mended that the city install public
skating rink for the use of the young
people. Upon his suggestion Presi-
dent Buenger appointed Councillors
Mueller, Meyer and Ochs as COM
mittee to investigate with power to act.
There is no cleaner or healthier sport
than skating and we cannot commend
the action of the council too highly in
making provision for the rink.
One of the deep wells having gone
out Of commission, the committee on
Electric Light and W alter and Super
intendent Bolstad were delegated to
make thorough investigation and
have the we'll repaired if they find it
expedient to do so.
Alfred Nagel, George Leary and
Math. Peterson appeared before the
council with request that Night
Policeman Anton Stiemann be re-
appointed. St1emann had been added
to our police force during the summer
months only and his service came to
an end November LIST. The council
was not ready to take action and the
matter was allowed to go over to 9
subsequent meeting.
Henry Engel, chiefof the Fire De-
partment, requested that new gongs be
installed in the livery stables. It
seems that the gongs now in use do
not give efficient service, the sound
made by them being hardly loud
enough to apprise the livery man that
a fire alarm had been turned in. His
wishes were granted and committee
appointed to procure new gongs.
Mayor Graft reported that Governor
Eberhart had requested him to appoint
5 citizens as delegates to represent
New Ulm at the Fire Prevention Con-
gress which convened in St. Paul last
Wednesday and that as such delegates
he had named Henry Engel, VIM. H..
Gieseke, Joseph Groebner, Emil
Wicherski and Charles Brust Sr. The
delegates we're voted $500 each to
cover their railroad fare.
The New Ulm Fire Department
through their Secretary Alfred
Schroeck requested the re-appointment
of Henry Engel as chief of the depart
ment. Their request was granted and
his salary fixed at $50 per annum IS
in previous years.
Supt. Bolstad reported that Chas.
Emmerich had completed the work of
laying water mains from Center Street
to the elevator of the New Ulm Roller
Mill Co. according to plans and
specifications and the contract price
less $50 was ordered paid.
The Minnesota Central Telephone
Company was ordered to remove all
posts and wires not in use by them at
the present time.
The new water reservoir having
stood the test, and no reasons being
apparent why the old water tower
should be retained, it was decided to
have it sold and removed and the city
clerk was instructed to invite bids.
Consulting Engineer Earl D. Jack
son, Of st. Paul, submitted report
on the central heating plant propo.
sition. In the opinion of the council
the report was not complete enough
and the city clerk was directed to
communicate with the engineer and
request more detailed information.
The $50 balance due for laying the
watermains on Minnesota Street be-
tween 5th and 9Th South Streets was
ordered paid.
The assessments made by the Board
of Public Works for sprlnkling Mic
nesota, Broadway, State and Wash
ington Streets we're in all things con-
frmed.
Building permits we're issued to
John II. Weddendarf, Mrs. Johanna
N. Schackel, Mueller & Aab and Jos.
j. Dietz.
The receipts for electric light and
water during the month of October
to e, 400 and the city scsler
reported S22 fees. During the month
4, 953, 532 gallons Of water we're pumped
at the station.
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