New Ulm review., 1913-05-14
Railroad w ants
$500 Damages
NJ. 4 st. L. Refuses to Vacate
10Th South st. Without
Recompense.
City Relinquishes Business
of Inside Wiring and
Fixtures.

Three meetings on three successive
Evenings of the past week mark th'
extent of the activities OF our cit!
council. The last of these meeting
|was devoted almost entirely to deter
mining the location of the proposed
armory and will be treated under {
separate head.
Tuesday evening was regular meet
ing night and considerable time VA
devoted to the armory proposition bu
no definite action was taken at tha
time. Several comittees appeared
asking for financial aid. The frs
one to receive attention was the dele
CATION of six requesting donation il
the sum of $500 for Z proper celebra
ton of the 4th Of July. Their reques
Was granted by . vote of 5 tol.
Burg's Battery's request for thu
usual annual donation OF slO0 ws,
granted without . dissenting vote .,
was the request of the New Ulm Fire
Department for IN appropriation o1
e145 to defray the expenses of the
delegates to the dremen's convention
at Thief River Falls. Chist Henry
Engel explained that on account Of
the great distance to the convention
city, they had reduced the number o.
delegates and hsd voted $500 out o1
thsir own treasury for this purpose.
n representative OF . manufacturer
Of platform scales was present and
enlightened the council q to the kind
Of scale that the city should purchase.
After some confederation .he CLERK
wss 4nthorized 70 invite sealed bid,
for : new scale Of the type registering
beam model Of 8 ton capacity and six
teen feet long.
The street committee was directed tc
investigate and report on the advisa'
bility OF granting the request of the
E. L. Larson Auto Co. for permission
to place two underground gasoline
tanks in front of their garage on
Minnesota Street.
Mayor L. A. Fritsche reported that
he had received telegram from Gov.
Cox OF Ohio, acknowledging receipt
of the 5000 donation from the city and
conveying also the thanks of the
people of bis state.
The hour had grown quite late by
this time and an adjournment was
taken to the following evening to clean
up all the unfinished business. At the
adjourned meeting the bond of Gulden
4 Hippert for the faithful performance
Of the contract awarded them was
and ordered fled.
The clerk reported that no bids had
been received for the laying Of sewers
or one block on South Broadway and
lpon motion he was authorized to re.
|dvertise for bids. The petition
igned' by the abutting- property
'wners for q sewer on State Street
rom Center Street to Third North !
street was presented and referred to |
he Board Of Public Works for in
cation and report.
City Attorney Somsen reported that
1e M. & st. L. would consent to the
pening of 18th South Street only on
that 18th South should be
acated and that they be paid the sum
$500 for their additional expense.
bis amount of damages seemed too .
gh and the contention OF the com.
my that 18th South could be graded G
cheaply - 18th not meeting with :,
Q concurrence OF City Engineer
inium the council decided to have
matter of opening . street across >,
} right OF way of both railroad
mpauies st 18th South referred to \,
the Board of Public Works which =, =,
5 Gone.
permits were granted to K
G. Warnke for q residence and to h,
seph Wiesner and Albert Pfaender 2
garages.
1t the adjourned meeting Thursday
ming the proper committee submit. L
its report recommending that City S
rk Meyer receive the sum of $40 to
month in addition to his regular m
ary for performing the duties of m
Ter until other arrangements could G
made. This report was accepted Sc
b the modification that the receipts NJ
The Office must equal this sum. in
y unanimous vote the report Of ct
electric light committee recon- de