New Ulm review., 1913-04-16
New Councillors
90 .rE.ual #sti.g. -faass. l' 10
Assume Duties i )
meo. Mueller Will / Serve
Again as President Of
Board of Aldermen.
Members of Park Board to
Act Again According to
Wishes Of Mayor.

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Last Tuesday evening the old city
council met for the last time, ap.
proved the minutes of the preceding
meeting and adjourned sine die.
City Clerk Meyer then reported that
the newly elected councillors had
qualified and they thereupoR took
their seats and the council organized
by electing Theodore Mueller presi-
dent OF the council.
John Bartl. who has been street
commissioner for the past S years
rendered his resignation which. was
accepted, same to take effect April
18th when all the newly appointed
street officials will assume their du.
ties. The written communication
ton to the deplorable condition
South State street IL in. was re-
ferred to the committee on streets
with full power to act
From the report Of the park COM
mission which was filed it appears
that the sum of S1,906.5S was ex.
pended during the year by the COM
mission for park purposes. The re.
quest of the commission for $2.-
900 appropriation for the next year
was referred to the finance commit
tee.
A petition was presented by prop
erty owners abutting on Broadway
between Third and Fourth South
streets requesting the extension Of
the sewers along this block. The
petition was referred to the board
of public works for investigation
and report.
The bonds of Elmer Haeberle,
Chas. Emmerich, j. p. Graf, John
Hauser, and Ferd Schaefer were
approved and filed and the appoint
ments made. by Mayor itsc3lAaeons
firmed. Those who will serve the
city during the coming year are as
follows: >
H. N. Somsen-City Attorney.
Adolph Klause-C Chief of Police
John F.. Herzog and VIM. Emme-
rich, night police. ,..
Chas. Observation-Disclosures.
Herman Schemann-Street commits
sioner. ... s, .'..
F. d. Minum-City engineer.
Chas. Observation-Disclosures.
At this writing the retiring mem.
bers of the park board had not yet
been notified of their re-appointment
but it was understood that both Mr..
Henningsen and Mr.. Vogtel would
be asked to continue to serve on
the board. -..-..... ...- .,........ .....
J. P. Bolstad-Supt light and pow
er plant.
Jos. F. Groebner-Inspector of
halls and theatres. ..:.
Brown County Journal Official pa
per of city. .
The last three appointments were
made by the city council, the others
by Mayor Fritsche. The board of
health has not yet been designated.
The bonds of 26 applicants for liq-
uor licenses were approved and
the licenses ordered issued. The
bonds of the city clerk, city treas
urer, city engineer and the city
Justices were also presented, APPROX
ed and ordered filed. 49,. d.. !
City Clerk Meyer informed the |
council that on account of his man.
ifold duties he is unable to attend
to the duties of city scaler and that
he must decline to act in that ca
pacity. President Mueller was au-
thorized to appoint a committee to
find suitable person who could
attend not only to the duties Of
city scaler but also those of collect
ing the light and water bills. Presi-
dent Mueller appointed councillors
Ruemeke, Retzlaff and and Behnke
TO serve on the committee in Ques-
tion.
The salaries OF the various city Il
officials and employees were fixed
AZ follows:
Mayor and members of the coun-
Gil, each $4,000 per annum.
City Attorney, $40 per month.
City treasurer, $40. |,
City engineer, $85. !,
Chief of police, $40. II
Night police, each $50. ,
Street commissioner, $50.
Supt. of electric light, plant. $40. /
First engineer, $40. Is
Second engineer, $50. & tf
Fireman, each $50.
Electricians, each $50.
Park police, $45. -. s
Assessor; $3.50 per annum. d
,Poundmaster, $50. -. 8
The police and fireman Rhusa were +
he only employees who received an
Increase in salaries, each getting an
dvanee of SIS monthly. sr> a
The proper committee was au-
horized to renew the meter and
contract. The plans and a
prepared by the city r
ngineer for the removal OF the
prinkling hydrants were adopted.
Councillor Ruemke, chairman of the c