New Ulm review., 1913-02-12
Petition For
Reduced Rate
Motor Power Too High. al 8
Cents. Sprinkfing Pet
ition Presented.
Slot Ma.hines In D,srepute-
Police Will Investigate
Conditions.
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Conditions.
Owing to the illness Of City Clork
A. ]. Meyer at the last regular meet-
ing OF the city council Alderman G.
F. Ruemke was unanimously elected
to act as city clerk pro tenn.
Considerable of the time Of tho
session was devoted 10 the discus
sion Of matters perta3aitas, to the 10
cal railroad companies. In letter
received from the statjsn agent oG
the N. ya st. L. the company de-
clined to put In twnstile at Ninth
South street - had BEEN requested
by the city council a,A stated that
1t would be agreeabls - the com
pany II people who requested this
turnstile would nAhe use Of the
Seventh South street crossing. u
the course of che 1issussi0o It d.
veloped further hat the railroad
company had 1t one time placed .
turnstile at the Ninth street crossing
but had removed II hter when =
threat was made thas they would
be compelled to open up other
streets II this turnstile were allowed
to remain. Al the Dsster seemed 70
require further investigation the city
clerk was Instructed 70 noufy Sta
ton Agent Leary . appear before
the next meeting Of ne council IN
order that the question may be fully
discussed.
The subject Of opeling up Thir-
teenth South street 1oI traffic was
brought up by Chairman Gieseke Of
the street committed II this street
we're opened II voRA Drpyide d.
rect route from he Courtland
bridge to Minnesota street But 1T
tie work would be required to put
this street into passable condllion.
It would, however. necessitate the
construction Of ssttable railroad
crossings over the tracks. The
council thought favorably Of the mat
ter and City Attorney Somsen was
instructed to notify the railroad COLI
panies OF the city's wishes.
Alderman Retslaf called attentsea
to the dangerous condition OF the
crossing over the Northwestern tracks
at Third South street He Suggest,
ed that the railroad company b
forced to maintain watchman ct
this point especially when cars are
being switched over the crossing.
In Mr.. Retzlaf's opinion most IL
not all, of the danger would -e elm
mated II the company would move
|ts switching yards south Of the
freight depot. This matter was dis
posed Of by referring It to COM
mittee consisting Of Alderman Retz-
|af7 and City Attorney somsen with
hull power to act
Chairman Ruemke Of the electric
light committee reported that Pc
ition had been presented to his COM
nittee requesting . reduction of the
motor power rate from six to four
tents per kilowatt and that on &C.
.ount of the illness Of Supt. Bolstad
10 action had been taken. Before
a reduction the committee
will ascertain the cost Of producing
he current for motive power. The
dea of a sliding scale giving the
leavy users of power lower rate
han the small consumer, met with
cant favor.
The application Of c. D. Roof for
ermission to operate q popcorn
vagon on our street corners was
urned down by a vote OF four to
wo.
A petition requesting that the
prinkling Of Broadway be extended
rom Fourth North to Sixth North
treet, signed by a majority Of the
roperty owners affected, was refer
ed to the board Of public works.
The cemetery committee was In
tructed to investigate the complaint
Ferdinand Gollnast that he is be-
1g called upon to pay for work
one upon a grave in the city ceme-
cry after he had given notice three
ears ago to discontinue the work.
The annual report of the New Ulm
ire Department Relief association
,r the last fiscal year showing
CONTINUED on fourth psge)