New Ulm review., 1913-05-14
South Siders Claim They Saw
ed the City Considerable q
Money.

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plication for its share Of the funds.
The question of the location of th'
proposed armory became at onc'
uppermost in the minds Of those o
our citizens who we're especial
interested in this project. Before lont
they we're divided into camps, som'
favoring . cite north OF First Nortt
Street and others advocating the erec
ton OF the armory on the south side
Both sides got busy at once to securt
donations 50 40 to be able to offer th.
city council cheap enough site e
have the same designated. !.
The armory proposition was def
nitely brought before the city father.
at their regular meeting Tuesday eve
ming when Col. Johnson of the Third
Regiment with some OF tie locs
militia officers appeared before thu
council and reminded them OF .
promise previously made and desired
to know how soon the city would b
ready to take action. AS en- incentive
to secure prompt action, Col. johnson
stated that the armory board w0uld
have their stated meeting tho follow
ing week and that possibly the mex
meeting would not be held for severa
months and that q decisive answe,
should be forthcoming at once If New
Ulm desired favorable action from
the armory board this year. The
matter OF meeting the expenses OF
maintaining the armory was discussed
at length, but nothing further was
done except the selection of Aldermen
Ruemke, Retzlaff and Pfaender as a
committee to investigate suitable sites
and make . complete report the
following evening.
At Wednesdays meeting the "south
side farmers" showed their hand 5y
Offering the Carl Boyer property situ-
ated on the corner of Minnesota and
Second North Streets which was
valued at s3400 free of cost. The
"n0rthsiders'' bad chosen the old
"Citv Garden property, corner
Bro adway and Second North Street,
now owned by DR.. Jos. H. Vogel and
valued at $500, but they were not in
position to make definite offer and
'he final determination vas again post.
poned until the following evening.
Nothing further was done except to
lppoint q new committee consisting of
Aldermen Retzla,, Ruemke,. Ham ann |
Ind President Mueller to look into
he matter OF the proposed sites and
ascertain the probable cost.
Immediately upon the assembling of
be Council On Thursday the commit.
ee's report was made public, recon
'ending the Dr.. vogel property as
be most desirable on account of be
ng most centrally located and most
atisfactory for armory purposes. ,
his was signed by al of the CON- ;
littee members With the exception OF ,
[smann. In view Of the fact that the =
ommittee had failed 10 embody in its .
port the probable cost Of the various !,
tes, Attorney Jos. A. Eckstein on >,
shaIf of the "southsiders'' suggested >,
ut the report was incomplete in fail ~
e to state this almost indispensable t.
formation. Alsho appealed to v
rongly, the committee firmly refused
add ANYTHING 10 its report. :,
At this point the ,vo propositions = =
fore the council we're free eite on :,
. south side and $500 site on the ~
rth side, with cash donations agere-
ting $500. 1t wss then that City Atty e'
msen stepped outside the railing te G
d addressed the council a. private VI
izen Offering the REIN lot next to oe
} old water tower lot owned by the "a
=, free OF charge. This practically 81 81
ant . free site also. This had the y.
ect of getting a raise of $500 in ~.
nations from the north side. u
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