New Ulm review., 1913-10-29
Council {: Accepts
Work ' :! |, on I Sewers
New Coal Shed Needed. Pre-.
parations For Sidewalk
To College.

Board Of Health Asks Sup
port Of Citizens In
Cleanup.
At special meeting Of the city
council held Wednesday evening the
main business transacted was the &C
ceptance of the several sewer jobs
carried to completion in the city
within the past few months. Lars
Oyern of st Peter, had the sewer
contract for the extension on South
German Street at the agreed price
Of $2.385.OO AMI on. South Broadway
for So5O.O0 and Hector K0hlsaet OF
Marshall, the extension Of the sewer
on North Minnesota Street for the
suin Of $1,134.4O. The work had
hem inspected by the committee on
streets which found it done salts
|factorily and City Engineer +. 0.
Mininm having reported that the
same had been executed according
10 plans and specifications, the coun.
|cil accepted the sewers and ordered
the contract price paid. retaining
however $4,000 on the first named
contract and 10000 each on the
other contracts, the same to become
due and payable as soon rs sufficient
time has elapsed to prove that the
ground has been properly tamped,
and that the work in all other re-
spocts shows no other deterioration.
New. coal sheds are to be erected.
According to the plans and specitica-
tions prepared by the city engineer
the building will be 3Ox22h feet and
will be located in the rear Of the
electric light and water plant. It
will be of sufficient capacity to per-
init of the storing of several tons
OF coal at one time. The plans and
specifications as presented were
adopted and the city clerk was in
etructed to invite bids by November
10Th when the same will be consid-
erred by the council at special meet
ing,
N1xen- the removal Of. Pr; Martin
Luther College to some other city
VAS tder consideration about four
wears ago, the college authorities
were promised, as q part Of the in
ducements offered by the city to re-
tain this institution, that cement
sidewalk would be constructed along
the south side Of Center Street from
Garden Street to Summit Avenue.
This part of the city's promise has
never been fulfilled and Prof. Acker-
man appeared before the council to
once more urge upon the city fathers
to make good their promise. He
reminded them that he had called
upon them. year ago and that at
that time promises had been made
to have this work done during the
present year. ...
It was decided to have cinders
hauled on the sidewalk this fall to
put it in passable condition during
the winter and spring. In spring the
street committee will look into the
matter thoroly and order either a
cement sidewalk or some other. SUBJ
stantial walk laid.
Through its chairman e. r.. Kuem-
ke, the electric light committee re-
ported that it had carefully investi-
gated the complaints filed for electric
light overcharges and that in but few
instances did it appear that the me-
ter was not in working order. In
such cases reduction was made.
In all other cases the bills were al
lowed to stand and the consumers
must pay the amounts shown by the
meter readings as embodied in the
electric light bills.
The first complete Health Board
appointed by the City Council is
getting down to business in good
earnest. For some time they have
been inspecting premises and order.
ing clean-ups for the betterment OF
civic health conditions. So far as
is known generally their orders have
been cheerfully complied with but
it now appears that they have struck
snag. ...f, ...---
In attempting to secure better con-
ditions at local meat markets the
Board has met with scant encour-
aeement and little or nothing has
been effected by talking to the propri-
etors. These unpleasant, unhealthy,
conditions have for years been the
subject of scathing comment by all
who have had to pass along Mime,
sofa Street and breathe the foul
odors emanating from the butcher
shops and commission house, but
"what is everybody's business IS no
body's business" and nothing has
been done. The Health Board could
by means of its official power. put
a Quick end to such conditions. but
they have chosen to try the plan
of arousing public sentiment SO that
not only will the evil be banished,
but something offered in its place
which will operate not only to the
rood Of the community In general
but to that of dealers as well and
will put an end to the. possibility OF
a repetition of the trouble.
Their plan looks forward to the
building of a municipal slaughter
house and meat and milk inspection
by competent inspectors:
Councillor Retzlaf and the Health
h.