New Ulm review., 1913-04-09
!. Contracts Awarded.

IOulJ0ClS AW06ueU.
Owing to the city election coming
on the regular meeting night of the
council, the meeting was adjourned to
Wednesday evening. At this I'd.
iour1ed meeting the bids for street
'Sprinkling were opened and contracts
awarded. For the sprinkling Of Min
nesota Street ]. Y. Graft had put in .
bid Of 3lO4 which included hauling the
hook and ladder truck for the sprink-
ling season, and $500 per month for
hauling the hook and ladder truck
outside the regular sprinkling and
$3.50 per day for sprinkling outside
the regular season. His other bid
was $3.50 per month for sprinkling
alone, s25.W per month for hauling
the hook and ladder truck and $3.50
per day for sprinkling outside of the
sprinkling season. Ferd. Schaefer's
bid was for sss per month and $3.50
per day. Mr.. CRAFTS first bid being
the lowest was accepted and the
contract was duly awarded to him.
For Broadway four bids had been
filed, thescontract being awarded to
John Hauser for 5000 per month and
81 per day for out Of season, his being
the lowest bid. J. p. Graft had two
bids, one for Sl55 per month including
hauling hook and ladder truck, S25
per month for hauling hook and
ladder truck out of season, and $3.50
per day for sprinkling out OF season.
Ferd. Schaefer's bid was for &96 per
month and $500 per day
For S69 per month and $3.50 per day
Ferdinand Schaefer secured the
contracts for sprinkling State and
Washington Streets. For State Street
Gust Fehlhaber had presented bid
of s75 per month and $500 per day
and for Washington Street John
Haeberle's bid called for 5000 per
month and 81 90 per day.
Considerable discussion was pre-
cipitated when the subject of speed
maniacs was brosched. Without ex-
ception, the members of the council
we're of the opinion that speeding on
our thorofares by automobiles and
mot.r cyclists must be curbed and q
committee consisting of Fred Behnke,
F. q. Retzlatf and w. Fl. Gieseke was
appointed to confer with Mayor
Fritsche and agree upon. such steps as
might become necessary to produce
effective results. 5l
At the recent meeting of the good
roads movement at Springfield, the
delegates from New Ulm had pledged
he sum of 500 from our city to defray
the preliminary expense of getting the
National Highway started thru our
county. At the request of the Com
mercial Club who we're represented at
the meeting by Emil G. Hage and F..
II. Behnke the council voted $50 90
LOT IulS purpose.
While Mr.. Behnke was at the
meeting he called the attention of the
council to the peddling by wagon that
is going on in the city at the present
time. The matter was referred to City
Attorney Somsen for an opinion as to
whether this can oe legally stopped by
the council.
Upon the earnest recommendation
of Chief Henry Engel it was decided
to move the sprinkling hydrants on
State and Washington Streets to the
cross streets between these two streets.
This will reduce the number of
sprinkling hydrants to one half the
number now in euse and leave the
regular hydrauts at the exclusive
service of the fire department. The
plans will be prepared by the City
Engineer and the local plumbers will
be asked to submit bids for the work
which is to be done under supervision
of the proper committees.
The annual report of Supt. J.P.
Bolstad was read and ordered filed.
The annual financial statement pre-
pared by City Clerk A. J. Meyer in.
the report on the electric light
and water departments, with the
finance committees certificate as to
the correctness of the report was sub.
mitted and ordered printed in the
official paper of the city.
Building permits we're granted to
Or. J. L. Schoch for the erection of
two store buildings on South Mime.
sofa Street and to F. w. Eibner for
an addition to his bakery aud
Franz Niemann was given
permission to remove q shed covered
with sheet iron from the rear of the
+ .eihold |ot tn his cun and andro-