New Ulm review., 1913-05-21
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A special meeting Of the council vas
held Tuesday evening for the purpose
OF receiving the report OF the Board
OF PuSllc Works on the various mat.
tore which had been referred to them
for Investigation. Their report recon-
mending the laying Of sewers on Ger
man Street from Second South to
Sixth South and on State Street from
First North to Third North, was &C.
cepted and ordered tiied. City Engi.
neer Minium MAS thereupon instructed
to prepare the necessary plans and
eciications to DO submitted TO the
council for their adjourned meeting to
be held May 10th.
City Engineer Minium submitted
plans and specifications for street ana
alley crossings, sidewalks, curbs, gut
ters and other concrete work to be
done by the city during the year. They
were adopted and the City Clerk was
instructed to advertise for sealed bids,
which will be considered at the regular
meeting in June.
Upon the recommendation Of the
street COMMITTEES, Street Commissioners
Schemann was voted $1,000 q month
for the use of his horse during the
summer.
City Attorney Somsen reported that
the NJ. & st. L. had receded somewhat
from their position and we're willing to
open up Twelfth South Street across
their right Of way il paidsl0O damages.
half of the original demand, condi.
toned that 18th South Street be vacat-
ed also. This the conncil was, Of
course, not willing to concede and
condemnation proceedings will be In.
augurated - soon as the Board of
Public Works reports favorably on
the proposition.
II nothing interferes with present
plans, the members Of the City Coun-
Gil will auto to st. Peter as soon ss
the Standard Oil Company gets thru
oiling one of the streets of that city,
for the purpose of inspecting the work
with view to trying it out at home.
The matter of enlareing the electric
light plant was discussed informally
but no action was taken as it WAS the
intention that vhis should DO the first
order Of business for the adjourned
meeting May 18th.
At the adjourned meeting Monday
evening the greater part of the time
was spent in discussing the matter of
increasing the electrical output. 1t
will be remembered that the Oscar
Clausen Engineering Co. Of st. Paul
submitted several propositions to the
council for increasing the electrical
current with estimates of cost. An en-.
largement of the plant seems almost
inevitable and the possibility of in
stalling municipal heating plant in
case OF an enlargement of the electric
light plant has been injected into the
and was discussed at
length.
The entire council together with the
Supt. Bolstad and City Atty. Somsen
were constituted a committee to visit
various cities where municipal heating
plants are installed and make thoro
investigation of the proposition. The
electric light committee is expected to
make special study of the light sit
uation and make its report containing
recommendations, IN the near future.
The plans and specifications pre-
pared by City Engineer Minium for
the construction of sewers on South
German Street and North State Street
were adopted and the city clerk was
instructed to advertise for bids to be
received June 10th.
Charles Vogtel and John H. Siegel
of the Eagle Roller Mill informed the
COuQClI tudG tuoy eApectou w Wono us0
of the license granted them two years
ago and extend their side tracks on
Second North Street. They requested
permission to install track scale
under cover on Second North Street
which was granted.
Major John Buschers was elected
City Justice for the unexpired term OF
B. 81. Deters.
Upon recommendatiO of the street
committee, the E. L. Larson Auto co.
was given permission to place two
gasoline tanks under the sidewalk in
fro It of their garage.