New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-03-25
Meeting Tomorrow Night
Will Hear Report on
Investigation.
Engineer Blomquist Will BE
Present To Give Fig
ures on Cost.

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the Commercial Club Rooms, tomor-
row Thursday evening at 1880 for
the purpose of listening to the report
of the committee recently appointed
to investigate various kinds of paw
ing. At this meeting also it is hoped
that those present will agree upon
the kind of paving to be installed.
H. F. Blomquist, City Engineer of
Mankato, who has given the matter
Of paving considerable study, will
also be present at the meeting and
will give those present the benefit of
his knowledge of and experience with
paving. Mr.. Blomquist was, until a
few years ago, City Engineer of New
Ulm and is considered an authority on
the subject Of paving. The City Coun-
Gil of Mankato and Mr.. Blomuuist plan
to go to Minneapolis today (Wcdnes-
day. for the purpose of Investigating
new kind of paving which is just
coming into vogue and it is expected
that in his talk Thursday evening
Mr.. Blomquist will be able to give
some information about this kind of
paving also.
Four members of the paving COM
mittee appointed by P. Liesch, Presi-
dent of the Commercial Club, Will
bald Eibner, Dr.. j. L. Schoch, Alfred
j. Vogel and G. A. Ottomeyer went
to Mankato last Wednesday after
noon for the purpose of investigating
| the paving used in that city. An
drew Saffert, the other member of
the committe, was unable to attend.
The commute was met at the depot
by City Engineer Blomquist and Com
missioner Gerlich with an automobile
and driven over the streets of the
city that are paved and every cour-
tesy was extended to them by the
representatives Of that city. They
had an opportunity to inspect creo-
sote block paving, brick paving and
also concrete paving.
According to Mr.. Blomquist creo-
sote block paving will cost approx
mately $500 running foot, brick
paving $500 and concrete paving
$3.50 running foot. Asphalt con-
crete, new paving material. will
cost In the neighborhood of S1.5O a
square yard. This is the kind of
paving that the committee from Man
kato will investigate on their trip to
Minneapolis this week. The curling
will cost IS cents a running foot and
including the gutter SO cents a run
ming foot.
From further Investigations made
by the committee, it appears that
most cities give property owners
from five to ten years within which
to pay the assessment, charging from
tour to five per cent interest on the
deferred payments The committee
will not make a report as to the mat
ter OF forcing the property owners
to make connection with sewers and
water mains at this time, feeling
that this is matter entirely with,
IN the province of the city council.
Neither will they report as to the
share OF the expense of paving which
is to be borne by the city at LARGE.
If any: Mr.. Blomquist will, no doubt.
be able to enlighten the property
owners as to the plans followed in
Mankato. The property owners will
be notified about the time and place
OF meeting by means of postal cards.
Any one, whether a property owner
or not, who is interested in the mat
ter of paving will be welcome to at
tend the meeting.