New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-06-17
Paving Plans
Are Accepted
MINNESOTA STR. WALKS NEED
NEW CURLING WHICH WILL
BE LAID.
FAMILIES WHO SUFFERED IN
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC PRE-
SENT BILLS.

AZ an adjourned meeting of the city
council held Monday evening, plans and
specifications for paving Minnesota
Street from Second South toThird North
Streets were submitted by City Engi-
neerl Minium and after careful CON
sideration duly adopted. The clerk
was thereupon instructed to advertise
for bids, the same to be returnable
July 9TH, 1914.
In connection with the paving project,
the matter of removing the curbing on
both sides of Minnesota Street from End
South to Third North was referred to the
Board of Public Works. According to
Mr.. Minium the survey of these blocks
just completed shows that none of the
curbing, such as there is, is exactly on the
line; some being as much as 6 inches out
OF the way. He stated also that there
was but very little real curbing in any
part Of the designated territory. Two
members of the Board were present and
Immediately held session and reported
favorably on the proposed curbing,
specifying the same to be 6 inches wide
and 20 inches deep and recommended
that the cost of this improvement be
assessed on the abutting property owners
and that they be given 10 years time in
which to pay it, deferred payments to
draw interest at the rate Of per cent per
annum. The report of the Board OF
Public Works was adopted as read.
When the matter of the sidewalk from
GARDEN Street to Summit Ave, which
had .1een promised TO The College in q
meeting of the council held in July, 1909,
was brought to the attention of the city
fathers by a committee appointed by the
Commercial Club, the committee was in
formed that this improvement would be
made this year and that the only reason
nothing had been done was because the
city engineer was so crowded with work
that he had been unable to prepare the
necessary specifications for the work
In the course of the discussion it developed
that some Of the property owners along
Center Street might be called upon
to build the sidewalk in front of their
property at their own expense, where
upon the whole matter was referred to
the Board of Public Works.
The matter of purchasing the Schell
building and removing it to German
Park to place it at the disposal of the
Novelty Electric Co., who intend to
start a factory here for the manufacture
of dry cell batteries, was discussed and
finally referred to a committee of three to
be appointed by President Mueller
which is to report at an adjourned meet
ing to be held the latter part of the week.
Some of the councillors were of the
opinion that the price asked for the
building, 100000, is altogether too high.
Foster c. Fisher presented bill of
$242 expenses incurred by him in pro-
viding medical attendance, medicines and
nursing for his son during the typhoid
epidemic and asked the council to give it
careful consideration. A bill amounting
to 1885 was presented by Wenzel Vogel
for expenses incurred by him in taking
care of two Of his children who were
stricken with typhoid fever. Eugene
Koehler was present also on similar
mission, but had no claim to present,
because he was under the impression that
the time for filing such claims was at the
regular meeting in July. From what
was said it was apparent that others
would present claims also. It was
claimed in each instance that the typhoid
epidemic was caused by the contaminated
city water. The discussion of these
claims were laid over to the regular
meeting in July.
DR.. Seifert on behalf Of the Board of
Health again brought up the question
Of the removal Of garbage. He stated
that it is the desire Of the Health Board
and the committee on civic, affairs to
whom this matter had been referred by
the Commercial Club that the city
should purchase a garbage wagon and
procure the services OF man to remove
the garbage once every week, the
collections for the removal of the garbage
to be made by the city. The garbage
district is to extend from 7th North to
9TH South and from German Street to
Franklin Street. The matter was dis
posed Of by referring it to committee
OF three which is to meet with the Board
of Health and tho rnrnr,niffoo m civic.