New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-03-11
Residents Ask
Sewer Service
Washington Street Citizens
Out With Petitions. Not
All Agreed.
State Approves Saffert
Plant. Will Doubtless
Secure Franchise.

Secure Franchise.
Improvement of the city water
supply and the grading of the streets
were the topic of discussion at the
regular monthly council meeting last
Tuesday evening. A discussion of
these projects, the appointment of
judges Of the coming municipal cleo
ton, and hearing of both sides of
the argument in regard to the laying
OF sewers from First South Street to
Seventh South Street on Washington
and the reports of the various de-
partlnents constituted the major por-
ton OF the evenings business. The
council then adjourned until Engineer
F.. D.. Minimum could draw up plans
and estimates of the various engin-
eering projects which were contem-
plated.
After long drawn out discussion
of the grading to be undertaken by
the city this summer, Engineer Min
lum was instructed to prepare plans
and specifications and make ,esti-
mates Of the probable cost of grading
Washington street from Fifth to
Seventh South, State from Sixth to
Seventh South, Broadway from Fifth
to Seventh South, and Seventh South
from Washington to German Street.
At the same time Mr. Minium is to
make estimates of the cost of laying
of water mains on State, Washington
and Broadway from Fifth to Seventh
and on on Seventh between Wash
ington and German Streets. These
last plans are to include sewer speci-
ications for Broadway from Fourth
to Seventh South Streets.
The subject Of the sewers at once
precipitated lively discussion. A
petition signed BY thirty-seven lot
owners was presented to the city
council requesting the council to see
to the laying of sewers from First
South to Seventh South on Washing
ton Street. A counter petition was
Immediately read protesting against
the project which was signed by al
most an equal number Of lot owners.
The council referred the matter to
the board Of public works. w. S..
Vercoe and Otto Hartmann appeared
before the city fathers and requested
favorable action on the first petition.
Mr.. Hartmann declared that the OBJ
lection urged by the signers Of the
petition was that the catch basins
were unsanitary and a positive nui-
sance and that if the opposition could
be convinced that this undesirable
feature could be removed they would
withdraw their objections.
Health Officer O.. J. Seifert read
to the council letter of recommen-
dation of the proposed Andrew SAT-
fert slaughtering plant. He showed
that the plans were in accordance
with the regulations of the State
Board of Health. The letter sug.
gested that the council give Mr.. SAT.
fert rs year franchise subject te
the rulings of the state board anc
the city council. It will be neces
sary, however, that the present city
ordinance against the slaughterine
of animals within the city limits b.
removed.
The final step in meeting the ty
phoid situation was offered at thi!
time. It was suggested that in place
of underground cisterns, which wer,
no doubt largely responsible for tn,
contamination Of the water, new
reservoir of about $4,000 gallons ca
pacity be erected in the vicinity O.
| the present plant. This would ge
the water up above the ground ant
contamination would then be impos
sible. The tendency seemed to be tt
build the new reservoir as cheaply a!
possible for it seemed to be the gen
eral concensus of opinion that it wa:
only matter of time till the plan
would be moved to higher ground
The moving of the plant would NEAR
the abandonment Of the new reser
voir. 1t was decided, therefore, tx
build as small retainer as would
meet the needs for the time being
The erection of big steel tank was
suggested but met with little favor
as the water would soon become hot
in the summer and would freeze il
winter. After some discussion, Mr.
Minimum was instructed to draw w
plans and specifications for a con
crete reservoir of $4,000 gallons ca.
| pacity to be installed as quickly as
possible in the same spot adjacent
Ito the present pumping station.
The Judges to preside at the City
detection on the seventh of April were
chosen as follows:
First Ward-Fred Behnke, F. Ha
mann, and Otto Oswald; Second
Ward-Theo. Mueller, C. F. Ruemke
and Herman Beussmann; Third Ware
Fred Pfaender, F. II. Retzlaff, ant
Christ Filzen.
/ At the special meeting of the cit!
council held Thursday evening, tn,
report Of the Board Of Public Work
recommending that sewers be lait
Ion Washington Street from FRS
I South to Seventh South was read an,
the council thereupon ordered tina
i this improvement be made.
/. Engineer Minimum presented plan