New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-05-20
Illinois Man Is
Chosen as Supt.
A. r. MANLEY WANTED TO SUP.
ERINTEND MUNICIPAL
LIGHT PLANT.
RESIDENTS OF DAYTONsS BLUFF
ASK FOR BETTER STREET
LIGHTING.

The selection OF new superintendent
of the electric light and water works was
the principal matter to hold the attention
OF the city council at their meeting last
Friday evening. Mr.. A. r. Manley of
Of Mt. Carmel, Ill. was finally chosen
from list of fifteen applicants for the
position left vacant by the resignation of
Supt. Bolstad.
The meeting, an adjourned one, was
called 70 order by President Theo.
Mueller and the routine business was
first dispatched. Clerk VIM. Backer
read letter of complaint from the Super
intendent of the Chicag & Northwestern
Railroad in regard to the smoke stack
OF the old Electric Light plant. The
smokestack stands near enough to the
Northwestern track to cause considerable
damage in case it should blow down
and strike a passing train. After dis
cusslng the matter thoroly, it was de-
| clded that the matter was beyond the
power OF the council. The property
does not belong to the city and the
council cannot demand the removal of
the chimney unless the railway takes
proper steps to have it condemned as
unsafe. Attorney Somsen was requested
to write to the Railway Company to
that effect.
The petition presented by citizens
residing on Spring St. in the vicinity of
what is known as Dayton's Bluff asking
that several arc lights be installed to
give more light in that section OF the
city was considered and then referred
to the committee on electric lights.
Clerk VIM. Backer read commune
cation from the Inspector of the Travellers
Insurance Co. requesting, for the sake of
safety, that guard-rails be installed in
the city powerhouse to protect the belt
ing running the EXETER and that hand
rail be installed on the stairway leading
to the second story Of the building. The
council agreed that such improvements
should be made and arrangements were
made to that effect
Fire Chief Engel then appeared before
the council and asked them to condemn
400 feet Of the rubber hose that has been
used for the fire department.. This hose,
he declared, is no longer fit for use in case
OF fire. He suggested that it be turned
over to City Engineer Minium to be used
IN flushing drains and packing bitches.
This, ne pointed out, would save the new
cotton hose Of the Fire Department.
HIS request was granted.
The chair next appointed a com
mlttee composed of Messers. F. Pfaen-
der, F: H. Retzlatf and F. Behnke with
full power to act in the matter of securing
suitable office for City Engineer Mini
UNI, The city clerks office is far too
crowded to enable Mr.. Minium to do his
work there as he has been doing in the
past and still keep his papers in any sort
of order.
An estimate Of $1S16.SO from the
Union Machine Company for material
delivered for the new water mains was
considered and ordered paid.
During the course of the evening Mr..
A. Il. Marley of Mt. Carmel, ILL.,, APP
peared before the council and addressed
them in regard to his qualifications for
the position of Superintendent of the
Electric Light and Water plant. Mr..
Marley told briefly of his experience in
building and operating combination
electric light, water and gas plant atMt.
Carmel. He was educated, he said. at
the University of Southern Illinois but
was unable to graduate owing to lack of
funds to finish his Senior year. He then,
in company with his uncle built and
operated the Mt. Carmel plant till last
February when, upon the plants chang
ing hands, he was forced to resign.
In the event of his taking hold of the
New Ulm plant he declared he would
want to hire competent steam engineer
to handle the power problem as he is
primarily an electrician and would
prefer to look after the electric part and
the outside work. He then outlined the
probable course of his work. He would
make an endeavor to increase the eff
clency OF the plant by better book
keeping methods and a general enlarge
ment OF the patronage. Altogether, he
made a very good impression by his
straightforward way of sizing up the
situation and after considering the
various applicants at some length the
council finally decided upon Mr.. Marley.