New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-12
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the sanction OF" the council. Inc peCl-
ton of property owners on State Street
between 9Th and 7th South Street
opposite the Union Hospital for sewer
in that block was referred to the Board
of Public Works. In view OF the fact
that the city's coal contract expires
May 18th, the City Clerk was instructed
to advertise for bids, the same to be
received and opened Monday evening
May Oath.
At the regular meeting OF the city
council held last Tuesday evening Henry
Engel, Chief of the Fire Department,
and DR.. O. J. Seifert, health officer,
again called the attention of the council
to the unsanitary condition of some OF
our alleys and the Chief supplemented
it with the complaint that carts and
other vehicles are allowed to stand in
the alleys and in case of fire they
would prove a great hindrance to the
work of the fire department. The
Mayor promised to instruct the police
officers to enforce the law strictly.
DIR. Seifert also called attention to the
fact that North Garden Street had been
used as public dumping ground and
recommended that this practice be
stopped at once and that the street be
cleaned. The matter was referred to
the proper committee.
The matter of collecting and hauling
away garbage during the hot summer
months was again up for discussion.
DR.. Seifert reported that he had been
unable to secure the services of man to
do the hauling. The street committee
will wrestle with this proposition.
G. A. Ottomeyer appeared before the
council and advocated turning South
Market into a park. He voiced the
sentiment of large number of property
owners on the south side who volunteer
to plant the necessary trees if the square
is properly enclosed. This matter was
referred to the Park Board.
Henry N. Somsen who was present
took occasion to thank the council for
the many favors he had received at their
hands during the six years that he was
city attorney.
Because the petition which requested
the grading, crawling and boulevarding
of State Street from 9th to 18th North
did not bear the signatures of at least a
majority of the abutting property owners
it was laid over.
Albert Evenings electricians bond
was approved, as was the plumber
bond of Peter w. Soukup.
The city clerk reported that C. H.
Dirks had been re-appointed as member
of tn Board of Public Works by Judge
Olsen.
City Engineer Mueller was given
authority to build a new line to Her.
mann's Heights to carry the current
which will be necessary to run the deep
well pump near the city reservoir. A
power house will be built soon and then
the city will be equipped to furnish
the water which will be needed during
the hot summer days. The Engineer
was also empowered to purchase new
electric light poles to replace those which
have become unserviceable.
To defray the expenses of the dele
gates to the fire convention which will
be held at Pine City, the sum of SIS
was appropriated. Upon estimate No.
the M. A. Adams Co. which has the
contract for building the approaches to
the Beussmann and CORTLAND bridges
were allowed the sum of $1,722.24 and
Elmer Haeberle was allowed the sum of
500 the balance due him on the South
Washington Street contract.
The finance committee reported that
the report of Warwick, Mitchell Peat &
Company who audited the books for
the city for the past year had been re-