New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-09
CITY COUNCIL ORDERS SPECIAL
ELECTION.

A special election for the purpose of
voting or rejecting the proposition OF
issuing bonds to the amount of $4,000
was decided upon by the city council
at it's last meeting last Tuesday evening.
The date for the election was set for
June 22nd. The resolution adopted by
the council reads as follows:
"Resolved that, in the opinion Of the
city council Of the city Of New Ulm, in
the county of Brown and the state of
Minnesota, it is expedient to issue to
the state of Minnesota the bonds of the
said city of New Ulm to the aggregate
amount of $4,000 for the purpose of
paying outstanding orders for indebted
ness in the sum of $4,000 and to aid
in local improvements in the sum of
$4,000, to bear interest at the rate of
four per cent per annum, to mature and
to be of the respective number and
amount as hereinafter set forth. One
bond for the sum of $4,000 payable
July first, 1925; one bond for the sum
of $4,000, payable July first, 1928;
one bond for the sum Of $4,000, payable
July first, 1881; one bond for the sum OF
$4,000 payable July first 1884. That
the proposition of issuing said bonds be
submitted to the electors of said city
Of New Ulm at the special election to
be held on the twenty second day Of
June, 1915"
If the bonds are voted it will mean a
saving of at least $4,000 in interest for
the first ten years that the bonds are to
run. The whole proposition is simply
taking advantage OF business oppor-
tunity to save the city two per cent upon
the money, which is either owing now
or is necessary for the future.
The first business taken up by the
council was the claim for damages made
by Ferdinand Fernbach, who through
his attorney, Alfred Mueller, appeared
before the council and presented
request for compensation for injuries
received last February. While notice
Of damages should have been filed with
in thirty days after the accident, Mr..
Fernbach explained that his duties as
member of the legislature kept him from
attending to this at the time. He ex-
planned the nature of the accident to the
council. It appears that he broke his
left hip bone on the morning OF February
18th, while crossing Broadway and Sixth
North Street. There bad been heavy
rain the night before which had washed
away wooden covering placed over a
gutter in the street. Mr.. Fernbach
failed to notice this in the darkness and
accidently stepped into the hole which
was filled with water. His injury has
kept him from his duties as janitor of
St. Michaels Convent for several months.
Attorney Mueller stated that the city
should allow compensation for the
expense and loss of salary incurred
during the time he was at the Loretto
Hospital. He presented a statement of
expenses which were as follows: Hospital
bill, $110; doctor bill $40; medicine $4.65;
wages for six months, S21O; making a
total Of $464.65. The whole matter was
referred to the street committee who
will make report at the next meeting.
The question OF purchasing ten-ton
road roller took up considerable time.
Bids were opened but they were all re-
jected as the members of the council
wanted more time for consideration and
investigation.
The bids for the construction of a
sewer on First North Street between
Broadway and Minnesota Streets, and
one on State Street between Sixth and
Seventh South Streets were opened and
the council decided to award the con-
tract to the lowest bidder, Hippert and
Werner OF New ulm, at 1910. The
other bidders were the Dearborn Con-
struction Co. of Waterloo, Ia at 1895,
and Lars Overn of St. Peter at 81 ,290.
The proposition Of ]. G. Robertson of
st. Paul, who outlined plans for econo-
MIXING on power at the municipal light
plant through the installation of the
Lutewiller pump on one of the wells,
was laid on the table. The council de-
cided to wait before taking any further
action.
Two building permits were granted.
Jake Vetter will erect a garage and And.
Amann summer shed. The M. a..
Adams Company was allowed 81, 767.79
monthly estimates for work on the
Beussmann and CORTLAND bridges.
The street commissioner report stated
that 1415 IL hours of hand labor and
$40 IL Of team labor was put in on the
streets during the past month and the
city scaler reported that POI loads had
been weighed during the past month.