New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-14

that as acting mayor in the absence Of
Mayor Fritsche he had closed q con-
tract with the advance man Of Ringing
Bros. to exhibit in this city August Gath.
This lead to discussion as to the rela-
tive merits of a circus and a carnival.
The council seems to have deep seated
prejudice against the latter form of
amusement and expressed itself as
opposed to granting license to any
future carnival.
The future of the water supply for
the city was taken up quite at length
and several ways Of meeting the shortage
that is bound to occur in the near future
were discussed. Even the new well
installed recently will not long meet
the demand. The many factories and
mills call for an increasing large amount
OF water each year. The mills and rail-
roads are said to use nearly third of
the entire supply now and the demands
are increasing. To meet this growing
shortage, some other source of supply
must be found.
| Marschner's spring which has an
estimated flow of 100 gallons minute
was suggested and if this water could
be piped to the city it would no doubt
help a good bit. The Minnesota as a
source of supply was also considered.
The water can easily be purified and the
cost is not prohibitive. This method
seemed to meet with the best approval
and the matter will be taken up in the
near future by members of the water
committee and city engineer.
The many bills Of the city were con-
sidered and ordered paid and the re-
ports of the various standing committees
and the city officials were passed upon.
Two hundred and twenty loads were
weighed on the city scales last month.
Hand labor to the extent of 2,182 IL
hours and team labor Of 1920 ga hours
was put on the streets of New Ulm
during the month of June.
Estimates on public work being
done in the city at this time were ap-
proved by the city engineer and allowed
by the council as follows: J. G. Robert
son, St. Paul, for work. done and material
on hand for the installation of the deep
we'll pump on the heights west of the
city, $1,617; Dearborn Construction
company Of Waterloo, Iowa, for the
construction Of sewers on North Ger
man, North Washington and Fourth
North Streets, $3,939.37; Union Machine
company of St. Paul, for the construc-
ton of water mains on North Broadway,
North Minnesota and Tenth North
streets, $2,665.69; M. A. Adams &
Co. of St. Paul, for the approaches at
the Beussmann and CORTLAND bridges,
$1,127.97; Hippert & Werner, local
contractors, for the construction of
sewers on First North street and on
State street, 1925.
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Works that the curling and guttering
of First, Second and Third North
Streets between Minnesota and Broad
way was then considered and approved
and the Engineer was ordered to draw
up plans and specifications at once that
the work might get under way as soon
as possible. At the same time the Com
mittee was. requested to see about the
levying of the assessments for the sewers
on First North between Minnesota and
Broadway and State street between
Sixth and Seventh South. The water
and light committee was empowered to
install a meter at the new well on the
Hills west Of the city to ascertain how
much water is taken from the we'll after
it is put in operation. AS the hour was
getting late, the council adjourned till
the next evening.
Wednesday evening City Attorney
Pfaender had returned from his trip to
the capitol to get the opinion of the At
torney General as the legality of the
recent bond issue and reported that the
state official was convinced as to the
legality of the issue. The question
raised as to the legality was purely a
technical one but it looked for time
as. if it might cause trouble and delay.
Some upstart in the attorney generals
office had declared that the reading of
the bonds might be construed as en-
bodying two separate propositions. The
attorney general, however, ruled against
the technicality when the matter was
laid before him and the issue will go
thru without further parley The state
board of investment had already approx
ed of the loan and the money will be
Forthcoming as it is needed. To make
the matter absolutely proof against legal
bubbles, the attorney general suggested
that a refunding resolution be passed
by the council and this was done at the