New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-18
STREET DESIGNATED
FOR STATE ROAD
OIL SPRINKLING QUESTION A.
GAIN THRESHED OUT AND
SIDE-TRACKED.
BROWN co. AGRICULTURAL So
Getty is GIVEN $4,000
DONATION.

The city council at postponed meet
ing Monday night passed a resolution
designating the course of the state high
way through the city of New Ulm. From
the CORTLAND bridge the road will
go up to Twelfth South, along 18th
to Broadway, along Broadway to 5th
South, along Fifth South to Franklin,
along Franklin to 5th North and thence
to the Loretto Hospital. Louis Vogel
appeared before the council and ex-
planned the system whereby the city
by designating unimproved and ungraded
streets might get the full amount of
the special donation plus the extra
maintenance percentage. The work will
be done every year on the designated
streets beginning at either end subject
to the elasticity of the appropriated
money, with no extra assessments upon
the patiently suffering taxpayers enroute.
The council meeting was called for
the special purpose of deciding upon
bids for curbs and cutters along M inne-
sofa and Broadway streets as decided
upon at a previous meeting. Only
one bid made its appearance, that of
Alfred Pullman. The bid specified
a total price of $4,000 for the job or
unit cost of 81 per foot of curb and gutter
and 50 per square yard of alley pave
ment. While the nonplussed council
men recovered their breath and cogitated
Mr.. Pullman was asked to explain
his proposed raid upon the city exchequer.
He did so, stating that the cost of the
work was high because of the extra
work involved in cutting away the present
cement sidewalk and carting of the
refuse and gravel. The matter was re-
ferred to an ever-ready committee
and postponed to the next meeting.
A. j. Vogel and A. J. Ochs appeared
befor the council in behalf of the Browne
County Agricultural Society. Mr.. Ochs
stated his case in an eloquent plea for
donation of $3.50, same as last year.
The council reduced this to 5000, same
as last year. Mr.. Vogel made graceful
speech of acceptance and thanks, and
both departed with a Perfecto stogie
impaled in one corner of an expansive
smile.
The question of signing a contract
for city light supplies for next year
came up, or rather was carried up by
three statesmen representing three differ
ent companies, each the best in the world.
Each salesman was given five minutes
of precious time already nearing danger
ously toward midnight, with no return
ticket nor stop-ove privileges, and they
hurried through a very interesting
sales talk. The whole matter was
again referred to the committee on
lights.
An ordinance relating to the details
of assessment and collection of light
rates was read and passed.
Mr.. Eibner called the attention of the
council to the poor condition of the
cemetery and urged them to take some
measure to have the place kept in decent
condition. The weeds have been allowed
to grow unchecked on many of the lots,
and the fence and building are in sad
need Of repair. All agreed that it was
the duty of the city to keep the cemetery
in order, and another committee was
given the task of proposing definite plans
to be considered at the next meeting.
Mr.. Eibner also reported for the water
committee, stating that the shortage of
water was so great that the street sprink-
ling had to be cut down. The question
of using oil for sprinkling the streets was
taken up in this connection. Mr..
Behnke explained the system used in
Mankato, where it has worked out very
satisfactorily. 1t is proposition which
costs more but is worth it. On account
of the sandy condition of the soil in New
Ulm the initial cost of oiling would un-
doubtedly be greater than in other
places, but the final cost would be less
than that Of sprinkling and the salts
faction greater. Another committee re-
ceived the oil proposition.
Oiling the streets would necessitate the
purchase or renting of roller. This
matter had been threshed out in several
previous protracted meetings, and after
lengthy discussion of the relative
merits of steam and gasolene, the roller
proposition was rolled off the table for
future consideration.