New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-12-13
SHORT SESSION Is
HELD BY COUNCIL
CITY TOOL HOUSE CONTRACT
CAUSE OF DISCUSSION BY
ALDERMEN.
MAYOR FRITSCHE REPORTS ON
DRAINAGE CONGRESS AT
FARGO.

~'e~> 80 ~ AS>AAG YIN YIN
DRAINAGE, CONGRESS AT
FARGO.
AT It's regular meeting the City Council
transacted quite lot of business in a
comparatively short session. In an
hour and half the city dads heard the
monthly reports of the heads of the
various departments, passed the regular
Dllls and discussed numerous matters of
interest to the affairs of the city.
Building Causes Comment.
The report of the committee on streets
was relative to the erection of building
in which to house the road making
machinery belonging to the city. It's
presentation, before being placed on file.
called for another fire of words between
the members, as has been the case on
several previous occasions. The build
ing had cost considerable more money
than some of the aldermen had expected
1T would, when it's construction YVES
authorized last summer, which has
caused more or less discussion at the
meetings since it's actual cost was re-
Vealed. Not that there was any secret in
the matter, but the council referred the
construction of the building to the street
committee, with power to act. While
the building cost, when completed,
$l,SlZ, some OF the members, it appears,
believed that cheap shed, to cost some
where between $3.50 to $500 was to be
built.
Economy in Good Building.
The committee, however, considered
1t economy to have a building that would
be permanent and serviceable. 1t award
ed contract to the lowest bidder and
the building constructed. Alderman L.
b. krook said he would not oppose pay
ment for the building, but thought the
council, IN the future should be more
careful. 1t was pretty generally under
stood among the members that the build
ing is a good one, and in the long run
VIII be a saving to the city.
The New Ulm Grocery Company was
granted a license to sell cigarettes at
wholesale and; 81 building, permit was
sggrsts4@es Iogelphel &c:sSena ooy~ cons zxues
metal covered Office building on North
Broadway.
Chief Of Police John Herzog's monthly
report, also that of Night Policeman
John Girg, was read by the city clerk.
Explains Fargo Conference.
Mayor L. A. Fritsche told the members
OF the council of his recent conference of
the Tri-State Flood protection Asso-
citation, and of it's accomplishments. The
states of North and South Dakota were
represented by their governors, and
Minnesota by Attorney Lyndon A.
Smith. A committee consisting of the
attorney general of each state, together
with three laymen, is to prepare proper
bills to be presented to the three state
legislatures. The need of the associa-
ton is money to carry out it's work and
at the close of the conference representa-
tives of thirty cities pleged $1O0 each
to create fund for that purpose. At
the request of Mayor Fritsche the
council appropriated 500 to the fund.
At the request of the New Ulm Fire
Department, Jacob Engel, who has
served in the department for five years,
was granted an honorable DISCHARGE.
MIR. Engel has left New Ulm and is now
resident of Minneapolis. His depart
ture from the city is his reason for
leaving the department..
Final Waterworks Estimate
The final estimate on the waterworks
contract on North State and North
Front streets, of $1,593.85 was allowed,
the contractor, the Healey Plumbing
& Heating Company of St. Paul having
completed it's work The contract was
for S6,O89.10, and there were extras to
to the amount of $379.92. The city
engineer and water works superinten-
dent reported that the work had been
done in very satisfactory manner, and
that the extras were for necessaries and
charges at reasonable rates.
H. 0. Schleuder was given permission
to erect an electric sign in front of his
jewelry store on North Minnesota street.
to renew the fire insurance on the City's
property, the policies of which expire
next Monday. The committee was
instructed to use it's discretion in re-
gard to insuring the new tool house,
with it's contents. The building and
the machinery stored there is valued
at $4,000, but the building is so nearly
fire-prOof that the advisability of pay
ing out good money for protection was
questioned. 1t was suggested by some
that tornado insurance might be better
proposition.
Will Interview For Armory Board
Mayor Fritsche read letter to the
council from Adjutant General Wood
relative to provision being made for the
maintenance of the Armory. The
State contributes an amount equal to
that appropriated by the city, but will
not forward the money until the city
has made it's appropriation, which is
expected to be $3.50. It was stated at
the meeting that the Armory was rented
frequently to private enterprises at
small rental, from. which large sums
were realized, in which case it did not
seem fair to the aldermen. Mayor
Fritsche, President Fred Behnke OF the
council, and acting City Attorney
Erickson, were appointed as committee