New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-09
COUNCIL PROVIDES
FOR IMPROVEMENTS
RESIDENTS ON FRONT STREET
WILL HAVE WATER AND
49,
SEWER SERVICE,
CARNIVAL COMPANY ASKED RE.
FUND FOR DAY OF NO
SHOW

Open up for business before the second
/day of their stay in New Ulm, the
Campbell Carnival Company felt that
they should receive refund of the $25
license paid for the day. This amount
was voted by the City Council when
they met at the regular monthly session
last Tuesday. However, the Carnival
people failed to pay their electric light
and water bills and the refund just about
covers that and will be retained by the
city clerk, according to instructions
given him by the Council. The Carnival
wanted to show on the Sunday following
the three days they were here to make
up for the loss of receipts on Friday but
the Mayor refused them permission
after listening to representations of a
committee of citizens who protested
against Sunday carnivals.
B. Juni appeared before the council to
indicate an interest which he says
citizens in general are beginning to take
in the enforcement of city regulations
He maintained that the council does not
back up the local police officers in doing
their duty; that certain saloons are
allowed to run open after hours and that
automobile owners generally claim the
earth with fence around it, his par
ticular grievance against them being
that owners of cars appropriate any
place they find convenient along Mime
sofa Street to park their cars during the
day. -....-..
President Behnke told Mr.. Juni that
the council is not an executive body and
that the authority to correct the abuses
mentioned must come from the Mayor.
Mr.. Eibner said practically the same
thing and advised the complainant,
after thanking him for the interest
shown in city affairs, to interview the
mayor and get action from him with
regard to law enforcement.
City Clerk Backer brought up the
matter of complying with the recent
ruling Of the state supreme court that
fDemen and police officers come under
Zhe provisions Of the Workingmen's Com
pensation Act and should therefore be
provided for by increasing the amount of
insurance carried by the city on it's
employees. The State Labor Commits
sioher had sent the suggestion and a
policy was submitted to the council
covering all city employees with the ex-
ception of those at the light plant who
are already taken care of by a policy.
The Finance Committee will take the
matter under advisement.
Property owners along Franklin Street
are anxious to have it graded, graveled
and boulevarded between Center and
Fifth Streets, according to a petit
ton presented by Chas. Brust, Jr. The
Board of Public Works will give the
matter attention. ..
Property owners along Front Street
are also becoming impatient about i'm
provements in their section and a dele
cation of the residents of that neighbor-
hood accompanied by Atty. A. W.
Mueller who represents them attended
!, the council meeting to urge immediate
action. Their cellars are filled with
water after every rain and conditions
call for quick action. The sewers de-
sired will run from Center to Fifth
North Street and they also ask for an
extension Of the city water mains be-
tween Third and Fifth North Streets
The work has been recommended by the
Board of Public Works and will doubt
less be started soon altho as many as
thirty-three lot owners are objecting tc
the work. Alois Breu presented q
petition setting forth their objections
but the majority seeming to favor the
project, the council instructed the city
engineer to go ahead with the prepare.
ton Of 0lans and specifications.
Various small matters were brought
before the council. The Ruby Theatre
license was granted upon the payment
OF $25 by Mr.. C. ]. Woodmansee, anc
the various billiard table owners were
granted licenses to operate on payment
of SIS per table. The fees from this
source amount to $50 per year, tn
largest contributors to the fund bein,
Lucas & Killand who operate sever
d tables and Gust Becker who has four
! The other seven tables are located in a
many different saloons.
The street committee has purchased ;
number Of street signs for the instruction