New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-29
MUST DO WITHOUT
NEW PUMP AWHILE
COUNCIL DECIDES CITY FINAN-
CES WILL NOT STAND THE
STRAIN.
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council decided at the adjourned meet
ing last Friday evening torejject all of the
bids submitted forSthe installation of an
additional pump at the water works and
make such repairs to the present equip
ment as will be necessary to tide the city
over another year at least. While it
was the opinion of the members of the
council that the bids were fair and that
no conspiracy existed to hold up the
city for any unreasonable amount, a
great many things had not been con-
sidered when the council at first came to
the decision of putting in another pump.
Changes Increase Estimates.
The matter was gone into over year
ago and at that time the water committee
thought that an expenditure of not to
exceed $4,000 would take care of the i'm
provement. Since then the committee
and the superintendent made changes in
their plans which included a main water
meter at the plant and direct connection
with the mains, the latter for the purpose
Of overcoming the present necessity of
pumping the water twice before it
reaches the reservoir and mains. Ac-
cording to the superintendent and the
experts who we're present at the meeting
and bidding on the job of installing the
new pump, this change would save the
city at least rs per cent in the cost of
production. The finances of the city
are not in condition at the present time
to stand an additional drain of $4,000 or
$1,000, and this probably was the main
reason why the bids we're rejected.
Survey of Entire Problem.
Several of the councilmen called at
tention to the fact, however, that the
water problem in New Ulm is becoming
serious one and that preparation must
be made to secure an adequate supply |
for the future. Whether or not this can
be done by the sinking of additional
wells far enough apart so that one we'll
does not tap the source of the other was
also discussed by the members, but the
concensus of opinion seemed to be that |
the city at some future period must
resort to the filtration system and utilize
the water of either the Cottonwood or
Minnesota rivers, or else lead some of |
the springs by means of pipe lines into
the city. In order to go into this matter
thoroughly and have something tangible
to 60 by, the council decided to engage
the services of an expert engineer to
make a survey of the entire water
problem, including the scheme of more
wells, a filtration plant and the springs
and submit to the council complete
report on the subject as to feasibility
and cost.
The necessity of using the available
funds for the purchase of a new pump
having been eliminated, the council voted
unanimously to take up $4,000 of the
outstanding paving orders at present held
by local banks and bearing interest at
the rate of per cent.
The application of the Simons Lum-
Der Company for building permit was
granted with the understanding that the
building will be erected in accordance
with the requirements of the fire ordi-
nance. The lumber company intends to
erect an ornamental office building on
it's property opposite the water and light
plant and rebuild several of the coal
sheds along the M. & St. L. right of way.
All of this property is situated within the
restricted area requiring fireproof ma
terial on the outside. The application
of Jacob Holzinger for permission to re-
single his barn also was granted.
M. Jorgenson was granted license to
operate his pop corn stand on the corner
of Center and Minnesota streets for
another year.
Brick Question Settled.
The question Of the kind of brick to
use in the construction of the new build
ing at the City cemetery was again