New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-29
HEATING COMPANY
TO ACCEPT PLANT
DIRECTORS INSPECT PROPERTY
AND FIND EVERYTHING IN
GOOD SHAPE
CITY TO BECOME OWNER WHEN
EARNINGS HAVE REACHED
PRICE

DlectorS OF the New Ulm Heating
Company Monday forenoon made an
inspection of the municipal heating
plant, just completed in this city, by the
Healy Heating & Plumbing COMPANY
of St. Paul. The board will meet TODAY
and formally accept the plant. In the
inspection members of the board said the
work had been done in perfectly salts
factory manner, excepting a very few
minor details, which however, had no
connection with the plant, or it's work.
lngs. Charles Foster, representative
OF the Charles L. Pillsbury Engineering
Company of Minneapolis, who super
intended the work on behalf of the
heating company, will be here today,
when the formal acceptance is made.
To Become City Property.
The cost of the plant, including a
number of extras ordered after the
contract had been awarded, will be about
$4,000. Eventually it will be turned
over, by the company, to the city. It
will, however, be operated by the heat
ing company until the surplus earnings
have reached a sufficient sum to repay
the stockholders. Under the arrange
ments, after the interest on the money
invested has been paid, together with
the running expenses, which are very
light, the surplus is to be turned into
fund with which to purchase it, when it
will become the property of the city.
Within short time practically all
Of the business places on Minnesota
street, between Center and North Second
streets will be connected up. For
several weeks plumbers have been busy
making the connections, but consider
able time is required for this work.
The contractors finished their work
last week and most of the men employed,
including the superintendent and fore
men have returned to St. Paul. Several
OF the plumbers remained for few days
to assist the local men in installing the
heat in some of the buildings not yet
connected.
The contractors had expected to have
the steam turned on by October l, but
scarcity of labor and delay in receiving
material caused slight disappointment
and it was fifteen days later before this
was done. Since then, and while the
finishing touches were being put on,
business men and building owners have
been busy installing pipes and radiators,
and connecting pipes with their old
heating plants.
Buildings Heated.
The following business places are now
receiving heat from the new plant:
Bastian, Marti & Brandt, general mer-
chants; Berndt's restaurant; Mrs. Anna
Rinke, lnilliner; John H. Forster, furni-
ture dealer; Stuebe Bros, produce
dealers; Emil Metzinger, clothier; Crone
Bros, general merchants and clothiers;
Wd. Eibner, baker and confectioner:
Arbes Bros, druggists; J. A. Ochs,
general merchant; H. o. Schleuder,
jeweler; Commercial club; F. P. Zschunke
clothier; John Schneider, cigar manu-
facturer; Emil Wicherski, shoe dealer:
Art Janka, grocer; VIM. A. Pfefferle.
grocer; Rex Pool and Billiard parlors;
G. A. Ottomeyer, general merchant; J. M.
Meyer, jeweler; r. r. Kemski, printer;
Masonic hall; Robert Fesenmaier, hard
ware dealer; Dakota House; Esser saloon;
Pioneer Drug Co., Weiser building and
the New Ulm Publishing Company's
building.
1t is probable that one or two more
blocks on Minnesota street will be added
to the heating district next summer.