New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-10
BUILDING PLANNED
FOR THIS SEASON
NORTH MINI. STREET BUSINESS
BLOCK TO BE BUILT AT
COST OF 100000
TWO GARAGES TO BE ERECTED.
CITY CONTRACTS LET FOR
SUMMER WORK

Building in New Ulm for the coming
season promises to be fairly active and
several permits were granted at the
Wednesday evening regular meeting OF
the Council. One of the new buildings
is to be erected by John H. Arbes on
| North Minnesota Street between the
Hall Hotal and the Dengler Bakery,
at an estimated cost of $4,000. The
building is to be used for the Arbes
second hand stock which he now has in
the building at First South and Mime
sofa. It is to be two story building
and the family will occupy the second
floor. The construction will be OF
stone blocks and it will be rs IS in
size.
Other Building Activities =
DR.. Graft also made application for
a building permit to construct a garage
on First South Street between Min
nesota and Broadway next to the Stand
ard Oil Company's station. Mr.. Graf
estimates the cost Of the building at
about $4,000. Permits were granted for
the erection of garage by August A.
KALI, next to the Telephone Company
building where the old blacksmith shop
burned down. The Telephone Company
objects quite strenuously to the erection
of this garage so close to their new
property but there seems to be nothing
to be done about it since they did not
get possession of the real estate. Frank
Niemann asked for permission to remodel
ia shed.
| Mason Work Let
The contract was let for the erection
of the pump house over the we'll in North
German Park. Puhlmann Bros. were
the successful bidders and those who were
competing were Fred Keute and John
G. Gronau. There is still a question
as to whether the building will be of
brick at price of s3,196, or cement
block structure at"$48 less. Pullman
Bros. will also lay the concrete for
sidewalks and crossings during the
year at a price of Sc cents per square
yard on sidewalks and $1.55 per square
yard on the crossings.
The fire department is planning to
add chemical truck to their fire equip
ment and they are also beginning to feel
that they should have an auto truck.
The city is growing to such an extent
that unless this equipment is added we
shall be behind our neighbors of like
size.
Routine Matters
| Routine business occupied the balance
of the evening and little else was taken
up. Contracts for sprinkling Mime
sofa Street during the summer and haul
ing the hook and ladder wagon for the
year were awarded to J. P. Graft. The
| sprinkling season is from April Is to
October Is but the wagons have already
been out and the price charged for this
work is So per day out of season. The
rate for hauling the hook and ladder
equipment is $25 per month.
A petition signed by the property
owners on South Franklin Street asks
for the extension of water mains along
that thoroughfare.
The question of oiling the streets was
again up but nothing definite was done.
Expert Accountant Hartman has COM
pleted his audit of the books and pre-
sented his report which will be published
in due time.
J. F. Gollnast called the attention of
the council to- the accumulation of
weeds and underbrush on vacant lots
along South Front Street, saying that they
constitute fire menace and the fire
marshall is this week giving notice to
property owners to clean up as we'll as
take care in burning all dead vegetation
and rubbish. f..
The Healy Plumbing and Heating
Company bill of $500 was allowed.
j. G. Robertson Of st. Paul who is
furnishing the pumping machinery in
North. German Park was allowed the
sum of $1,709.13 on the contract.
The vote at the annual election was
canvassed and the council declared the
following officers elected: Wd. Eibner,
mayor; VIM. P. Backer, city clerk;
Got. Oswald, treasurer; N. Henningsen
and Geo. Hogen, justices Of the peace;
ALI. sBa!trusch and A.,W. Mueller, con-
stables; Fred Behnke, councillor first
ward; DR.. Emil Mueller, councillor second
ward and Christ Flzen, councillor third
ward. 5,.