New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-13
CITY HALL MATTER
FINALLY SETTLED
COUNCIL PURCHASES ANOTHER
FIFTY FEET FOR SITE
OF BUILDING
EVERYTHING NOW READY FOR
CONSIDERATION OF THE
ARCHITECTS PLANS

- One regular and two special meetings
have been held by the City Council
within the past week, the special meet
ings being necessary on account OF the
proposed city hall. Even at the regular
meeting which was held last Tuesday
evening the city hall site matter was
really the most important matter that
was up for discussion.
Firemen Express Opinion
At that meeting Fred Pfaender, on
behalf of the New Ulm Fire Department.,
stated that an option had been secured
from Jos. F. Groebner on the old Forster
property for the sum of $1,000 which
option would expire February 18TH
With the purchase Of this additional
property the city would get frontage
of $50 feet on Broadway. Mr.. Pfaender
stated further that it was the unanimous
recommendation of the Fire Depart
ment that this additional property be
purchased so that the city hall could be
located exactly in the center of the block.
1t was stated also in connection with the
proposed purchase of the additional SO
feet that the members of the depart
ment felt that the city should eventually
secure the entire half block for the city
purchase, thus securing for New Ulm
another beauty spot in practically the
business portion of the city. -.
Commercial Club Appears
A committee from the Commercial
Club consisting of Fred W. Johnson,
Chas. Stolz, Ferd, Crone, J. A. Ochs,
J. P. Graft, Joseph Arbes, and Alfred J.
Vogel were present at the regular meeting
and presented to the Council the views
of the Commercial Club requesting that
a corner site should he se,eeted@for the
new city hall and that the Woratschke
corner was favored for that purpose.
Mr.. Johnson, Mr.. Ochs, Mr.. Crone and
Mr.. Stolz spoke in favor of corner
site and as repres enting the sentiment
of the Commercial Club. Chief Henry
Engel also spoke upon this matter and
said that it was the unanimous wish Of
the New Ulm Fire Department which
had served the city without pay for
these many years that their wishes should
be considered and respected.
Nothing definite was done with ref
erence to the city hall site at this meeting
but the matter came up at the special
meeting held Thursday evening. At
that meeting the Council by a count Of
four to one voted in favor of purchas-
ing the Joseph F. Groebner property,
all voting in favor of the purchase except
Councillor Fred Hamann who favored
the Woratschke site and Councillor
Christ Filsen who was not present at
the meeting.
Purchase GroebnerE Corner
Since then tie purchase has been
completed and the city now owns $50
feet frontage on Broadway, upon which
the city hall no doubt will be erected this
year. At the special meeting held Mon
day afternoon sketches were submitted
by the architects for the proposed city
hall and after carefully considering them
the council ordered changes made in
the roof construction and the sketches
were referred back to the architects,
Tyre and Chapman. AS soon as the
new sketches have arrived the Council
will have another meeting for the purpose
of passing upon them. "
Routine Business.
In addition to discussing the city hall
site the Council at the regular meeting
granted the transfer of liquor licences
to Martin Schnobrich to Frank Gruber
and from Frank Gruber to Martin Schno-
brich, who recently exchanged properties.
Only one bid having been received for
the furnishing OF road oil to be used on
the streets during this season the Council
decided to re-advertise for bids which
will be opened at the regular meeting in
March.
The bonds of the four local banks who
are depositors of the citys funds were
approved and ordered filed.
Pullman Bros. were voted the sum of
800, the amount still due them for the
curbing and guttering Of State Street
from 9th to 18th North.
A furlough was granted Apolph Kause
as Chief of Police to the end Of the fiscal
year.
Somsen and Arbes were granted a
building permit for remodeling the front
Of their business block on Minnesota