New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-12
CITIZENS NEGLECT
BUILDING PERMITS
FORGET TO GET APPROVAL OF
COUNCIL BEFORE STARTING
IMPROVEMENTS
MUNICIPAL HEATING COSTS THE
CITY MORE THAN $1,000.
DURING SEASON

It was reported at the regular monthly
meeting of the City Council held last
Tuesday evening that frequently it
occurs that citizens desiring to erect
buildings within the city limits or make
additions neglect to ask for permit until
the work is nearly completed and that
it sometimes happens that the buildings
erected do not comply with the building
ordinance. 1t appears that there is a
resolution on the record books requiring
the police to report any building opera
tions which they note in their daily
travels about the city and they are
expected to see to it hel eater that this
duty is attended to in order to keep
the fire hazards down.
Heating Costs More
When Supt Mueller reported that the
coal required the past season to furnish
live steam for the municipal heating
system cost S11O0 over what the cost
would have been without the heating
company, there was some little discussion
as to the advisability of raising heating
rates. The price of coal has gone up
very greatly since the heating system
was installed two years ago and this is the
cause of the advance in total cost. No def
mite step was taken to settle the matter
as it will be necessary to take it up with
the heating company before a final
decision is reached.
Relief Association Report
The Relief Association Of the Fire
Department reported their years bust
ness to the council as follows:
Receipts
Balance on hand, Oct. l, 1915 s9,216.30
Interest on bank deposits. 2OS.68
State apportionment. $500. 717.2O
Interest on loan. 1000
Total ............. .s1O,324.18
Expenditures
Heirs OF John Hoffman,,
death benefits. ........... $4,000
Alb. Nicklaus, at bedside of
Mr.. Hoffman, ...... 800
Heirs of John l.. Hoffman,,
sick benefits .............. 4.OO
John F. Schmidt, sick benefits 1000
Jacob Polta, sick benefits 49,. 500
Otto Setter, sick benefits ..... 500
Aft. J. Nagel sick benefits 49,. 500
Frank Niemann, sick benefits. 1900
Cash on hand, Sept. 80, 1917. 9,S81.18
Total ........$ $40, 324.18.
The association has purchased during
the past year $4,000 worth of Liberty
Bonds.
Police Need More Pay
Action was deferred on granting the
increase in salary for the city police.
Chief Harmening and his assistants
Herzog and Wagner asked an increase
of $40 each per month in salary which
they need owing to the advance IN the
cost of living. Mayor Elmer favored
the increase because there are but
three policemen on duty this summer
where ordinarily there have been four
during the summer season. Counsellor
Mueller thot the police should have
asked for the raise at the beginning of
the city's fiscal year. Others of the
councillors agreed with him and the
matter was finally tabled for future
consideration.
There has been trouble again with
the pump on Herman Heights as it
has filled up with sand and mud. Matt
Holland was hired to clean the we'll
out. 6
A committee consisting of Councillors
Behnke and Filzen, Mayor Eibner, Chief
Fngel Assts. Jos. F. Groebner and
Fred Pfaender will go to the Twin
Cities this week for the purpose OF look
ing over fire trucks and purchasing one
for the use of the fire department. The
following will act as judges of election
at the primary election next Monday,
June 18th:
First Ward - Fred. Behnke, Fred.
Hamann and H. D. Beussmann.
Second Ward DR.. Emil Mueller,
Karl Aufderheide and Hugo Gebser.
Third Ward - Christ. Filzen, L. B.
Krook and Ath. Henle.