New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-09-11
/ TRUCK ORDER
FINALLY AWARDED
RELIEF ASSOCIATION WILL
FURNISH FUNDS FOR THE
PURCHASE

!. s CITY HEAT. COST WOULD
BE PRoHIBITIvE
Matters of considerable Importance
were discussed at the regular monthly
meeting Of the City Council held Tues
day evening, chief among which was
the purchase of a La France auto truck
fire equipment. This matter has been
under discussion for some months and
was brought to a head last Tuesday
evening when members of the City
Council and Of the New Ulm Fire De
partment went into executive session
and agreed upon the purchase of the
auto truck and also upon the method
of paying for it. I'D
Relief Assn. Furnishes Funds !.
The equipment will cost $500 and
the money will be furnished by the
Relief Associati Of the New Ulm Fire
Department who will loan it to the
city for period of fifteen years with
interest at the rate Of a per cent per
annum. The city is expected to pay
off q certain amount Of the indebtedness
every year. The order for the auto
truck was placed Immediately and ac-
cording to Chief Henry Engel it will
take more than SIX months before the
truck can be completed BY the La France
company and delivered to the city.
No Heat For Court House
Members Of the Board Of County
(Coumissioness Of Brown County have
been anxious for some time to connect
the court house and county jail with
New BINS municipal heating plant
and q joint meeting between members
Of the board and Of the directors of the
New. Heating Conn any was held
with the,scouncl Tuesday evening and
the matter was gone into very thoroly.
The project was turned down, however,
when it developed in the course Of
discussion that it would cost between
$4,000 and 100000 to lay the mains
to the court house.
When the matter of granting the
Eagle Roller Mill Company the priv
Eilege of laying a side track along Front
Street near the cereal Mill came up
there were objections made by several
of the property owners but as the Mill
owns the property in front of which
the desired side-track privileges were
asked for, the Council granted the
request to construct such side-track,
conditioned always that such privilege
can he revoked at any time by the city.
Upon his agreeing to guarantee the
payment of $3.50 per month to the
city for q period Of three years, Nick
Gulden who lives on South Washington
Street in the Wallachei will have the
electric lines extended to his residence.
a raise ii wages was petitioned for
by the engineers and fremen Of the
city plant and after some discussion
was referred to the electric light COM
smittee for investigation and report.
Sewer extension was asked for on
State Street from First North Street
by the building committee Of the Frie-
denl Church, Henry Brinknann, Martin
Z. F. Eyrich, Adolph Schilling, ST..
and Dr., n. W. Rieke. BY resolution
the matter was referred to the Board
Of Public Works.
Street improvements
Upon the request Of property owners
on South Washington Street between
9th and 18th South Streets, the Council
ordered that cement walks be con-
structed in said block at once. No
action was taken on the matter Of
grading, travelling and boulevarding
South Franklin from Center Street to
9Th South Street and from Franklin
to- Washington Street, altho Engineer
IF q. Minimum submitted plans and
specifications for the proposed improve
ment.
Il, ]. Lindmeyer was granted a re-
3newal Of his cigarette license and G. j.,
Woodmansee's petition for renewal Of
his moving picture show license was
also granted and q transfer Of the liquor.
license from Schueler and Schleif to
sManderfeld & Schlef was ordered.
rom the report filed by the Street
Commissioner it appears that 2535.
hours Of hand labor and $50 IL hours
of team labor had been expended on
the streets Of the city during the month
Of August. The City scaler reported
that l6O loads had been weighed BY his.
sdepart ment during the month.