New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-08-13

without any special Instructions such ~
1.-The other machines require. Only skilled
workers can be trusted with the care 81
the older machines, while the new device
does not need this :precaution, giving
just as good results under the manage
lment Of an unslilled worker.
Ask For Wage Increase.
Councillor Christ Filzen told the other
Icity fathers that the city street workers
ask for an increase in their wages.
Answering question in regard to the
present wages of these workers, Mr..
Filzen said that they receive from $3.50
to So. 90 per day, according to the class
Of labor they did do. After due cons era-
ton of the matter the council decided
to tlrn it@over to the street committee,
with full power to act.
Want To Gable Wire 8.
The council was in receipt of a letter
by the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, which was read by the city clerk.
In this letter the telegraph company
asks permission to place its wires under
g ound. This would necessitateS the
tearing up Of the street paving on
Minnesota street at its intersection
with First North Street The matter
was referred to the city engineer and the
street con nittee
Intend To Build Factory.
Johnson & CO., the st. Peter concern
conducting the local overall factory
in North Germ an Park, have under
consideration the erection Of new
modern factory building here in New
Tim. The matter has been talked
over with the Mayor, city council
and members Of the Industrial committee
|of the Commercial Club. It was res
ported atsthe council n:eeting that anoth-
Ter conference with representatives of
johnson & Co. would be held in the
near future. There are 72 girls working
in the local factory now After the
completion Of the new brHdmg this
nun Der will be doubled, it is claimed.
$ Receives OIfefsk 3
E A. j. Mueller, perintendent. Of the
New Tim municipal electric light and
water plant is in receipt Of an offer from
the Mayo Bros, at Rochester, MINI,
to enter their employ as an engineer at
considerable advance in salary, over
which he is receiving from the city.
The council distressed this matter in
EeSecl tive session, and definite action
was postponed until .son-e fltvre date
The olice reported no arrests d rims
Ethe9o onth Of July.
Pool licenses were granted to Mander-
field & Schleif, Ben I. Vetter, Frank
IGrg Der and Frank Girg.
An application By Emil +. Buenger
and CT stav IS. Stuebe for a sewer on
Washington street, between First South
and Center streets was referred to the
city engineer to investigate and report
Fleyn ann & sKraus have finished
the placing Of cement walks and drive
ways around the new city hall. The
tOtdl CUSoG .Ol Ills NOlh " LIE Guy rs
Es1,703.7O
Estimates in the SUMS Of $2,850.90
and $3,582.58 were allowed. The for
mer was for work on placing water mains
on North Franklin street by the Badger
Construction Co, Minneapolis, and the
latter for grading, crawling and boule-
varding sosth Franklin street by Pea
bod, Dung Co, st. Paul.
81 Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Nagel, from Min
Eneapolis, formerly Of this city, are en-
joying a visit with relatives and old
friends here.
Mrs g. F. Bongrs returned from
Columbus, Ohio, Monday afternoon.
Her daughter Miss Frieda, who under
went an operation there some time ago,
was rot able to return hone with her.
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