New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-11-12
UNION men RECEIVE
LETTER FROM MAYOR
SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE BY
CITY CHIEF REGARDING
STREET TRAFFIC.
ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION
DESIRED BY POLICE
DEPARTMENT.

Mayor Willibald Eibner, in a commu-
nication to Henry Vedder, secretary
of the New Ulm Central Labor assembly,
makes several suggestions in regard to
the avoidance OF automobile accidents
in the city. The letter was in answer
to a resolution recently passed by the
labor body calling for stricter enforce
ment of traffic regulations. Mr.. Eibner
assures the labor organization that the
police department is conscienciously
trying to see to it that the people gener-
ally live up to the traffic ordinances.
The commu nication in full follows:
II am in receipt of your communica-
ton of the 9th inst, in which you state
that following a discussion of recent
auton obile accidents you voted to re-
quest strict enforcement Of traffic laws
and regulations.
SIN answering your communication,
l desire at the outset, to express to
you my appreciation for the interest
that you have taken in this matter and
for the spirit of cooperation expressed
in your letter. AS you know it is
only with the assistance and COOP
Grafton of the citizens generally that
any law or ordinance can be made
effective.
Il realize fully the assistance that
your organization can render the po-
lice department Of this city in intelli-
gently carrying out the spirit OF the
laws regulating motor traffic and I de-
sire, therefore, to make few sugges-
tons which [ feel confident will meet
with your approval.
Before doing this, however, 1 desire
to make my position in this matter
entirely clear. The matter of enforce
ment Of traffic regulations has during
recent,years become one of great concern
to all municipalities and this is due to
the enormous increase in the use of m otor
vehicles. The city council and the
soGce department of this city in comm n
with other municipalities have given
this matter careful consideration and I
feel that you will bear me out when /
state that during the past years we have
had, comparatively speaking, very few
accidents in this city l feel that we
have been unusually fortunate IN this
respect
With the enormous motor traffic in
this city accidents are bound to happen
from time to time, but it has been the
aim OF the city council and of the police
department to do every thing possible
to make these accidents unlikely. Dur
ing the past summer we have had a
number of celebrations and gatherings
that brought great numbers of people
to our city. - Among the more import
ant OF the celebrations and doings that
have taken place dtring the past few
months call to mind the Home Coming
celebration, lasting several days, the
county fair, lasting three days, frequent
band concerts, etc. I do not call to
mind that +""re was single accident
during an. ofthese occasions although our
streets for Ga S were congested with the
automobiles that were in the city.
"The only seriors accident that has
occurred in or city was the one that
occurred recently and res: tied in seri-
GUS injury to one of Our respected citi-
zens. In conn on with all other citizens
I deeply deplcre this unfortv nate acct
dent. l understand that it has not
been determined as to whether any
is to blame in this matter or as to whether