New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-11-19
DEDICATION OF new
ULM'S CITY HALL
MAGNIFICENT BUILDING IS
FORMALLY OPENED FRI,
NOVEMBER IA.
CROWDS GATHER TO LISTEN TO
BANDS AND MAYORS
ADDRESS,

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New Uhn's new Municipal Building
and Fire Station annex were formally
opened and given over to their desti-
nation last Friday, Novem Der a. A
great many people accepted the invita-
ton of the City Councils building COM
mittee and inspected the different parts
Of the magnificent structure. The ma
jority of the visitors belonged to the
fair sex, it is claimed. This may be an
indication of the larger interest taken
by the women of our day in public IN
situations and affairs. There was only
one voice heard of admiration for the
beautiful interior decorations and the
practical arrangement of the different
departm ents and rooms. Nobody could
imagine such richness and beauty in
looking at the simple structure from the
outside was the opinion expressed on
all sides. The marble vestibule and
stairway, the decorative lights, the
practically arranged police department
with jail, the spacious and well equipped
fire station and the attractively furn-
ished offices and council chambers, all
gave occasion to expressions of salts
faction and admiration On the part Of
the visiting citizens. There seemed
to be no dissenting voice from this
general praise.
Mayor, Speaks.
And the same sentiment was. ex-
pressed by Mayor Willibald Eibner.
He told his audience and all the citi-
zens of New Ulln they have reason to
be proud in possessing such a splendid
city hall. 1.-THE dedication of this
magnificent hall makes our hearts beat
faster because it is monument not only
of rare beauty but also one serving the
practical purposes of housing all de
partments of our civil administration
city offices, police department, NUM-
cipal Justice court and fire department., =
he said. Mr. -Eibner also called atten-
ton to the fact that the building was
erected at a time when, so to say, the
whole world was on fire and that it was
finished during the trying times Of
reconstruction.
Recalls History.
In his address, Mayor Eibner explained
that the first initiative steps we're taken
by the Fire Department by circulating
a petition for the building of new city
hall which also should house the new
fire station. This was followed by the
appointing OF a committee which was to
investigate the proposition, select a
suitable site and arrange for further
particulars This committee was COM
posed of the city fathers: Louis Krook,
pres; DR.. Miller, Fred Behnke, Christ.
Filzen, c.. Aufderheide, F. Oswald and
F.. Hannah, VIM Backer, city clerk,
and H., Dempsey, attorney. They were
assisted by two members of the fire
department, Chief Henry Engel, and
Assistant Chief Fred Pfaender, and by
the following representative citizens:
DR.. G. P. Graf, Chas. Vogtel, Ferd.
Crone, Aft Vogel and H. Somsen. The
speaker said that all these deserve es-
pecial thanks from the citizens at large
for their untiring efforts in the interest
of the new building. He also referred
to those who have been instrumental
in laying the foundation for the present
high development of New Ulm's
civic achievements in former years.
Board of Appointments. &
Some historical facts mentioned by.
Mr.. Eibner arelworthy of note. He told
of the destruction Of all records of the
organization Of the Town of New Ulm,
partly by fire and partly during the In
dian outbreak in August, 1862. The.
reorganization of the town took place
on December 9th, 1862, F. Gommel
being at the head Of the movement.
Mr.. Gommel was chairman of the Board
of Supervisors and Chas. Wagner and
Henry Kempe were justices Of the
peace These three men formed the
Board of Appointment. The, two other
supervisors were Jacob Flick and Jacob
Barber. JULIUS Berndt was Clerk, while
w. Hauenstein and H. Graft served as
constables and II. Herrendoerfer as
assessor.
Eight years later New Ulm became a
Borough, the first Mayor Of which was
Chas. Roos. The following councillors
served with him during that year: F.
Forster, DIR. Weschke and II. Laheyde.
Other officers we're: e. A. Hausm ann,
clerk and assessor; Vim. Guetburg,
treasurer; L. Bogen, Justice Of the