New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-02-12
sulting the company regarding it's price
for power, etc.
Current For Cooking Purposes.

for power, etc.
Current For Cooking Purposes.
Another recommendation Of the light
and water committee to the council in
form Of resolution was to furnish
electric power to local consumers for
cooking purposes at the rate of four
cents per kiloWatt hour. This was in
accordance with recommendation by
Supt. Mueller at an earlier meeting.
A ten per cent discount would be al
lowed if the bills are paid by the tenth
of the month. The minimum charge
for one month would be $1.50, with
ten cents extra for meter rent Super
intendent Mueller explained that the
furnishing of this additional power
would not put a new load on the plant
because the time this electricity would
be used would be between 10 a. M and
/. p. and between and p. m. when
the engine is not ordinarily working for
other purposes.
The committee thought $50 fair
price for covering the expense Of in
stalling two lights in the alley Of any
given block. This was in answer to
an inquiry by several persons who would
like to have electric lights placed in their
alleys.
Visit Twin Cities.
Thursday, February 10, has been
selected as the day for trip Of the City
Council accompanied by the mayor,
the city clerk, the superintendent and
the city attorney to the Twin Cities
for the purpose Of selecting the furniture
and the electric light fixtures for the.
new city hall It has been arranged
that bids for the electric light fixtures
will be opened in st. Paul the same day..
The question of securing a cons lifting
engineer for the survey Of the power,
plant also may be taken up Informally
with some of the best talent in the
| Cities.
Turner's Offer Park
| A. communication from the New I'm
Turn Verein, signed by its president
Capt. Albert Steinhauser, was read to
the councillors. 1t was an offer by the
society to place the beautiful park be-
hind the Turner Hall under the super
vision Of the park board for period Of
three years, giving the park over to the
general public. The society remains
lin charge Of the park and pays all ex-
penditures for its up-keep as heretofore,
no financial obligation being placed on
the city On motion, the matter was
referred to the park committee of the
council and the members Of the park
board
G.. j. Woodmansee of the American
Theatre in a letter before the council,
asked for a reimbursement by the city
Of his expenses during the seven weeks
closing time on account of the influenza
epidemic. He states that he had no
income during this period and that he
had to pay his monthly rent OF S $50 per
month, and being the only business.
house closed by order Of the board of
health he thought he was entitled to.
some recompense. His request was
Econcurred in by the members of the
health board in a communication read
by the city clerk. The matter was re-
Bferred to the finance committee and the
city attorney, the latter expressing oubt
regarding the legality Of this re-imbure-
3ment.
Street Improvements Asked.
a request by a delegation Of residents
from the vicinity Of Sixth, Seventh and
Eighth North streets headed by At
torney Alb. Flor, to have Seventh North
street improved on the section between
Minnesota and State streets, this coming
season was referred to the street COM
|mittee, while petition signed by
eighteen property owners who hold,
twenty -four out of twenty eight lots on
Front street between Third and Fifth
North streets, asking for the grading,
graveling and boulevarding Of these two
blocks, was referred to the board Of
public works.
S10O was appropriated by the council
as the usual annual allowance for the
maintenance of the New Ulm Battery.
Several members of the battery headed
by Otto Oswald appeared before the
council and asked for this ap ropriation