New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-01-07
BUILDING ACTIVITY
SETS new RECORD
IMPROVEMENTS IN CITY DUR.
ING 1919 SHOW BIG CAIN
OVER WAR PERIOD.
HIGH COST OF MATERIAL AND
LABOR CAUSES SWELLING
OF TOTAL.

The year 1919 again showed remark
able building activity for the city OF
New Ulm., It was much larger in COM
parison with the improvements made
during the two preceding years, 1918
and 1917, at least as far as the total
outlay in money is, oacerned. It might
have been still larger if the cost Of ma
terial and the price Of labor were not as
high as they really are today.
The total amount Of expenditures on
improvements in the city during 1919
is more than half million dollars, viz,
$520,912. Nearly one Sourth Of this
$117,512, was spent by the city Of New
Ulm as municipality These figures
are based on rough estimate and are
not meant to be looked upon as infallible
Some items may have been overlooked
altogether in the compilation Of the total
while other may be given too high OF
too low But in spite of this the total
may be considered fair estimate Of the
improvements made.
Highest In Five Years.
> Considering the amount of expendi-
lures for improvements made in the line
of building the year 1919 was a. record
year, at least in the five year period
just closed. 1915 is a close second, with
an estimated total outlay Of $475,613.
In total in 1915 was $328, 051; 1918,
$267,152 and in 1917, $244,596. 1914
was another record year. The high total
in that year was $729,397.
City improvements.
The largest Improvement made dur
ing the year was the completion Of the
new Municipal Building. It stands
at the top of the list Of municipal and
private building operations, with the
amount of $4,000 The total cost of
the building was $4,000, but only
$4,000 of this was apportioned to the
year 1919.
Other city improvements were of the
usual run on the streets of the city, as
follows: Fifth South street. from Frank
lin to Washington street, Franklin
street from Center. to Fifth street and
Front street from Center to Sixth North
street were graded, graveled and boule-
varded; Fifth South street from Frank
lin to Washington street and Franklin
street from Center to Fifth South street
were curbed and guttered; water mains
were laid on Fifth South street from
Franklin to Washington street and on
Franklin street from First North to
Fifth South street; a sewer was laid on
State street to serve the Friedens church
and the parsonage and the home of DR..
II. W. Rieke. The total outlay for these
improvements was s47, 512, making a
grand total Of $117,512 for the mum
cipality.
Other Improvements.
Three Of the, larger improvements
caused an expenditure Of $25, 900. Two
of them were nearly completed during
the past year, while one Of the buildings
is still under construction. The new
creamery Of the Milford and Cottonwood
Creamery Company which is nearly
completed caused an outlay of nearly
$25, 1000. The New Ulm Roller Mil
Company expended like amount at
the plant, in placing new machinery
and new equipment therein. The build
ing Of the New Ulm Steam Laundry is
still under construction When com
pleted it will have caused an expenditure
of about s25, 900.
The new moving picture house, the
Grand Theatre Of Mr.. Geo. Schlottman
ranks among the substantial improve.
ll-ments made during the past year. II
caused an estimated outlay Of SIG, 600
Mr.. Schlottmann also had the Grand
Hotel building remodeled and refur-
nished. The Minnesota Central Cream
cries, Inc, is remodelng the old
Schumacher Brewery building to make il
suitable for the manufacture Of milk
products. The estimated cost for this
work is $4,000.
a large number Of new homes were
also erected during the past season, as
may be seen from the following list d
impro 81
City improvements.
New Municipal Building SIS, OO0
Water mains 10,,9411
Grading, crawling and boule-
varding - ,4o7
Combination chemical truck ESQ
Road oil 800
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