New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-01-12
NUMBER 3
WOULD REGULATE
THIRST PARLORS
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DRASTIC MEASURE URGED BY
F. H. RETZLAFF AT LAST
COUNCIL MEETING.

PUBLIC LANDING AvAILBLE
FOR PARK PURPOSES.
OTHER MATTERS.
). The matter of requiring the owners
4 OF the local soft drink parlors, cafes
and restaurants to secure a license ia
1 operate their places Of business prin-
cipally for the purpose Of furnishing
means for a stricter regulation of
these establishments, was discussed at
length at the regular monthly meeting
of the city council, last Tuesday eve
ming. f. FL. Retzlaff was present and
Joined with members of the council in
scoring the conduct Of certain refresh
ment parlors. City Attorney Albert
Pfaender was instructed to make a
draft Of suitable city ordinance cover
ing the licensing and conduct Of these
business places, especially in regard to
/ minors who visit them. The sum of
$40 per year was discussed as a possible
license fee. In this connection, Pfesi-
dent Krook called attntion to the fact
that the enforcement of the prohi-
bition amendment by the Federal
government was not success.
Favor Riverside Park.
The park committee submitted a
report favoring the city taking over
the control and supervision of River
side Park, which forms part of the
Public Landing. On the other hand,
the committee, which is composed of
/ Councillors Karl H. Aufderheide and
Jerry Reardon, deemed it inadvisable
for the city to purchase the Canals
i Back" property for park purposes
owing to the present stringency in the
city's finances. The acquisition of
the "Hundsruecken" by the city had
been urged upon the council by "a
committee Of the Junior Pioneers at
a previous meeting, when the question
4 arose as to whether the city could pur'-t
chase private property for park pur-
poses. The city attorney rIled that
this, as we'll as the creation of a park
from a portion of the Public Landing
was legal
Other Matters. q.
Flood control occupied the attention
Of the city fathers for a spell during
the session, as they listened to the
: report of Attorney H. H. Flor, who
epresented the New Ulm Commercial
!, Club at the Mankato hearing, We'd
nesday. Mayor L. A. Fritsche, Coun-
cilors Karl H. Aufderheide and Dr..
Emil Mueller, City Attorney Pfaenderi
and City Engineer F. D. Minium were
:, designated as a committee to look after
the interests of the city at the hearing.
A resolution was adopted opposing the.
erection Of a dam in the Minnesota
: river near New Ulm. It is not the:
t intention of the council to oppose the
e creation of the proposed conservancy
. district, provided the dam proposition
4 lis eliminated.
!. The council voted the sum Of 500 as
e special gift to City Attorney Pfaen-
j, der for the able manner in which he
d defended the city in two civil actions
: brought against it and tried during the
It December term of court. 1t will be
a remem bered that both suits resulted
in verdict of mo cause of action" ,
e being victory for the city.
a The finance committee submitted a
S plan for printing the bonds to
Y cover the expense of erecting the new
g municipal electric light and water
l. works plant These bonds are to be
It issued in various denominations and II
y is expected that practically the entire
II loss will be purchased locally.
# Mayor Fritsche and President Krool
both stated that they would not seeI
reelection at the end of their present
). terms, the former expiring in 1927
and the latter this year. Presideh,
q Krook has been member Of TIL
council for nearly six years, while
, Mayor Fritsche was elected in 1920
u A contemplation, protesting agains
= the laying Of Watermains on Nortl
: Washington street, which improvement
: had been requested in previous pc
= tition to the council, was read and re
I ferred to the board Of pubic work
I, Pool table licenses were granted t,
= Frank A.. Schleif and "Billn Pfeiffef
:, A communication from the Sinclair
Refining Co., asking for permission *
= erect oil tanks alongside the M. & st
: L. right of-way at Eighth North street
), :, was read and referred back to TIT
II company with a request that the pro
s posed location Of the oil tanks be more
definitely stated. The Sinclair Co
desires to erect three gasoline and kero
y sene storage tanks with a capacity 0
y $4,000 gallons each, as well as struc