New Ulm review., 1921-02-09
LICENSE SOFT /
DRINK PARLORS
FEE FIXED AT $40 PER YEAR.
PROPERTY OWNERS OPPOSE
IMPROVEMENTS.
STANDARD Oil co.'s REQUEST
FOR ERECTION OF TANK IS
NOT GRANTED.

The regular monthly session of the
city council, held last Tuesday evening,
proved a rather lengthy and busy one
and goodly number Of important
matters were discussed. The council
chambers were filed to capacity with
property owners who had come to
protest against the proposed laying of
sewers in the north end Of the city.
License Soft Drink Parlors.
+ Two ordinances, the purpose Of
which is to provide means of effective
~ controlling the conduct of the local
soft drink ablishments, were pre-
sented, read and adopted by unani-
nous vote Of the city fathers. Among
the most important provisions con-
tanned in these ordinances is the one
to the effect that curtains, shades and
all other means of obstructing clear
view OF the interior of the soft drink
parlors from the street, must be re-
moved. The matter of minors fre-
quenting these places is taken care
OF by state law, so far as pool rooms
are concerned and it was indicated
that the local police would be in
structed to see that this law is enforced.
However, the Minnesota statute was
amplifed by provision in one Of the
ordinances, compelling the operation
of pool tables to cease between the
hours of II o'clock at night and Z
o'clock the next morning. Both or
dinances will go into effect March /.
Oppose improvements.
After the minutes of the board of
public works meeting, in which action
was taken favoring the construction Of
sewers on North Broadway, North
Washington street and North State
street, were read and accepted by the
@eeusacil the interest teettf pro perty ow ners
who had appeared to protest against
these improvements were given an
opportunity to be heard. The dis
cussions soon brought out the fact that
these people were opposed to the i'm
provements only on account of the
present high cost of construction,
which, according to City Engineer
F. D. Minium's estimates would ag-
gregate approximately 100000. In
view of the fact that the part to be
borne by the city at large would be
about $4,000 or more, and that the
city treasury is at the present time in
the throes. of a financial stringency,
the matter was left open for further
consideration.
No More Oil Tanks.
The Standard Oil Co. will not be
permitted to erect any more oil tanks
on the site now occupied by it along
the Northwestern right-of- way in. the
east end of the city. A request for
permission to do SO was turned down by
the unanimous vote Of the council
Furthermore, it is not at all unlikely
that steps will be taken in the near
future with a view of compelling the
removal Of the company's tanks to a
location farther removed from the
residential district in that part of the
city. At the council meeting Tuesday
evening, Attorney Alfred W. Mueller
represented a number Of interested
property owners who are opposed to
granting the oil company permission
to erect any more tanks on the present
site.
;;sItS May Move Stockyards.
I'm connection With the refusal to
allow the Standard Oil Go. to erect
another tank on its site Here, the
| matter of removing the Northwestern
stocksyyaards to a less thickly populated
section Of the city was also discussed
at length. People residing III the
sV5iieciiin1ity 81 the ssatoc ards Have Been
omp1aining that the place has. as not
been Kept ina clean and sanitary Con
dition, thus endangering the public
| health. Some Of the counc ilors favored
cond demnation proceedings to compe
the removal Of the stockyards TO a
site more remote from the Residential
district, Bit this was modified Il, ifths
effect that recourse to such 5actior
] would be ma de in case The place is no
4 kept clean. The railroad compan.
must also see to it that the stock yard
are not used henc ceforth as a place t,
Keep livestock that is being fattened.
!. Better Fire Alarm Syste M.
Chief Henry Engel Of the New Uln
Fire Depart ent appeared before tn
4 council relative to providing a NOR
adequate fire alarm system. .Th
present systemsis tos be perfected b.
J. the installation of some 50 so-calle
) dummy stations in addition to tn
I % fire alarm boxes now in use, whic
), will be. placed wherever deemed neces
| sary at street intersections througllou
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