Residents On North

Broadway Also Petition For Concrete Pavements

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NEW BOILER NEEDED

FOR MUNICIPAL PLAN

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Danger Of Shutdown During Months Of Heavy

Consumption

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Many matters of importance demanded the attention of the city council at its regular monthly meeting held at the city hall Tuesday evening. Among the most important were the petitions for the paving of Broadway from Center to Fifth North’ and the paving of Minnesota street from Third North to Ninth North Streets. Other road matters also demanded their attention and action on these matters will be taken in the near future.

Want Paving On Broadway

A petition signed by property owners owning 45 out of the 68 lots in the territory was presented to the council asking for the paving of Broadway from Center Street to Fifth North street. The petition asked for a thirty foot paving on each side of the center boulevard to be constructed of such material as the council deemed best. With 45 lots signed up for the paving out of a total of 68 there is no question but that the paving will be carried out as it amounts to over seventy percent of assessable frontage. The council ordered a public hearing to be held on the petition on Thursday, May 20th.

North Minnesota Street Paving

A petition asking for the paving of Minnesota Street from Third North to Ninth North was also presented. This is the second time that a like petition was presented, the former petition being discarded when the court issued an injunction preventing the council from proceeding with work on this petition because of a dispute as to the legality of the petitioners. The petition presented was signed by 31 percent of the property owners, including several who objected to the paving when the last petition was presented. A public hearing will be held in the City Hall on Thursday, May 20.

Ask Road Repair

Attorney George Erickson and a number of petitioners appeared before the council asking that the road passed the county poor farm leading from Cottonwood St. be put into passable condition as it is nigh Impossible to use this road in the winter time or in spring following heavy rains. He stated that the farmers wold be willing to come out with a team and a man and help for a day or two so as to reduce the expenses. Jos. Bianchi also spoke and told of several accidents which happened on the road which fortunately turned out without any grave results. He stated that the road was too harrow and very slippery in rainy weather and that several cars had narrowly averted being wrecked when they drove into the ditch. The matter was referred to the street committee for investigation and report as it is understood that the county will pay fifty per cent of the cost for repairing this road provided the city will spend the same amount. The city and county engineer will no doubt prepare a report on this matter.

Summit Ave. Road Needs Repair Attorney T. O. Streissguth appeared before the council and presented a petition in behalf of the residents of Summit Ave. asking that the road on the street be put into good condition as it was impossible for two cars to pass each other at present. This is the road which leads off the Center Street or College Hill and as it is used considerably it is important that something be done. The matter was referred to the street committee with orders to report.

Want Curb and Gutter

A petition was presented to the council asking for concrete curb and gutter in the blocks on Minnesota Street between Second and Sixth South Streets. The petition was signed by over fifty per cent of the property owners. In accordance with the state law the council ordered a public hearing to be held in this matter at the city hall on Thursday, May 20.

Vercoe Gets Heating Contract

W. S. Vercoe was awarded the heating contract for the extension of the heating system to the Wagner, Puhlman, Schnobrich and Steam Laundry buildings on Second South and Minnesota Streets. His bid of $3072 for the complete work was the never received its just dues at the hands of the nation; that the regular army really constituted the “shock troops” in every war which had ever been waged by this country.

In addition to those on the regular program, there were several others who spoke. Because of the many speakers, the program was not concluded until nearly midnight.

Those who attended from New Ulm were Captain and Mrs. Albert Steinhauser, Regimental Adjutant and Mrs. L. G. Vogel and Quartermaster Sergeant and Mrs. J. P. Graff. Other representatives of Co “A” who were present were Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Neubauer, Minneapolis and Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard Hartmann and Chas. Merkle of St. Paul. It was a memorable gathering and it is hoped it may develop into an annual affair.

New Ulm Review

May 5, 1926

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