Morris tribune., 1880-06-03

COUNCIL PRoCEEDINGs. AT q meeting of
the Village Council, last Saturday evening,
II was decided to take definite action with
regard to procuring suitable means for pro-
tecting the village from the danger to
which II is exposed by fire. A representa-
tive of the Dubuque Manufacturing Co.
was In attendance, and figures and esti'
mates of the cost of fire apparatus was
given, and model of the machines to be
furnished was shown and explained. The
apparatus consists of one hand engine
new model,-one hose cart, 500 feet OF
hose. and sundry other material necessary
to complete the equipment. The company
offer to put the machine on the ground,
free of charge, for examination, inspection
and trial, STIMULATING, that in the event OF
the test not proving satisfactory and as
represented, the village will not be asked
to accept On these conditions the council
gave provisional order subject to ratifica
ton by the people. The intention is, 1t
the bonds arc voted, to put cisterns in vari-
Gus parts of town, and procure two engines
and the accompanying out fits. The en-
gines, &C., will cost about 81 300, and give
US, in our opinion, an excellent fit, such
as will render the property as safe as we
can expect to ever be, while the town is all
of wood and exposed to the high winds OF
the prairies.
| GRACEvILIE.-An item from our Grace
vile correspondent. in the last issue OF the
Tribune, made mention of ruInored pro-
posed change in name, proprietorship and
location of that town, and mentioned the
fact of Mr.. l.. b. Hodges assuming control
. under the new management. On reading
the paragraph alluded to, Mr.. Hodges vol
unteered the following statement, with the
intention or purpose of making corrections
and explanations, and the following is the
substance of his remarks. In the first
place he Las negotiated for, end controls
an interest in the new town, and will
change the policy of management, by max
ing the town open to settlement by people
of all classes, creeds. denominations and
nationalities, the intention being to build
up Graceville, by Liberal, broad guage
principles" making it, like other western
towns, open and free to all. The town site
will be changed, or rather extended, SO as
to bring the business near the depot, which
has been located about three-eiGhths of a
mile north and west of the present location,
and as this will necessitate the moving OF
J the stores and business houses, the new
} management will allow the o!d-town set
tiers to make selections in the new add.
ton, giving them the privilege of choice
of situation, in the order in which they set
tied, that is. the oldest settlers will have
the first choice. AS there will be consider
able expense attending the removal, Bishop
Ireland offers to bear one half the cost OF
moving the buildings. Of course this rad
ical change in policy and management
affects the town only, and does not apply
: in any way whatsoever to the government,
proprietorship, or manner of conducting
the affairs of the colony. AT present there
is no intention of making any change in
the name of the town, and should the new
management decide to alter it, before SC
doing they would submit the question 10 a
vote of the people, allowing them the priv
ilcge of making their own selection.
The location of the town, its distance
from competing points-it being 10 miles
north of Ortonville, 10 east of Browns
Valley, and 20 west of is,-givcs it:
proprietors good grounds, or reasons, fol
supposing that the future of Graceville il
assured, and we arc of the opinion that tht
new policy is wise one, and one which
will do much to make the town what it il
expected it should be, and which, from it.
position, it had ought to be, as sunlcss TIT
affairs of young ard growing western towns
are managed and administered on cosmo
politan principles, they can not expect t.
flourish as do villages where all natural anC
local peculiarities and prejudices are disre
, garded and ignored. We can assure GU
!, friends at Gracevile that they will find Mr.
: Hodges to be the right man in the RICH
> place; a man of good judgement, ant
whose long experience on the Western
frontier, makes him desirable acquisition
and whose services will prove of incalcula
! BILE benefit in promoting the future progress
prosperity and welfare Of the village.