The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-08-09

called an election to pass upon the
charter and to elect officers, at Bir-
ney Flynn s Office on Second street,
on March 9Th. 1876. On that day
the polls were kept open from | tc
4 p, m. and 50 votes were cast. The
charter was adopted. For Presi-
dent Major M. E. Powell was 'elect.
ed, receiving 81 votes to S. j. F.
Ruter 30, and w. B. Herriott /.
For trustees of the council James
Mcmillan received 81 votes, L. F.
Robinson IS, A. M. Cook 81, G. G.
Sickle 38, F. V. Hotchkiss 81 and
M. E. Powell 81. For treasurer DR..
w. D. Finn received SO votes and
two were scattering. For recorder
w. A. Swisher received SO votes
and Birney Flynn 6. For justice
Of the peace E. O. Chapman and S.
Sickle ran a neck and neck race,
the former being elected by 46 votes
to the latter's AZ. George W. Bra
lev received and blank l. For
constable Thos. Mcmillan received
81 votes, Truman Broughton l and
S. S. Sickle l. At this election
Geo. A. Buxton and H. A. Lusk
were the judges of election.
The first meeting of the village
council was held on March 18th, two
days after the election. NJ. E. Pow
ell Office was designated as the
place of meeting. It was voted to
grant license to sell Intoxicating
liquor and the license was fixed at
only $50,
Another meeting of the council
was held on April 9th, 1876, and it
was then placed on record that
Thos. Mcmillan had failed to qualify
as constable, and according to F.
V. Hotchkiss, who transcribed the
record Of the council for various
meetings, "Mr. Geo. w. Belt, Esq
was elected as constable to fill the
vacancy. John P. O'Hara was ap-
pointed street commissioner. On
April 18th, Geo. w. Belt declined to
act as constable and John P. O'Hara
was made a Christmas present of
that Office.
On May Goth, VIM. A. Swisher,
being of the the opinion that honors
were too swift for him, resigned as
recorder, but his resignation was
sat down upon and Mr.. Swisher was
compelled to act as recorder.
The first ordinance was adopted
at the meeting on June 1st, 1876,
and was ordered published in The
REDWOOD GAZETTE.
On July Oath of that year the
council held a special meeting and
received the petition of 25 taxpay-
ers asking that the proposition of
the Minnesota Valley Railway Co.,
in effect that if the village would
vote $4,000 bonds, the company
would run the line into this city, be
submitted to vote of the people.
The petition was granted, the cleo
ton day was fixed at Aug. 18th, and
the place was Birney Flynn S
Office. There we're 70 votes cast
and there were 70 votes cast in
favor of the proposition. The
judges of that election were James
Mcmillan, H. D. Baldwin and M.
E. Powell. L. F. Robinson and w.
A. Swlsher were made clerks.
On Aug. 25th, on motion of L. F.
Robinson, who was then village
trustee, M, E. Powell was designat-
ed as right-of-way agent to secure
right-of-way for the Minnesota Val
ley Railway, as well as depot
grounds in this city, he to receive
So per day and expenses for his
work, the money to be paid out of
the $40, 900 bonds voted by the vii
lage, all of which were subject to
the approval of the railroad COM
pany. The approval of the latter
was secured and Mr.. Powell was
designated as the agent. There is
no statement of what Mr.. Powell S
per diem and expenses amounted to.
On Jan. I'd, 1877, there was
another election and the sails of F.
V. Hotchkiss were spread to the
popular windward, he being elected
President of the council, while H..
D. Baldwin, Thos. Mcmillan and D..
L. Bigham all pushed into promi-
nence, as members of the council.