The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-05-15

was no action taken by the board yes
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CONSIDERED VILLAGE AFFAIRS.
The Village Council Met Monday, Night and
Transacted Considerable Business of an
Important Nature.
The council met in special session
last Monday night and proceeded to
clear up a lot of work that was on
hand. The well, like Bang uo's ghost,
bobbed up again for consideration, and
there was comparison of ideas, notes,
and pointers from different persons.
A letter was received from Clark Stur-
man who said that he thought that the
present we'll could be made to do the
proper service if it was cleaned out
twice year. He advised using some
dynamite and blow out the bottom of
the well, which does much to increase
the flow of water. He also advised the
use OF deep we'll pump. The council
will look into the matter further and
make arrangements for Installing such
pump. Messrs. Briggs and Jones
will look into the matter.
w. Fl. Townsend and the council af-
ter lot of unnecessary wrangling and
useless trouble, have finally come to
terms and Mr.. Townsend filed with the
council a memorandum of what he
proposes to do in the way of making
the new warehouse freproof. He will
build the eight-inch wall around the
building, and on the west he intends
to add an annex with a solid brick wall.
the annex to be used as potato ware
house. The council was satisfied with
Mr.. Townsend's intentions and plans
and granted the permit.
VIM. Cordiner asked for a permit to
erect brick veneer building 3Ox6O on
lot one, block seven, townsite of
Princeton, but the council thought
it was little late for any April fool
jokes and will grant The postmaster
the permit for building of solid brick.
Ben Soule was given a permit to
move the barn in the rear of the Odd
Fellows block across the alley onto
his own lot. He showed the council
that the change would in no wise in
crease the danger from fire. He in
tends to add the barn onto his present
one.
The application of Sjoblom & Olson
for license to sell liquor was granted.
The matter of having six new cross
walks built of concrete came up and
was discussed. The Plymouth Paving
Co. that is to build the new walk in
front of the Odd Fellows building, has
agreed to build the walks at 10 cents
per square foot. The walks are to be
six inches thick. It is estimated that
the six walks would not Cost over $50
walk, or $319. The material for the
six walks the village had put down last
year cost 1926. 10, and the village had
to pay for putting the walks down.
The concrete walks which the Ply
mouth Paving Co. would put down
would be much thicker and would be
solid and not two narrow slabs to walk
on. The council will have the con-
crete walks put down at the following
places: Two from the Citizens bank
to opposite corners; one from the Ca
ley residence to the court house COR
ner: one from the Head corner to the
corner west; one from Newbert's resi-
dence. to tho court house corner, and
one across First. street at the Rines'
corner. Messrs. Goulding and Jones
were appointed committee to look
after the letting of the contract and
the construction of the new walks.
F A lengthy petition from all the bust
ness men and many of the citizens of
Princeton was received by the council
praying that the council use its best
offices with the Great Northern road
to securp new depot at this place..
The council instructed the recorder to
take up the matter with the G. N. Of
fcials and see what can be done, but as
it is learned that the company will
have a gang of men here soon to re-
model the old depot and build on to
the same, it is doubtful if the council
will be able to secure anything better.
The matter of adjusting water rates,
and the. ACCESSIBILITY of adopting the
meter system was put over until the
next meeting. The water tank has
been ordered painted and Mr.. Taylor
will oversee the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 81. Terrell spent
Sunday in Hinckley, with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Vose. Willie and Irene
Vose came down Saturday from Hinck-