The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-12-16
City Council IS
Finishing Work
Mayor and Aldermen Reach End
of Year of Earnest Effort in
Behalf of City
MUCH WORKWELL STARTED
Sewer and Water System Much
Enlarged; New Addition
Opened

ne present Oily COUNCIL Is
about to close it's years work
and it has seemed fair and just
to all concerned to give a sum-
mary of the work completed or
begun during this term. While
no single act of the Council
stands forth from all the rest,
many things which make for the
ultimate good of the city, have
been done.
Conveniences For West Side
Probably the one thing which
has given the greatest satisfac-
ton to the largest number of
people, is the putting in of wa
ter and sewer connections on the
West side. Residents of that Sec
ton have been greatly inconve-
nienced during the past by the
lack of these conveniences and
the value of property on the west
side has been greatly increased
by this installation. Because of
the difficulty in getting water
mains across the river, the Coun-
Gil was put to great trouble and
considerable expense, but has
finally succeeded in achieving it's
purpose.
Water and sewer have also
been ordered in, in the newly
plated eastern addition which
was accepted and grades estab-
lished early in the years work.
This practically settles for all
time the sewer and water ques-
tions of both the east and west
sections, and will greatly encour-
age those who are contemplat,
ing building in either of these
sections in the near future. The
Fourth Street Sewer has alse
jbeen extended in compliance with
a petition by the residents anl
a sewer ordered in on Fifth
Street, between Minnesota ane
Mill Streets. When this system
as now ordered, is completed, i
will be one of the best sewer
systems for a city of this size
to be found in Minnesota.
| Many Other Things Done
Among the other things don,
during the year are; the build
ing of a cement walk on one sid
of one block of Broadway, an,
one block of Fifth Street; tn
ordering in of several stree
lights on The Flats; the install
lation of the drinking fountain
presented to the city by the FRS
National Bank, the painting o
the water tower; the repipin,
and cementing of the spring
| from which the city's water sup
ply is obtained and the putin
of these springs into an abso
lutelv sanitary condition; tn
condition being much bettere
, by the addition of cement basi
in each spring.
Road Work Done
At the request of the Redwoo
County Automobile Club, tn
, Council thoroughly repaired an
. graveled the road between Red
wood Falls and North Redwood
at a total cost of about $500. 0
which the Club paid $50. Thi
expenditure was absolutely ne
cessary in order to render tn
! road useable by cars. A mile O
road Icing southeast of towr
: near the Banker and Dennistou
yards was also graveled and pu
in excellent condition at cos
of about S400.
Pay Back Contract
Another thing which tax pay
ers should know is that durin
the past year 1901 has been pal
to A. G. Burneister for fou
back payments on the pumpin
contract.
The Board of Review has care
fully examined and audited a
the assessors books in an effor
to get a correct and just valus
ton of the property of the city
and the Council has attended
the many minor matters inc
dent upon the welfare of tn
municipality.