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 WORK WELL STARTED
Sewer and Water System Much
Enlarged; New Addition
Opened


The present City 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 also
been extended in compliance with
a petition by the residents and
a sewer ordered in on Fifth
Street, between Minnesota and
Mill Streets. When this system,
as now ordered, is completed, ii
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 done
during the year are; the build.
ing Of a cement walk on one side
of one block of Broadway, anc
one block of Fifth Street; the
ordering in of several street
| lights on The Flats; the install.
lation of the drinking fountain
presented to the city by the First
National Bank, the painting OF
the water tower; the repipine
and cementing of the springs
from which the city's water sup
ply is obtained and the putting
of these springs into an abso.
lutely sanitary condition; the
condition being much betterec
by the addition of a cement basir
in each spring.
Road Work Done
| At the request of the Redwood
County Automobile Club, the
Council thoroughly repaired and
graveled the road between Red.
wood Falls and North Redwood
at total cost of about $500. OF
which the Club paid $50. This
expenditure was absolutely ne
cessary in order to render the
road useable by cars. A mile OF
road Icing southeast of town,
near the Banker and Dennistoun
yards was also graveled and put
in excellent condition at a cost
of about $400.
Pay Back Contract
Another thing which tax pay
ers should know is that during
the past year 1901 has been paid
to A. G. Burmeister for four
back payments on the pumping
contract.
The Board of Review has care
fully examined and audited all
the assessors books in an effort
to get correct and just valua-
ton of the property of the city,
and the Council has attended to
the many minor matters Incl
dent upon the welfare Of the
municipality.
CITIZENS MEETING