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Department have each performed
the duties required on every occa-
sion, and | want to thank each
member for his careful, efficient
and faithful services. We have
had no heavy fire loss during the
past year.
w cannot give the City Board Of
Health too great credit for the ex-
cellent way in which they have dis
charged their duties in connection
with the very serious epidemic Of
influenza, which broke out last
October and continued aim ost to
the present time. Our good record
was the result of the cooperation
of NJ Board Of Health with the
Grant County Health authorities
and the Grant County Chapter of
the American Red Cross. No city
in the northwest has a better record
than Milbank in caring for its
people and getting through this
very serious epidemic with the loss
Of only two or three lives caused
directly by influenza. The City
Council spent about $1,000 90 dur.
ing the past year in helping the
Red Cross and fighting this cpl.
demic of influenza, and l consider
every dollar cf the money well
spent.
| wish to urge upon our citizens
the absolute necessity for each to
cooperate and obey all demands of
our Board Of Health. especially in
the removal of all refuse of every
nature from the premises and
alleys, particularly during the
month Of May; so that the danger
Of an epidemic may be eliminated
as'for as possible. This must be
done and our health laws strictly
enforced.
CARNEGIE LIBRARY
The City Library Board is doing
the best possible work, considering
the amount of money available for
this purpose. | would recommend
that this institution be given addi-
tional money from the City
Treasury for the coming year, on
account Of The increased expense of
maintaining the Library. 1t is
worthy of our very best support.
MTYh1ICrDAI DAMN
One year ago | asked permission to
establish a city paid band. We have
paid out on this account about
$780, 90 for wages, instruments,
uniforms and the like. It has
proved very satisfactory and |
would recommend that the Council
set aside $500. 90 during the com.
ing year for municipal band pur-
poses. The band boys have practic.
ed faithfully all winter and with
the services of more members
back from the army. We will have a
first class band. which can enter
tain our citizens in a very pleasing
manner during the summer and
early fall months. The municipal
band is about as esseL tial as any
other city department.
STREET PAVING
I earnestly recommend that the
council construct the Main Street
paving this summer, as a large ma
]ority Of the property owners on
Main Street, who must pay for the
same, are h ,artily in favor of it.
Already, a number of cur citizens
are taking of paving resident blocks
and l expect to see more than 50
blocks of good paving in Milbank
within five years. | recomend that
the City pay for the cost of paving
the street intersections the same as
they pay for all street crossings.
A letter received by me a few
days ago from L. H. Bentley. who
owns eight lots on main street with
six good buildings on same, voices
the opinion Of a large majority of
the City Council in regard to paw
ing Main Street this summer. We
could not expect Mr.. Bentley, who
lives in Minneapolis and rents his
property here. to be as enthusiastic
about paving Main Street as he is
Mr.. Bentley writes me as follows:
"You are authorized to count me
and my lots and property on Main
Street in favor Of the paving. I
have always been anxious to sit in
the front row Of progress for the
City Of Milbank and do what | coul1
for the interest Of all concerned in
your city; and / am with you on
the Main Street paving proposition.
| do not believe that building
materials will be any cheaper for
some time tosscome. owing to the
reconstruction and REIMBURSEMENT
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