The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-01-23
J. B. Philbrick Elected as Vice
President of Council at An
nual Meeting Monday
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
New WaterwOrks Ordinance
Take Place of Obsolete
Paper passed in 1892

In the organization of the City
Council at it's annual meeting held
Monday night, January 21st, Alder
man J. B. Fhilbrick was elected Vice
President of the Council. Mayor A. j.
White appointed the following stand
ing committees for the year: Ways
and Means, ]. B. Philbrick and w. A.
Hauck; Streets and Alleys, Alexander
and Spencer; Sewer and Water, Phil
brick and Alexander; Fire and Per-
mits, Hauck and Spencer; Building
and Grounds, Philbrick and Alexander
and Band, Spencer and Hauck.
M. L. Freise was re-appointed as
Chief of Police, N. R. Rynerson re-
ceived the re-appointment as City At
torney; DR.. J. w. Anderson, Health
Officer and F. H. Anthony, City En-
gineer. The following officers were
reelected by the Council: DR.. j. w.
Golden, Dairy Inspector; Night Police,
Oscar Warner; T. ]. Seifert, Water
works Superintendent and Joe Corbett
as Fire Marshal. The Council also
approved the reelection of Joe Cor
bett as Chief of the Fire Department
and John Brueske as Assistant Chief.
The new Board of Health, with DR..
Anderson as chairman, includes Mrs.
C. D. Thompson and Mrs. d. l.. Grim
minis. The regular meeting nights
of the Council will be held on the
second Thursday of the month as
done previously.
In the matter of the Water Works
Ordinance, which has been under dis
cussion and consideration for the past
year, a new ordinance was approved
by the council This ordinance will be
found elsewhere in this issue.
The summary of the new ordinance
is a simplifed rate charge and the
elimination of about two-thirds of the
old ordinance which was passed In
1892, and which is obsolete. The new
ordinance provides a sliding scale for
all users alike, as follows: For the
first 5000 feet, 3.3 Mills; the next 5000
at 2.2 mills and all over 5000 at IL
mill, on condition that bills are paid
by the 25th of the month in which
they are rendered.; the bills being pre-
sented quarterly, as Of before.
The minimum rate charge of $1.50
net per quarter is still below that of
most cities in the class of Redwood
Falls in the state. Where the amount
of water consumed runs between 500
and 5000 feet to the user, the cost is
the same as previously. While the
gross income from the new rate will
be increased somewhat, perhaps about
enough to pay operating and upkeep
cost, it will not be enough to take
care of any material improvement of
the system, or retire any bonded in
debtedness, this being done by a gen.
eral tax as heretofore.
Since the Water Works ordinance
included a plumbers license and a
plumbers ordinance, mixed with sew
eral other ordinances, new ordinance
relating to plumbers was also ap-
proved.
The balance of 100000 of the old
Park Bonds was also paid this MONTH
clearing a debt that was incurred by
the raising of the level of Lake Red
wood 35 or 40 years ago. Some of the
other debts of the city are now down
to where they will also be matter OF
history only, in the near future, it was
revealed by the City Recorders books
The new council, like those councils
of the past, is anxious to serve the
public in the best possible manner
and constructive criticism is always
invited, as well as any suggestions fol
the best interests of the citizens OF
the public generally.