The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-12-06
$4,000 ISSUE OF
BONDS SOUGHT IN
FACE OF LAWSUIT
Ordinance Protecting Cleaners
From Outside Competition
Given Approval
CONSIDER OIL QUESTION
Snow Removal ERA Project is
Started; First Ward
Polls Changed

In one of it's busiest sessions
of the year, the city council at
it's regular meeting Monday
night approved a resolution to
have a $4,000 bond issue for
the completion of the municipal
sewage plant submitted to the
voters at the city election, jan
uary 8, passed an ordinance
protecting local dry cleaners
and considered a petition for
the oiling of streets, in addition
to other matters.
The council unanimously approved
the submittal of the bond issue to
the voters after it was argued that
the present system Of sewage dis
posal constitutes a nuisance and that
it would be cheaper to construct q
treatment plant than have the city
involved in continual lawsuits.
A $4,000 damage suit filed by Mrs.
Elizabeth Peabody against the city
on charges that the dumping Of sew
age in the Redwood river is injurious
to her property has been deferred un-
til the middle of January. If the
bond issue is carried at the polls, the
suit will be dismissed.
Fear Other Suits
Leon H. Brown, city attorney, as
serted that other suits of this type
are likely to be brought against the
city if measures are not taken to al
leviate the present condition and that
there is even a danger of the court
issuing q restraining order prohibit
ing the dumping of sewage in the
river.
The resolution calls for the issu-
ance of bonds, at an interest bearing
rate of four and one-quarter percent
per annum, payable semi-annually in
denominations of $500 each, the
bonds to mature according to the
state laws governing the issuance
and sale of bonds by municipal cor
porations.
The resolution in part reads:
"Whereas it has become necessary to
construct treatment plant for sew
age in the city of Redwood Falls and
whereas the funds in the treasury OF
the said city of Redwood Falls avail
able for that purpose are insufficient
to pay for such improvement and
that it will be necessary to issue and
sell bonds of the city of Redwood
Falls, to provide sufficient funds for
the building and construction OF said
treatment plant for sewage In said
city of Redwood Falls, and whereas
the common council Of the city Of
Redwood Falls deem it advisable, ex-
pedient and in the best interest OF
the residents of the city of Redwood
Falls that said treatment plant for
sewage be commenced as soon as
possible, and whereas, to authorize
the issuance of such bonds an cleo
ton must be had under the provi-
sions of the charter of the city OF
Redwood Falls and the laws of the
state of Minnesota, therefore be it
resolved that at the general city ell
ection of said city of Redwood Falls,
to be held on Tuesday, the eighth
day of January, 1885 the following
question shall be submitted to the
electors of the said city of Redwood
Falls for their vote on the following
proposition: Shall the common
council of the city Of Redwood Falls
issue and sell bonds of the city OF
Redwood Falls to the extent OF $780,
600 for the construction of treat
ment plant for sewage in the city OF
Redwood Falls.
With a primary treatment tank al
ready built, construction of dosing
chamber, trickling filter and second
airy settling tank is necessary to COM
plete the sewage plant, according to
Fred Anthony, city engineer. 1t the
bond issue is approved, work prob
ably would begin in the spring.
Efforts may be made to obtain
ERA labor, which if secured would
make possible the payment OF the
first bonds without the levying OF
new taxes the first year.
At the opening Of the meeting,
Mrs. Joseph Green, Mrs. C. A. Lau-
terbach and Mrs. w. M. Smith rep
resenting the women's clubs present.
ed the council with petition con-
tanning over 400 signatures to sub
NIT the question Of oiling streets to
the voters.
It was explained that the oiling ct
streets Is not an issue which can -
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