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 230 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY barrel reservoir erected on a hill southeast of the village, a well dug and a pumping station erected in the village, which now sup- plies good, pure water for domestic use as well as for fire pro- tection. In 1907 thirteen blocks of six-inch mains were extended to various sections of the village. The system is owned by the village and under the supervision of the council. Sewer System. In 1906 a sanitary sewer system was installed and takes care of the business section of the town. A survey of the whole village was made, but as yet only seven blocks have been installed. Halls. There are seven halls in the village, three of which are used for lodge purposes, one city hall and three private halls. The Odd Fellows hall is owned by Mrs. H. H. Palmer; the Ma- sonic, by F. C. Marvin; the Woodmen, by Kolbe & Kalass. The private halls are owned by F. C. Marvin. John Anderson and Sohn & Trelstad. The Zumrota City Hall was built of wood. 00x40 feet, two stories, in 1887, at a cost of $4,500, under the supervision .of N. T. Wedge, The building committee consisted of S. B. Bartean. C. E. Johnson. F. Gr. Marvin and K. S. Sigmund. The building contains a hall for public meetings, also the volunteer Ore apparatus, the headquarters of the volunteer fire department, and a jail, con- sisting of two steel cages. Fire Protection. Probably no village in the stale has better fire protection than has Zumbrota, and for that reason insurance rates are exceedingly low. The village supports a volunteer fire department, consisting of ninety men (the third largest in the state) winch is divided into three hose companies of twenty men each and one hook and ladder truck company of thirty men. The apparatus is owned by the city and kept at the city hall. Fire Department. The fire department consists of'Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, Hose Company No. 1, Royal Hose Com- pany and the Clipper Hose Company. There is one hook and ladder truck equipped with ladders, hooks, chains, etc.; three hose carts each carrying an average of six hundred feet of hose. Each company has its own separate organization and officers, who are governed by a set of department officers who are elected by the whole department. A board of directors consisting of two members from each company, the chief presiding, attend to all business matters of the department. The department was organ- ized August 23, 1883, at which time M. L. Webb was elected the first chief ; B. C. Grover, first assistant ; C. E. Johnson, second assistant; William B. Bowdish. secretary; H. II. Palmer, treas- urer. At that time the department consisted of the hook and ladder company and Hose Company No. 1. P. Dickenson was elected foreman of the former and Axel Anderson foreman of