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 556 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY pointed chief engineer, E. L. Baker first assistant, T. J. Clark second assistant and Nelson 0. Thomas secretary of the fire de- partment. Jesse M. Hodgman brought suit against the city restraining it from paying the $85,000 bonds to the Chicago and St. Paul railroad on the ground that the latter had not fulfilled its contract. An injunction was secured, then a compromise reached by the depositing of the bonds "in escrow" with the First National Bank. The reason for this trouble was the fact that while the company had agreed to have its cars running from Winona to St. Paul by 1871, it had not kept its agreement in that there was no railroad bridge at Hastings, and passengers had to pay ferryage-in order to connect with the trains that stopped on either side of the river. 1872-73 — At the annual election ( Jharles McClure became mayor. The other officers were : Councilmen. S. J. AVillard, W. W. Sweney and W. E. Hawkins; recorder, James Lawther; treasurer, A. W. Pratt : marshal. AY. AV. DeKay. The policemen appointed were AI. C. Fifield and A. ( '. Serum. The latter's place was taken a few months later by Jacob A. Westby. Dr. C. X. Hewitt, hav- ing been elected secretary of the state board of health, attempted to establish some sanitary regulations in the city. This year is distinguished by the formation of. the gas company, by T. B. Sheldon, J. ('. Pierce. L. F. Hubbard. W. AV. Phelps and Charles H. Nash, and November 11 a contract was let to this company for lighting the streets. The fire department officers this year were: Chief engineer, B. C. Stephens; first assistant, James A. Wright; second assistant. T. S. Mills; secretary, I. S. Kellogg: treasurer, T. .1. Clark. 1873-74 — The officers this year were: Mayor, W. P. Brown; councilmen, Christopher Cogel, AV. W. Sweney and S. J. AYillard; recorder. Thomas Wilkinson; treasurer. A. AY. Pratt: justices. Christ. Graham and S. J. Hasler; constable. Jacob Westby (after resignation he was succeeded by D. M. Baldwin) ; marshal. AV. AV. DeKay; attorney. AV. C. AVilliston; assessor. Ferdinand Joss; street commissioner. Andrew Danielson : policemen, Aloses Fifield and David Kempe. The "Nellie Sheldon" was sold to David Hancock, and arrangements made with W. AV. DeKay for its use at seasons of high water, he still having a contract for run- ning the ferry. Air. DeKay was also named as health officer in place of Dr. W. AV. Sweney, resigned. Hose Company No. 1 was organized during the year. The officers of the fire department were: Chief engineer. Jacob Christ; first assistant. J. A. Wright; second assistant. W. A. Orsen : secretary. Aug. Rhiner: treasurer, T. J. Clark. 1874-75 — W. P. Brown succeeded himself as mayor and the