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 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTS 559 placed at $100. According to the minutes there was some dispute this year as to which lot in the cemetery had been purchased by the family of C. Pehrson. Two bodies which the family buried in a certain lot were removed without the knowledge of the family and the lot sold to L. F. Hubbard. The investigation whicfl en- sued was one of the sensations of the year and resulted in better conditions ai the cemetery, the sexton being- dismissed. Later in the year George W. Humphrey was named as sexton. The police- men this year were Z. T. Burnell, F. Rembolt, J. A. Westby and Timothy McCue. The latter s place was taken after several months by John Schroeder. William Danford was city engineer this year and James Day conducted the ferry. A committee was appointed to again take up the offer of Dr. V. V. Sweney to donate Barn Bluff to the city as a park. The fire officers as re- ported to the board were: Chief, B. C. Stephens; first assistant, John Kuhn ; second assistant. James Day: secretary, Tarns Bixby; treasurer, T. J. Clark. A section of sewer Mas built and much work was done on the streets by reason of bad washouts at various points. A franchise was granted the Northwestern Tele- phone Exchange January 28, 1880. 1880-81 — W. E. Hawkins started his two years' term as mayor. The new aldermen were William Busch, Robert L. Berglund, Frank B. Howe and Henry < '. Hodgman. George P. Sjoblom was treasurer. D. M. Baldwin constable, Philip Skillman recorder, F. M. Wilson attorney, John Seastrand marshal, ( '. ( !. Webster assessor, B. C. Stephens street commissioner and health officer. G. AY. Humphrey was appointed sexton of the cemetery. W. W. Sweney became health officer in place of B. C. Stephens, resigned. The liquor license was placed at $300. O. K. Simmons was given permission to remove clay from the upper end of Third street. The officers of the fire company were: Child'. B. C. Stephens: first assistant, John Kuhn; second assistant. J. W. Day ; secretary. Tarns Bixby; treasurer, T. J. Clark. The principal event of this year was the attempt to build a city hall, or at least to purchase land for same. The site proposed was a part of block 22, which in time became the actual site of the city building. The citizens agreed to assist in buying what was then known as the Green- wood and Bentz property, the price of the former being $7,500 and of the latter $1,100. Other sites were proposed as follows: The site of Opera Hall, owned by A. W. Pratt. $12,000; J. S. Hoard, block 22, Fourth street; E. R. Welch, three quarters of block 29, $5,000; Thomas MeSorley, four lots on Plum street, $2,500: J. AY. Luce, two lots in block 28. $6,000; T. B. Sheldon, northern part of lots one and two, block 27. $1,500; C. Cogel, corner of Main and Broadway. $10,000: D. C. Hill, foot of Main