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 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COlATY 561 T T. J. (lark. A eommittee was appointed to investigate the fire which destroyed the property of the Bed Wing Milling Company, on the levee. II. P». Wilson, P. B. Howe, W. E. Hawkins, D. Dens- more and Andrew Danielson were appointed a eommittee to con- sider the matter of a complete water works system for the city. 1883-84 — P. B. Howe began an administration as mayor which was designed to be one of the most important in the history of the city. The new aldermen were: A. Seebach, K. II. Boxrud, G. A. Carlson, J. S. McCart. The other officers were: Treasurer, John Ilawkanson; justices. C. Graham and 0. D. Anderson; con- stable, J. H. Webster; recorder, 0. M. Hall; attorney W. C. Wil- liston ; marshal, W. W. DeKay; surveyor, H. B. Wilson ; sexton of cemetery, G. W. Humphrey. The police this year were Charles P.- Battan, 1*. Malloy, E. II. .Meyers and John Seastrand. On July 2, 1883. the city voted .+3-3.000 bonds for a water works sys- tem. H. E. Harrison of Stillwater was appointed to prepare the plan for the system. The city voted $500 to the sufferers of the recent disaster at Rochester. The officers of the fire department were : Chief engineer, John Kuhn ; first assistant, J. II. Webster ; second assistant. E. S. Hudson: secretary, W. S. Scott; treasurer, I. J. Clark. 1884-85 — This year, with F. B. IIow r e as mayor, the first water board was elected, the board of health established, the fire de- partment reorganized, plans made for a sewerage system, a fire alarm system recommended, and the price of licenses raised. The aldermen elected were : John Hack, C. N. Akers, N. J. Holm- berg and William Robson. Other officers were: Treasurer, L. C. Smith; constables, D. M. Baldwin and I. E. Anderson; recorder, S. J. Willard; attorney, AY. C. Williston; surveyor, William Dan- forth ; marshal, John Seastrand ; street commissioner, C. F. Peter- son; sexton of cemetery, G. W. Humphrey. The policemen were C. Battan, W. W. DeKay, P. Malloy and C. H. Meyer. The lat- ter was removed. The liquor license was raised from $300 to $500 while the beer license was placed at $250. F. A. Cole was ap- pointed assessor. E. H. Blodgett took the place of T. S. McCart (resigned) on the council and S. J. Hasler took the place of O. D. Anderson as a justice of the peace. In a letter addressed to the council, Mayor Howe pointed out that the installation of the water system necessitated the construction of a sewerage system. At this time the various sewers which had been constructed were for the purposes of surface drainage only and not for domestic sanitation. Mayor Howe also advised the reorganization of the fire department and the installation of a fire alarm system. These recommendations met with general favor. March 25, 1885, Samuel Rockwell was asked to prepare a plan for a sewerage sys-