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This appeared in the Rock County Herald on July 13, 1898:THE VILLAGE COUNCILA regular meeting of the village council was held in the council room Tuesday evening, July 5, 1898.Members Present — John Kelley, president; S.L. Chapin, J.P. Houg, trustees; E.C. Schwartz, recorder. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. The following bills were examined and on motion allowed and ordered paid:
Geo DeLate, salary as engineer for June $ 65.00
Jas Hughes, salary as electrician for June 50.00
Chas Brockway, salary as assistant for June 40.00
NF Bates, salary as marshal for June 40.00
HH Strever, salary as watchman for June 40.00
EC Schwartz, fees as recorder and 3 days Board of Review 33.37
John Kelley, 3 days Board of Review and cash advanced street account 9.50
SL Chapin, 2 days Board of Review 6.00
LJ Okra, assessing p.p. and R. estate tax 1898, claimed $225.00, allowed 200.00
WH Maxwell, labor on streets 52.00
HM Johnson, excavating water connection 18.05
John Kloker, excavating water mains 5.25
Clyde Chapin, labor on water mains 2.62
Philbrick Bros. Labor painting standpipe 14.00
L R Priag, freight and drayage 3.92
Jas Larkin drayage and unloading coal 6.00
Leicher Bros. Lumber and bolts power house 6.25
Cunningham & Co, lantern .40
Mead & Millhouse, supplies power house 12.87
EA Brown, coal 100.89
JC Johnston & Co, lumber 8.07
WI Teetor, brooms power house 1.75
SR Sykes, supplies power house 1.80
The Addyston Pipe and Steel Co, pipe for water mains 155.94
The Ferguson Supply Co. supplies power house 9.10
SL Chapin, salary as chief of fire department to July 1 6.25Total $935.03Council adjourned.E. C. Schwartz;RecorderNote: Now our city bills for one month run a little more than $1 million dollars. What a change!Donations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.