The Iowa Plain Dealer

Key Persons

Outcome

lease made for ten years; plans to erect windmill over town well at own cost, install tank, provide public water supply; alternative use for fire company building suggested but open space south of mchugh & lyons' office noted as ample for that purpose.

Event Details

Mr. A. Brooks has leased from the town council ground south of McHugh's bank on which to put a good substantial pump and windmill store and shop. The location is well adapted to the business and will make what is now an idle and comparatively worthless bit of land a source of revenue to the corporation beside adding really a new industry to our village. As a means of advertising his wares to the public it is in contemplation by Mr. Brooks to erect at his own cost a wind mill over the town well, put in a good tank and give the public a generous supply of water drawn ready for use. The ground cannot be put to but one possible use that would be as good and that would have been to erect a building by the town suitable for rooms for trucks and ladders for its fire company, with space for a fire engine, hose-cart, buckets and paraphernalia of an efficient fire brigade; council rooms suitable for its town trustees and for its mayor's court and for holding town elections. But the open space south of McHugh & Lyons' office is ample for this purpose and in the near future ought to be made available.