Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-12-26
A Protest.


Editor of the transcripts %5:/ ~
Itseems that the yillsge council is
quite full of business ard It appears to
me that they are allowing some bills
that are not authorized by law. and
which are reported in a very vague
way 50 that few by simply reading the
report could form any conception az
to what the village got in exchange for
its money. For exa .nple, at their
meeting Oh Dec. IL, the report con-
talts this statement; "On motion the
bill of L. N. Parker Of $35 for attend.
ance at court was, allowed" Now the
fact is this $35 was allowed to the man
because he was brought from Minnea-
polls to testify As An expert on the part
Of the defense in the suit brought by
Henry C!,aron against Peter Lemay
and Peter Medyed to recover the value
Of his team and recover damages for
killing his team aud destroying his
harness in May, 1883. This action was
brought against LsnlSy and Medvid as
private parties, and not as village oAic-
;als. The case wns tried last >Juns by
the |atp Wilson XII nney Of this place
is referee, who after taking the testi
lnony, died without completing his
work in tie case; 50 the case is still
pending in court.
Again, ut meeting of the village
council beld on the 10th inst. we read
fr"m tina report: "Bill Of a. +. Storey
for $50 AZ. attorneys fees in case Of
fIanry Cl,aron vs.. Peter Medved pres
ident Of the villsge, and Peter Len'ay,
village marshall, WAS allowed" This
is drawn n little finer but somewhat
varssa and might not be readily under
stood without being explained. There
is evidently studied intention to mis-
lead those who are not posted, by add
Ing to Medyed's name "president of
the yillxze" and to Lenlay's name Evil"
laye marshall" There has been no
action by said Charon against these
men az sucl, officers, or az officers OF
any sort. If there haA been Il case
tried or pending in which the village
was in anywise interested, or these
men rs officers, there is Il Villages Nttor
ney [Mr. L. Fl. Farnhan.] who is en-
ployad at Il fixed salary, paid cut Of the
village treasury to look after and con-
duct all legal proceedings in which the
village is in any way interested. 'That
$50 was paid to A. F. Storey for attend
ing the above stated action of Charcn
Us. Letnay and Medved on the part of
the defense, the same being privxte
action still! pending. The above two,
bills amounting to sos are prof badly but
fraction of the costs and>damages of
this slst, made and to he made.
We will not now go into any lengthy
asgus,ent to show UP the merits or
desaeriss of the case upon either side.
have merely written this much in
order that the taxpayers and voters of
the village may know the character Of
the exorbitunt bills they are paying.
$50 is not bad pay for quack doctor to-
come up to Little Falls.to swear that i
perfectly sound ANIMAL had the gland
ors i'll the second stage. Nor is $50 4
ni:gardl " fee for three or four days
work by Little Falls professional. =.
I hardly think the entire council ap-
prove Of the shove described bills, but
learn there was no protest put in.
against them by any one of the coun-
Gil, and it may be that there will be no
protest to their action at tho coming
election, but my opinion is that the
voters will say to the present council,
Legal and legitimate bills are all we
propcse~to pay. I will add further
that in allowing these bills they disre-
gardel the advice of theyillage attor-
ney, who, it would seem, is mere
ornament, and that they have no use
for his advice unless it coinclded, with
their purposes.
Yeur Most Obed't &c.,
RrcuaC0yrH