Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-02-22

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! CIT Ell ARTER
q synopsis 81 the Proposed City
Charter That was Unani
ms,.,sl Aprrosed ~ the
Chi,lnbcr o. Commerce.
We present to our readers today u
Isynopsis If the prop ed charter for the
Ititvzof# Little Fails. The charter itself
lrontaini, oyt.r twenty Thousand words
aas REAL III mil 10 the Chamlt.r Of Cpm-
me Ai,,n.iay evening, and With some
slight t,aIanges WAS adopted se. tion by
lsec,ion rs betty suite,i to the wants or
our prosp eeti We city, and tho Chamber
lsunani,nonsly Recommended its passagt
ny the Leg slainre. The at.endani,s at
that meeting was very full, and the
hrsest since .I,e meetings preceding
May 10th OF last year. III & =.a5s s5, -'3az
On th.. cas- side are included sections
U, 8, the west h.tlt of the west halt OF 9,
north hall off lots ! and 2 and the
south EAST quarter Of the northeast
quarter If Il, all in town 40 range
~. OF the township of Little Falls,
anil in Belle Prairie; lot 3 in section 81 "a
lot and south west quarter OF south
west quarter. and the east half Of tho
south west quarter OF section 35. On
the vest side in Pike Greek township
are ttken SECTIONS II, ls; and 10: These
lands with their residents are detached
from the to" nships now enclosing them
|nndsconstitute the city of Little Falls,
| and are severed from ,thuse towns for
all purposes and will be Il separate Az
sessu,ent aud election district Tor all
eie ct!ons.. 80. -. : = g
The council is authorized to divide
the city into snb-election precincts ha;'
ling rot less eAan two hundsed ,.so. srs
| and to designate the place OF cleo
tons and appoint judges and clerks
The city surcee''s to all the property,
|,riIhrxan pc sers. of th. village and, o.
course, as<um s all its obligations. -.
The first election under the city
charter will taxi place at the usual
time holding viIl,!e election. Tue,
day. March ~, 1879, AID wilt he con
Quoted by the village tic,.rs in nil re-
spects as a village election but will elect
one mayor, six aldermen, one city
clerk, one treasurer. two Justices and
! two con,tablea. The mayor, al dermen,
CLERK aud. treasurer will hold one year.
the others two Years. No municipal
court has been created. D.: The court bus
mess will be conducted by two justices
with the powers; jurisdiction and pay
| rs heretofore The 81, rk and treasurer
will have their salary fixed by the city
c.mnril. The mayor and aldermen re-
celve salary Of one dollar year.
| There is il general opino n that the CITY
| ran well afford such manificent com
pensuti"n
| The present village officers will hold
over until The FIRST Tuesday in April
NEXT. when they will he relieved by the
| city officers elect. AS the charter is in
| tended to take effect on its passage. and
! must to MAKE the elertinn city tlet:-
| ton. tile village officers will ia legal
effect I've rity officers, and unr present
president will be- the irst IN ,yor Of the
new city
The change to a city will lie attend. Il
| with Very little if any expense. am! the
operating un'l the charter will not in
crease the cost nF government to aux
greater extern than the natural yearly
increase incident to our growth and
| which wonld have been substantially
the same under the village organization,
The assess r will be appointed by the
| council as is the: rule in all cities. aud
az is right in all cases. The other APP
po:ntive offices are nearly as at present,
| and no new offices are created.
The IN .ynr will not necessarily attend
the meetings of the council no, has he
Il vote in that body. He will cnm,nani-'
cate with the council in writing. and
will have !. veto power which can be-
overco ne by a VOTE of tw,,thirds. The
! council consists Of six aldermen and the
clerk at present, and nainrity is
gu rum, AND is. required to pass any,
ordinance. Two thirds necessary to
overcome the veto is Int one more,
five. so that the provision i. of little
! value at present lint will bc .iii.ssfe future
when the councilis larger. The council
dtsignates the number and pay Of the
police, and b, a two thirds vote can re-
move any policeman or other appointed
officers after hearing as to any charges
made. The may"r appoints the police
and design ties TIL chef. and can at
any time snmmarily remove them. The
mayor, in his discretion, 10, preserve
the l,eate ran appoint rs many .srecial
police IA he$lteu,s necessary, who how
ever, do not hold under one appoint
ment m are tl,nn two lays. The mayor
commands the police and h +s power to
enforce. the laws Of the state a, we'll az
tn. city. -. ,, : !. -, ' :.:.szs. -
No person can i,oldsany Office elective
or.ly appointment if interested in any
contract, or personally in crested in The
performances Of any jobs Of any kind.
The street commissioners c,nno. even
work his own teams on tho street. 4: r.,
i. Am lie mowers. are given the council
70 open streets, all>'ys and other pnhli,.j
places and for that purpose TO cond enn
private Property on paving for the
same. III the ordinances of the village
OF I:ittIe Falls are adopted and become
the law of the ritv.;. New. ordinances
ronterning points expressed in the vii
ias+ ordil,nnc.s need not be passed ( No
authority has been given to. the council
- ISSUE the bonds of4tl,e city in the I
present charter: Must cities possess
EthAt powerto !! limited extent, bnt il
Y thought that that Vas Il question to
[be tli-cu<se ! in the future: The present
= 9 vantage is in.tl,e enlarged power o.
the officials and Of lie corporation itself.
and if the city is TO grow rs We oeleiye it
| will, a city government would become Il
Esne,.essity in the very near future. The
char er Was ollafed from the charters III
Ilsesi Wing, and DnIutli adopted in 1887.