Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-04-17
has heretofore been made.

has heretofore been made.
In my message last year I recon-
mended that especial care be taken
to keep funds on hand in the city
treasury so that employees of the city
could get their pay as soon as 1t be-
came due. l find that from some
cause laborers OF late have had to
wait an indefinite time for their
money or submit to a shave on their
orders. Il hope this state OF affairs
will be OF short duration, and that
precautionary measures will be TAX
en- to prevent it's recurrence.
1t may be that some people have
taken undue advantage OF my natur-
al inclination to be lenient. and kept
their places of business open when
the letter Of thelaw required them to
be closed, and it may be that some OF
our licensed saloon keepers have in
advertently sold liquor to minors
and hapitual drunkards. The strict
est vigilance on the part of the sa-
loon keeper cannot wholly prevent
such persons from getting liquor
would respectfully recommend par
ents Of minor children and relatives
OF habitual drunkards to request the
saloon keepers to refrain from fur
nishing them liquor ii their reason
able request should be disregarded,
the remedy provided by law should
be applied. Any case against them
possessing merit would not only re-
ccive my sanction but my assistance
in securing Il conviction of the guilty
parties, and would recommend that
you make diligent inquiry into the
moral character Of all applicants for
licenses to sell liquor, and refuse
those whom you find good reason to
believe would willfully disobey the
law in any essential particular. l
have been led to call at tentiOn to this
matter on account of the fact that
some people seem to entertain the
idea that the city authorities arc to
some extent negligent in enforcing
the law, especially against saloon
keepers. Our saloon keepers will not
suffer in comparison with the other
business men Of our city. 1t may be
that it is a bad thing to have liquor
sold in saloons, but if it is to be sold,
it is better to have it sold by good
than bad men. Any one having a
bona fide grievance to complain Of
about the conduct Of the saloon keep
ers or any other person or persons,
will, on making proper complaint to
the city authorities, receive due con-
sidera ton. But we have neither time
nor inclination to annoy honest peo-
pie because omecrank imagines that
ii let alone they may commit suicide.
We believe that it is good policy to
let we'll enough alone. The health
officer has not yet reported. His re-
port, however, will show that during
the past year the people have gener-
ally enjoyed good health.
l wish to congratulate you and
our people on the encouraging out
look that we now have for the COM
ing year being one Of unprecedented
prosperity to our city. Many con-
tracts for the erection Of large and
valuable buildings have been let thus
early in the season. Besides the
Northern Pacific railroad with it's
branches from this place, which now
give us good railroad accommoda-
tons, there are three new projected
lines which we are sure to get in the
near future, viz: The Little Falls &
Southern, the Little Falls. Mile Laos
& Lake Superior, and the Great
Northern.
l would invite all who are looking
for place to invest their money or
to make themselves a beautiful home
to make Little Falls a visit before de-
Gliding on location. No city that l
know OF is less in debt. and none
pays q lower rate of taxation. Real
estate can be got at very reasonable
prices, SO that men OF moderate
means can secure themselves comfort
able homes in favorable and beau
tiful locality.
l must say that was well pleased
at the hearty Endorsement l received
at the recent election. The election
OF myself, as we'll as some OF you,
was not an experiment. My manner
Of conducting the affairs Of the city
as mayor is we'll known and will not
he changed. So, wishing that you
and all the people OF our city may be
blessed with good health and abund-
ant prosperity. and that our official
intercourse will be most pleasant, /
will not intrude further upon your
patience at this time.
Yours with the highest regard,
n. RICHARDSON,
Mayor.
A,,1i] 1891