Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-02-06
PUBLIC MEETING.
Members of Chamber OF Com
merce and Citixens Dis

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Members of Chamber OF Com
merce and Citixens Dis
ctlss City Matters. &.
/ A meeting of members ofthe Cham
Der Of Commerce and citizens was
called for Monday evening to decide
ON certain changes in the city char
ter. The attendance was not large.
but the proceedings were quite inter.
.'sting. The first question to attract
the attention Of the city was the dt.
vision OF the city into wards. 4 law
was passed two years ago that was
supposed to divide the. city into
wards, but owing to- a n,isprint 1t
was void. Two years ago it was
unanimously decided by our, citizens
to divide the city into three wards;
me on the west side of the Missfssip-
III and two on the east side of the
liver, Uf the two on the east side one
was to include the territory north
Ut Oak street and the other that
south OF Oak street. At the meeting
Monday evening some opposition de-
| veloped to this plan, and it was
urged that the city should be divided
into two wards, Oak street and
Broadway separating the north from
the south ward. After some discus
sion it was decided that the old divi-
sion was all right, and it was recon-
nended by practically unanimous
vote.
During the, talk of members it was
claimed that the council had a right
to divide the city into wards, but
hat was shown to be erroneous.
The effort to convince some OF those
present that there was great differ
ence between a ward and Il precinct
was unsuccessful. The council has
the right to divide the city into pre-
cincts.
On motion, the chairman. Hon. F.
X. Lafond, appointed the following
committee to prepare an amendment
to the charter to cover the proposed
formation of wards: Peter Medved.
II. 3. Tuttle, Simmons, Chas.
Gravel and H. l.. Rutgers.
1t was decided bv the meeting that
The city charter should be changed 80
that the territory that was detached
from the towns OF Belle Prairie, Lit
tie Falls and Pike Greek should con-
tinue to pay it's share Of the bonded
indeb tedness of those towns. Some
Of the most valuable property of
| chose towns are taken into the city
limits, and it was the expectation
and intention Of all concerned that
| the out side towns would be assisted
in paying the intrest and principal OF
| the bonds.
It was expected that the question
Of changing the date OF city election
would come up, us it is desired by
| some Of our citizens that the election
shonld be held during the month Of
January, when many labo ring men
| of this city are in the woods. They
| think the "boys' should be dis
franchised, as they sometimes exer-
else powerful influence in elections.
1t was apparent that Monday even
ing was not favorable one for de-
cision Of such a question, and it is
doubtful ii any representative meet
ing in the city would indorse such a
plan. The netting recommended
that the city clerk hereafter has no
vote it the council.
A. r. Davidson moved that a COM
mittee be appointed to confer. with
the Northern Pacific officials about
securing part of the shops for this
city. The chair appointed as that
committee A. X. Davidson, NJ. NJ.
Williams and W. NJ. Fuller. 1t was
not urged that thechance for obtain
ing shops were very good just at
presant, but that the railroad COM
pany should be informed that this
city was prepared to make liberal
propositions to secure either shops
or divisions at this place
The meeting adjourned to Saturday
evening at s O'Clock, at the court
house.
1t is expected that at this meeting
the question Of changing the date Of
| election will be brought un also Other.
questions that will he OF general in
trest.