Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-04-22
The Little Falls TranscI
JOB PRIN TIN 4
From last Fridays Daily Transcript,
City Council.

The city conncil metsin regular eJ
journed session last night, Aid. Tow
ley, Rider, Mcdonald, Bottom a.
President Moeglin being ,prese1!
with City Clerk Brick and City 4
torney Lyon. =
The minutes were read and approyS
ed. Mayor Richardson was present
| and informed the council that he
had been unable to get his annual
message in shape for presentation
but that the only Recommendation
| which it Would require an immediate
action was the appointment OF extra
police. There was no question but
what Little Falls had less than any
city OF it's size in the state.
The bid OF w. NJ. Fuller for doing
the city printing in the Transcript at
full legal rate was accepted on mo-
tion OF Alderman Rider and the
Transcript designated as the official
paper OF the city. In the" connection
Mr.. Hounson addressed the council
at some length. claiming that he un-
derstood that the council interpreted
the call for bids incorrectly.
A petition was read signed b!
Jno. A. Beakev and a number o
other heavy property owners resi-
dent on the West Side asking for all
thOrity to construct a sidewalk vary
ing on differnt blocks from 6 to feet
beginning at G street and running
on the North side of Broadway to
the West side of L street; thence
North on l. street to End Avenue
north; thence on the west side of H
street to 4th avenue south; thence on
the north side of 4th avenue south
to NJ street; thence on west side Of
NJ street to 5th avenue south and
there terminating. The petition
created some discussion, the matter
OF the expense to the city OF the cross
walks being the only objection and
the petition was finally on motion OF
Alderman Rider, seconded by Alder
man Mcdonald, laid ON the table.
A request for an arc light at the
intersection Of Cedar and Third
streets was ordered complied with.
The matter of sewers being then
brOachcd Mr.. &. \. LindberSh then
took the floor and addrested the
council in the interests of certain
property holders.
He said that while economy was
always necessary to the wise adj
ministratiOn of the city's affairs, yet
there are some things which cannot
be neglected and the most important
OF these III this city at present is the
matter of sewers. There has been.
is now, and is in contemplation a
great deal of building and the health
of the occupants and the protection
of the owners demand some sort OF
sewerage system. The sewerage
system in the Flynn, Butler and
other blocks was Il disgrace and q
BREEDER OF disease, though the owners
had done everything possible to
CARRY off the water There was
complete unanamity of sentiment
among the aldermen on the subject
and the president appointed Alder
men Rider, Bottom and Mcdonald
committee to investigate and recon-
mend ways and means at the next
meeting.
The purchase of dirt from j. W.
Close and J. c. Flynn at l2H cents per
cubic yard was authorized. A spec
ial committee composed OF Aid. Ma
han, Bottom and Moeglin was ap-
pointed to report at the next meet
ing on an available site for q city
pound.
The matter of the appointment Of
q dog catcher was deferred
The old cistern in the street near
the residence of DR.. Fortier was
ordered filled up by the street com
missioner.
In the matter Of the appointment
Of additional police Attorney Lyon
spoke of the city's finances, stating
that the city would have deficiency
by July 1st., unless therckwas more
money received from licenses than
was anticipated, owing to the small
levy made by the last council that
while there was no question of the
necessity Of another police, heconsid-
cred it good policy to defer action
until it was seen how the money
held out