Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-07

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There were present Aldermen
Wright, Martin. Mecusker. Moeglein,
Turner, FramptOn, and President
Hoffman. ...& e.
The minutes OF the meetings OF
May 6. 10, and II were read and ap-
proved. The council then proceeded
to the consideration OF bills, and the
following were allowed:
J W Close. medicine to city
pOOr...................... oo
A Tanner. mdse to city poor ii -
DR. O & Trace. professional
services tVK. Loves family Is 81
Richard Bros. mdsn to city
.........................." ~
I<errich 4 Moegiein, mdse and
meat to city pOOr....."....:... . %
Pine Tree Lumber Co., wood
to pOOr.................... W
N Dumont, professional ser
vices to family Of HedstrOm 81
Chas Gravel, mdse and flour
to city pOOr............"......... ~
w B Jones, plumbing ON
water Ough.................. 20
Oscar Bleiler, reeVng hose at
engine house. l w
Casper Schmidt, work ON
water trOugh........:."...... 5O
A Tanner, ,ndse and oil for
city hail go. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. "
Transcript Pub. Co., legal
printing ~ Nv
FOrdyce Averill, work grad
| Ing H......................... ~ w
VIM Pedley, clay for use on
| SCCpe(S ............................ ~ w
W 3 Jones. work ON water
trough on West side......... 81 w
Casper Schmidt, work ON
| chemical engine and hose
| carts..................... Q wv
Geo Stilwell, boarding city
| prisoners ...."..................... Nv
| NJ Coleman, watching quar-
uutined house of Z. Love-. 36 90
Robert Heron, one book for
register Of Orders............... y 70
Electric & Water Co., light
and ,Water..............,. rs 30
Morrison county, boarding
city prisOners...... 63 VI
DR.. Trace called the attention of
the council to bad sanitary condi-
ton of the banks Of the river, nu-
marOus garbage piles and OuthOuses
being on both sides. The board OF
health was assured the council
7 would back it in all necessary
measures. j.,
| There was some discussion over
the policy Of working tramps on the
street, and boarding them ut city
expense, but as the number is grad
ually gro wing less, and the net ex-
pense ia not great, the present sys-
TEN will doubtless he carried on.
The bill Of the Electric and Water
company of $31066 for hydrant
rental was laid ON the table.
The report OF the street commits
sioner was accepted and his bill,
amounting to $332.95. was allowed.
There was some talk about pur-
chasing two leak stops, which are
considered by tirenen generally to be
very valuable in case Of bursting
hose, but a majority Of the council
thought them unnecessary at this
time.
The council appropriated $126.5O
to pay the expenses of the delegates
to the state firemen's convention at
Moorhead.
An ordinance was passed raising
the salary OF the city treasurer from
one-half per cent to per cent on
moneys paid out.
The Judgment of Thos. CharrOn
against the city, in the sum OF $780,
80. was ordered paid.
The matter of ordering a sidewalk
put in front of VIM. Toms new
building was referred to the building
committee.
The petition of I. E. Staples, r. w.
Collins and others. asking that Sew
enth street be graded, was read and
referred to the street committee. Mr..
Collins made some remarks in sup
port OF the petition.
Several petitions for vacation Of
streets were then presented and
Judge Richardson spoke on the sub
ject. As the petitions were not
signed by a majority OF property
owners on the streets named, the
whole matter of street vacation was
laid over till Thursday evening. Mr..
Mann stated that the company de-
sired the vacation only OF the right
of-way. A letter from Mr.. Law was
read making propositions similar to
those already published.
The committee having charge OF
the sewer bill of II. F. Bohan, re-
nortef that IT. ahOulf1 he Daid by the