Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-06-12
LIGHTS ARE OUT
Council Refused to Consider
Any Propo sition for Tenn s5
porary Contract.
President Berkey Ordered the
Lights Out - Chemical
Engine Discussed.

At the adjourned meeting OF the Y
city council held SaturlaySevening5
Tor the purposes of considering the 4
Of the Electric &Nater
company for temporary contract
during thetime tllesuit was pending,
nothing was accomplished, The cOun- u
Gil refusing to consider any prop.
osition for n temporary contract.
When the council was called tn
order Aldermen Mathieson and 4
Schmitt were absent. sand as a full
council was wanted to act on the
Electric 4 Water proposition the
matter OF appointing some; one to
serve on the board of health in place
Of 6. Nj. Clarke was taken up. 1t
resulted In the appointment of VIM.
Garfield for that place.
The question of issuing u warrant
Tor the new chemical engine was
then considered, and after some dis
cussion Aid, Martin nude a motion
that the amount now available in
the state fremen's fund he appropri-
ated and applied on the payment of
the engine. The advantages of this
method were explained by Aid. Mar
tin, who said that it would he agree
able to the fire department SO long
as the amount, something over $780,,
would be returned to the fund by
the council at such time as the de-
partment needed 1t. After further
discussion it was decided to post
pone action on the matter of paying
for the engine for one month. III,
As soon as the engine matter was
disposed Of AID. Martin made IL mo-
ton to adjourn. notwithstanding
that the meeting was for the pur-
pose OF considering a proposition
for a temporary contract with the
Electric 4 Water company, winch
at that time had not been made.
The motion of Alderman Martin
cid not receive a second, and the
disposed to treat the company,
which was represented by President
John a. Rerkey and Attorney G. A.
Lindbergh, with more courtesy.s
The proposition Of the company
was then submitted, which. as
stated, was subject to such changes
as the counsel for the city saw fit to
make, provided that it would not be
so changed us to affect either nide Of
Of the case in court. { ~
The proposition was to furnish the
present electric light service for $3.50
per month. a reduction of $58 per
month, and when asked as to what
rates would be made on other ser
vice required ny the city. President
Berkey stated that the city hall
lights would be reduced to $15 per
month, the street sprinkling would
be reduced $50 for the season., and
flushing would remain the
same.
Aid. Mecusker did not think the
reduction was sufficient, but Aid.
Martin said that it was not the
figures nf the proposition that he
objected to, but was opposed to
any proposition. RE claimed to be
acting Oh the advice of SPECIAL Coun-
sci Calhoun in refusing to consider
any proposition whatsoever for Il
contract, which advice
seemed to have been given to him
alone, for the other cOuncilmeli did
not bear him out in his statement.
However, he had his way end the
council took no action on the propo-
sition.
Attorney Lindbergh asked that the
be filed, and President
Berkey announced that If that was
the final decision Of the council he
would be compelled to order the
lights out. sg5
The council, after allowing the bill
of City Scavenger Bassett in the sum
of $25, and the bill of st. Gabriel's
hospital for care of city poor in the
sum of sos. adjourned until June 80,
at which time it will act on several
for liquor license.