Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-02-14
Representative Citizens At
tend the Meeting Mon
day Evening.
Detailed Discussion OfCity,
school and Other Ex-
.s. pensns.
An Excellent Committee
Appointed to Investi-
gate Possible Econ
Omies.


4 payers and citizens Monday evening
must have been gratifying to the
public generally. The questions be
fore the meeting were. as i rule, dis
cusset with fairness and candor.
The meeting was called to order
by F. +. r:anley, one Of the commit
/. tee selected b. the citizens t, call
the meeting. On motion Mr.. Canley
wa. unanimously elected chairman OF
the meeting and F. w. lyon was
elected secretary.
4 he chairman then stated the OBJ
ircts III the meeting, and they were,
to discuss the financial condition oil
\ thecity, and to seek to arrive at some
means til decrease the expenses and
6 tax rate. ~
" The following letter FROM Mayor
Davidson was then read:
DULUTH, Mimi. Feb. 3. 1885.
Y TO THE CITIZENS or LITTLE FALLS.
MINI: :f
Mr.. Chairman, Dear Sir-At a re-
cent meeting Of the city council two
4 resolutions were passed looking
toward the cancellation Of the con-
tract bet ween the city and the Elec-
.tric & Water company for the
furnishing III light and water to the
city. vetoed both resolutions. for
I the reason that after having had an
Interview with the officers Os the
Electric & Water company. was
!, led to believe That some nInicable ar
arrangement could he effected with
i the company that would be advan-
tageOus to the city. ANA that part
Of the understanding was that at
your meeting tonight a committee
III business men would he appointed
to act in conjunction with the cOuD-
Gil and the officers Of the Electric 4
Water company, and l. would re-
specifically ask that such committee
disappointed. not only to look into
the matter of the contract with the
( Electric & Water company, but
also with a view to considering the
matter Of econOmizing along other
lines in the current expenses Of our
city. In conversation had with sey-
Aral Of the business men, suggestions
i were made as to where saving in the
expenses Oi running the city might
be made, and I think that at this
time it Ia a very proper matter for
B yDnr consideration. II this matter
ii economy In the city's expenditures
\ Is made Il part Of the campaign TOR
this coming election. and men are
elected on that issue, I belleye that
saving of from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year may be made. Among other
Inducements that our city should be
able to hold out to men looking for
q place to enga re in business, is that
Il our taxes are low. and it seems to
me that the only practical way to
bring this about Is by u proper ex-
preston of public sentiment on the
subject, and the best way to accom-
plish that Is by interesting our bus
iness men to act with the council in
/ bringing about this result, ana
while On this subject IT economy in
the3city expenses, I am OF the epin-
\ ION that the expenses of our city
! schools can be reduced at least 49,
\ 900 per annum, and that too, without
4 interfering In any way with their
efficiency. te>
nope that these matters will re-
5ceiye proper consideration at your
hands. I,regret that pressing busi-
ness matters make it impossible for
/ me to meet with you tonight to dis
cuss these questions.
Yours truly,
ANDREW D. DAVIDSON,
"-:... Mayor.