Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-21
0U!BBLED ABOUT IT.
Council Would Pay $l25 per
Month as Payment in Full
for Street Light Service.
But Would not Agree to Other
Terms of the E. g. w. 60.
Proposition.
Street Vacation Discussed and
Postponed-Other Business
Disposed of.

All uuJOuTucu uICOsu6 M su~ WV
council was held ut the council
chambers Friday evening, oil men'-
bers being present.
The first business taken up was
the proposed vacancy Ut three
streets for the Northern Pacific rail- :
road company.
The council discussed 1t among
themselves at first Aid. Mecusker
favoring it. and Alderman Carlson
declaring that he was against 1t.
Alderman Schmitt stated that he
thought that the council ought to
know what it was going to get IN
the way Of improvements from the
company, and favored the question
being postponed until a definite
proposition could he secured. from
the company.
The council invited any Of the sew
eral citizens and ,taxpayers present
to give their views on the street
vacating question. P. J. Tonelty
responded to the invitation anil Oc-
cupied the floor for n considerable
length of time, urging the council
against vacating the streets. His
argument was not considered very
strong one, and could easily have
been made in much less time and
contain all the points he endeavored
to make. He became somewhat
personal, and his remarks brought
out some sharp replies from other
citizens present.
J.H. Rhodes, II. F. Schleusener
and s. Trebby all spoke in favor OF
vacating the streets, and as the two
first named gentlemen were property
owners on the streets to be affected
by the proposed vacation, they an
swered the statepents made by
Tomelty, that it would depreciate
the value of property in the vicinity
of the railroad. and also his state
nents that u majority of the signers
were now sorry that they had
signed, and were not in favor OF
having the streets vacated.
It was finally recommended that
when the council adjourned it set u
date for Il hearing of this question,
and that Supt. A. E. Law, Of the
Northern Pacific, be notified to he
present. to make some definite pro-
posal to the council OF the improve
ments to be made by the company II
their request was granted.
Mcconnell then took recess Of ten
minutes to discuss the proposition
of the Electric & Water company for
street lights.
The proposition of the company
was that they would furnish the
former street light service for 1925
per month, this amount to be pay
ment in full for such service in case
the original contracts were decided
to be invalid in the courts, and II the
contracts were sustained by the
courts the company would expect
the amount called for in the original
contract.
Aid. Martin stated that If the COM
pany would furnish the former light
service the council would agree to
pay 1926 per month for it without
any contract, but said amount must
be payment in full for such service,
regardless of the result OF the suits
to determine the validity of the or
iginal contract.
Attorney C. A. Lindbergh. counsel
for the Electric & Water company,
stated that he thoughtit was useless
to try to arrange matters on the
basis proposed by the council. He
would communicate with President
Berkey, of the Electric & Water COM
pany, who is now out OF the city.
1t was not stated whether the &C.
ton of the council was in accordance
with a recommendation OF Special
Counsel D. T. Calhoun, to whom the
proposition was submitted, or not.
The matter was postponed until the
next meeting of the council.
The council was then called to
order and took up other matters
before it.
Aid. Mathieson stated that the
Olson family, which was quite a
burden to the city, was willing to
leave the cityif tickets were Furnished
them to Duluth. 1t was decided that
would be the cheapest way to dis
pose of the case, and Aid. Mathieson
was instructed to furnish them
tickets in accordance with their re-
quest.
A. K. Hall appeared before the
council and asked permission to erect
q frame building on lot blOck,7 the
same being in the fire limits. The
building would be located behind the
Vasaly building on the corner of
Broadway and Kidder street, and
would front on the latter. Mr.. Hall