Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-10

70 figure that there should be 4 de-
crease OF not less than $6OW this
year. This would mean a reduction
of nearly seven mills on our tax rate.
Finally, we Recommend that some
drrap cement be- made between the
city and the Electric & Water Co.
whereby the present service may lie
continued. on some fair and equit-
able arrangement, pending the set
Element Of the present 1rounle over
the electric and water contract.
iIt may he several months to reach
~ determinati ton ON this point. and
IN the meantime some arrangements
should be in effect. We take it that
the city wants about the present
service continued. The Electric &
Water Co. desire to furnish such
service, but will naturally want
some assurance az to what they are
to get fOr'sa ne. We believe that the
watcl,wOrd Of the new council should
be economy" their war cry ire
trenchment'', that not one dollar be
spent where it.can be avoided. that
each bill should be Hcrut,nized as
closely al they would their own
private business. This policy con-
tinuetl for a reasonable time, will re-
suit in i, great decreased tax rate.
and ut the same the fiOating indebt-
edness will he. paid, and the city
placed on a sound financial basis.
b. Signpti by Committee.
The president suggested that the
citizens present discuss tive report,
and also that the time allowed each
speaker be limited. A motion was
made that each speaker be limited
IT, five minutes. "a Fl ~ , .,'" .
I J. G. Flynn thought the E smh'ittee
had done good work. He thought
the Electric T." Water company
should accept the offer made.
d UE. Vasaly objected to more than
$50 reduction in clerks salary, also
to paying the Northern Pacific $50 a
mont tn for Waterman.
y H. F. Schleusener thought the
superintendent salary should not
be more than $l,1O. "
n DR.. Trace, health officer, reported
that it was impossible to get the
members Of the board Of health to
DO much work without pay. He
thought the suggestions about more
frequent inspections and rlean-ups
were good.
Mayor Richardson strongly OBJ
Sjected to having the chief of police
act as "smeller" for the city. He
didn't want his chief of police nosing
around peoples out houses. His
remarks were we'll understood, and
excited considerable amusement. 1t
may be taken for granted that his
policemen will be policemen.
C. A. Lindbergh thought that the
report indicated that Little Falls
had not been very extravagant In
public matters. and that while
greater economy was advisable the
recent expenditures had not been rs
extravagant as some might suppose.
He thought it not wise 70 try the
experiment Of reducing the school
superintendent salary 5000 a year
as an experiment. He, as tax.
payer, would prefer to see the poli"e
force kept at four men.
w. M. Fuller stated that an exam.
nation of the reports from the dif'
fert Mt cities would show that Little
Falls was getting the cheapest street
light OF any city reporting. The
proposition of the committee that
payments to the Electric Il Water
company should be based entirely ON
the possible cost of duplicating the
plant seemed unfair. us the com
I)dIy lluu ulduC Cuc lHNCoCthChI WHICH
materials and labor were much
higher, and had also invested con-
siderable money in paying running
expenses in order to carry out the
terms of the contract.
j. H. Rhodes spoke upon the school
question. quoting figures to show
how the school expenses could be
reduced without. in his judgment
importing the value of the work. He
believed that the superintendent
salary should be reduced, and tile
principals salary increased. He
suggested longer school hours 40
that each teacher could attend to
more classes. He figured that now
"a teachers at hours day taught
100 hours day, and that 70
teachers teaching 6 hours a day
would teach 100 hours day, hav-
ing actually the same time for classes