Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-08-14

service from Sept. J.. 1896, to April l.
1897, at a cost OF $125 per month, said
amount to be payment In full Tor
such service. should the original con-
tracts be decided invalid. Should
the contracts be decided valid the
company would claim the difference
between the amount of $l25 per
month and the sum called for under
the original contract. The PROPOSE
ton further stated that the tempo
rary contract could be draw up by
the special council for the city and
that it should not in any way be
used by either side of the controversy
in the cases now pending ON the
original contracts, provided. how
ever, that the temporary contract
was in accordance with the PROPOSE
ton.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the proposition Of the Electric &
Water company was referred to
Special Counsel D. n. Calhoun
through City Attorney j. H. Rhodes
for his opinion on the question.
Aid. T. J. Ma thieson then brought
up the matter of furnishing Il place
for chemical engine No. 2. The COM
mittee appointed at Tuesday even
ing's meeting to look up a suitable
location were not ready to report in
full on their Investigations. not hav-
ing had time to ascertain the cost Of
fitting up the basement Of the Haw-
thorne school building for that pur-
pose. However, it appeared that
nearly all the residents Of that por-
ton of the city were in favor Of hav-
ing the engine placed in the Staples
store building, and also the tiremen,
for the reason of its central location
and other cOnveniences, and as the
proposition of Mr.. Moe, for the use
OF that building. WascOnsidered very
reasonable, the council was ununi-
nous in favor of accepting it. Mr..
Noes proposition was to furnish
the building for the engine and for
all other uses the city might have for
it. to keep it heated during the
winter months and to have tele-
phone connection with the city ex-
change for $40 per month. A motion
was made that the city enter into
contract for one year with Mr.. Moe
for the use Ut his building under the
terms stated, and was passed unani-
mously.
The bills of V. Tourtillotte for $50
for boarding Mrs. Jos. Boisjoli and
children, and of Assessor John Nc
Donald for 1915 for services on board
of review, on the advice Of the city
attorney that they were not legal
claims against the city, were rejected.
Geo. I.aFond appeared before the
council and stated that as thecOunty
commissioners appropriated 5000
Tor an agricultural exhibit at the
state fairh hoped the council would
10 something in the way Of furnish
ing advertising matter to be distrib
uted in st. Paul during the national
e,lcampment of the G. A. r. He
recommended that folder be printed
setting forth the advantages OF Nor
rison county and ..the city of Little
Falls to home seekers and to capital
lists seeking q place to invest, and
that about $4,000 of them be
distributed during the six days of
the fair and ,encampment. G. E.
Vasaly stated that such matter as
proposed by Mr.. LaFond could be
printed for about $25 or $3.50.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried an appropriation Of $50 was
made to pay for such advertising
matter, c. E. Vasaly, of the Herald,
to print it and City Attorney Rhodes
to have charge of the work Of pre-
pairing the write up itshould contain.
The council then adjourned until
Aug. IA.