Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-04-09
WRANClE AND jANGlE.
The New Council Starts Out
on This Plan at Tuesday
Nights Meeting.
Martin Would Secure Control OF
the Council by COnteSting
Moeglein's Election.

The people Ut this city have. dur
Ing the last two wears. witnessed
several disgr.ceful scenes III the city
council. hut all former efforts In thnt
direction were put IN the shade by the
wrungle That occurred IN the council
cha mbe,s Tuesday night. and 1t was
shown cu,,clusivrly that not only
certain members Uf the city council
hut some citizens are m"reinterested
in venting their personal spite than
they are in s,,i,st rv,ng the city's best
interests.
The farce was opened. as usual, by
Alderman Martin. With the kno
edge that Alderman Mathicson was
ont Of the city. leaving the council
with Only s,x members he evidently
thonrht to secure cOntrnl Of the
council with the assistance OF Lane
und Carlson.
The plan was to contest the rle:-
ton of Alderman Mueelrin on the
ground that he was interested III :;
contract with the city.nnd the ncn'-
hers ri the council were each served
with Il nuti"e of the contest.
BY this notice l: WINS expected to
prevent Alderman Morelein from
voting, and in this way Alderman
Carlson was to he elected president.
and h" rest of tho program CARR u
out to suit Alderman Martin. 10
aid the completion "f this program
II, r. Schle,lseller, who " az defeated
by almost u two to one voteby Moeg''
lein, lent his services. Az the council
came to order to organize he stepped
forward and said that he
thought he wns entitled to n seat In
the council. for the re"son that
Alderman Moeglein was Interested
ia u contract with the city, the con-
tract referred to being the agreement
that the council made to pay the
frk Of Kei rich & Mocgleim $23 for
the use of the lot behind the meat
market for a city pound. Then en-
sued the wrnngle and jungle brtw
the aldermen in which there was
considerable dirty linen aired.
Rising to his feet Martin declared
the city had been robbed Ivy reason
of aldermen furnishing goods to the
city in viola ton III the city charter.
although he did not even attempt t."
show where anything furnished bv
the aldermen to the city was an over
charge. or was Ortiered in ANY wnv
that showed AIRY suspicion Ut c"llu-
sion ON the part OF the aldermen
whom he declare d he was going to
compel to refund all money they had
received in that way.
Martin admitted that he himself
had also furnished goods to the city.
hut stated that he would refund the
money he received for the same.
Then en.ued charges and counter
charyrs, showing where Martin had
furnished oil to the city ut 70 cents
per gallon. although the ,ity has
been furnished with oil ut II cents
ever since they stopped dealing with
him. The work OF pnpcring and
kulsomining the city hall. though
done IN the name OF other parties.
was said by the other aldermen to
have been done by Martin.
During the row of words that was
held some very tlntt~ring compli-
mrnts were exchanged between the
aldermen, and the entire proceedings
were u disgusting farce to every
one present. ard the room was full.
The action Of Mr.. Schleusencr in
contrasting the election wns Il sur
prise to many. 1t is considered
very Inconsistent with some OF his
actions in another capacity, and he
was freely criticised by number of
the Leading citizens present.
Seeing that nothing could be ac-
complished. Aldermen Stewart. Me-
cusker and MCeglein withdrew,
lea wing the other members without
n quorum and powerless to do any
thing. The council did not adjourn,
and no time has been set for another
meeting. Alderman MatbiesOn is ex-
pected home tonight, and the council
will probably meet again tomorrow
evening. In all probability the pro-
ceedings Of the next meeting will he
a repetition Of last nights en-
broglio, with perhaps more disgrace
ful scenes.
The opinion ia general that Alder
man Moeglein will retain his seat in
the council, even II the contest is