Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-03-26
THAT SEWER DEAL.
Councilmen Determine to COL
Iect Sums Promised for
Its Construction.

After the council adjourned last
evening the matter Of Ollecting the
amounts which several citizens
agreed to give toward the cOnstruc-
ton Of the sewer to the brewery was
discussed. Some of tie members
Thought it advisable to have thecity
clerk call on some that had got paid
and ask them them to dn AZ. 1t hns
been known for eOme time that some
oi those who bad agreed to pay Il
sum toward the sewer stated that
they were willing tn do SO rs soon
az kiewel, the brewer, had done ~.
The council has Kiewel's check for
the amount which he agreed to give.
but tine check was given under GER
tain ,nditions, which are known
only to n few. The conditions are
that the council vacate that portion
of Fifth street which Mr.. kiewel has
been trying to have vacated for the
reason that a portion of his building
occupies it. Some III the cOuncilmen
were not aware of the conditions
that were attached to the check and
when they learned Oi 1t they ex-
pressed their opinions quite freely
OF Mr.. Kiewel's method Of fulfilling
IN agreement. As was expected.
Alderman Martin rushed to the
rescue Oi Mr. Kiewel. stating that
the council had no right IT, enforce
the payment U the sums which
Kiewei and Others had given their
word to pay, II the council would
construct the sewer. for the reason
that other s'wers had been con-
structed out vi the city funds. and
not assessed to abutttng property.
The other members Ut the council
claim that the city Ia not making an
assessment against these individuals
hut merely trying to have them live
up to their part OF an agreement
entered into by them and the council
at the proposition OF those who
wanted the sewer.
Martin said that the least the
council said about the sewers the
better it would he, hut his threat,
VIVA tever 1t implied. was not needed
by the other members Of the council
who claim that they have the advice
of good attorneys that the city has
a good legal claim against these
parties and expressed themselves az
determined to use every means in
their power to collect 1t. One OF the
councilmen says. Tint In an inter-
view with Mr.. Kiewel, that gentle
man expressed willingness to pay
the amount he agreed to bat did not
do 80 on the advice OF someone. who
the council ha We every reason to bc-
lieve was no other than Alderman
Martin. Tine outcome il at present
uncertain, but the council has full
confidence in the men paying the
amounts agreed upon. and II not.
the council is as fully confident OF
being able to collect It.
The last stone in the new dam &C.
ross The Mississippi at Minneapolis
was laid Saturday. 1t will OffOrd
power by which electricity will be
generated for manufacturing pur-
poses. Work was begun In May,
1895. The dam IL described as fol.
loves: The foundation OF the dam
is laid about 1S feet LelOw the level.
of the river bed. From there 1t rises
up, a solid mass Of granite rock. UNI
till it ia Is feet above the river. At
the bottom it is J8 feet wide and at
the top seven feet. Near the west
end of the dam is n sluiceway with a
'bear-trap" gate to be lowered dur
ing high water. These gates are I'M
der water, and wien open rise out
Of the water like the opening III Il
big steel trap. Two more of these
gates are ut the lower end of the
canal. At the power house there is
q fall OF 20 feet, giving plenty 0i
power to turn the 40 Wheels that
will he eventually put in. At pres
ent hut u of these wheels will be
used. They are In large chambers
near the top Of the water. the draft
tubes giving the same force ae the
fall OF the water. In many respects
the scheme which will bs used is the
most perfect, and at the same time
IL said to be the best that has ever
been tried In the world.
When Minnesota was organized 1t
received from congress- tue gift OF
] $50 acres Of land in every township
for school purposes, the proceeds Oi
which. up to the present time, con
stitute a fund Of $12.O0O,OOO. The
forest area bill now before the house