Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-10-01
SAUK RAPIDS DAM.
Probability That There Wu' Be
81 an Improvement of 1t.

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Ia Sank Rapids long hoped for,
long sought for, many times herald
ed dam Improvement ut last to lie
materalised? That's the question
that now almost solely agitates the
mind III the average Sank Rapids
citizen. From general appearances
itlooks as though we had n lead
pipe cinch on the improvement, but
there has been So many similar
"cinches" during the past few years
that the old timers almost faint
when the subject is mentioned. The
reason why we consider that
there is some foundation for the
latest agita ton VI this subject is
from the fact that tsso different con-
Germs, IRE apparently trying to CALI
bage the big bonus offered by the
village to any pei son or corporation
who will 20. ahead and construct
and maintain good and substan-
tial dam at this point. When two
concerns OF this character are fighting
for the same object it Is quite reason
able to- suppose that they are not
scrapping for pastime.
For some time the council has been
corresponding with the Davidsons
who own the present dam (ned)
property with view to getting
them to improve the same. II they
neglected within reasonable time
so to do. they were informed that
the bonus offered, Or a considerable
portion thereof, would be used by
the village In constructing and main-
taining a fire and water works sys-
TEN. This served to bring r. A.
Snowden. agent of the --Davidsons,
to his senses and he came up and
talked over the matter, resulting as
heretofore. In nothing tangible COM
ing from his visit. The Benton
Power & Traction company then
appeared upon the surface with
articles of Incorporation. Its organ-
ization, rs we understand it, Is for
the primitive purpose Of improving
the water power at this place. How
the company was going at it. as it
owns no rights. Is more than we
know, but it's formation had the ef-
feet of Sank Rapids being honored
with another visit from Manager
Snowdon, for y hich we are all duly
thankful. He arrived last Saturday
and this time stated positively that
the Davidsons now had ample means
with which to go ahead with the
dam Improvement. He wanted
$22. 1000 bonus, but al the council
thought $2O.OtO was all the tax
payers would stand, 1t was deemed
prudent to call mass meeting and
get resolution passed authorizing
that body to increase the bonus to
the deman of SnOwdOn. And this
was where the fun began, resulting
in delay of the whole matter. c.
M. Hertig, of st. Cloud. member OF
the Benton Power l. Traction CON-
pany, was on deck With both feet
when the meeting OF Monday night
was called to order by Hon. W l..
Nieman, C. E. Bell acting as secre-
tary. 1t was quite clear that Mr..
Herlig had the sympathy OF the
majority of those present who even-
tually succeeded in having the meet
ing adjourned without acting upon
the purpose for which it was called.
A proposition (unsigned) from the
DavidsOns was read. stating that
for a bonus of $4,000 they would
cause to be erected a 12-foot dam
with u ]6 feet head, replacing the
present name only dam. A canal
for manufacturing purposes and a
site and perpetual power for water
and lights was included in the offer.
This brought Mr.. Hertig to his feet
who offered to duplicate the propO-
sition for bonus of $21 900, or ST.
900 less, and was ready ond willing
to enter into such Il contract right
then and there. A motion was then
made and carried that an adjourn
ment for two weeks be taken, or un-
til the council saw fit to call another
meeting.
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