Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-08-29
VISITORS WERE FOOLED.
They Did Not Witness Elk
pected Fun at the Council
Meeting Friday Evening.

pectedFun at the Council
Meeting Friday Evening.
The city council held a regular adj
journed meeting at the city, hall Fri
day evening. All aldermen were
present.
The meeting was held principally
to consider the bids offered for q
hose house in the Second precinct of
the Second ward. There were only
two bids handed in. The first read
was that OF Il. w. Collins. He Of
fered to build a house 20 by 80 feet In
size, to be used as a hose house and
voting place for the people living in
that part Of the city, and lease the
same to the city for $40 per month
at the same time agreeing to keep
the same in good repair and warm
during the winter months. He also
offered to sell to the city the north 26
feet of lot 6, block 5, in Steele's addi-
ton, for $50. The house spoken OF
above would be built on this lot.
The second bid was that OF V.
Schallern as the agent of the United
States Saving & Loan association,
OF St. Paul. He offered the city lot
II, block 2. in Morrill's Second addi-
ton to city for the sum of $3.50. This
lot is the one at the corner OF Seventh
street and Sixth avenue north.
With his bid he inclosed an abstract
of title showing it to be in perfect
condition. MI. Schallern said that
a well costing the owners $N 60 was
on the lot. This would save the
trouble of digging one should this
location be- chosen.
After the bids had been read one OF
the aldermen suggested that they
try and get permission to place the
chemical engine in the basement OF
the Hawthorne school building. 1t
was said that while this might be as
centrally located as could be desired
it was not the best of places. As the
basement OF the building is low, in
pulling the chemical out, it would be
necessary to pull it up hill three or
four feet high. The councilmen
thought they could cut door way
through the stone wall and other
wise place it in proper condition
for about $50. A motion was
carried which authorized the presi-
dent of the council to appoint COM
mittee OF three to investigate the
school building location, confer with
the board regarding the matter and
report on same at the meeting OF the
council to be held Sept. 4. Martin,
Lame and Peterson were chosen to
act as this committee.
The council after considerable dis
cussion appropriated 800 toward
the September issue ofNichols' Head
light. This issue Of the paper will
be devoted to advertising Little
Falls and Morrison county. The
publishing company agrees to return
all cuts used for the publication to
the city to become it's property for
future use They also send the city
two hundred copies of the issue.
Martin and Hill were the only alder
men to vote against the appropria-
ton.
Messrs. Herman, LaFond and
others, living south OF the city, back
OF Oakland cemetery, were present
at the meeting and asked the council
to take some action in regard to
forming a highway from the plated
part OF the city to connect with the
town road from Pierz. The au-
thorities of the town of Little Falls
have laid out and opened up a road
to city limits. They have no right
to go further. From the edge of the
city limits to the plated part of the
city there is no road. In order to
make things more convenient the
people living there want the city to
open up highway. The council re-
quested those present to draw up a
petition asking what they desire, to
obtain signers to the same and pre-
sent it to the council for action.
The council authorized City At
torney Trebby to employ s. p. Casey
to form a statement OF the running
expenses OF the Electric & Water
company, from the time it COM
menced business until 1898, from in
formation furnished by the COM