Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07

company. 10 the sum II 427O for
~ drant rental tor March, was upon
motion allowed at the rate Of $50
per mOntn per hydrant for forty
three hydrants, pro vided the COM
pany would accept the same M pay.
ment III foil inr such service. XII w
A The council then siR nifieda willing
ness to listen to the mayors mes
sage The mayor was present. and
before beginning to read his message
stated that there was one recon-
mendatinn In His message which the
council had already passed upon. 1t
being In reference to the number Of
police and their salaries. hut he
wOuln read It nevertheless. a. he
was perfectly willing that the pe0-
pie ahould know how h. stood on
that On st.on. ..1 >@#
y The following 10 the mayors mes
sage in full: ~ .%@ g.. 4
LITTLE FALLS. Mimi. April 4. 1879 "
To the Honorable, the Common
Council 1T the City ~ Little Falls.
GENTI.EAEN: 49, &c= <
In submitting to your honorable
body my second annual message. !
desire to congratulate you upon the
emphatic manner IL which the peO-
plr have endnrsed your work OF the
past year. The knowledge that the
vast majority III the people OF this
city approve the efforts Of those In
charge of the ,ity's affairs, can hut
stimulate to further endt avOr for the
city's welfare. IL
While the light AMI waterquestiOn
ia still unsettled, the past wear has
show u great advance toward the
solution of the problem. The sue
cessive steps which led to the bond
election Of last OctOter-then the in
junction preventing issue Of the
bontls-are familiar and need not he
rehearsed. Through the efforts of
Senator Buchanan n bill valda ting
the proposed bond issue has passed
the state senate without opposition,
and ia now in the lower house
I here ia every reason to believe tina
1t will become law. When 1t does
the council will he In a position to
again take up the light and water
question and solve 1t l believe that
the close OF the present year will
see this matter settled, and the city
in possession Of Ito own light and
water plant.
l again recommend to- you the au-
thOriza ton Of four policemen for the
coming year The city occupies so
much territory that three policemen
cannot adequately cover 1t. With
train service IA it IL at present, night
trains art more frequent than ever,
and one officer cannot he exI'ected to
look after all trains, and ut the same
time look after the business center
and the West side. That four police.
men are needed and desired, IL shown
BY the various petitions, signed by
representative citizens, which have
besn presented to your body in the
past, asking that four he aut horized.
The city ia Increasing In population,
it's territory il large, and certainly II
four officers were needed in the past.
they are now.
I ehall. as directed by the Oh arter,
bring before your body from time to
time such matters az may be WORTHY
Of your consideration. The relat ions
between the executive and the
council have been pleasant during
the past wear, and I trust that in the
year before us the legislat tive and ex-
&c tive departments Of the city will
cooperate together as harmonious
ly as ever. Very Sincerely.
CHAs. E. VAsALY.
Mayor.
After reading bis message
the mayor announced that
although the charter did not require
him to submit the names Of his police
appointments to the council. he
would state that Chief Lauerman
and Officer Heroux would be reap
pointed, and the third member OF the
force would he appointed later.
The folio wing IL a list OF the COM
mittees appointed by President Carl
son handed to the city clerk this
morning:
Poor-Mecusker, Martin, Peterson.
Finance-Martin. Mecusker, Hill.
hing-LaDe, Hill, Moegleip.
Street-Peterso9, Mecusker. Lane.
Observation-Disclosures, Martin.
Peterson.
Firt-Hill, Lane. MoegleIn.
The council adjourned until April
IL, when 1t will meet to consider bills
for city printing.
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