Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-04-28

| BILLS ALLOWED.
| Mrs. Geo. Coultas. nursing poor....$ s 90
A. piersoE. quarantine officer ........ "a so
Mrs. S. F. Staples, rent telephone in
fire statiOn........... .,......... SO
| A. Tanner, mdse to poor. Is
]. A. Nelson, same.....,......... ...... 90
! c. Lezinski, nursing pOor.........-... 3 90
The city clerk was instructed to
turn over certified copies of certain
city papers to Mr.. Trebby; to be for
warded to special counsel Calhoun.
The council unanimously passed
an ordinance changing regular meet.
ings of the council from the first
Wednesday in each month to the
first Monday.
e. A. Lindbergh presented the petit
titition OF the Northern Pacific Ry.
Co., asking for vacation OF certain
streets on the West side, and said
that while the petition was in the
railroad company's name, the Pine
Tree Lumber Co. would be the bene-
ficiary. General Manager Weyer-
haeuser explained the interests of
the Pine Tree Lumber Co. The
Northern Pacific intends to make ex-
tensive improvements on the West
side this summer. 1t owns right Of
way from Broadway to the cutoff.
The railroad owns the lands both
sides OF the 15O-foot streets to be
vacated. The track now runs in the
alley. The lumber company is using
the land east of the track for ward
purposes, and has been notified by
the railroad to vacate if the city
does not vacate the stub" streets,
! in which case the railroad combanv
would run it's tracks over the va.
Gated streets and the lumber COM
pany would not be Inconvenience
and cramred for yard room.
The council passed resolution on
the matter, without dissent. No Oh.
position to the vacation is likely.
The City Band presented a petition
asking a grant OF $25 per month
for six months, the band to give a
concert each week for that time at
the intersection of First street and
Broadway and to finnish music free
on Memorial day. The North Echo
band, of the West side, had repre-
sentatives present who Thought they
should be helped also. No actor
was taken.
Mrs. Jos. TretteI, whose husband
is in the insane hospital, complained
that the poor committee was not
treating her right. She is caring fol
her six children, and had been al
lowed $40 a month by the old coun.
Gil Tor her expenses. She said that
since Alderman Martin got on the
committee, she had not received
enough support to enable her tc
properly care for her family, The
old committee had, she said, treated
her right. Nothing was done in the
matter.
The street commissioner, at his re.
quest, was instructed to procure
vouchers to be issued to his crew
when money was due them. They
could thus dispose of them at once.
The clerk read a communication
from E. W, Collins, asking to be ap.
pointed city engineer. On an infor-
NAL ballot there were 2 votes for J.
A. Nichols, 2 for Collins, and 2 for P.
L. Page. On the formal ballot Mich.
OILS was elected, receiving 4 votes to
3 for Collins.
Alderman Mecusker introduc d an
ordinance fixing the salary OF the
janitor of the city hall at $50 per
month. 1t passed it's first reading
by a vote of 6 to I, Alderman Martin
voting the solitary No..
Alderman Mecusker then intro
duced another ordinance fixing the
salary of the city clerk at $29.16 per
month, which would be $3.50 per
year. Mr.. Trebby delivered a few
obiter dicta, whirh Alderman Mecus-
ker said the council had not asked
for. The point was raised that the
ordinance could not be considered
while another involving the same
matter, was before the council. The
president sustained the point, and
action was postponed.
The council without dissent. in.
crease the wages of the street com.
! missianer from 1925 to $3.50 q
day, and his crew from $3.50 to
1.65 day.