Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-11-24
THE POLICE QUESTION SETTLED.
Council Fixes the Number at Three-Salary
at $50 Per Month for the Re-
mainder of the Year.

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mainder of the Year.
The police question over which
there has been considerable discus
sion, pickering and guessing ever
since the present city administration
came into power last spring Is, with
out doubt, st. tiled for the remainder
OF the term OF the present council and
mayor.
The city council met in adjourned
regular session Monday evening, and
a resolution fixing the number OF
police at three and their salaries at
$50 per month each, for the re-
mainder Of the year, was read by
the clerk.
AID. Mecusker moved to amend the
resolution to read that the chief
shall have $55 per month.
An aye and nay vote was taken on
the proposed amendment, resulting
in q tie, and the amendment was
lost.
In calling the names OF the council
men on the vote for the amendment
Clerk Hall omitted to call for the
vote of President Carlson. Without
his vote the amendment would have
carried by a vote OF three to two,
but the president reminded the clerk
that he was still a member OF the
council, and quite emphatically
vote mo on the amendment. tieing
the vote and defeating the proposed
amendment.
The resolution as read. was then
voted upon and was passed unani'
mOusly.
OF course this resolution still re
quires the signature OF the mayor to
become effective, but there seems no
reason to suppose that he will with
hold his approval of measure that
is a reasonable settlement of a fight
that had become so distasteful to
nearly the entire community.
A request was made by the fore
man of one IF the hose companies
for lanterns for the hose carts. A
motion was made that the purchas-
ing committee be instructed to pur-
chase eight lanterns for the fire de-
partment and it carried.
The question of lighting the West
side hose house was brought up
The Electric & Water company o.
fered to light the building for $1.5o
per month, the city to pay for wir-
ing the building. The matter was
referred to Aid. Peterson to report
his findings to the council
The city clerk stated that he had a
written protest from Math krause
against the laying out OF u road
leading from the southeastern cor
ner OF the city. As some OF the coun-
ell had other business to look after
they asked that it's reading be de-
ferred until this evening, when the
council will again be in session.
G.. "A. Lindbergh was present and
spoke to the council in regard to the
wagon bridge in the north end OF the
city. H. explained that the bridge
had been accepted by the council at
this time. He stated that the Pine
Tree Lumber company had done as
it had agreed, to maintain, the
bridge in good repair for five years
when it was to be turned over to the
city. While it seems that there Is no
provision in the contract between
the city and company that the
bridge shall be in good repair when
turned over, Mr.. Lindbergh stated
that the company was willing to
give 800 toward making any re-
pairs that were necessary. Some OF
the councilmen were not familiar
with the terms of that contract, and
expressed desire to see it before act
upon the matter.
The counrn adjourned to meet
again Tuesday evening.