Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-13
SOME CITY AFFAIRS.
The City Council Acts Upon
Several Matters ct lmpor-
lance Monday Eve.

tance Monday Eve.
! The city council met in adjourned
regular session Monday evening.
All members were present, City JUS
tice Sheldon acting as clerk In the
absence OF Clerk Hall. t
After the meeting was called to
order a motion was made to give
the North Echo band. permission to
practice in the city hall twice a
week. The motion was carried.
The clerk read the proposition OF
Andrew O. tFoss for a building for an
engine house and fire station and
voting place in the Second precinct
OF the Second ward. Mr.. Foss
agrees to have the building ready by
Nov. Is, or a few days thereafter,
the building to be 2Ox32 feet, parti-
toned off as the council may direct
and to be built in a wOrkmanlike
manner, and further guarantees to
keep the chemical engine from freez-
ing, furnishingf fuel, all to cost the city
80 per month, the city to accept the
building for a term of not less than
two years. Mr.. Foss' proposition
was accepted by an aye and nay
vote, being carried unanimously. =.
Upon motion of Alderman Martin,
the question of partitioning the new
fire station was left to a committee
of three members of Chemical Co.
No. 2. ,.'
A motion was also made that the
clerk. be instructed to draw an order
in favor of Mr.. Foss at the end OF
each month after it's occupancy by
the city; for the payment OF the rent
OF the building.
A motion was made that the
street commissioner be instructed to
have q force of men, teams and
ready to take care of gravel
which the Northern Pacific will haul
to the city for the purpose OF filing
up that portion of Broadway be-
tween the bridge and the new rail-
road track. 1t was explained that
Engineer Goodrich had informed GER
tain members of the council that the
Northern Pacific would haul, free OF
charge, all gravel that the city
would use in filling up the streets
crossed by the new track. The mo-
zion carried
The bill of Robert Muske in the
'um Of 412.50 for wood for city hall,
was upon motion allowed.
A petition signed by Richard Bros,
Il. F. Schleusener, +. ]. Jonn, Thos.
p. II. Newman and others
asking permission to build frame
sheds on lots block7, being the lot
1orth OF Richard Bros. store, for
thr purpose of housing teams, was
read by the clerk and upon motion
made and seconded carried.
On motion made by Aid. Lane the
sidewalk on the east side OF Second
street ordered built at last meeting
was ordered extended to Sixth ave-
nue. northeast.
Aid. Martin asked the clerk as to
what action the mayor had taken in
regard to the order issued by direc-
zion of the council in favor OF W. s.
Mott & Co. for x4O0 for hose furnished
the city. The clerk stated that the
mayor had not signed the order and
that If Aid. Martin wished to know
the mayors reason for not doing SO,
the mayor requested the alderman
to interview him. The clerk was in
,tructed to write to w. s. Mott &
Co., asking that firm to submit an
other corrected bill for the hose
furnished as the former bill rendered
had been mislaid. 49,
The council adjourned until Oct.
"A, to consider the application Of J.
Droskowski for q liquor license.
II wish to express my thanks to
the manufacturers Of Chamberlain