Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-07-11

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Committee.
The police question was then
taken up. The wrangling afforded
considerable amusement to the out.
siders present at the meeting. Mar
tin and Lime did not seem to agree
amiably on the number to be APP
pointed. Martin thought two
would be enough while Lane was in
favor of one or two more. ~ Y
In order to ascertain where each
and the other stood in regard to the
number of police to be- appointed
they took an informal ballot which
resulted in one voting for one police
man, one for::four and three for two
officers. The first formal ballot
stood three for two officers, one for
four and one for three. Not having
the necessary majority second
formal ballot was taken which
stood four in favor of two police
men and one in favor of four officers.
Aid. Moeglein was not present
during the above voting but ar
rived in time to have something to
say in regard to the resolution.
This resolution, which was drawn
up by acting City Attorney Lyon,
fixed the number OF police at two,
one to be chief and receiving $50 per
month and the second officers salary
to be $45 per month. This resolu-
tion was passed the vote standing
four in favor and two against.
Those voting aye were: Martin,
Hill, Peterson and Carlson; nay,
Lane and Moeglein.
A motion was made by Martin
and carried by the council that it be
the sense of that body to pay no
more than 81 per day for special
police and that the would-be
officers be informed of such before
being sworn in.
Martin was again prominent by
making motion that the mayor
and city clerk each give a bond OF
$4,000 with the names of two good
sureties attached, which sureties are
to be approved by the council. The
motion was carried.
Martin thought that since these
officials were issuing orders without
proper authority it would be well
to take sufficient means of protecting
the city from afinancial loss.
A communication was received
from the citizens, general Fourth of
July committee, of which C. H.
Brown was chairman, asking that
the city attorney draw up, and
council pass, an ordinance prohibit
ing the firing of revolvers, guns and
giant crackers within certain limita-
lions of the city. While no action
on the matter was taken most of
the councilmen thought something
of that sort to be very good idea
for the number of accidents occur
ring by using fire arms and large
crakers must be lessened in some
manner.
C. E. Carlson's liquor bond, with
N. Richardson and H. A. Rider as
sureties, was approved and the city
clerk instructed to grant u licence.
Fire Chief Emder and Chief Fire
Warden Bentfield do not harmonic.
Some say that Bentfield does not
hold that Office and that if there is a
fire warden it is Emder himself.
Each have made their numerous ap-,
pointments. Emder's took a. back
seat while those OF Benttield's were
confirmed. They are: First assistant
chief, Fred Gravel; second, C. E. Carl
son; third, J. w. Jones'.
FIRE POLICE.
! Hose Company No. IN. Jansen,
Jos. Moeglein.
Hose Company No. IS. Trebby
and f. Valentine.
Hose Company No. 3-Wm.
Haverty and G.. V. Clark.
Chemical Company No. I'M. Jan
sen and Thos. Monohan.
Chemical Company No. 2-Morris