Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-06-09
ORDINANCE FAILED.
Mayor vasaly vetoes The One
n Fixing The Salary at
Three City Officials. NJ
OYER $500 90 FOR STREET WORK.
a Committee Appointed TO
. Curtall City Expenses.
NM SeveralBI lIs Allowed.

Z. * $COmmlttee Appointed 70
Curtall City Expenses. .
Several BIlls Allowed.
The city council held its regular
monthly meeting at the city hall
Monday evening. Members present
! were: Carlson, Lane, Martin, Hill,
Moeglein, Mecusker, Peterson; alb
sent, none. The minutes of the
previous meeting were approved
l The first business which the coun-
] ell transacted was the allowing OF q
h grist OF bills which had accumulated
during the past month. 5 t.o, u {. !.
Miss Phoebe Boynton presented a.
: bill OF 1884. 90 for services as nurse in
: the Como family, on First street
north. The probable allowance Of
this bill was debated at length as it
was thought by some Of the council
men that Mr.. Como was. able to
meet this obligation. 1t was laid
on the table and will be Investigated
before the next meeting OF the coun-
Gil. %..< 5-.z. !. A.: 4.> r,5t....., II =.
: " st. Gabriels hospital had put in
several ~ bills which included one.
amounting to 1928 for the care Of
one A., Void. This bill was referred to
the city physician as it was thought
this man was remaining a city
charge too long. zss e.
The bills OF J. G. Fetherspil and
David Moran, for 81. ~ each ais wit
ness fees, were laid on the table,
The Electric & Water company's
bill of $2S6.67 for hydrant rental for
the month OF May, was allowed at
the rate OF $3.50 per hydrant.
~, The bill OF the same company for
arc light service for the month of
May, which, amounted to $125,00,
was rejected. ~%%.~-~. ~
A slight discussion arose when the
Electric & Water company's bill, of
$4,000 for water used in sprinkling
the street, was reached. Janitor
Coleman has been in the habit of U.S.
ing a hose, attached to a water
hydrant in the city hall, to sprinkle
First avenue south in front of city
hall and Buchanan hotel and the
alley between these two places.
Alderman Mecusker was aware of
Coleman sprinkling the street but
did not know of his moistening the
alley SO when he discovered this ex-
ira charge, bucked. They talked it
over for q while and then allowed
the BILL But directly afterwards a
notion was- made and carried that
Coleman should discontinue further;
attempts at street sprinkling.
Geo. Emder, as chief Of the fire de-
partment, asked that honorable
body to appropriate sufficient
amount ofmoney to cover expenses Of
fourteen delegates which were chosen
to attend the firemen's convention
to be held at Austin in the near
future. A motion was carried which
allowed each delegate, including the
the chief and fire warden, $4,000. The
total amount is to be taken from
the firemen's fund. AS there has
evidently been something wrong
with the orders heretofore drawn,
the clerk was instructed when draw
ing these to state for the purpose
which they were drawn for.
The street commissioners report of
$559.27 was accepted.
The council chamber was filled
with On-lookers, who expected
the aldermen to purchase the much
talked of city park. They didn't
though. Upon motion of Alderman
Martin the matter was laid over I'M
til a futuremeeting.
A resolution was given a reading
which stated that the health officers,
except city physician, were to receive
$500 per year as al salary. The
physicians salary has already been
fixed. 1t also stated that they were
to act as sanitary police and while
on duty wear stars. u.
!. The election OF the officers of Hose
company No, 1, on May 8. was APP
proved. 80 ,..
4 The ordinance, fixing the salaries
of city clerk, city attorney and
assessor, given it's third reading at
the meeting previous to the one held
last evening, was vetoed by Mayor
Vasaly at last nights meeting. An
attempt was then made to. pass it
over his veto, but was lost bY1a