Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-21
THEY % II OVER lGlll.
Council Comply with Charter
Provisions on Police andss
Other Matters.
RESOLUTION Oh BOND INJUNCTION.
Sidewalks Ordered On WEST
Side, and Bids Asked tor
Street Sprinkling.

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The city council met in adjourned
regular session Tuesday evening.
April 10. All members were present
except Aid. Lane. s
The meeting was held on this date
for the purpose 81 considering the
application Of L. Gottsteln for. q
liquor license, but az. It was an ad-
journed regular meeting, any busi-
ness which the council saw tito
bring mp was in order. 4
The question of granting q license
to Mr.. Gottstein was taken up, and
upon motion the license was granted.
His bond with Chas. Sprandei and
Barney Burton, as 'sure'ies. was re-
ferred back for correction upon the
advice Of the city attorney. The
bond; in his opinion, should run. to
the state instead Of the city. .s
Tho council was informed that the
family Of Thos. Beaumont, on the
West aide, was in destitute circum-
stances. Mr.. Beaumont left tho city
some time last winter. and for some
time has failed to furnish sufficient
means to- support his wife and seven
children. The matter was referred
to the poor committee.
The quarterly report of City Treas
urer Simonet. for the quarter ending
March 81, was submitted to the
council. It was referred to the A.
nance committee. E$s
The bin OF the Electric & Water
company, for sewer flushing, in the
sum of $500. and the bill Of l..
Vasaly for house rent to poor, In the
sum Oi 85 were presented, and upon
motion were allowed. 2 3..s
The clerk then read a resolution
fixing the number Of police at three.
This resolution was adopted with
out discussion, by an aye and nay
vote of 4 to 2; Aldermen Martin, Hill,
Peterson and Carlson voting aye,
and Aldermen Moeglein and Me-
cusker voting nay. :sr %ss4r
A resolution fixing tie salary Of
the police followed. 1t provided that
the chief shall receive 80 per month,
and the patrolmen $45 per month
each. Aid. Moegleln stated that he
was not In favor Of this resolution,
because be did not think the salaries
were suficient. He believed In pay
ing reasonable wages tn the polioa.
Aid. Martin replied to the remarks
OF Aid. Moeglein by saying that he
also believed In paying reasonable
wages, but he also believed ii pay
Ing men what their services were
worth, and he believed that the tig-
ures In that resolution was a large
compensation for the services Of
some Of the present police. He also
called Mr.. MOeglein's attention to
the fact that he had voted to reduce
the street = commissioners wages
from 32.5O to 1925 per day. after
requiring that officer to furnish d
horse with which to do hts work.
AID. Moeglein admitted that he had.
but intimated th6t he had done 81,
because other salaries had been cut
down, and that II the council would
restore the other salaries he would
gladly vote to restore that OF the
street commissioner. The resolution
was put to q vote. and was adopted
by a vote of 4 to 2, the same alder
men voting for It that voted to fix
tho number Ut police At three.
An ordinance entitled Ordinance
Chapter No. 10. fixing the salaries Oi
city attorney at $500 per annum. city
clerk at $500 per year. and the as.
SCISSORS At $50 per year. was given
,ts first reading. Aid. Martin made
q motion that the ordinance be given
It's tinal reading. but AZ it required
the unanimous consent Of the eouncil
for this, and Aldermen Aoeglein and
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you stop working for the day.
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