Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-07-14

c, E. Vasaly, three days on board
equailzatlOn. 9.OO
G. E. Carlson, three days on board
equallzatlOn.. ............................. 900
F. E Hall, three days on hoard "
equa11zatiOn.......... .....................C 900
Chas. Navgard, street work.......... Alb
II. G. Van Buskirk, special police. 400
J.. H. Rhodes, trips to St. Paul.. $50
NJ. V. Wetzel. mdse city 1880
J. Montbriand, reeling hose......... so
P. J. "omelty, mdse poor...... ...... 4:3o
E. E. Cawley, trips to st. Paul ........ 1926
J. Mcdonald, assessment for 1899 $4,000
The Electric & Water Co.'s bills
were rejected as usual.
Justice Shaw's report was not ap-
proved, there being some question
regarding an item. The amount in
.volved was $50. The Judge was
present and made q few pointed re-
marks on tho matter.
The committee on municipal
affairs Martin, Hill and Peterson
made farcical report. written for
them by Attorney Lyon, in which
the mayor and city clerk are charged
with Illegally issuing orders al
though Judge Searle denied the in
junction asked to prevent them from
issuing the orders. The committee
is so frightened over the imminent
danger in which the city appears to
be over the terrible deeds of the
mayor and clerk that it suggests
that they furnish bonds in the sum
OF $4,000 each. Also finding that
under Mayor Vasaly's admins
tration the city has become very
good, and less police ar3 therefore
needed, the committee recommends
chat the number be fixed at two.
The committee are fearful that with
four officers, or three. there won't be
enough money :or street work.
This when it is known that street ex-
penditures since April LIST have been
the most extravagant in the history
Of the city. and. two Of the alderme en-
who signed this report are more re-
sponsible for this extravaganza
than anybody else. These same two
who are so watchful for economy,
are the two that engineered the park
scheme, and would have put it
through before now but that they
feared the mayors veto, and we're
afraid OF public sentiment. These
same gentlemen would have had no
objection to four officers if the
mayor had kindly allc wed them to
do the appointing, and one of the
two has said that four would be all
right if his ward could be recog-
nized. These are the sort of ma.
terial that makes reports on "econ-
omy" There is as mucn material
for comic opera here as there used
to be in the transcripts argum ente
during the city campaigns of 1895
and 1899.
After the report was read the coun.
Gil passed resolution fixing the
number OF police at two, one to be
chief, at $50 per month, and an
assistant at $45 per month. Mar
tin voted four times for the reso
luton, and Lane and Moegelin voted
no.
Bre'r Martin then told the clerk to
inform the special officers the coun.
Gil wouldn't allow them over 81 a
day, and then carried a motion to
the effect that the mayor and city
clerk furnish bonds in the sum oi
$4,000 each. -:
Having saved the country to this
extent, the council took no action on
a communication from the Fou rth
of July committee, asking that the
use OF revolvers, guns and giant
crackers be prohibited within Ger
tain limits: 49, = ....7 r. =-s:. = II !
The liquor bond Of c.. E. Carlson
was approved, with n. Richardson
and H. A. Rider as sur eties.
Although Mr.. Lyon informed, The
council that in his opinion Mr.. Bent
field was not flre warden; that BIZ
had no authority to- appoint assis
tants or fire police, the majority
[confrmed = list which Bentfield
handed %, refusing IS confirm tht
list q assistants handed 10 by Chic
Emder. The great majority of Cd.
fire department will stand ~ Chic
Emder and pay no ettention to .th,
council, 4 elton. Mr.. Emder la,
app pointed De. n Asrs@ \ flrst asssista Al,
and John Mel Dsnald second. III