Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-04-06
New Council.

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The new city council met and Or
ganized Tuesday evening, all being
present except AID. Martin, who did
not come in till later in the evening.
Aid; Moeglein was made temnor-
ary chairman. and was then elected
president without opposition. Aid.
Denis. was chosen president by
a vote of 5 to l for Lane.
E. T. Shaw was elected city attor-
ney on the first ballot, by vote of
5 to 4 for F. A. Lindbergh.
Maurice Coleman, for janitor OF the
city hall, and Chas. LaFond for
street commissioner, were elected by
a unanimous vote.
The election OF city engineer was
laid over.
Dr. n. W. Chance was elected
health officer on the second ballot,
there being 5 votes for Chance and l
each for Drs. Fortier and Mhlspaugh.
DR.: Fortier had refused to be a can
didate for the place this year.
The council postponed to next
meeting the election of members OF
the board OF health to succeed s.
Trebhy and F. W. Collins.
A ballot was taken on clerks sal
ary, resulting in 5 for $3.50 a year.
and 2 for $500 An ordinance fixing
1hs salary at 1860 q year was given
it's first reading and passed. Aid.
Martin objected to further reading
and under the rules the ordinance
went over.
An ordinance fixing the attorneys
salary at $500 was unanimously
passed
Four voted to give the street CON-
missioner $2.25 per day, ard three
$3.50 per day, and an ordinance fix
ing che amount at - 225 was passed
on the first reading, then laid over. .
The salary of the janitor was made
$50 per month without opposition.
The assessors salary was made
$500 on the second ballot, which
stood for 1915, for 1926, for
$3.50, and 4 for $500. The salary
for both real and personal assess.
ment has before been $3.50.
A resolution fixing the number of
police at three. 81 to receive $50 per
modsh s was ) passed @ WITH u ~ AID. Martin
voting nav, -.* 49,.
The salary OF the heal tn officer was
made 500.
Aid. Lanes motion that the presi-
deet appoint an auditing committee
was carried and President Moeglein
appointed Aldermt n NORM, Mecusker
and Peterson.
Twenty-Five dollars was ordered
paid Aid. Peterson for services super
intending the Broadway bridge.
The first Monday evening in each
month was fixed as the time for
council meeting.
Mayor Nichols message was read
and fled. It ia commented on else
where.
The council adjourned to April
18th.
The new council committees are az
follows:
Purchasing-Lane. Mecusker, Pet
erson,
Poor-Denis, Mscusker, Lane.
Street-Mecusker, Denis. NORM.
Auditing-Morin, Mecasker, Peter.
son.
Building-PetersQn, MORN, Martin
Fire-Martin, Denis Lane.
!. Fina nce-Morin, Martin, Peterson
The new police force is composed o.
John Roy, chief; T. Cannon and J
T: Morrison, patrolnen- .'->
The mayors message mentions
something about enforcing the law.
Transcript.
We are informed that the saloons
have been told that they could keep
open Sundays, only closing front
and side doors, but leaving back
doors open. They are also allowed
to run until midnight daily. but ~
understand that there is project tt
close the saloons Sunday, and tE
compensation to allow the saloons
t O run until 2 O'Clock a. m, or later
There will be a basket social to-
morrow evening at the residence oi