Little Falls herald., 1900-09-28
MINNESOTA
HISTORICAL
1QolETY.

OAS e4Au 61-1VV uOAdIo \$lOs t1.1A)
tn full of all sums due, to it, for
water and light furnished up to and,
cluding. the 3lst day of July, A. d.
1860, the same to be in full of all de-
mands of whatever sort or nature
existing or claimed on behalf of
said company up to said date, with
the exception OF a certain claim for
damages to two hydrants which fs
now pending before the council; and
with the further exception Of uhe
costs and disbursements that >h3ye
accrued in said litigation, II d4ch
said costs and disbursements a2e3o {:
be paid as soon as the same arg g.
10th. 1t is agreed that the m&- ;
ment shall be entered in said @@t
in the United States circR}t
court in accordance with the decree
heretofore filed therein, but without
including costs and disbursements.
1lth. 1t is understood that the
said company shall file an acceptance
OF the terms and conditions OF this
resolution within six (6) days after
the passage thereof, and the same
shall thereupon constitute binding
contract between the company and
the city OF Little Falls.
The resolution was read and passed,
four to three, these voting nay:
LANE
MORN
MOEGLEIN
These voted yea:
Martin. Denis, Mecusker and Peter
son.
Besides the Judgment of $13,711.22
that was paid, there will be about $4,000
in costs for the city to pay. Martin
was SO anxious that the company
should get It's money that he moved
that the clerk draw the orders even be-
fore Mr.. Berkey had fled his acceptance
OF the resolution.
Instead OF refunding the company's
taxes. the city graclously pays for the
city hall lighting.
After the resolution was disposed OF, a
resolution was introduced giving the
city the privilege OF ordering when it de-
sires, an extension of water main to sup
ply the region on the hill, in the north
western part OF the city, five hydrants
to be put IN and two inthe southern part
OF the city. Fuller and Berkey protested
and had the resolution n ade to: read
eight instead 81 seven hydraats, claim
ing otherwise it would not pay them
to P;t in such long extensions: This
resolution is intended as littia; sugar to
sweeten the plll as the people on the
hill have long needed fire protection.
Mr.. Nichols was in waiting aud at
once signed the orders, so that Mr..
Berkey could take with him to St. Paul
the same night nearly $4,000 OF money
put up by the tax payers OF Little Falls.
The E. & W. company has secured
that fiou men who were elected to de.
fend the interests of the people, which it
could have got from men professedly
it's tools. What methods, hypnotic or
otherwise, that we're used to bring this
about, is mystery which every citizen
must guess for himself All the alder
men agreed few weeks ago that there
should be an appeal. Four OF them
have changed. The litigation was oa
ifa wov ~ q oapol,.;or Tro +k1....l
dollars, it is estimated. would have
brought the case into the supreme
court, with a possibility OF breaking the
contract, and achieving municipal owner
ship. Even had the city lost, were not
the possibilities worth expending
$4,000? What business man would ac-
cept one-sided compromise, simply be-
cause he is tired OF litigation? And
would business man accept the first
the first proposition that is thrown at
him, like bone to dog? Hardly.
He would cake time, endeavor to better
it at least. But our aldermen fell over
themselves to take the first thing that
was offered.' Better or worse, it wou,d
have gone through anyhow; as it has,
before great part OF the people of the
city knew anything about it.
The disgust over what was done ia
great. Ii the aldermen have any good
reason which will satisfy the people, and
excuse their action, it has not vet been
made public. As far as some OF them
are concerned, we would not be sur
prjsed at anything they would do.
After thing is done, it may seem use
less to say anything, but if men chosen
to represent the people shall flout them
and throw away rights which they were
elected to preserve, a rebuke is necessary.
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