Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-02-09
CITY Council Decides to Fix up Broadway
Bridge at Cost Not to Exceed
100000.
PINE TREE CO.'S GENEROUS OFFER
Will Undertake to Dispose Of the Lumber
Ordered by tho Council Without
Charge to the City.


is at last settled. Not only is the
ettlement satisfactory to the people
by putting & stop to Il long drawn out
fight. but the final dispos ton OF the
matter will meet With the approval
OF Il great majority of the taxpayers
and citizens in general.
For the past month this question
has struggled through about a dozen
meetings Of the council without solu
ton, and everyone who watched the
proceedings will be well pleased to
know that it is finally closed.
The council met in regular monthly
session Monday evening. All men,
bers were present. The reading of
the minutes OF the previous meeting
was dispensed with and the consid-
Grafton OF bills. usually the first
order OF business, was, upon motion
OF Aid. Martin, deferred for the pur-
pose OF taking up the bridge ques-
ton.
1t was moved by Alderman Martin
that the bridge committee be au-
thOrized and directed to make such
repairs on the Broadway bridge,
Gro sing the Mississippi river rs
may he necessary to put the same in
suitable condition for public travel,
provided, however, that not more
than the sum of $500 shall be ex-
pended therefor, and the sum OF 5000,
or so much thereof as may he neces-
s;,ry. and the same is hereby ap.
prOpriated out Of the revenue fund
Tor said purpose.
Some Of the councilmen We're Of the
opinion that ;'s the bridge WAS not
to he raised nor re-ti,n bereu that
that sum was excessive, even as q
maximum figure. An amendment
was made fixing the limit OF
$500. The amendment carried
and the original motion as
amended also carried, all members
voting aye but Lane and MoegIein.
The former would not vote at all on
the question and the latter voted no.
Aid. Mecusker then made a motion
that Aid. Lanes name he added to
the bridge committee. This motion
drew out quite Il long argument "a
to whether it was in order or not,
Aid. Martin contending that it was
not. Mecusker appealed to the city
attorney to decide the question, and
much to his disappointment and dis
gust got an adverse ruling on the
point. The motion was not voted
upon.
1t was also moved by Aid. Martin
that the Little Falls Electric &
Water company he and is hereby
granted under the terms and condi-
tons of ordinance No. 80, and so
long as said company shall conform
to nd comply with the terms and
conditions Of said ordinance, the
right and privilege uf occupying with
it's water pipe a space on the bridge
now built on Broadway across the
Mississippi river in the city OF Little
Falls, eighteen inches in width and
eighteen in hes in height, ms tead OF
twelve inches in width and thirteen
inches in hriyth ;ls provided in said or
dinancc. provided that the rights and
privileges hereby granted shall APP
ply only to the bridge now across
said river and provided that moth
ing in this motion shall be construed
as in any way recognizing or val
iIatinG any contracts or grants here
tOinrr claimed to have been made by
said city with said company or it's
an. right or privilege except that of
increasing the space to be occupied
ON said bridge 10y said company un-
der and pursuant to he terms If
said ordinance No. 80 The motion
carried.
" hen the bill of the Pine Tree
lumber company Tor the lumber or
dered for the retimbering of the
Broadway bridge came up for con-
+. NJ. Hoover, who was
present, stated to the council that it
was not necessary to take action ON
the bill at present: that the company
wOnld undertake to sell the lumber
to other parties, and would only
hold the city for whatever loss the
company would sustain in so hand
ling the lumber. He also expressed
the opinion that the lumber could be
handled with but little II any loss to
the city and further agreed to allow
the city to use whatever amount of
lumber it required at the price set
when the lumber was ordered.
The bill of the Electric 4 Water
company for arc light rental was re-
jected and the bill Of the same CON-
pany for hydrant rental was al
lowed in the sum OF $3.50 per n.y.
drant for forty hydrant~, provided