Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-04-05

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Signor were approved. The bonds
mer for the treasurer are A. R.
Davidson and L. E. Richard.
! The new council met at the city hall
Tuesday evening, all present. and vrgau-
lied oy electing John fDenis president,
and Barney Burton vice-president.
E. F. Shaw, for city attorney, Chas.
LaFond, for street commissioners, al d
M. Coleman for city ball janitor, were
elected without opposition.
H. A. Rider wae elected city engineer,
John Bow mon poundmaeter. j. j. Gross
member Of the BOARD OF health from the
First ward. land Henry Peterson mem-
Der OF the board of health from the Third
ward
The number of police was fixed at
three, the salary OF the chief to be SIS
| per month, andI each patrolman to re-
ceive $50 pei. month.
- The salary. OF the city attorney was
| fixed at $500 per year; the city assessor,
$3.50; the janitor. $50 per month; the
city clerk, $500; the street commissioner
$3.50 uer day.
r The city ltreasuTer's report wos laid
over.
f. The city clerk was directed to aaver-
tise for bids for printing.
Aldermen Lane, Peteteen and Kiewel
were appointed committee to ascer-
tain whether: the county attorney de-
sired assistance in the tax quits.
I he old ana uew police were allowed a
half DAVIS salary for April 2nd. the new
force having taken up work at 10 a. m.
instead OF in the evening, as usual.
The poor committee was instructed to
try to cut down expenses.
The regular meeting night was fixed
for the first Monday in each month.
\ few bills were allowed; and the Hu-
maue society appropriation was stopped.
Council committees wereappointed a.
follows by President Denis:
PurchasinR-Lape, Rracke and Pete.
son.
Poor--Burton,eeK;ewel. Peterson.
St, eet-Petersop, Lane, Vert,n.
Bnilding-Kiewel, Vertip, Bracke.
Finance-Burton. B,acke. Lane.
Fire-Bracke, Kiewel. Vertin.
Auditi"g-PetersoD, Lane. Vtrtin.
The counil adjourned to April 18th.
Following is the may or's message:
MAYORS MESSAGE.
TO THE HONORABLE COMMON Co17x-
Gil OF THE CITY OF LITTLE FALLS.
The voters Of our city having, at
the recent municipal election, elected
ma to the important and honorable
Office of mayor-this being the
seventh time the voters Of this city
have by their ballots put me at the
head OF our city government-while l
by moi means coeeted the Office.
nevertheless highly appreciate the
honor and indulge the hope that by
your assistance and that of our citi
zens generally. shall be enabled to
conduct the affairs pertaining to the
Office in a way that will be generally
satisfactory..and for the best good OF
the material interest Of the city.
In some of my messages heretofore
I have gone far back and given a
historical sketch of the city, which
will now omit doing, further than to
say that our population in 1890 was
was 54..and in 1905 was 57774, which
shows a:.healthy growth. The ia.
sessed value OF our property in 1>0i
was $46S.46l and in 1900, $1,o26,O7S.
As yet have not seen the treas.
urer's report but am certain that it
will show that we are considerably
in debt owing to the fact that the
city about three years ago, became
inv olved::in expensive litigation with
the Electric and Water com
lpany, which happily has recently
been settled in a way as understand
is quite satisfactory to all partie.
concerned. That controversy being
out OF the way, there seems to be
nothing in the way ofthe city NOV
ing forward:with new and increased
vigor to a realization in the net fa1
distant:future of the bright anticipa
ton we all INDUCED in when Littl.
Falls ceased to lie a village and be
came a..city in 1889. We have ample
room for exran sion. being situated
near the center of the state upon til,
Father Of Waters, which at thi,
point furnishes u giant water power
which is as yet but partially occupied
leaving a large volume Of water pass
Ing over it's dam and going to waste
that in all:probability will soon t
tract capital and be used for manu-
featuring purposes.
Owing to the fact that the curren
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