Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-05-27
REVOLVING fund BONDS
The Stoddard Go. Of
Minneapolis Gets
Them

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At the adjourned meeting of the
city council Thursday evening last
week the $4,000 five per cent 80
year revolving tund bonds were sold
to the U M. Stoddard Co, of Minre-
apolis at a premium of $500. accrued
interest and the bond blanks to be
furnished free. There were several
bids sent in, but as they did not
contain certified checks, theo were
ignored.
Mr.. Stoddard began the bidding with
al offer OF accrued interest, $50 pre-.
MUM, and the City to furnis b
bonds By tives and tens the bidders
reached $500, Mr. burst agreeing to
furnish tond blanks at cost not to
exceed s25. Mr. Stoddard offered
the blapks free, and Durst quit.
The bonds will be dated July Its.
The bid is about equivalent to par for
a 3-4 per cent bond.
The board of public works was pres
ent, and after the bond matter was
settled, F. W. Cappellen, we'll known
engineer, made a long
address on paving.
Mr.. Cappellen described the ma
treial and construction of the various
kin as of pavement. Telford maca-
dam was where quite large blocks are
used for base, about s inches. covered
with inches of smaller stone, then q
covering of screenings from the crush
er, the whole consolidated and rolled
down to about twelve inches In Lit
tie Falls it would not be expedient
to use the larger blocks, however, and
plain macadam would do. He esti-
mated the cost, without curbs and
cutters, at about 81 per square yard.
Bituminious macadam is where two
different courses, each about three
inches in depth, are soaked in pre-
paration of tar or bitumen. This
would cost about 50 per square yard.
The trouble with macadam, he said,
was that it required considerable at
tention, yet, all things considered, it
was the best for the city.
Brick paving is very durable, goes
without repair for long time, and
costs about $2.5 per square yard.
Asphalt would cost about the same.
Pine blocks treated with creosote pre-
paration cost So. 70 tc So. 90 per yard.
It was a very fine pavement, but too
costly. Sandstone cost 81. 60 to 81. 80
a yard.
He believed that plain macadam.
properly cared for. would answer the
city's needs The material was
plenty. the crusher was here, and
while the city had no ten ton crusher,
he thought threshing enigne which
he had examined could be fitted with
iron sleeves and do the work. He be-
lieved City Engineer Fem, after a
start on the matter under an exper-
fenced engineer, could easily super
wise the work. The whole question
with macadam, or any other paving,
was that good work should be done.
Mr.. Wetzel Of the board of public
works spoke of some macadam streets
he had recently seen in Minneapolis
which were very poor. Mr.. Cappellen
said the work bad been badly done,
but that there were macadam streets
in Minneapolis laid years ago which
were still in fine condition. It was
true perhaps that macadam needed
more repairs, but much depended on
the way the work was done. It
might be we'll to use brick cutters
along the curb, as the constant stamp
ing by horses would wear into any
pavement.
It was decided to have Mr.. Cappel-
len make specifications on macadam
and brick, with estimates of cost,
the council, board of public works
and property owners interested to
meet and decide on the pavement.
The ordinance increasing the salar.
les of the police 50 each per month
was passed.
The poor committee was directed to
see the undertakers in regard to bids
for burying city poor.
The city attorney was directed to
examine the abstract of title Of the
library grounds and it correct, to have
the deed filed.
Alderman Lane and Vertin were d.
rected to Investigate the proposed
opening of street near Peter Lemsy's q
house.
The council adjourned to May 18th.
CARD OF THANKS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Carlson wish to
extend thanks to their host Of friends,
for their sympathy and helpfulness In
their afaictio2 in the loss of their