Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-04-07
NEARLY ALL REMAIN

Council Makes Very Few
Changes in Officers
Elected by 1t
The new city council met Tuesday
evening and organized by re-electinq
President Geo. Kiewel and Vice
President Geo. Moeglein. All were
present-Aldermen Lane, Bracke.
Vertin, Moeglein, Clark, Hang, and
Kiewel. The only change is in the
Third ward representation. John
Hang succeeding Mr.. Dewey.
Donat Trettei was reelected CITY
attorney. receiving 8 votes. Lyon.,1.
Mr.. Lyon was not candidate. The
salary was fixed at $3.50.
An informal ballot for street com.
missioner gave Chas. LaFond 4. John
Billstein 8. The formal ballot re-
elected Mr.. LaFond. He received 4
to for Mr.. Billstein. The salary
was fixed at $50 per day.
M. Coleman had no opposition for
janitor. The salary was fixed at $50
per month.
Phil. 8. Randall was elected city
engineer, receiving 4 to for A.
Fem.
DR.. Fortier was reelected health
officer, receiving 6 to for DR..
Chance The salary was fixed at 500 q
year.
E J. Ring was elected member of
the board of health for year, P.
Virnig years, 81. Peterson 1'year.
Salaries are $25 per year.
John Bowman was chosen pound
master and Chas. Skinner scavenger.
The board of public works-W. 81.
Ryan, John Wetzel and Carl Bo:an.
der, were reelected.
The salary Of the city clerk was
fixed at $780, the assessor $500, the
mayor, council and board of public
works 81 per year.
The wages of the street laborers was
dxed at 81. per day.
Three regular police and six special
were provided for, the chief to receive
$50 per month, the patrolmen $685. the
special at the Broadway crossing $40
and the other specials, who are
watchmen il the mills and yards, to
serve without pay.
The city clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for deposit of city
funds, and for city printing, bids to
be open at the first meeting In May.
The surety bond of J. F. McNally,
cement sidewalk constructor, was ap-
proved.
Following is the mayors message:
April 4, 1906.
To the Council:
In this message I shall refer to
certain suggestions In my last mes
sage, which I believe to be as i'm.
portant now, if not more so. than q
year ago, and postpone to a later
date discussion of other problems of
the municipality.
wish to renew the suggestion
made in my last message relative to
the establishment of sinking fund
This can be commenced in q very
small way without making 1t an
additional burden on the taxpayers,
and 1t seems the part of wisdom to
provide for 1t in the next tax levy.
A sinking fund is really necessary
adjunct to the city's credit.
The bonded: debt of the city has
been increased $4,000 during the
year. the increase, however, being
due to the creation of q revolving i'm
provement fund, fund which will
itself in course of time care for the
bonds issued to ::create 1t. The fixed
chsrges on the city's total indebtedness
of $116, 900 amount to $5, 420 . year.
or $460 month. This Indebtedness
does not, of course, include the in
debtedness of the Independent school
district of Little Falls.
I strongly urge an Investigation
into the oity's bookkeeping system.
It Is impossible at present, without
q great deal of research, and even
then very difficult. to get at the cur
rent expenditures In the various funds
until the close of the year. when the
information is not OF much value In
checking expenditures It ought to be
possible without much cost to devise q
better system, with necessary checks
and balances. and 50 arranges that
the balances in the different funds,
and the character of the expenditures
could be quickly and easily ascer-
tained. Especially is the need Of q
better system apparent when it is re-.