Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-05-19

CITY COUNCIL.
The council met ia adjourned regu.
lar session Monday, evening.
License to cell liquor was granted te
Max Bshr, who will occupy a room in
the Hall block.
The city assessor was allowed 500
on his salary.
The street commissioner was ordered
to have water connections made ct
the White Front saloon.
The N. P. notified the city that
permission had been granted to lay
water pipes through the company e
right of way.
The city attorney was directed to
prepare lease to Chris VanBuskirk,
of city property at the foot Of the
wagon bridge. on the West size,
where Mr.. Van Buskirk proposes to
erect building. The railroad com.
psny is also part owner and will be
asked to consent. Mr.. Van Buekirk
wishes to put up an ornamental build
ing, IA 40.
The Merchants Association pre-.
sented, through it's attorney, N. N.
Bergheim, the following ordinance,
which was laid ever for further con.
sideration
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
THE BUSINESS OF HAWKING,
PEDDLING AND CANVASS
ING WITHIN THE CITY
OF LITTLE FALLS.
The Common Council of the City Of
Little Falls, Minnesota, do hereby
ordain as follows:
Sec. /. It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to engage
In the business Of hawking, peddling
or canvassing, within the limits Of
Little Falls, without first obtaining
license therefor as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 2. Any firm, person or corpor.
alton wishing to engage In the bust.
ness Of hawking. peddling or can.
vassing within the city of Little
Falls shall pay to the City Treasurer
the license tees hereinafter mentioned,
and upon presentation to the City
Clerk of the Treasurer's receipt for
said fees said clerk shall issue to said
person license for such term as pay
ment shall have been made.
Thu s.lisense fees OF CHARGES. shall he
as follows:
/ Foot-peddle-s, permission to sell
within the city of Little Falls goods.
wares and merchandise by peddling,
carried by said peddler, the sum of
s25 per week, $50 per month, and
$500 per annum.
2 Push cart peddlers, permission to
peddle from place to place within said
city from cart drawn or pushed BY
said peddler, the sum of $50 per week,
$75 per month and $500 per annum.
8 Wagon peddlere, permission to
sell or peddle from q wagon drawn by
animal power within said city, the
sum Of $40 per week, $75 per month
and $3.50 per annum.
Provided that when q person is en-
gagged in the temporary or transient
business of selling goods, wares and
merchandise at retail within the city
of Little Falls, az hereinafter defined,
the license fees shall be as follows:
For one day s26. for one week $50,
tor one month $125. for six months
$500 and for one year $500.
Sec. The terms hawking, ped.
ding and canvassing are intended to
include and are hereby declared to in.
clude all persons, whether such per-
sons are residents of the said city of
Little Falls. or not. who 90 about
the city selling goods, wares and mer-
chandiee at retail, or Offering for
sale, or canvassing for the sale of
goods, wares and merchandise,
whether or not said persons at the
time of attem mpting to make such sales
have with them the property which ia
the subject of such sales.
..The terms hawking, peddling and
canvassing are hereby alec declared
to include oil persons, both princi-
pals and agents. who shall engage in
the business, Of selling goods, wares
and merchandise at retail within the
city Of Little Falls for . Temporary
or limited period Of time, and who
for such purposes hire, lease or occu-
py any vacant lot. building. structure,
room or rooms in any building or
structure, for the exhibition and sale
Of such goods. wares and merchandise,
or who sells from . car at the rail-
road tracks within said city. and the