Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-04-05
NEW COUNCIL MEETS
Mayors Message Received
and Appointments
-, Made

ana appointments
Made
The FIRST meeting of the new council
| was held on Tuesday evening, Alder
men Kiewel. Lane. Bastien, Dewey,
Germain, Bolsnder and Enke being
present.
The couCcil was organized by the
election of Alderman Kiewe] as presi-
dent and Alderman Bolander. as vice.
| president, after which the following
message of the new mayor was read:
To the Common Council Of the City
of Little Falls. ...-.
Gentlemen Your honorable body
has practically the entire management
of the affairs Of the city. as provided
in the charter, nevertheless in pursu-
ance to custom. I herewith teg to
submit my first official me- ssage.
! l am informed that the finances of
the CITY are in good condition, which
! testihes to IA economical management
the past year, and while I hope che
present council will be guided by tie
same spirit of economy, yet do not
deem it for the best interests Of cur
city that progress, development aud
necessary public Improvements should
be 81 crifcsd to that spirit.
Oar streets should be kept in good
condition, and the alleys thoroughly
cleaned. There is nothing that detracts
so much from tie locks and appear
ance of a city, as poor streets and i'll
thy alleys. First street, I think,
needs your early attention and I re-
commend that it be paved OF maca-
damized from figet avenne north to
First avenue south the coming sum-
me..
I think the city has not sufficient
police protection. especially at night.
One policeman is not enough..to safe
guard the city from o'clnck in the
morning until daylight. This is the
time almost all fires start and rob-
berries are committed. Therefore, re-
commend the appointment of one ad :
ditlonal night patrolman.
OR city has not progressed as rapidly
the past few years as we anticipated.
THIS probably was the fault of none,
but due to general conditions. hope.
however; that every effort will be put
forth by the council and the citizens
in the future, and that they will
exercise the Rrestest zeal and diligence
to make oar city what 1t should be-.
the metropolis Of central Minnesota.
and in this work promise my best
efforts and CO. operation.
Respectfully submitted,
! Geo. F. Moeglein,
April 2, 1907. . Mayor.
!; The appointments were then taker
!; up, the first one being for city attor
ney. Before ballot was taken Dona1
Trettel announced that he was not {
candidate for reelection. A ballo
was then taKen, l.. W. Vtsaly reaeiv
ing four votes ard e. Adams three
L. W. Vasaly vas then declared elect
ed.
Before street commissioner wa
voted on Alderman Dewey offered ,
; resolution to the effect that the stree
commissioner should receive $8 PEI
day with team, and that all small
work should be done by the commits
sioner. The point was raised in thi
connection that according to tn,
charter this was improper, as th'
charter specifies that the street com
missioner cannot collect for work O
teams owned by him. The resolution
was laid on the table for the time be
Ing. Chas. Lafond was then electe.
street commissioner without opposi
tion.
NJ: j. Coleman WAS reelected q
janltor and Andy Fem as city engl
neer. ". 81. Ryan, John WeIzel ant
Fl. A. Nelson were re-appointed a
, members Of the board Of publi'
works.
DR.. N. Dumont was re-appointe
} health officer without opposition ant
: J. J. Gross and Ernest Kaestner wer
appointed as mem bers of the board o
, health.
The police appointed were the sam
as stated in last weeks issue: Ton
Cannon, chief; Wm. Bang and Bob
by Leblanc. patrol&nan.
The salaries Of the mayor, alder
men and members of public work
were fixed at 81 per year, city clerk a
$500, city attorney at $3.50. assesso
at s 800, janitor at $50 per month an,
, street commissioner at So. so per day.
MEN working on the streets will b.
, allowed 81. IS per day, and men wit
teams So. SO per day.
!, The chief of police salary wa
placed at $50 per month and that Q
the patr5lman at $50 per month, tn
. same as last year. The policeman a
: the railroad crossing will be allowe
, $50 per month. Emil Nelson who
Waterman at the yards, was also ap
pointed, but receives his compensa
ticn from the railroad company.
DR.: MlllspauRh appeared before th
Z new council -.in-the, interests of tn
Morrison county Medical society
} asking that one of their members
} DR.. Dumont be re.appointed as healtl
. officer, and also brought up the sam
| matter as last year, that of abolish
, ling the Office of city physician, bu
as the term of the city ply sicial
does not expire until some time il
! May, nothing was done in this con
nection.
Mayor Moeglein spoke on the need
of an additional policeman. ststinl
that one policeman at night was no
enough to safeguard the interests Q
the city and it's citizens. The fourtl
policeman proposition will probabl
/, ho tak6n mn l8tsr