Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-05-10
THE COUNCIL MEET
Decide 20 Retain the Posi-
ton Of City Physi-
clan

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A regular meeting Of the city
courciI was teld Monday evening, all
the mem bers. with the exception of
President Kiewel, being present,
Alderman Bolander acting president
PRO. tenn.
l.. E. Rictard's s petition in behalf of
the Carnegie library board asking that
! the city build cement walk six feet
in width from thild street to the
library building was heard and after
due consideration the mater was left
in the hards OF the street committee
with power to act. 1t was shown by
Mr.. Richard that the board had never
| received more than 1926, of the $1,000
1t was TO receive annually.
The matter Of draining different
parts of the city was next taken up.
A. K. Halls complaint, of the
grade near his property on the corner
! of Second street and Seventh ave.
northeast net being kept up, was
referred to the street committee to be
investigated, and the city attorney
was instructed to order the railroad
company to build a suitable culvert
under their right of way to drain
that part of Broadway west, along
the Schneider property. Alderman
Lanes proposition to drain that part
of Seventh street northeast betwe en-
Second and Third ave., was also
referred to the street committee. who
agreed to look over these parts of the
city Sunday and report on them.
A petition by one j. M. Carr ask ing
that the city defray his transportation
to Alliance Ohio, was left in the
hands of the poor committee.
D nat Trettel then asked that the
amount due him and City Clerk
Cary for the codifyirg of the charter
aud ordinances be paid them, and on
the motion of Alderman Lane the
acceptance of the work as completed
by them was referred to the audit
ing committee.
Chief Er,der Of the fire departm en- t
received tfe $50 asked for, to pay
the expense Of sending delegateds to
fremen.
The matter of electing a city ply.
sician was brought up. Alderman
Lane moved to proceed to election, but
Alderman Bulander claimed that a
promise had been made to consider thu
proposition of some Of the local ply
siciaus Alderman Lane had no 'obisc-
tion to this. and moved that vote
be taken On the proposition. This was
agreed to and Mr.. Lane demanded
the yeas and nays Aldermen Lane,
Baslien, Dewey and He1main vuted
against the proposition, and Aldermen
Euks and Bolander for it. MIR.
Lane c7ieinai iuea, If electing g
city physician was then taken up,
DR.. rovtier being elected t. succ@ ed
himself, receiving four votes, to one
for 9. F. Holsf, and oDa blank Al.
derman Lane move! to make the sa]a
r. $500 and the votes were a tie fo1
several ballots, $2O9 to $780, and &C.
ton on Compensation was laid over.
In tie discussion on the qut ssior
alderman Lane said that the work
done was worth mere than 500 an6
thought it proper to pay more. Alder
man Dewey believed that if the pro.
position Of part Of the physicians hac
been accepted for a year, after that
time the city would pay more than
ever. Aldermen Enke and Bolandel
thought the physicians would not take
advantage of the city. Alderman Joe
Bsstien very bluntly remarked that
everyone knew that the whole thing
originated in spite work, that the
physicians concerned would rather dc
the work for nothing than to see the
present city physician get 1t, and
intinated that it was not the bust
ress of the council to nurse PROPOSE.
tions of that kind Of origin. His
statements were not disputed.
The city council referred to the
board of public work, petition ask
ing that cement walks be ordered in
4 on the west side Of First street north.
west between Broadway and First
avenue, and the matter of lowering
the side walk in front of the Bourassa
building on Broadway southeast to
grade was left for the street committee
to attend to.
Mayor Moeglein brought p the city
market question but 1t was moi
considered as no money is available
TO- that purpose as yet.
The 81, 500 bond of the Transcript
Pub. Co., as official paper for the city
and the $40, 600 bond of Chas. sylves-
ter. as city treasurer, were both
approved. T. J. Murphy and P. f.
Hcsch being sureties for the Tran
script Pub. Co., and the Tile Surety
Co., for Chas. Sylvester.
Instruction was given for an order
of $lOO to be drawn by the city clerk
in favor OF Mrs. Lizzie E. Steele, in
payment of the lots purchased of her
by the city, as GOOD ae the taxes for
1905 were paid on them and proper
deed given for the lots.
| The council then had their attention
called by the city attorney, to a
certain resolution. passed last year but
not enforced. requiring the city
eD1ineer to fornish a bond of 81, 900
aid accordingly the council instructed
rim to notify the city engineer to
fus nish the required bond. The coun-
Gil also instructed the Mayor to