Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-11
LOG DRIVING HELD UPiCIIY COUNCIL MEETS

Large Amount Of BVsin ess
Transacted BY City Fa-
thers tuesday Eve.
The city council met for it's regular
monthly meeting Tuesday evening, all
aldermen being present, and besides
allowing a large number of bills,
transacted considerable other business.
Sam Trebby appeared before the
council and registered kick against
a petition, which was presented for
the vacation of strip of land on
First avenue northeast.
G. B. Buckman asked that the
council have that part of First avenue
southeast between Third street and
half block east scraped down SO as
to drain the water from the sidewalks
along this street which are at present
lower than the street, and which after
each rain are inundated by water.
The gentleman offered to stand for a
part of the expense OF this work if the
surplus ground was hauled to his place
a block further east for his use. It
was estimated that work would cost
not more than $50. The matter was
left to the street committee, with
power to act.
The attention of the council was
then called by Mayor Moeglein to a
strip Of the Broadway paving, which
was dug up to put in the sewer and
connect same with couple of the new
buildings on this street, and which
was not restored to its original condi-
tion, but was left so as to form high
ridges This has been the source of
much complaint and it was his opin-
ion that the matter should be at
tended to. Instructions were given to
the street commissioner to see that the
parties responsible put that strip of
road in the same condition they found
it when they put IN the sewer.
A petition of A. K. Hall that a
crossing be constructed to connect the
sidewalk in front OF the Hall block
with the sidewalk being put in on the
second street side Of the Little Falls
House property was referred to the
board of public works. The city
engineer and street commissioner were
Instructed to look over the walk on
Second street northeast between
Fourth and fifth avenue northeast and
estimate the cost of raising it, j. B.
Connell having complained that it was
below the street level and in very bad
condition. E. Peterson asked that a
certain piece Of walk be ordered in.
This had already been done.
A petition, signed by seventeen Of
the property owners OIL First avenue
northeast, asking that strip of land,
ten feet wide and extending from the
east side OF the Trebby ice house on
the north side Of the avenue westward
to the river. be vacated, was then
presented to the council The petition
was denied, the signers being but a
small proportion of the property
owners on that street, and the city
charter requiring the signatures of a
majority Of the property owners on a
street for any changes on the street.
A transfer of liquor license from
VIM. Houn to Peter Kiewel for the
bar-room which is run In connection
with the Little Falls House was
approved. The application for liquor
licenses of Stanislaus Zemrau and
Plerzinski & Pekarski were approved,
and licenses ordered granted.
A petition of the Civic League,
containing large number Of sigma
lures, asking for $100 to fix up drive
ways in the new Pine Grove park,
was next presented, and on motion
was tabled, it being the opinion of the
council that the matter could be better
attended to the coming spring. An
ordinance was then passed ordering in
new cement walks to take the place of
the stretch of walks along the south
side of Broadway east, which had been
condemned and torn out. Also in
front of four additional lots between
OF the Mrs Joslin building and Wood
street on the north side of Broadway.
A petition asking for the ordering
in of block OF sidewalk on the West
side was laid over, there not being
enough signers to order the block in
A large number of permits were
then granted to put in sidewalks in
different parts of the city.
The members of the auditing com
mittee were then asked to sign the
treasurer's quarterly report to the
Surety company.
Street Commissioner Heroux's pay.
roll in the sum of 5000. "a, with che cks
for $50. Is paid out for work, was
approved.
The committee, which was ap.
pol nted to inspect the hose of the fire
department and report on same, had
their report at hand, showing good
hose distributed among the Hose com.
panles as follows: Hose Co. No. 4,
$50 feet; No. 3, $50 feet; Nos. / and 2,
In regard to the old city hall boiler,
which had disappeared and which the
building committee were instructed
to look into, the committee reported
that George Schroeder stated that 8
former alderman told him he would
have it for taking it out The build.
ing committee was instructed to SEE
the latter gentleman about the