Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-18
CRUDE OIL SPRlNkLlNG.

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uon to City Council for
First Street Paving
A meeting Of the city council was
held Monday evening at the city hall,
all the aldermen being present.
Col. S. r. Snow appeared before the
council and asked if the city would
bear the expense Of putting crude oil
on the new pavement on First street
southeast if the property owners along
the street paid for the product. This
was new one on the city fathers as
nothing had been heard before relative
to the Inauguration of this process Of
sprinkling the business streets Of this
city. It was not known how the
crude oil would work on the street or
how many of the property owners
were in favor of this innovation. 1t
was therefore decided to take up the
, matter later on, 50 as to give the
aldermen time to look into the matter
before deciding either way.
James Connell and D. K. Harting
again brought up the matter of the
Second street sidewalk between Fourth
and Fifth avenue northeast, asking
what the council had decided to do
about the raising of it. The street
commissioner and the city engineer,
who at the last meeting were in
structed to look into the matter and
estimate the cost of raising the walk
to the desired level, reported that they
went out and examined the walk and
found that, it was FIVE inches below
grade but had not estimated the cost
of raising it. The council therefore
instructed the street committee and
city engineer to go out and look over
the walk and report as to the cost of
raising it..
The liquor bond Of W. II. Parson,
who is to open saloon in the build
ing or Broadway known as the
Cardinal block, was approved.
In regard to the complaint of
Denis Lemeanx, who had his leg in
iured by breaking though a rotten
plank on the bridge, which matter
the city attorney had been instructed
to look into, he advised the city coun-
Gil to offer Lemeaux $50 for his dam
age claim, providing he signed
release to the city on account OF same
The council decided to do SO. -.
The city dads then used up the
greater part Of an hour talking about
sidewalks and boulevards, as to width,
plan Of arranging same, etc. Ihls
has been subject of great longevity,
being sure to take up from a half to
one hours time of the city council at
an average of one out of three meet
ings ever since sidewalk building was
started on any scale in this city. In
the midst of this talk motion was
made and carried to adjourn to
September 10th, leaving this matter
at the close of the meeting at the
same stage as it was when first
brought up, as has been the customary
rule in this regard.
A special meeting of the city council
was held Wednesday evening, all the
aldermen, with the exception of
Bastien and Wilczek, being present
The liquor bond of Christ Kuessel
for a saloon to be opened up in his
building on Second street northeast
was approved and license ordered
granted.
E. A. Loucks and c. E. Carlson
appeared before the council and offered
a proposition. in behalf of the West
side Hose company, in regard to the
West side bell tower. Mr.. Loucks first
recited the dangerous condition of the
present bell tower, saying that it was
ready to fall most any time. This is
the proposition that was made: the
Little Falls Milling compay has q
forty foot tower, built of good stout
Norway pine, amply braced, and con-
structed to run heavy machinery on.
A new tower would cost about $l0O.
The tower has been offered to the West
side Hose company for $l5 if they
would take it away, ana Messrs.
1Loucks and Carlson thought the city
ought to stand this little expense to
( Get a safe bell tower for the West side.
The gentlemen said the Hose com
Ipany would help move 1T, gratis.
IChief Emder stated that new tower
was very much needed. The matter
was left with the fire committee with
power to act.
Chief Emder, in behalf of the fire
department, then asked that as q
matter of protection to the city, that
about four hundred feet of hose, cost
ling about $50 q foot, be purchased.
He stated that in the winter much OF
the hose freezes when in use. and that
lit has been the epxr1ence of the fire
department in past years, that in these
times q large amount of extra hose
was brought into use. Mr.. Emder
Figured that it would not be very long
before large amount of new hose
would have to be purchased to replace
the rubber hose which cannot hold
out much longer. He said it was just
q matter of whether or not the city
council believed in giving ample fire
protection to the city, and that he
would like to have an answer either
one way or the other as soon as
possible. Some of the aldermen ex-
pressed their preference for more side
walks instead of extra hose, and as the
funds are very low they could not
lhave both The matter will be taken
up at tho next meeting Of the city
lcouncil.
An ordinance and resolution, doing
away with the position Of police and
lsalary to the n. p. hagman at the
Broadway crossing just west Of the
lhridQe. was presented at the euRRos-