Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-12-10

property owners along this street, IN
which the city was asked to install
81 2-candIe-power incadescent electric
light at corner of Bay and Kidder
streets. A resolution was accordingly
passed to install light there, and
also one of the same candle power at
the corner of Sixth street and Second
avenue southwest, the latter light
have been promised before, and both
being needed The offer of the Water
Power company to furnish 32-candle-
power electric light IN front of the
city hall gratis, provided the city
paid the expense of wiring, was
accepted.
The report of Justice Randall, with
receipt for 80 attached, was approved.
The American Sucerety Co. 800 bond
furnished by John Hinder to insure
for the period of three years wear
stretch of cement sidewalk which he
constructed last summer, was ap-
proved.
John 81. Busklrk was granted
premit to install a scale on tie north
side of the T.. Gaudet machine shed
building, corner of First street and
First avenue northeast, in which is
conducted grinding mill. .--.
The matter of whether the local
Carnegie library should be insureat for
It's full insurable value, and the
division of part OF the policies, which
had not been renewed. among local
insurance agents. came up at this
meeting. 1t seems that SO, 500 fire
insurance was originally taken ont on
the library five years ago. but that
since that time policies to the sum
OF u, $50 have not been renewed.
thereby leaving $8, 05O insurance on
this public institution. It was
thought by some that 1t was not
necessary to have the binding In
|sured FOR The fnIf insufaibte value; but
others were OF the opinion that the
contract made with the representa-.
tives of Mr.. Carnegie requires that
the library be insured for its full
lnsurable value. The matter was
laid on the table pending investlga.
tlon. Wednesday another policy for
d, 2O0 on the library was turned IN by
its board it therefore is now only
$3.50 less than originally.
A sample 81 rubber coat for the fire
department was presented by Chief
George Emder for inspection. The
coat was No. z, which is about size
46, and the w. 8. Mott company,
which sent the sample. wrote that
larger sizes would be 80 cents extra.
Two dozen of the coats are needed,
No. 8 being thought best, and 10
dozen mitts for the fire department.
In order to give local merchants q
chance to furnish same. the matter
was left to the fire committee with
power to act. This committee was
also instructed to act on the matter of
having some n0zzles fixed. Morris
Coleman agreed to fix the couplings
but stated that he did not have the
tools to fix the noZzles. -.
The bill of W. s. Mott for the sample
coat was laid on the table, pending
the action of the fire committee.
The street committee reported the
street on. Broadway east between
Sixth and Seventh streets in bad
shape. and stated that it had agreed ia
take the matter up with the board of
public works.
| An ordinance, which has for ite
object the creating of the Fourth ward
out OF the territory now comprising
the second precinct of the Second
ward, was given its first reading al
this meeting. all the aldermen
present with the exception of Alder
man Wilc1ek. voting for Its passage.
! The ordinance. if passed, will 70 into
effect March l, 1910, and at the com.
i ing spring elections = new aldermanic
seats in the city council will be be-
fore the people to be filled. Ic is
claimed by those in favor of the
ordinance that the Second precinct of
the Second ward is large enough, IN
itself to make ward, as is also the
First precinct Of the same ward. The
Second precinct IN the last sprine
election cast fully as many votes as did
the Ehlrd ward.
Alderman Bastlan called the atten-
tion Of the city council to the condi-
tion ct an aged crippled man, who
resides on First avenue northeast
The man. Who IL u years Of age. is
certainly in sorrowful plight. He is
scarcely able to crawl around on his
hands aud knees, and the neiRhbors
have been helping him. The alder
man stated that when the cold snap
came. he was found nearly frozen.
Letters from relatives, showing to
what extent be was to be pitied, were
read. While the writers wrote that
they were willing to bear the ex.
pense of his care and lodging. thew
showed in very strong terms thai
they did not want him to live with
them The matter was left to. the
poor committee with power to act.
Mention was made of the condit;on
of Matt Frleslnger, and it was thought
best to have the chief Of police see