Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-05-14
TIE CITY DADS MEET
Sidewalk Rebate and
Dog Tax Matters Dis
posed Of

TOT Inc City treasurer DOnQ was /
paramount, one to be considered by
the city council at their meeting last
Saturday evening. at which all alder j
men, with the exception Of Aldermen
Kiewel and Hall were present.
The bankers were up before the
council again with statistics to show
that they could not afford to pay for
the bono this year. and that the city
should furnish same for the treasurer. !
Treasurer Sylvester stated that instead
of $40 for two years surety bond in
the sum of OF $40, 600, as stated at a
previous meeting, the surety com
panies have raised the rates so that 1t
would cost S76 for the same bond for
the coming two years. The bankers
also stated that IN their opinion a /!
S., 900 surety bond was sufficient for
the city treasurer's Office. In the dis
cusslon of the bond matter 1t
developed that the clty's sinking fund,
which has heretofore been deposited
with the other city funds and drew
per cent. interest, is now deposited
on a certificate of deposit and draw
ing 4 per cent instead. While the
city profted considerably by this
move, it makes that much less of the
city funds to be deposited at the
contract rate of per cent, and this
undoubtedly was considered when the
bankers decided to no longer furnish
the city treasurer's bond
While the city council could not take
action on the matter that evening, It
was agreed that the city treasurer's
bond would be decreased to s., 0O0 and
that the city would pay for same.
Sidewalk permits were granted to F.
K. Heroux, lot +, block A, original
plat; A. q. Lee, lot 2, block 10,
Mississippi addition; and c. F. Ray
mond, lot 5, block 80, original plat.
The agreement of the Transcript
Pub Co. for the city's official printing
was accepted upon he fling of its
bond.
The ordinance regarding dogs run
ming at large was unanimously passed,
receiving It's final reading and all the
aldermen voting for it. According to
this ordinance all dog owners are
required to have their dog or dogs
registered. procure license for each
and secure tag bearing the registra-
tion and attach to the collar round
the dogs neck. The owners are given
until May 20 to comply with the new
ordinance, after which the fun will
begin. The license for two classes of
dogs IS 81 each and for third class
So each. The tags cost 25 cents. A
fine OF not more than S. and not less
than 81 IS the punishment that will be
melted cut to those who disregard the
ordinance.
! Dogs caught running at large after
May 20, not licensed or not tagged, will
be kept 36 hours in the pound by the
dog catcher and If not redeemed at
the end of that time ill be killed and
buried by the dog catcher, who will
receive SIS per dog SO killed and
buried.
The ordinance repeating section 1 Of
Ordinance No. 10l, thereby doing
away with the allowing of the SIDE
walk rebate that has been IN force
during the past several years, came up
for Its second and last reading and
was unanimously passed. The new
ordinance goes into affect July /, 1909,
and no rebates will be paid on side
walks constructed after that time.
Donat Trettel and Chas. VanHerke
appeared before the council to ask
that they be allowed to pulld their
walks in front OF their property on
Fourth street southeast on the natural
grade and that all the owners of
property in that block be required to
build their walks on the same line
At present most OF them extend about
three feet IN the street. Alderman
Roble informed them that the city
surveyor had been instructed to look
into the matter.
! A resolution was passed by the city
fathers instructing the clerk to credit
~<c <hA ~, 01
assessment OF the costs of the Broad
way paving, which was invalldated,
on the costs of the new assessment.
which was referred by the board of
public works to the council and which
the latter approved.
Miss Ruth Dunphy entertained the
members of her Sunday school class at
her homee last Friday evening.
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