Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-05-06
CITY COUNCIL meeting
City Printing Let and City
Depositorles Named--
Bills Allowed

A number Of important matters
were acted on by the city council al
its regular monthly meeting Monday
evening, at which Alderme:: Kiewe1,
Dewey, Brown, Hall, Loucks and
Koslosky were present, among which
was the accepting Of the bids for city
printing and city deposits. "
The city clerk was Instructed to
draw a warrant for $50 in favor Of
the fire chiet to cover the expenses of
delegates ($10 each to the state fire.
men meeting at Alexandria.
The matter of the condition of the
hose-rack just east of the city hall was
brought up by Chief Emder, ana the
city fathers referred 1T to the fire
committee to investigate and report
at next meeting.
The repairing of the city hall roof
was lett to the building committee
with power to act. The committee
was also instructed to look up other
matters about the city hail IN need
of repairs, including CRATES IN the
boiler room. - 80.
Alderman Brown :. brought up the
matter of q certain womat1's 's app]ica.
tion for help from the city. She IS
at present staying with her daughter,
but the alderman stated that she told
HIM that her son-ln-law did not
want her In his home and that he
had married her daughter, not her.
No action was taken in the matter.
The street committee was instructed
to see to the systematic distribution
Of cinders on certain streets of the
city. It was bought out that besides
scme loads still at the court house
and city hall, the Hernepin paper mill
had on the average of four loads day
that the city could have for the haul
ing. s.->..
An old bill of st. Gabriel's hospital
in the sum of $85.71 for the care of
Olaf Wickman. who was entered
there by the city physician who
deemed him badly IN need Of medical
attention. was referred to the poor
committee for investigation. the COM
mittee to report at next meeting.
Objectlon. having been made by the
proprietors of the property. corner of
Broadway and Wood streets, to the
|sprinkling hydrant in front of it, the
city council instructed the street COM
mittee to locate q new place for it and
tranfer it.
The bid ct the Transcript Pub. COM
pany for ell city legal printing, that
Of 76c per folio for nrst insertion and
85c for Oh, subsequent insertions, was
accepted. The city attorney was
|fnstrupted to draw up bond fof
$500 for the Trasncrlpt Pub. com.
pany to furnish, to insure the faithful
carrying out of the contract.
The bids of the three local banks,
each Offering per cent interest on
monthly balances on city deposits,
was accepted, money to be deposited
equally with the three banks. They
are each required to furnish $1O. 600
bonds.
j. w. Jones bid of $05 per month
for sprinkling the streets this season
according to sprinkling ordinance was
accepted, and city attorney instructed
to draw up contract for same by
resolution.
W. Il. Watson for W. 2. Robinson,
owner Of lots on which the West side
hose house is located. asking about
arrangements for paying OF taxes on
same, 81 per year, the fire COMMITTEES
was instructed to write him that taxes
would be paid by the city. The fire
committee was also instructed to take
the matter up with the board OF
county commissioners for the purpose
of having taxes rebated on the above
three lots.
The bond of Fred Cary as city
clerk, in the sum of $500, was
accepted.
The city treasurer's quarterly report,
showing about $l8, 600 in the city't
Golfers, $500 in the revenue fund, wa.
referred to the auditing committee.
The petition of A. B. Trebiatowsk
and Paul Lemanczik for the construc
tion OF q cement sidewalk on the east
side of Third street southwest between
Broadway and Second avenue south