Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-03-10
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
Acts on a Number of I'm.
portant Matters Mon
day Evening

building, corner of First street aud
First avenue southeast, to have
asbestos roof with iron sky lights also
to move the frame buildir 6 occupied
by Jones & Ferell back to tue alley on
First avenue southeast.
Fire Chief George Emder, as chair
man of committee of which City At
torney L. w. Vasaly and Chief of
Police T. w. Cannon we're members.
asked in behalf of the fire department
that the bath room IN the city nall be
fixed up, and a cement floor, steel CELL
ing, tin sidings and new faucet be in
stalled in it. The floor and faucet it
was thought would cost in the neigh
borhood of $l2 and 81. so respectively.
The matter was left to, the building
committee with power to act.
The street sprlnkling assessment was
confirmed and ordered filed.
Justice Phil s. Randalls report with
treasurer's receipt for $500 attached
was approved.
A Communication from r. W.
Chappelen was read in which the
engineer stated that 1t would cost
about $3.50 extra to maintain travel
over the Broadway bridge while the
work of repIanking it with creosote
blocks was in progress. He also stated
that in that event but ten feet space
could be open to traffic, this between
che guard rail and the center Of the
bridge, ana that teams would be able
TO pass in but one direction, alternat-
ing IN periods.
Alderman Hall. Dewey, Bastien and
Lane we're appointed a committee to
wait on the county board and ask
assistance in the creosota blocking of
the Broadway bridge.
The bills for antitoxin aroused con-
siderable discussion on the part of the
city fathers, especially as 1T was known
that several parties for whom the anti
roxin was for we're not only able to but
also willing to pay for it themselves. 1t
was also thought advisable that veri-
he furnished the board of county COM
the matter. A bill in sum of $50 for
diphtheria case of m. Wotzka OF the
Dewey and Loucks for investigation.
l.. 81. Nudge appeared before the
council and asked what arrangements
could be made for the Public Owner
ship party to hold its regular business
meetings on the second and fourth
Fridays of each month at the city hall.
He was given to understand that no
charge would be made for lights, or
rent, ana that what arrangements he
made with the janitor would be
satisfactory providing Of course these
dates did not conflict with other public
meetings
Adjournment was taken and a social
session held during which time the
ereosote blocking of the bridge was
discussed in its various aspects. J. K.
Martin appeared at this time and on
being given the floor asked what was
being done in regard to the widening
of the boulevards on Third street
southeast, stating that the residents of
that portion of town were getting
anxious to go ahead In fixing up their
places for the season. It was his sug
session that this street which is 80 feet
wide be narrowed down so as to have
twenty foot boulevards on each side.
and stated that he would be willing to
circulate a petition among the pro-
perty owners along Third street south
east from First to Third avenue. for the
grading of that part Of Third street and
assessing same to the property owners.
The city fathers were recalled to
order and the clerk was instructed to
write F. ". Cappelen for set of
specifications for creosote blocking of
the Broadway bridge, with rails 10.
moved.
The bill of the Little Falls Plumb
ing & Cycle company. IN the sum of
s., for the forcing open of the safe in
the City clerks Office, was referred to
the building committee for investi&a.
ton, it being thought to be excessive.
Bills allowed:
FIRE