Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-05-19
LET BRIDGE PAVING

Hewitt Bridge Company
Gets Contract for
! $7,436
A regular adjourned meeting Of the
city council lasting till nearly mid
night, was held last Wednesday even
Ing, all the aldermen with the excep.
tion of Alderman Hall, being present.
A proposition was presented the city
fathers by Mr.. DeLany, president Of
the Oshkosh, Wis.,, concern which has
purchased the Giant Grip Horse Shoe
company, IN which the Giant Grip
big tank, bricked, an containing
about 4, 500 gallons Of crude oil were
offered to the city to be used in
sprinkling the streets tor a considera-
tion of $500. The matter was left to
the street committee.
! The matter Of opening a road LEAD.
ing southeast Of the city coming in
! from Little Falls town was discussed
at length, a committee from Little
Falls town being present to meet with
the council. The city attorney stated
that the records on file in the court
house showed that road had been
established across the eighty now be-
longing to John Vertin and n. NORM
in 1863, and further stated that the road
across this land had been in constant
use during the past 20 years or more.
MIR. Vertin claimed that the road
established bad never been opened and
that the one traversed had been
changed from time to time, traversing
over different parts of the land TO
avoid any litigation it was finally
agreed that the CITY purchase a strip
fifty feet wide from Mr.. Vertin along
the west side of the eighty at the
rate of $50 per acre Ia consideration
OF about $500, and Mr.. Vertin would
donate a strip of like width on the
south side of the eighty. The deed
to the land was filed with he city
clerk the following morning.
The opening of che bids for the
creosote blocking of the Broadway
bridge was next taken up and no soon er
were the figures of the three different
bids made Known then another execu-
tive session was called for. Mr..
Hewitt of the Hewitt Bridge company
was called in to explain his Did and
Day Oakes of Kettle River, Creosote
Block company of Minneapolis to
show that the creosote block was the
,proper paving for the bridge. The
jlatter also gave. talk on c1eosote
black paving to the citizens attending
the council meeting. The bids OF the
Hewitt Bridge company in which it
offered to do the work according to
plans and specifications for 81, 43S,
all Old material with the exception Of
rails and track construction to become
the property of the contractor, being
the lowest bid, was accepted. lhe
lowest bid CT the General Contracting
company of Minneapolis according to
lands and specifications was ~, 8O3, all
old material to remain the property OF
the city; while the lowest bid OF
Thomas E. Wooley of Lacrosse, Wis,
was $7797. The Hewitt Bridge COM
papy agrees to complete the work in
forty days after the signing OF the
! contract
A petition singed BY Lud Gaudet, T.
Tyson, 1. }. Monahan, Austin Grimes,
Ida Cedarholm and Peter Manner, ask
ing that sewer be put in on Third
street beween First and Third avenues
northeast was presented, the city
being asked to bear the expense of
piping that part OF it leading from the
manhole on First avenue opposite the
city library TO the intersection Of
Third street and First avenue north
east.
A preliminary order for the improve
ment, in which the city agreed to pay
: out of the general fund $3.50 towards 1t,
was referred to he board of public
works The petition for water con.
fhOS0 VII To-, RI
to await the action of the board OF
public works on the other matter.
p Attention was called to the case OF
, Jack Stewart, an inebriate, VINO
' though put in jail three times in one
week has always been able to secure
liquor, and as consequence has be-
g come more than a public nuisance
The matter was referred to the poo
+ committee.
n No action was taken on an applica
o tion of J. J. kunza for the construc
q tion OF temporary frame building
+ 16x28 feet on Broadway just west O
q the Rose Mueller restaurant, it not he
a ing in accordance with the city ordin
+ ance.
The appointments by Fire Warde>
George Emder of P. j. Vasaly as trs
assistant, E. j. Anderson az secon,
and T. o. Berg as third, were ap
y proved by the city fathers as wa
also the officers elected by Hose Co
No. g.
d After two ballots, both of whicl
d resulted in a tie. has been taken ol
}. the applications of Phil $. Randall
and Nels Peterson for city engineer
y the matter was left to the next meet
q ing of the council.
|. The street committee was instructe,
to notify the street commissioner Il
unload and place on the street west q
a the freight and passenger depots, be
1t tween the two the carload Of grave
70 which the railroad COMPANY ha
granted the city for this" PURPOSE
The above stretch of road is con
>, structed of all kinds of stuff, a fir
~ ~ having been burning and the road ha
20 20 to be dug out as water could not get t
j it. The street commissioner was in