Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-04-07

|appointive Offices, electiDg Louis W.
Vasaly city attorney at the salary of
$3.50 per year; A. j. Fem city
engineer: William Batters janitor of
the city hall at the salary of $50 per
month, later increasing the salary to
$55 per month; Isaac LaFond street
commissioner at salary of $3.50 per
day, raise of rs cents per day.: s.
A. d. Malburn received two votes for
street commissioner. F. F. Turner, N.
n. Berghelm and Jos. Moegleln were
elected members Of the boaro OF public
works, their salary and that Of the
mayor and the members of the city
council being fixed at $1.0O each per
year; DR.. N. Dumont was elected
health officer at a salary of 500 per
year, and j. j. Gross and Ernest
Kaastner, from the First and Fourth
wards respectively. of the Board of
Health at salaries of $25 each per year.
Math Krause wass appointed pound
master and Camille st. Marie city
scavenger.
The personal bond for $40, 900 fur
nlshed by John Vertin, city treasurer
elect, pending the arrival of his surety
bond for $40. GOO, was approved. -, =
The salary OF the city clerk - was
fixed by ordinance at $50 per month, a
raise of $40 per month.
AS only personal property will be
! assessed during this year. the salary
of the city assessor was fixed by or.
dinance at $500 per year. The number
of police was fixed at nine, three serv.
ing with pay and SIX without pay the
same as last year. The salary Of the
chief Of police was fixed by ordinance
at SO per month, and that Of the two
patrolmen at $65 each per r,onvh, a
raise of $40 each per month.
| No change is made in the personnel
OF the police force.
The wages for common day labor on
the streets was set at $l.85 per day,
but was later raised to g. 90 per day ;
wages Of man and team was fixed at
94.00 per day, same as last year.
The city clerk was instructed ia
advertise for bids fer city printing
and city repositories, and advertise
the territory for the city street
sprinkling. The clerk was INSTRUCTED
to draw orders for salaries, phone ser.
vices and rental OF Chemical No.. 2
each month trey: became due.
/ 7 he Bfo6dwxy bridge matter wat
1next taken up. DalphIse R6theleau and
Martin Vieohorek who. composed I, 8
COMMITTEE appointed by the, board ol
county commissioners to meet with the
city council, on this matter, beina
appointed by the council to act will
them on the bridge matter.
The blue print and plans and speci
hcatlons fufnishd by Engineer F. W.
ICappelen, we're thoroughly gone over,
Iapproved. and ordered filed. But one
change was m ade in the specifications,
the word "c0mpany' being added SC
as to read surety company bond to be
furnished BY: contractor. 1.-The specitica,
tlons call for the taking out Of the
rails which will be saving of about
|S70C). the keeping open for traffic o1
ten feet of the bridge while it is being
repaired; the use of Norway Pine OF
coast fir for the planking and Norwa,
Pine or Tamarac for the blocks TO bf
Icreosoted. and laid parallel at an angle
of As degrees. interstices to be fillec
with coal tar or asphault. Certified
l.checks for 10 per cent of the bid ou
the bridge work must accompany tht
contract. The engineers estimate O,
the cost OF the work, without th<
rails, was $,762. -.
| The city clerk was instructed to ad
|vertise for bids for the creosote block
ling Of the Broadway bridge ACCORDING
to plans and specifications, bids to bt
opened at y O'Clock April oath.
| The bonds Of Fred Cary as cit,
clerk and Lud Gaudet and Phil S
Randall as justices of the peace, in th,
sum OF $500 each. were approved.
i A communication addressed to tn,
mayor and the city council was re
ceived from the secretary Of the cit,
library board, inviting them and al
) others interested to pay visit to tht
, city library at S O'Clock Saturday
. evening, April s. to familiarize them
selves with the workings ana needs o
the library It was ordered filed,
In regard to the library, Chas
Sylvester, the retiring city treasurer
who likewise was the treasurer Of th,
city library. stated that the llbrar,
really should receive from SlOi
to 5000 more IN the making Of th,
next levy. He also explained now
in his annual report some Of m
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