Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-05-05
CITY fA|IllfRs MET
Make Appropriation for
Firemen and Act on
Other Matters

Firemen and Act on
Other Matters
r. full membership OF. the city
fathers was present at the regular
monthly meeting of the city council
Monday evening, Mayor MoeRlein also
being in attendance. and several I'M
portant matters came up other than
mere routine work. ..:s:" ..@:,@:: = -
Geo. Emder. chief of the fire depart
ment, asked that the usual amount OF
S16O he allowed the department. to de-
fra, the expenses of sending delegates
to the state convention at OWatOnna
His request was granted. -:
Oscar DuclOs. manager of the Duclos
bricksards appeared before the coun-
Gil, and after receiving the assurance
OF some Of the councilmen that that
part of the road on Broadway west
that had. been fixed up last year with
brick bats, furnished gratis by the
brickyard, was A l; offered to furnish
enough of the material to pave from
SIX to eight more blocks cf It for that
road. The cost Of hauling and paving
Iu0 SVO ACOC " 1Odu Va 4SoA0 W. WV
blocks was $l89. The city fathers
decided to accept Mr.. Ducios' offer
and instructed the street committee
to have the street commissioners fix
MP two more blocks of the road with
the brick bats. 49,
In regard to the John B. Odette
family, who have been receiving help
from the city though they being en-
titled to aid from the town of Ripley
of which they are residents, the city
attorney stated that the state board Of
control had advised thai bill for their
care should be sent to the Ripley
town board for payment.
When action was being taken on q
bill, for disinfectinR, mention was
made by one of the aldermen that the
county board had refused to pay its
share on a large bill for that and
antitoxin which was in the sum of
$50, and that it had been stated by
members of the county board that they
would not allow any more of the billa
without suit being brought against tho
board. The city attorney stated that the
law was explicit on this matter how!
ever ana that the board will have %
pay its share providing the bills Al
lowed have the OK. Of the health OH
cor. - -. = - +;
Newman Kline, division sul'erin-
tendent of the Northern Pacific ep-
peared before the council ana entered
an emphatic protest against the grant
ing of 4 jiquor license 10 Frank
Waohlarowicxs to .opon q thirst pArl01
n TIN bpihing ju1s acroas ! tho sensee
freahstb depok 8o ot1t1e ~ 10 I'D
not ooio sa
make q tanperapce speech nor % NOR
alize, but enters the protest ID the IN.
;terest ct order and deconcy, stating
that some OF the passengers on seeing
q saloon sign so near at hand would
rush to it and returning in q half de-
bauched state would be menace to
themselves and fellow passengers.
Upon a vote being taken in the matter
q liquor license was granted by vote
OF 5 to 4, Aldermen, G. E. Carlson,
Lane, Loucks and Klewel voting aye.
and Aldermen Elvig, Brown. 9. A.
Carlson and Hail voting nay.
Justice Phil s. Randall's report,
with treasurer's receipt for fl.OO
attached, was approved.
The bids of the Transcript Publishing
company for the city printing of 76
cents per folio for first insertion and
So cents per folio for all subsequent in
sertions was accepted.
The Merchants State. Ger. American
National and First National banks Of
this city were named as city de-
positories for the ensuing year. to be
as evenly divided among them as pos
sihle, their bids which were identical
Il per cent interest on daily deposits)
being accepted and bonds in the sum
of SO, 600 each being approved.
The surety bond Of City Treasurer
John Vertln in the sum of $l0, 600 t<
take the place of the personal bono
previously furnished by him, was laic
on the table for investigation as t.
correct amount to be furnished.
The ordinances fixing the salary o.
the city clerk at $50 per month, an(
that of the chief of police at SO PEI
month and two patrolmen at SIS eacl
per month, received their second ant
final reading and were passed.
Alderman Hall turned In the boule
ward ordinance, which himself an.
Alderman Brown have been working
on for some time, and same was lail
over until another meeting for inves
tigation.
The annual report of the city treas
urer was ordered printed.
In regard to the sidewalk o.
Fourth street east OF sixth avenu
northeast, which the railroad com
pany had: promised to attend to
Alderman Hall stated that Supt
Kline had assured him. that evening
that he would look it over in tn
morning. -.
l. A petition signed by the churcl
people of the city for the most par
and addressed to the mayor and cit
council was read, in which was aske
that saloons be closed week-da
evenings at II O'Clock sharp and cur
rains drawn up and that they b
closed on Sundays in. accordance wit
regulations. The petition was ordere
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