Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-05-24
l!hIfRfS STING MEETING.
PETITION FOR FRANCHISE TO
MORRILL, LINE WITHDRAWN :.
AT COUNCIL MEETING

lines into this city was to be passed up.
on at this meeting; which according to
their understanding of the matter was
but an: entering wedge for a second
telephone system here, with its SUBJ
sequent double expense to the business
men who wished to reach all telephone
patrons.
George Emder asked for a hydrant on
Highland avenue, and the matter was
referred to the fire committee.
The officers Of the fire companies as
recently elected by the companies, were
confirmed as was also the mayors ap-
pointment Of the fire police.
Alfred Germain was granted a per-
init to construct solid brick building
8xl2 feet on the back If his lot on
Broadway east to take the place Of a
shed which was condemned. -
After this the telephone franchise,
which the Morrill, Rural Telephone com
pany was petitioning for, occupied the
attention of the city fathers, represen-
:tatives Of the Morrill, Rural Telephone
company, the John Stroman line and
the Northwestern Telephone company
being heard pro and con on whether it
was necessary for the farmers line to
be given a permit to enter this city in
order to give it's subscribers in the
eastern part Of the county connections
with the court house and the county
seat. Mr.. Treacy of the Northwestern
Telephone company that his company
was willing now as before to enter 10
o. 20 year contract with the farmers
line the same as it had with John
Stroman for connections with this city
and had never threatened to cut them
off their lines, but that the latter COM
pany refused to respect the territorial
rights of John Stroman,, which. the
Northwestern was bound by contract
to uphold.
G. Rosenmeier, Chas. W. Bouck and
VIM. Cheeleys spoke for the farmers ,
line, stating that all the company would
ask for is that it be allowed to put in
a line just to connect with the court
house, and that if any business men
wished to connect with them here it
would be put up to them to build out
to them
It seems that the farmers line and
letzQman's line. both haxa. contracts to
build lines. into q certain territory,
Hillman and Leigh towns, near and at
Pierz and neither one feels that it is
up to it to desist.in building, while the
matter of rates to be collected at the
receiving station for the company over
whose wires the message is to be sent
is also matter of controversy but to
all appearances of a secondary impor-
tance.
Although the matter mad been once
before practically put up to a couple
Of disinterested parties Of this city for
, arbitration but withdrawn before ac-
tion could be taken by them, it was sug-
gested by the members of the council
that the telephone companies attempt
to settle their differences in this man
ner. -.
! G. A. Carlson, chairman of the com
mittee appointed to look up the: fran
chise matter, reported that the COM
mittee found it not. advisable to grant
same at this time. Several business men
spoke against the granting Of the
franchise, which would allow the in
stallation Of posts and stringing Of
wire throughout the city for another
telephone system. Chas. W. Bouck at
this point>'withdrew the petition for the
franchise, and the council accepted the
report of the committee.
J Alderman Brown reported as chair
man of the committee on a number of
sidewalks.
J. K. Martin appeared before the
council with request to have some
dirt removed from his premises, where
he has just completed putting in the
curb, to the other side Of the street
where it is needed. The street com
missioner was instructed to do 50.
| There was considerable discussion
as to the advisability* of the city en-
gineer giving the curb line for block
Of walks at time so as to do away
III the curb with the unevenness that
is now apparent in the street line of
the walks.
! Aldermen Kiewel, Brown and Koslos-
ky were appointed committee to meet
with the county commissioners and re-
quest that the court house curb be
moved out to conform to the boulevard
ordinance passed a short time ago.
A permit was granted George 'Moeg-
lein to erect lean-to: to his fence under
which he may back his wagons. !.
Bills laid over, at T.; previous, meet.
Jig for investigation were allowed as
follows: ,.>~.~-F No., j.
Zephier Montbriand, hau1ine;:1; Z, =.
rock - .:;....:.:: .:..::: 3,ll
Carl Lindquist, same. .'cG,! :. % %
Joe Feiman,: same :,.:.:..:.. II. ~
E.: J. Richie, rent Of lot -. ...:.s12. 90
+ A:petition, signed by a number Of the
residents of, Seventh street northeast,
was presented to the council, protest:
ing against the digging up Of the sewer
on that street near the Hawthorne
school. The matter, was referred to the
street committee. It issclaimed that
each spring during the past seven years
the street has been dug at the order
Of the school board for this sewer and
no permanent good done in the. mat:
tier; and Alderman Parshan charged
THAT the school board had not complied
with Ordinance Sc in putting in the
sewer in the first place.
The council granted the petition
lsigned by j. L. Battles, Harry Hamm
IL. e. Anderson, "A. A. Fueger and J. h
Cawley for q sidewalk on Bay street
The bond Of the Merchants State
bank in the sum Of 10000, as = city
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