Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-02-23
CITY Fathers MEET
Decide on City Hall Loca-
!. ton for the City
:. Scales.

An adjourned meeting OF the city
council was held Monday evening,
with ell the aldermen with the excep-
tion of Alderman Lane present.
i: After telling of the receipt ut OF 500
feet ofhose from the w. 8. Mott CON-
pany, and finding it in good order.
Fire Warden George Emder brought
the attention of the city council to the
tact that local hardware dealers were
in the habit of keeping theii stock of
dynamite ana fuse caps which varied
from 30 to 400 or 500 pounds, on the
shelves or somewhere else in the store.
Considering the dangerous nature of
these articles he thought that they
should be forced to store all but q few
pounds OF the material some place out
side of the business house.
He stated that be had taken the
matter up with. the dealers but that
they told him that 1t was safe, etc.
The council put it to the fire warden
as his duty to sea to this matter, he to
decide whether the material was safe
or not and to see that it was removed
from the Building if 1t was not. The
ordinance covering this matter makes
it mlsdemeanor, punishable by a
"tire, if the business man refuses t.
comply to the request Of the fire
warden.
A transfer Of the Arthur Comeau H.
quor license to c.. J. jackson was
granted.
The fire wa1den's attention was
called to the condition of the Little
Falls Gymnasium association building
as to proper exits in case Ut an emer-
gency.
The street sprinkiing assessment was
affirmed and established
As the city has little over $6, 600
in its revenue fund to see it through
to the March apporliOnment, it was
decided to advertise for rock of a size
not to exceed six inches in diameter at
a. 90 cord l,500 rounds), not to ex-
keee0 100 cords.
The scales matter was taken up and
acted on at this time. Robert Muske
Offered in writing to put up an 8 ton
ssscale on Kiduer street and lease to the
lcity for term of five years, free of
echarge, if it would not erect any
E1ther city scales on the east side of the
{ yer. providing he was appointed
elgh. master and was allowed tho fees
operation of scales as compensation.
! e. Gordon AID g. W. Massey. how.
yer. as a committee from the com.
ercial club stated that it was ex-
acted that the .eqsles we1e to be
: sned md oPe1a3edb 10y the city % that
WSs heonl Is ~ -
and the people generally would feel
was the correct way.
The council decided to proceed along
this line and chose the city hall - the
location for the scalss and 10 make ar
rangennents with whoever han ehsrge
of the buildlng to operate them.
The city attorney presented draft of
scales ordnance, which provides that
weigh. master be elected for q term
of one year at the first meeting of the
council in Apri. who is to file his ac-
ceptance and d<furnish $500 b0nns with
two suretles for the faithful perform
ance of his duties and which will be
held to cover any damages or fine upon
conviction Of giving false weights; {;
fees fixed at 10 cents for weighing or
measuring wood. all OF which are to
be turned over to the city clerk. A fine
of 800 or 80 days Jail sentence is to be
imposed as penalty for giving false
weights or measures. &. v. Fitzslm.
mons OF the Howe Scale company of
Minneapolis explained his scales and
the recording beam together with the
duplicate and triplicate ticket, after
which the city decided to reconsider
their previous action OF advertising
for an y ton scale ana instructed the
city clerk to advertise for bids on 10
ton scale.
In regard to a street on the West
side which had been dug up and not
placed in good condition afterWard, T.
c. Gordon of the Water Power com.
pany stated that tho matter wou1d be
attended to Immediately.
The high school was allowed paper
covered city charter.
Upon q motion made to proceed with
balloting for an alderman to ill the
=, Vacancy in tn 9: Sec ond ward
caused by the resignation of: Alderman
u. F. .Bastien, a vote was taken ana A.
r. Koslosy unanimously appointed to
act 40 the council man to the time Of
election, at which time AeSbas, let it be
known tnat he will " d cans47date for
the p1ace.
Alderman Louck asked that
tho city attorney be instructed to
draft an ordinance to cover the pro
tectaon of fire hose stretched out in
the streets during O. sfrs, a. the hose
could easily be. impaired by. parties
arriving over it: >1he:alderman was in:
structed to- take tho matter up with
the city attorney and present the or
dinance for the ,aotloa Of tho council
at its next meeting. Adjournment
was taken TO March lot. 49,. !"