Little Falls herald., 1912-08-09
the RELIABILITY TOUR CAL PUBLIC EXAMINER
AS REQUESTED BY PETITION OF
II VOTERS - C0UNIn VEL
COMES EXAMINATION

COMES EXAMINATION
The city council met in regular ses.
sion at the city hall Monday night
with Aldermen Kiewel, Brown, G. E.
Carlson, Parshau and G. A. Carlson
present. .
The notice to Leo Urbanski, pre-
pared by the city attorney, to appear
before the council on the following
Thursday night at hearing asked for
by the mayor, to show cause why his
liquor license should not. be revoked,
was approved.
The report of the board of public
works in which the preliminary order
Of the Fourth street southeast sewer
was approved, the cost being estimated
at $l.30 per foot or a total Of ST. ,571.00.
In compliance with petition, signed
by seventeen free-holders Of the city,
requesting that the public examiner be
sent here to examine the books OF
records Of the city, the city fathers
had no objection and instructed the
city clerk to write the public examiner
to come as early as possible to make
such examination.
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To the Mayor and City Council Of
City of Little Falls, Minnesota.
Sirs:
We, the undersigned freeholders and
qualified voters in the city Of Little
Falls, state Of Minnesota, do hereby
request an examination Of the books
of accounts and records Of said city, by
the public examiner or under his d.
rection, as provided by Chapter 264 of
the Laws of Minnesota, for the year
1909, and amendments thereto.
Dated this 23rd day Of July, 1912.
The signers to the petition are:
Samuel Trebby, T. j. Martin, Nels
Peterson, J. B. Connell, P. J. Tomelty,
N. H. Elvig, Erick Peterson, P. l..
johnson, L. Cooley, A. D. Harrison, Al.
Cormier, E. Stickney, J. D. Lachance,
Leon Boisjolie, Jos. Bednarek, Luckas
Schriber and F. w. Lucas.
The public examiner is allowed the
ceive $5 per day as compensation. The
signatures Of but ten freeholders
qualified to vote in this city was neces-
sary to secure the public examiner.
The building committee was en-
powered to receive bids for the in
stallation of a steel ceiling in the front
rooms on the main floor Of the city hall
and let the work if it did not exceed
500.
The city clerk was given until the
next meeting to prepare report Of the
receipts and expenditures Of the city.
The last quarterly report Of the city
treasurer, it was stated at this time,
showed the city in good condition
financially, in fact better than in the
past.
The street committee was instructed
to see the owners of the property
abutting the alley east Of the city hall
and to make arrangements with them
for their constructing a retaining wall
so that the city may 60 ahead and con-
struct its crosswalk on that alley.
The fire committee was given more
time to report in regard to the
chemical at the Fourth ward fire
station. J
Mrs. Heinrich appeared before the
council with a request that she be al
lowed 81 per month instead of SIS, as it
took So per month to pay her rent.
The city attorney was instructed to in
vestigate the matter of: whether some
Of her children would: be willing to
send money for her care.
The final order for the Fourth street
sewer, extending from First avenue to
Fourth avenue: south WAS passed.
The plans and specifications Of A. K
Hall for one story solid brick build
ing to he erected by him on Second
street northeast to be used as q garage
were fled with the city clerk.
The matter Of fixing up the culvert
at Kidder street and First avenue
southeast or extending it so that il
would drain the water past the home
of Frank Knuth, was left to the street
committee with power to act.
The poor committee was instructed tc
make better arrangements with st
| Gabriel's hospital for the care of Mr.
Kiley, who is receiving treatment there
for cancer of the neck, at 81 per day.
The matter Of arranging for lease
Of the Fourth Ward Fire station quar-
ters was left to the next meeting be
| cause of the fact that the amount Of
rental depended on whether the chemi
cal would be kept in it.
The fire committee was empowered tt
! receive bids for the construction of {
! hose rack along the west wall Of tht
| city hall and submit them to thu
! council.
Bills allowed:
Fire
| Henry Bentfeld, reeling hose. 81
Harry E. Kerick, hauling ap-
Mrs. Rose Sumner, washing
| towels >. .. .............. 6.2!
Chemical Co. No. l, services... ILL.,!
Hose Co. No. 2, services ...... 4.O(
Hook & Ladder Co. No. /,
services >. ............... 4.2!
Brown Transfer company, haul
ing apparatus ............. 2.7!
Little Falls Hardware COM
pany, coal >. ............... 30
Morrison County Lumber COM
pany, wood for city hail.. 90
| Poor
Peter W. Blake, merchandise. 90
st. Gabriel's hospital, merchan-
disc .. 42.O
Barney Burton, merchandise. 80
NJ. V. Wetzel, prescriptions. -. Is
| Miscellaneous
Peter J. Vasaly, sidewalk re-
bate :. ................. 43.2