Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-09
HIGH LICENSE PASSES.
SECOND READING 01
POLICE OFFICE DECLARED #
VACANT

minutes but it was decided to strike
out all testimony from the records and
the minutes were approved. z
The council made an appropriation
for the defraying Of the expenses Of
delegates to the Firemen's 8 convention
which is to be held in Thief River
Falls in June and was voted in the
sum of $3.50.
An application of transfer of liquor
license from r. L. Leblanc. to Dell
Leblanc was left over to the nei,
regular meeting.
M. A.. Engstrom, E. J. Beattie, Bly,
Murphy and H. w. Venners were
granted licenses for the sale of
cigarettes. The licenses cost $25 and
are good for two years. s.
The bonds of the Transcript Publish
ing company with T. G. Gordon and
?. F. Hosch as sureties for the city
printing were approved. The bonds of
the three banks with sureties for the
city deposits were also approved.
It was suggested by DR.. N. w.
Chance, health officer, that the city
get some valuable literature on Swat
the Fly, " and DR.. Kaliher was appoint
eG to investigate the proposition and
ascertain the cost Of such literature.
The treasurer s report was read and
approved and it was ordered printed.
Mayor Johnson suggested that the
council authorize the purchase Of two
stop watches for the police to aid in
the apprehension of automobile speed
ers. He said that under the present
circumstances although one knows that
the autoist is exceeding the speed limit
there is no way Of proving it unless
with the use of stop watch. The
estimated cost Of such an instrument
would be about $12 and the council
decided to try one and if satisfactory
get another. .. ..s..
The chief of police question came@aup
for hearing again at this meeting but
! Mr.. (. ii: Leblanc Z did and the
question did not receive much at.
tention. On motion made by Alderman
kaliher the council decided to consider
the office Of chief Of police vacant. "A
resolution to this effect was passed
by the council, the vote being. 8 to Il
: a petition from the FrancisGap
Sisters asking that the alley IN b1ocf
II Of Morrill's $ addition to the city OF
Little Falls be- vacated for the pur.
pose of erecting an additional hospital
building was read and the hearing sci
for June 16.
Alderman Parshall's ordinance re-
lative to blinds, wine rooms, etc., in
saloons, was left over to the next
regular meeting when the public will
have the opportunity of expressing
their views on the matter.
The $1,000 liquor license ordinance
was up for it's final reading at this
meeting and was passed by the coun.
Gil.
Alderman Brown introduced an
amendment which would make the Ii.
cense fee $3.50. A discussion followed
Rev. L. L. Harris thought that the
change was not what the people want.
ed and said that to pass the amend
ment would make the matter one of
play. In his opinion the time was op-
perfume for the passage Of the high
license ordinance. Mayor johnson dis.
agreed with the speaker a nd thought
that Mr.. Harris had gained great
deal more knowledge as to the city s
wants in his short time here that much
older residents had.
F. A. Nelson spoke of the petition
filed for a high license ordinance, say.
ing that the petitioners were for the
measure at the time of signing and
among the people solicited tn ere were
very few for the $3.50 amount. This
was said in answer to the statement
made that many of the signers were
not now in favor Of the high license
ordinance.
Frank Kiewel spoke against the
raise and citing the city of Staples,
said that the raise in the licb cbnse in
that city did not produce the effect
desired by its promoters.
George Kiewel said that he knew
saloon condition if any one did, and
that $1,000 was too high lice hse. He
favored the $500 amount, but that :
license Of $3.50 could possibly be met
He did not think that the high license
| would do what was claimed ff it. He
also referred to the amount of business
property frontage owned by the sign.
ers Of the petition.
DIR. Roberts favored the higl license
because it would put club oRr those
selling to minors, whether the number
of saloons was large or small, as they
would be in fear of losing thlir right
to do business
John Vertin thought that he pass
age of the ordinance would seriously
effect real estate values, and opposed
it.
P. ]. Vasaly said that in hi opinion
the high license measure was mot only
too drastic but was sinopporHne q,
this time. The city has been recover
ing in business way and thd measure
would be bound to have a slrious ef
feet on both business and prperty in
terests. High license in itsel} did not
promise q betterment of tie saloo1
business. Whatever real sent thent hat
been expressed was expressed las