Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-03-28
ORGANIZE FOR WORK GAS MATIfR TONIGHT

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CHARTER COMMISSION WILL
TAKE UP MATTER OF C0MMIS-
SION FORM OF GOVERNMENT
The Charter commission held its first
meeting Wednesday evening at the Of
flee Of N. N. Bergheim, and organized
for the work to be taken up. All
but three of the commission were pres
ent.
J. K. Martin was elected president,
E. j. Richie secretary and N. N. Berg
helm attorney.
The work is to be divided into three
departments, which are as follows:
Public affairs and safety-Dr. j. G..
Millspaugh, B. Burton, F. A. Nelson,
j. z. Martin and DR.. N. w. Chance.
Streets and public improvements =
A. F. Koslosky, DR.. L. N. Roberts,
Julius Jetka, w. II. Ryan and N. n.
Bergheim. 49,.
Finance and accounts = George
Kiewel, E. J. Richie, G.: F. Kirscher,
John Vertin and L. w. Vasaly.
These committees are to work out
amendments and revisions Of the chart.
er in their respective departments for
submission to the commission as a
whole.
The attorney was instructed to
secure charters from cities now having
the commission form Of government.
The holding Of public meeting at
which speakers from cities having a
commission form of government as
well as others having knowledge Of
civic improvements, was thought ad-
:visable and this idea will likely be
taken up in the near future.
The members of the charter COM
mission are: J. K. Martin, DR.. J. G..
Millspaugh, N. N. Bergheim, F. A..
Nelson, A. F. Koslosky, G. F. Kirscher,
B. Burton, N. W. Chance, John Vertin,
E. j. Richie, julius Jetka, W. Fl. Ryan,
L. W. >Vasaly, George Kiewel, DR.. l..
M. Roberts.
A petition to the commission. asking
q vote on the commission form Of
government has been fled with the
Clerk Of court and this will be the first
matter to be taken up by the charter
commission.
The petition reads as follows:
To the charter commission OF the
city Of Little Falls, Morrison county,
Minnesota:
We, the undersigned, qualified voters
Of the city Of Little Falls, Morrison
county, Minnesota, hereby petition
your honorable body to submit to the
voters Of said city Of Little Falls, an
amendment to the charter of said city,
which amendment shall be in substance
as provided for in laws of the state
Of Minnesota, 1909, chapter 40, sec.
tions !, 2, 3, 4, and 6, and more speci-
Acally described as follows:
An amendment providing for COM
mission form Of government for said
city, which shall also provide.
First, for the non-partisan election OF
q mayor and two commissioners, to be
elected at large, using the first and Sec
ond choice methods, substantially as
provided for in laws Of Minnesota, spe-
cial session Of 1912, chapter 2.
Second, for the nomination Of said
mayor and commissioners by petition
of the qualified voters Of said city.
Third, for the distribution Of the ad-
ministrative powers of the city among
said mayor and commissioners.
Fourth, for the recall and removal of
said mayor and commissioners, and for
the initiative and referendum.
We therefore petition that your hon.
orable body shall submit the same to
the voters of said city Of Little Falls,
at such time and place as you may de.
termine, but such time and place shall
not be later than October l, 1913.
Dated this 18th day of February,
1913.
Chas. Sylvester, Ed. M. LaFond, G.
II. Easton, J. Brown, D. J. Bell. L. O.
Vessel, Fred H. Fraser, w. B. Watson
Frank E. Hall, W. T. Tourtillotte, Wal
ter Folsom, E. j Beattie, R. B. Millard
F. G.. Croto, G. B. Buckman, T. c.
Gordon, August Christensen, Val. E.
Kasparek, G. H. Brown, W. E. Penfeld
N D. Woodwork, R. D. Musser, z. N
Barnes, B. J. Hinkle, J. G. Patience A
E. Ashcraft, Herman .Utsch, E. NJ
johnson, D. H. Parsons, T. O. Berg, E
J. Hughes, Paul Mayrand, N. G: Mills
paugh, F. H. Philbrick, G. H. Tidd, W
J. Gierog, Geo. Gerritz, G. w. Massy
John Halseth, Geo. Gerritz, Jr., Albert
Dominick, E. E. Hall, NJ. D., Jos
Moeglein, Chas. Jensen, Spirit j.
Vasaly, Frank Renick, Leo J. Billstein
E. A. Loucks, Harry Weimer, J. w
Stephenson, J. L. Battles, J. G. Burial