Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1914-04-17
CITY Fathers HELD MEETING
TUESDAY EVENING. STREET
COMMISSIONER APPOINTED
-OTHER BUSINESS

The city council met in regular ad-
journed session at the city hall Tues
day evening, with all members present.
John H. Love was granted a plumb,
er's license, with VIM. H.. Pantzke and
Harry Hamm as sureties.* ...
Geo. Moeglein, ST., was granted =
permit to repair and remodel the old
Germania hall building ON the corner
Of Second street and First avenue
southeast. .
Geo. Grassland was granted a permit
to erect 4 steel clad shooting gallery
on a lot adjoining the Cornwell pro-
perty on Broadway East.
A petition by a number Of residents
for 100 watt mazda light at the in
tersection Of Seventh street and First
avenue northwest was referred to the
street committee.
The street committee was instructed
to investigate the matter Of the vaca''
tion of Fifth street and Olive avenue
southeast, where the fair grounds are
now located, for which petition was
filed with the council. 1t was thought
ceedings carried out in such manner
that in event the fair grounds should
be discontinued the vacated streets
and alleys would go back to the city.
The treasurer report was referred
to the finance committee to be audited
and fled with the city clerk.
The department of municipal affairs
of the university of Minnesota made
application to the council for copy OF
the city charter. The city clerk was
instructed to send them one gratis.
The appointing Of street commits
sioner for the ensuing year was taken
up next. Axel Setterstrom Of the West
side filed an application for the posi-,
ton, in which he stated that he would
devote 10 hours of his time to the job
and that when work could be done
without hiring an extra man he would
take care of it alone. He asked for
salary of $2.75 per day for each work
ing day of the year. Commissioner
LaFond was then called upon to state
what manual labor he usually perform
ed. He said that in the past he had
done small jobs without hiring extra
help and that on many occasions he
had used his own horse for dray work
in order to save the expenses OF
dray.
Considerable discussion followed, in
which nearly all the aldermen took
part, some criticizing the system under
which this department is now conduct
ed. The applications were finally put
to vote and LaFond was selected as
commissioner. His salary was fixed at
$3.50 per day.
The salary of the city assessor was
taken up next. n. n. Bergheim, rep
resenting the Commercial club, adj
dressed the council, stating that the
Commercial club had decided to urge
the council to raise the assessor s
salary at least 800. He told of the
changes in the assessment laws: as
made by the last legislature, where
by the work Of the assessor has been
nearly doubled. By getting a thorough
assessment the valuation of the city
could possibly be increased $1,000,O 900
and the rate decreased from to per
cent, he thought. He stated that the
increase in the assessor s salary DC
made under the express condition that
he make a thorough canvass Of the
city and personally inspect the pro-
perty.
Balloting On the salary of the as
SCISSOR for the ensuing year resulted In
seven votes for a salary Of $3.50, one
for $4OO and one for $3.50. The city
attorney was instructed to draw up
resolution fixing the salary Of the as
SCISSOR for the coming year and the
matter will be taken up at the next
regular adjourned meeting.
The street committee reported that
they had Investigated the matter IN
regard to the opening of the alley be-
tween First and Kidder streets and
First and Second avenues southeast,
but that they could find no way OF
opening the alley, as it has been closed
for a number Of years. They were
granted more time in which to take the
matter up with the city attorney.
Alderman Moeglein suggested that
the city purchase a sprinkler and hire
a man and team to drive it during the
sprinkling season. All the aldermen
present favored this and the matter of
purchasing sprinkler was left in the
hands of the street committee. Peter
Sand offered to sell his sprinkler to the
city for 1925 and it is possible that
this one may be purchased if the price
is right.
+. r. Turner appeared before the
council and asked that something be
done to abate the nuisance caused by
people allowing stock to run at large.
He said that that at the present time
there is no encouragement for residents
Of the city to beautify their property,
as the stock is allowed to run at large
and causes great deal Of damage to
shrubbery and trees. He favored an
ordinance which would make it mis-
demeanor for people to allow their
stock to run at large and that upon
complaint a notice should be served on
them. If this notice failed to bring
about any improvement second notice
should be sent requiring them to pay
a fine. There was some question as to
whether this could be enforced as the
laws provide that q person may carry
a matter into court for decision.
At the suggestion of Alderman
George Peterson President Hall ap-
pointed committee composed Of
Mayor Fortier, City Attorney Vernon
and Aldermen Geo. Peterson and
Moeglein to investigate the matter and