Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1914-06-05
II LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED
BY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT.
BILLS ALLOWED AND OTHER
BUSINESS TRANSACTED

BUSINESS TRANSACTED
| The city council met in regular
monthly session at the city hall Mon
day evening, with Aldermen Moeg-
lein, Venners, H. Peterson, Geo. Peter
son, Bell, LaFond and Hall present.
I Chief fire warden G. w. Emder an
nounced that he expected to be gone
from the city during the greater part
Of June, and that during this time P.
j. Vasaly, assistant fire chief, would
take his place.
! T. c. Gordon, representing the
Water Power company, reported that
he had investigated the matter of ~ut.
ting water mains on Second avenue
southwest, and that he could not find
any possible gain from the improve
ment, as there would be no patrons
on the entire extension with the ex-
ception of one possible customer for
water for lawn purposes during the
summer months. The matter was re-
| ferred to the street committee for H.
| vestigation. These water mains were
ordered in by the council last fall.
Frank Kiewel appeared before the
council and asked that the city donate
$3.50 toward the support of the band,
The music fund of the city contains
only about $151 at this time and if
this amount would be donated there
would be nothing left for other ap-
preparations. The matter was referred
to the band committee with power to
act.
| A transfer Of billiard table license
from B. Chrichilles to R. H. Adams
was granted.
! A. K. Hall was granted a permit to
erect a steel billboard on lot Z, block
6, Mississippi addition.
The names Of the officers elected in
Hose companies No. l, 2, 3 and 4 were
read by the city clerk and were ap-
proved by the council.
| A resolution by Alderman Bell,
authorizing the street commissioner to
grade Fourth street northeast from
Fifth to Eighth avenue for sidewalks,
was left until another meeting, in or
der that the cost Of the work could
be learned. There is also some ques-
tion as to whether the n. P. railway
company would build their share of
sidewalk over their right-of-way on
| this street.
Louis w. Vasaly asked if anything
had been done in regard to establish
| ing a grade for the sidewalk on First
street northeast. The chairman of the
street committee reported that very
little had as yet been done. He stat
ed that the roadway is far above
grade at this place and that if the
walk were built to grade it would be a
great deal lower than the street. The
matter was left until a later date and
it is expected that the city engineer
4 will make some report to the, council. +
I A. Marchant appeared before, the
council and asked that some dirt be
hauled into the alley back of his pro-
perty in the south part Of the city,
near the river. The alley is unpass-
able and it would require number of
loads of dirt to make it solid. The
matter was left to the street COM
mittee with power to act.
The street commissioner was in
structed to fix up the roadway On
Third avenue northeast between
Seventh and Ninth streets and on
Fourth street northeast beyond the
railroad tracks.
Liquor licenses were granted to II
applicants and the bonds of all ex-
cept John Reh we're approved. He
had failed to furnish surety bond.
Those who were granted liquor licen-
ses were as follows:
John Simon, Bourassa & Berquist,
Mike Kowalczyk, Leo. G. Wyrwicki,
Jos. Medved, Frank H. Janski, Lucas
Schrieber, r. L.. Palmer, F. D. Le-
Blanc, T. H. Monahan, N. H. White,
Paul Hapka, John j. Dolan, Posch
Bros, LaFond & Arendt, John J. Reh,
Frank Wachlarowicz.
Alderman Geo. Peterson reported
that he had conferred with AIessrs
Kelly and Gierok, and that they had
agred to pay $12 season to operate
a confectionery stand in the Pine
Grove park. Alderman Peterson also
stated that he had arranged to get so
cents month for every head of stock
kept in the pasture near the park dur
ing the summer months, and that
about 81 month would be realized
from this. The council agreed that
this would be satisfactory Alderman
Peterson then asked that he be allow
ed to use the money to be derived
from this rent, for the erection Of a
house for the peacocks at the PARK.
The park committee was authorized
to have one constructed, the cost not
to exceed $50.
Alderman LaFond reported that he
had received another letter from the
Standard Oil company in regard to
the asphalt oil, and that the prices had
dropped one cent per gallon. Mayor
Fortier suggested that the city try
calcium chloride on the roads. He
stated that this is used very satisfac-
torily throughout the country. The
matter was left until another meeting
and the council adjourned to the
night of June Is, when they must
meet to act upon the bonds Of John
Reh for liquor license.
Bills allowed:
! General z
Street commissioner pay .s. r..
roll 80. .......... . 1862 81