Little Falls herald., 1914-04-03
SESSION Of CITY COUNCIL
NEW EXPRESS Rates HELD P|M v A. COUNTY CONVENTION 81
GAS FRANCHISE GIVEN FIRST
!. READING MONDAY NIGHT
j.. 20 LICENSE GRANTED


l. READING MONDAY NIGHT
LICENSE GRANTED
The city council met in regular ad-
journed session at the city hall Mon
day evening for the purpose Of grant
ing liquor license and to take up the
gas franchise. Aldermen Hall, Loucks,
kaliher, Parshall, Peterson and La
Fond were present.
Frank Wachlarowicz was granted a
license to sell intoxicating liquors. His
bonds with Jos. Moeglein and L. J.
Drellock as sureties were approved.
Announcement was made that Mayor
johnson was in receipt of telegram
from j. P. Suit of the Gas Construc-
ton company of Milwaukee, stating
that he would be unable to be present
at the meeting. The franchise was
Egiven its first reading and the vote for
pit was unanimous. A number of
tchanges were made, and it was found
Fthat several clauses of great impor-
copy. One of these clauses was the
fclause which provides that the city
council shall have the right to decide
On the suitability of the location of
| the gas plant. This clause was insert
ed. The second change was On the
taxation of earnings. In the revised
franchise the clause on taxation Of the
earnings of the company called fer a
net earnings tax Of two and eae.hali
" sa4es up to 10 million Gu.
bic feet Of gas and three per cent on
the net earnings when sales amounted
to more than ten million feet. The
clause was made to read that a net
earnings tax of two and one-half
per cent be paid on sales up to ten
million feet and three per cent gross
earnings tax when the sales are over
that amount. The third change was
in the clause on testing appliances.
Under the amendment they must be
of standard make and must be approx
ed by the city council. The fourth
and last change was in regard to the
forfeiture. A clause was inserted
which provides that the company
make forfeiture Of $25 per day for
failure to commence operations. The
amount Of the forfeiture was limited
The city attorney was Instructed to
notify the company Of the changes in
the franchise and the city clerk was
instructed to inform them Of the cost
of publishing the franchise and that
they send certified check to cover
the costs Of such publication if the
| franchise is accepted.
! Alderman LaFond, chairman Of the
committee which was appointed to
take up the matter of getting cheaper
rates on the insurance for the city
hall, reported that the committee had
taken up the proposition with tho
Eagency.. The city hall building is at
the. present time insured for @>$6,50O
and the contents for $4,000. He read
statement which showed that by
adopting the 80 per cent co-insurance
clause $61.43 could be saved on the
insurance premium on the building
and 5000 on the contents, making a
total saving of $77.63. Under the 80
per cent co-insurance clause the saw
ing would be $51.19 ON the building
and $12.15 on the contents, or total
saving of $63.34. The report was Or
dered laid on the table as it was
thought that the amount Of insurance
carried on the building and contents
was too small. It is expected that
the council will employ several build
ers to make estimates Of the value Of
the. building before any changes are
made in the insurance.
The bill Of the Water Power COM
pany for flushing the West side sewer
was referred to the city attorney, he
to determine whether or not it is a bill
to be paid by the city.
The condition Of walks on the West
side was discussed, it being brought to
the attention of the council. One
piece of walk in front Of the old shoe
factory building on Third street
southwest is in such a condition that
it is dangerous to pass oyer it. The
street commission has the power to
tear the walk out in such cases and
nothing was done with it by the coun-