Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1914-07-03
CITY DADS HELD MEETING
aRANTED TRANsFER OF LIQUOR
LICE1gSE AND ACTED ON
OTHER BUSINESS

Thursday evening OF last week, VAIN
Alderman Moeglein, Venners, Hall,
LaFond, Geo. Peterson and Henry
Peterson present. = .----.-.f
A transfer Of liquor license. from
Eugene Pilon to VIM. Strange OF
Sandstone was granted. Mr.. Strange 8
bond was accepted.
The surety bonds OF L. Smith and
F. D. Leblanc, which were held up at
a recent meeting on account Of errors
in their form, were approved by the
council at this meeting.
Attorney L. w. Vasaly presented
petition from six residents Of the West
side, asking for the opening Of Mime
sofa avenue southwest. The petition
was laid over until the next meeting OF
the council and the city engineer was
instructed to ascertain the course OF
the avenue and report to the street
committee. -.
Alderman Geo. Peterson of the park
committee turned So over to the city
clerk as rent for pasture in the Pine
Grove park for the month Of May.
James Mcconnell was granted per-
nit to construct a cement sidewalk IN
front of his property on First street
northeast.
A resolution was passed ordering IN
cement sidewalks on the north side OF
Broadway west from Eli ghth street to
Twelfth street. The property owners
are given 80 days in which to put in
the walks, after which time the city
will have the walks constructed and
the costs assessed to the abutting pro-
perty.
Upon the suggestion Of Alderman
Moeglein the city attorney was in
structed to draw up a. resolution order
ing the installation Of cement sidewalk
on the west side Of Second street
southeast, between First and Second
red to the board Of public works for
investigation.
VIM. Batters, custodian Of the city
hall, was granted a weeks vacation
from work, with full pay.
The street committee was instruct
ed to investigate the reason for the
complaint on the change in the grade
of First street northeast. after con-
siderable discussion bv the council
members. It was claimed by some
that the grade has been raised u
inches, which would leave the proper
ty that much lower than the walks.
Mrs. Clara K. Fuller asked that 10th
! fore the council and asked that Tenth
avenue northwest be opened, SO as to
give access to the stockyard OF the
N. P, without crossing her land The
fpresent road to the stockyards crosses
her land. The street committee was
! instructed to confer with the N. P.
officials and try to get the company to
open this avenue.
Alderman Geo. Peterson was in.
structed to investigate the matter of
opening the alley leading to Fourth
! avenue southwest, near the NJ. Harju
residence. The attention of the coun-
ell was called to the fact that this
! alley is closed by fence, by Alder
man Moeglein. ..
Alderman Venners reported that the
children Of Mrs. VIM. Anderson had
been sent to st. Otto's orphanage for
care and that Mrs. Anderson asked
the city to pay for the board for the
children for two. months. No action
was taken in this matter.
Upon request 6f +. Z. Hall, local
manager for the Northwestern Tele-
phone company, the couHei1 passed
resolutions asking for the Installation
OF free, telephone at the HeRHepin
Paper companv's boiler rooms, in aon-
nection, with the fire alarm. The te1e-
phone has been used free Of charge for
several years without request by the
?oltv. but the resolution is necessary.
Alderman Hall asked the council tc
take some steps toward improving the
condition Of the main road leading to
this city from the south. near the old
Hayes property. The street commit
tee was Instructed to investigate as to
the condition Of the road and to find
place near at hand where gravel can
be obtained.