Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1914-05-15
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this fall and it is the desire of those
in charge of the local library to have
the building and surroundings ,ut in
board will look after all the repair
work and decorating on the interior.
The matter was left to the building
committee for investigation.
John Dolan was granted liquor
license by unanimous vote and his
bonds with T. j. Monahan and Samuel
Trebby as sureties were approved.
j. A. St. Martin was granted per-
NIT to raise his blacksmith shop, for
repairs.
An application by Albin Gierok an"
Leroy Kelly for a permit to construct
and operate confectionery stand in
the Pine Grove park was referred to
the park committee.
Axel Setterstrom was granted
plumbers license, and his bonds with
n. n. Bergheim and F. A. Nelson as
sureties were approved.
Upon recommendation Of the fire de-
partment G.. w. Emder was reelected
chief fire warden. He announced that
he had appointed as his assistants
P. J. Vasaly, F.. G. Anderson and 7.
o. Berg. These appointments were
approved.
Paul Hapka was granted a permit to
make repairs and Improvements On his
building on Broadway east.
The street commissioner was in
structel to have cement walks con-
structed on the west side of First
street northeast from Fourth avenue
to the railway crossing, and on the
north side of Broadway west, from
Eighth street to the Pine Grove park.
A resolution was passed ordering the
publication Of a notice Of time for
hearing on a petition for the vacation
of the streets, avenues and alleys on
the property now occupied by the fair
! grounds. The hearing will be held at
| the regular monthly meeting in July.
! The street committee was instructed
to meet with the city engineer and
establish the grade for the sidewalk
Oh the west side OF First street north
east.
T. C. Gordon Of the Water Power,
company offered to furnish the city
with gravel and clay for road pur-
poses in any quantity up to 1000 Gu
bic yards for 80 cents per cubic yard.
This matter was left to the street
committee with power to act.
Alderman LaFond gave the council
quotations from the Standard Oil
! company for road oil. They gave a
price Of $.0536 per gallon on No. 4
Standard Asphalt road oil, this price
to include the cost of transportation
TO this city. The committee appointed
at a previous meeting to look into this
matter was given further time.
Carl Gerspach was awarded the con-
tract for street sprinkling for the sea-
son, his bid Of $50 per month being
the lowest offered. Other bidders
were James Rennie, 500 per month,
j. J. Greisch, $S5 per month, and N.
Battles, 500 per month.
Street Commissioner Isaac LaFond
asked that something be done toward
having cement cutters constructed al
the intersections of Broadway and
Second street east, to connect with
the catch basin, which has already
been installed. This was left to th>
street committee with power to act.
At this point the approval Of sites
for the proposed gas plant were tak IN
up. The city clerk read letter from
P. J. Suit, presi'ie::t of the Little
Falls-Darling Gas company, in which
he stated that the company had secrr-
ed options on three pieces Of property
which constituted two possible sites.
they being the Batters property on
First street southeast and the Wer
ner and Knuth property on Kidde,
street southeast. He asked that tie
city council take as quick action on
the APPROVAL of these sites as possible,
so that the company could complete
organization and make preparations
for putting in the plant.
The city clerk read petition sign
ed by twenty residents in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the Batters property,
stating that in their opinion this site
was the best one and that they had
no objections to its locating there.
G. w. Massey, ST., addressed the
council On the matter Of the location
of the gas plant, stating that he had
no personal objections to that particu-
lar location, only that the fumes and
odor from the plant would kill vegeta-
tion and all the trees would die ous
in short time. He suggested that
the plant be put on the West side,
where all the manufacturing establish.
mcuCS are 4OcaCcO:
J. K. Martin stated that he had de-
voted some of his own time to in
vestigating the gas matter, and had
telegraphed to Pauline, Ohio and Ty-
ler, Texas, where the Columbus Gas
Construction company has put in
plants similar to the one they propose
to put in here, and asked the princi-
pal business men of those cities
whether Or not the gas plant is objec-
tionable in the residence or business
section Of the city. From Tyler, Texas,
he received a telegram in reply stat
ing that the plant there was unslgnr-
ly and dirty and is not a success In
a financial way, and that they 20 not
recommend the erection or construc-
tion Of such plant in the business
or residence section of the city. From
Pauline, Ohio, he received telegram
stating that the odor from the nlant.
at that n1ace wac not nhiocfi innoh oh1n a.