Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-03-05
CITY DADS HELD Meeting
GRANTED PERMITS -AILOWED
BILLS AND TRANSACTED
OTHER BUSINESS

The city council held a regular
monthly meeting at the city hall Mon
day evening, Aldermen Hall, Moeglein,
Blake, Venners, Geo. Peterson, Henry
Peterson, Bell and LaFond being pres
ent.
A permit was granted to the Vasaly
Realty company to erect a wooden
stairs on the west side Of the building
occupied by the City bakery.
The report Of Justice George Gerritz,
Justice, with check for So attached,
was accepted.
An application for the transfer OF
the cigarette license held by Sylvester
& Nichols, to Dana Brown, was grant
ed
Chemical company No. l fled a no
tice with the council, stating that the
company had complied with the ordl-
nance requiring the companies to re-
duce their membership to ten men.
The street committee was instruct
ed to investigate the perpetual ease
ment offered by the Northern Pacific
Railway company for the use Of that
part of it's right-of-way lying on Tenth
avenue northwest as street only,
and the committee was asked to be
able to report at the next meeting.
The reason for getting this part OF
Tenth avenue northwest opened up is
to get an entrance to the N. P. stock
yards.
Residents in the vicinity Of Eighth
street and Fourth avenue northwest
brought petition before the council,
asking that mazda light be installed
there. No action was taken in regard
to the petition although Alderman
George Peterson stated that a light is
badly needed there and urged the coun-
Gil to grant the petition.
A petition asking for 12-inch sewer
on Second street southeast from First
to Eighth avenue was approved and
referred to the board Of public works
for investigation. The petition con-
tanned the signatures of Al property
owners on the street.
A resolution was unanimously passed
ordering publication of notice for
hearing upon the application for vaca-
tion Of the aHey in block IS, Morrill, .
first addition to Little Falls. The Pc
titioner states that there is another
| alley in this block and that the one
which would be vacated is not needed.
The property referred to lies near the
N. P. bridge, in the southern part of
| the city,
E. A. Berg & Co., were granted a
permit to erect one story brick gar
age building on First avenue south
east, providing the necessary bond is
furnished. They were also granted
permission to use a part Of the side
walk and street for storing building
material while the building is under
course Of construction.
City Clerk Schallern read a COM
munication from a committee Of four
members Of the Firemen's Relief as
sociation, in which was stated that
that organization had voted to Dur.
chase fire truck for the city, the cost
to be paid by the association and not
to exceed $500, and asking if the
city council would accept the offer.
Just about the time the aldermen
| were about to vote whether to accept
the truck Or not Chief Fire Warden
George W. Emder appeared and asked
that he be allowed to show them the
records of the fremen before they de-
cided to accept the offer. His request
was granted and he read report
which proved a great surprise to most
OF the people present.
The report gave the record Of fires
made and missed by each member of
every company from December 1,
1912, to January l, 1915. Some had
missed every fire out of a total of
eight or nine, others had attended one,
two, three and four out of that mum.
Der, one had attended three out of
thirty-six, another five out of thirty.
seven, some had attended every fire
turned in for their company during
that time and others had missed one
or two, and so on. A comparison of
the records, showed, the chief said,
that 90 per cent of the iremen had a
record of less than SO per cent, and
that only about 40 per cent of the
members were active fremen.
On an average from three to eight
men Of company attend the nj ght
fires, the chief said. There has never
been any trouble in getting enough
hremen to a fire in the day time but at
night they fail to come out. A few
get there as fast as they know how,
some get there when the fro ia 9th or