Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-06-11
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY FATHERS GRANT 18 LIQUOR
LICENSES AND Reject l.
OTHER BUSINESS


LICENSES AND REJECT l.
OTHER BUSINESS
The city council held regular
monthly meeting at the city nail 4Aon-
uay evening, AL members Delng pres
enC.
"A transfer OF the liquor license OF
d. II. Eins to Geo. Walker was grant
ed and the BOND approved.
Nineteen appncatlons Tor licenses to
sell intoxicating liquors in tins city
We're brought up. All were granted
except the appllcatlon OF Joseph ).
Schrleber, who asked Tor license to
Operate a sa4OOn IN the A. B. Yrebia-
towskl building on Third street south
west. On his application all OF the
members Of the council except Henry
Peterson voted against it, he voting
for the license. Those who were grant
ed licenses are as follows:
Geo. Walker, T. J. Monahan, F. D.
Leblanc, Frank Wachlarowicz, Paul
Hapka, Bourassa Il Bergquist, John
johnson, LaFond 4 Arendr, Frank H.
Janski, John Simon, Joseph Medved,
Carl G. Bracke, VIM. Strange, John A.
Tandecki, Moan H. White, st. Lepin-
ski, Lucas Schrieber and Mike Kowal-
czyk. One application had to be turn
eu down as an ordinance limits the
number of saloons in the city to eight
cen and there were nineteen appllca-
tions..
The Franciscan Sisters filed a deed
with the council, deciding two lots near
Eighth avenue southeast to the city
fnr
the vac alton of Eighth avenue be-
east. The deed was accepted and Or
dered filed.
Axel Setterstrom was granted a
plumber s license and his bond with F.
A. Nelson and L. V. Tanner as sure
ties was approved. There was consid-
erab1e discussion before this license
was granted, Geo. Schroeder, w. H.
Ryan and John Love appearing and
asking that the council refuse to grant
him a license, on the grounds that he
was NOT q master Of bis trade: There;
seemed to be some 4hestioh az to how
this was to be determined and the al
dermen decided that the best way
would be to grant him the license and
later revoke it if it was found that hei
could not do satisfactory work. The
ordihance provides that in order to get
License q man must be a master of
his trade.
A bond for $500 given by John Ver-
tin and the German american Nation
al bank, for permit to erect a-build-
ing On Broadway east, was accepted.
The city clerk was instructed to ad-
vance City Assessor Frank Ellenbeck-
er one-half Of his salary.
The Water Power company asked
for a permit to put in a water main
OH First avenue southeast from First
street to Second street. First avenue
was recently paved and put in fine
condition and the council is not ii
favor of having the street torn up
again so the matter was laid over un-
til another meeting.
Samuel Trebby asked that he be Civ
en- the grade for curb in front of his
property on Fifth street east. There
was some question as to whether the
""dard grade should be given where
Ja sidewalk already is in and the city
attorney was instructed, to look up
this matter.
Assistant Fire Chief P. J. vasaly
gave some suggestions whici. had been
offered by Chief Emder in regard to
the fire truck which is now here. He
suggested putting in a cement floor in
the city hall and Of getting six volun-
teer fremen to sleep at the city hall
so as to be in readiness for night fires
and to go with the truck. Sleeping
quarters should be provided for them.
He suggested that council committee
on fire truck take these matters up.
The board Of public works filed a
favorable report on the proposed sew
er on Third street northeast. The cost
was estimated at $1,474.12. A final
order to the board for the construction
Of the sewer was passed. by the coun-
Gil.
Alderman Murphy brought up the
matter Of allowing the chautauqua to
come here this month without paying
a license. Mr.. Mn phy spoke in be-
half Of the guarantors and said that if
the costs Of extra :,olice for that week
were paid by the chautauqua people
the license fee should be removed.
Mayor Fortier stated that he could not
do this without vi~1ating his oath of
office and said that he thought $5 per
day would be a very reasonable IL
cense fee. The council decided to leave
the matter Of the amount of the license
to the mayor.
Mayor Fortier was asked to look up
the matter of getting deputy health
officer in place of Health Officer N.
W. Chance, who is confined to the hos
pital with illness.
N. Battles appeared before the coun-
Gil and, asked that culvert be nut in
On First street southeast, near Fourth
avenue. He said that there is always
mudhole in the street at that place
and it needs fixing. The street COM
mittee was instructed to investigate
the matter. ~-
NJ. A. Engstrom was granted a per-