Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-12-10
COUNCIL HELD BUSY SESSION |

COUNCIL HELD BUSY SESSION
BUY Pu1.MoToR, APPROPRIATE
$50 TO CIVIC LEAGUE AND
ALLOW BILLS FOR $1e4s
The city council held a regular meet.
ding at the city hall Monday evening,
with all members present except Blake
and johnson. The session lasted until
IL p. M, the greaterspar of this time
being consumed in allowing the bills.
Appropriation For Visiting Nurse
N. N. Bergheim ana Mesdames C. B.
Buckman, r. D. Musser, r. L. Cochrane
G. II. Brown, F. G.. Ruth and Harry
Hamm, representing the Civic League,
appeared before the council and asked
for an appropriation of $l00 for a
visiting nurse. Mr.. Bergheim acted as
spokesman for the delegation and ex-
planned to the council that the Civic
league had planned to engage visiting
winter and that the school board and
the council were expected to contribute
one'third each toward the cost, which
would be about $500. He said that
certain nurse in Minneapolis could
be secured for $75 per month and it is
planned to have her come here January
1. She would visit the schools and
examine the children and if any were
found who needed attention., their
cases would be followed up by her and
the proper advice given. If the council
would appropriate it's share for a visit
ing nurse, many local people would
contribute to the league, Mr.. Bergheim
said. The appropriation would not h.
an additional drain on the city funds,
he said, as the league is in position
to handle all ordinary cases whish may
develop and will not call on the city
for extra help. Upon motion by Alder
man Murphy the council voted to
make the appropriation.
"Civic League Tag Day.
Mr.. Bergheim also asked the council,
on behalf of the league, to designate
some day which shall be known as
"Civic League Tag Dav'. President
Hall stated that he believed that May
or Fortier would be the proper person
to make this designation and the mayor
who was present, agreed to do so and
added that he would contribute t the
league fund.
Municipal Skating Rink
After this matter had been disposed
Of T. G. Gordon, also representing the
Civic league, asked the city council
for municipal skating rink which will
be conducted under the auspices OF
the Civic league. The rink will be on
the river, just below the Broadway
hri1 Ho or %hoI +ha
to have free municipal skating rink
and that man be engaged to take care
of it. A portable warming house will be
constructed, the work to be done by the
high school manual training depart
ment. Mr.. Gordon stated that the Wa
ter Power Co. would light the rink
free--offI offI~charge the.~.cesaneik ikessvoula
make the appropriation for the care
Of it. The aldermen were Of the opinion
that the plan is very good one and
will result in much good, and, upon
motion by Alderman Venners, voted
to appropriate the requested amount.
A bill from the Century Tool & Met
al company for steel to be used on the
points of picks for street work, was
laid on the table. The company sent
more than twice as much metal as was
ordered.
The bill Of C. A. Matheson, contract
or, for $175, for work on the road east
of Cemetery hill, was allowed in the
sum Of $143.20, Mr.. Matheson chang
ing his claim to that amount and max
ing it read that the balance Of the
amount due on the contract be paid
when the work is completed and accep-
ted by the council. A motion was made
and carried to paw this money to the
men who had worked for Mr.. Math-
eson, and that they be required to file
a verified account and an assignment
of their claims upon receiving pay
ment. E. A. King appeared in behalf
of the laborers. The bill had been laid
| over at previous meetings as the con:
tract had not been completed but in
order that the men might get their pay
the above settlement was effected,
According to City Attorney Cameron
this does not release the contractor
nor his bondsman and the contract
must be fulfilled. Alderman Venners
voted no on the motion to allow the
bill.
Bequest TO The Poor Fund
City Attorney Cameron informed the
council that by the will of the late
! Josiah Page Of this city, the city is
entitled to all money remaining after
all the claims against the estate have
been paid, to be put into fund for the
| worthy poor and distressed. He said
that two sons Of the deceased have fled
a claim for 1880 against the estate
which they allege is due them for car
ing for their mother for a number of
| years past and that if this claim is al.
>1oyed it would take all the money
left by the deceased. He advised the
council to file notice of protest
against this claim and in this way the
city could possibly get the money which
Mr.. Pages will stipulates shall be
turned over to the city. This, the city
! attorney, estimated, would amount to
nearly $1,000. A resolution was drawn
up and passed protesting the claim OF
the sons of Mr.. Page.
Alderman LaFond called the atten-
| tion of the council to Mrs. Mary Zim.