Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-10-08
COUNCIL HELD LONG SESSION
MADE 1916 TAX LEVY, ORDERED
EXTENSION OF FIRST STREET
SEWER, ETC.

The bill of the Simonet Furniture II
Carpet company for goods for the fire.
men g room, was laid over on account
of certain goods not being up to re-
quirements. The purchasing commit
tee was instructed to take care of the
matter.
A bill for $2ss from St. Gabriel's
hospital for the care Of Patrick Boiler,
who was injured by train here some
time ago, was referred back to the
poor committee for further investiga-
ton. The Sisters offered to compro-
mise the bill for 5000 but the council
members were of the opinion that the
city should not pay this bill. 1t was
suggested that the man work to pay
the bill and the poor committee will
try and make arrangements to this ef-
feet.
julius Jetka and w. H. Ryan were
awarded the contract to furnish the
city with SO tons of coal, at $5 per
ton, delivered at the city nall. The
bid of Axel Setterstrem was $4.75 rer
ton on tracks and 80 cents per ton to
deliver it,.
Two bids were received for putting
in a concrete floor in the city hall but
both were rejected on the grounds that
they were too high. The bidders were
D. Brown & Co. for $685. and Johnson
& Peterson for $3.50. The city engin-
eer's estimate was $3.50.
The cigarette license of Dana Brown
was transferred to VIM. o. Beattie.
The library report for the wear end
ing June I, 1915, was read and accept
ed and ordered fled. The report is
given in another column.
The application of o. J. Oftedahl to
construct an automobile shed on the
lot adjoining his studio, was rejected
as the city fire chief held it would be
fire hazard.
Street Commissioner LaFond was in
structed to put in crossing on First
street northwest, near the depot. This
street has been impossible for some
time.
A favorable report was presented by
the board of public works on the Pc
tition for the First street northeast
sewer. The council passed a resolution
ordering it built and instructing the
city clerk to advertise for bids. The
city engineer 8 estimate was $499.65.
| The sewer will be 3SS feet long, ex-
tending from Third avenue northeast
to Fourth avenue northeast, on First
street.
wata .'D.ut,vn poo ] "as p%ss7t ~ utan tho tho
otor w%tv. G"'t ~ Tf s+root rerthoal .
to the end Of the sewer system. The
board of~public works advised this,
saying that F. x. Gonlet,& who must
pay for the installation of the sewer,
wants the benefit of. the water as well.
The COMPANY had intended to nut in
the main oniv to the Fifth avenue
street intersection and connect the
DR.. J. H. Newman place with small
pipes, but it will now be necessary to
put in big main to the end of the
sewer system.
The 1916 tax levy was made as eol-
lows:
General fund $4,000
Library fund 1.5O0
Bonding fund - 5000
Sinking fund .. mills
Music ~ " $50
A resolution was passed assessing
the costs If c]ean;no nrivate nronortv
which the owners failed IN clean
The ouartelv report Of the citv treas
urer was referred to the auditinp com.
mittee for insnect;on
T>, >.
health Officer and nr e w chance
was reelected to tho office Dr. Holst
acted "a officer univ 6nr;no +ha Illness
I of ~ Chance '
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a "a Pesle1on n fer street l1gnt on First
sea.,1tos soau1. anu onerty avenue soutneast'
resu,:eu III several personal petltlons
the street, % c"mm;r+ae . &C. %as fss+he. er' ~" ~
vest;oat;on ~ Iva III
! ;n;nrv sn;+ aao;n.+ +ha 49, Xn"a
Harvey If syneT;or wea rocd ST.
asks $1 O00 dam oes on1 $o5n hnsn;taI I
medical and nnrse ottandanca Zoos
C;+1- A++o-na, T..s e4sx1 1s'
had investigated the matter to some
extent and learned that Mrs. Harvey
had offered to compromise for 1928 for
immediate settlement. He suggested
that the city try make a settlement for
this amount and he suggested that a
Superior physician be engaged to ex-
anime the woman as to the exac+ no.