Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-11-05
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY council
DAMAGE CLAIM OF MRS. ANN
HARVEY ALLOWED IN SUM
OF $125-OTHER BUSINESS

OF $125-OTHER BUSINESS
A regular monthly meeting of the
city council was held at the city hall
Monday evening, with all members
present except Blake and Bell. A
large number of citizens were also in
evidence.
The application of Paul Felix for a
permit to erect a brick veneered she'd
near the county Jail was granted. P.
j. Vasaly was also granted a permit
to put on new roof on the American
House barn and to make other repairs.
Municipal Judge Lvon filed a report
with a receipt for So attached. The
report was accepted.
The bond Of C. A. Matheson, con-
tractor, in the sum of 5000, with Oscar
Anderson as surety, was approved.
City Clerk Schallern was instructed
to advertise for bids for the replank-
ing and repairing Of the north wagon
bridge. Alderman Moeglein reported
that the floor of the bridge is in bad
condition and urged that it be repaired
as soon as possible. He stated that
he had conferred with the Pine Tree
Mfg. Co. officials and that they had
agreed to meet half of the cost of re-
pairing it. He stated that the cost
would be between $4O0 and $500. A
resolution was drawn up and passed
petitioning the county commissioners
to pay for the cost of repairing the
bridge, out Of the road and bridge
fund, as the law provides.
Matt Krause filed a bid, offering to
tut in the concrete floor in the city
hall for $3.50. AS all bids received
rere rejected at the previous meeting
the city attorney held that the con-
tract could not be let without again
advertising for bids and the matter
was dropped.
DR.. E. E. Hall brought up the mat
ter Of getting better protection for the
people who cross the N, P. tracks at
Broadway and First avenue east. DR..
Hall stated that on October IA, his
daughter was struck by a freight car
at the First avenue crossing and was
BADLY injured. He asked that the
council take steps to force the railway
ompany to install some sort of signal
device. Max Corbin, F.. w. Dobbvn,
e. W. Massey and several others also
stated that something should be done
j, the matter as the crossings are
dangerous. They stated that consider
Z ble switching is done on these tracks
hut that never is bell or whistle
sounded for crossings. City Attorney
4 ameron was finally instructed to no.
4 fly the railway company to install
signals at these crossings. The law
Provides that the city can compel the
,ilway companies to put in overhead
crossings but it is likely that the COM
n will {n Stol
1:al~ Device as ~the%=exp ,sveuL}+, not
he so great.
City Physician E. L. Fortier report
ed to the council that he had made a
trip to Superior and examined Mrs.
Ann Harvey of that city, who has filed
notice OF suit for personal injuries,
:ainst the city. He stated that he
did not believe the injury would be a
Permanent one and said that she had
never been at a hospital, but had only
aeceived occasional treatment from a
surgeon. In the notice of suit, Mrs.
Harvey asks for $3.50 for hospital and
medical attendance fees and $1,000
general damages but through her at
torney has since offered to settle for
1925. The councilmen were of the
opinion that she was not entitled to
The latter amount and therefore allow
ed the bill in the sum Of 1925 and in
Ftructed the city attorney to try and
settle for that amount.
The bill of st. Gabriel's hospital for
the care Of Patrick Bulger, tran
sient, was allowed in the sum of 5000.
The bill was originally for $288 but
the Sisters offered to cut off the $88
j6f it was settled. Mr.. Bulger was in
3ured by falling from train at the
West side railroad crossing on Septem-
ber 81, 1914, and was taken to st. Ca
briefs hospital for. treatment. He was
kept there until June ~, 1915, and
when the bill was presented to the city
council for payment no one seemed to
know who authorized taking the man
to the hospital. At Mondays meet
5ng one of the aldermen informed the
council that the Sisters threatened to
commence suit against the city for the
recovery Of the claim unless it be al
ilowed Immediately. The council de-
'tided not to take any chances on a
suit and allowed the bill.
The street committee was instructed
investigate as to the condition of
eventh street northeast and to see
what can be done to fix it up.
The sum Of $3.50 was voted to be
expended on the road leading south of
this city, passing the Franciscan hos
pital. Sam Hammerbeck, representing
,tae farmers living along that road,
e'ated that they would raise at least
$25 to help fix up that road in the city
as there is one bad spot just inside the
city limits. He also asked the council
ITO take oteps to have the railroad
fence removed from the road near the
railroad crossing, also that light pole
belonging to the Water Power COM
''1any be moved out of the road. The
city clerk was instructed to write to
both companies in regard to these
matters.
Alderman LaFond informed the
council that the street sprinkling con-
lAract had eynirad The atraot nonn.