Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-05-07
.D0|NGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
GRANT SPRINKLNG PETITION
FAVOR APPROPRIATION FOB
BAND-GRANT PERMITS

The city council held regular meet
ing at the city hall Monday evening
with all members present except Blake
and Moeglein.
A petition asking that First avenue
southeast, between First and Second
streets, be sprinkled, was brought ul
and was granted. This petition was
brought up at q previous meeting but
did not have the required number Of
signatures. The contract with Franl
Richard, who sprinkles the streets, wat
altered to include this territory.
The report Of the Hook 3 Ladde,
company Of it's election of officers f0a
tho ensuing year was approved.
Denis & Brick were granted a per
NIT to, erect a solid brick addition tt
the LaFond garage, situated on lot
Of block 20, original townsite. Tht
bonds were fixed at $500.
A petition signed by a number Of
property owners on Second street
northeast, was brought up, asking that
a cement crossing be put in ON Second
street, at the south side of the inter
section with Fifth avenue northeast
1t was thought that the cement cross
ing would be too expensive and that
the residents would be satisfied with 8
crushed rock crossing and the stree,
commissioner was instructed to put ir
a crossing Of crushed rock.
NJ. A. Engstrom applied for per
nit to operate refreshment stand al
the Pine Grove park. The matter was
left to the park committee with power
to act.
s. J. Vasaly and Barney Burton, rep
resenting a committee from the Com
mercial club, asked that $4O0 be ap
propriated for the city band for tht
coming year. They stated that Mr.
Bastien asked for 5000 for leading thu
band the coming year and that the
citizens would raise 5000 if the coun
Gil would appropriate $400. Aldermen
Murphy, Venners, Bell and johnson
were appointed as committee to ar
range with the citizens committee. Or
account of the charter prohibiting the
council from letting contracts for more
than 5000 at one time it will be neces
sary to hire Mr. Bastien for six months
at time.
The city clerk was instructed tt
write the Water Power company ani
ask them to furnish the city with al
itemized statement of the water ser
vice at the city hall.
Street Commissioner LaFond was in
structed to put in culvert at the in
tersection Of Twelfth street and Sixth
avenue northeast and to fix up the
streets in that vicinity. He was alst
instructed to put in a galvanized cul
vert On First avenue southeast neal
Kidder street to change the course OF
the water: After heavy rains the prop
erty on Kidder street below First ave
rue usually stands in foot of wate-
Dr::~V:=H Fl: K. Meyer, W. E. penfier
and NJ. M. Buckmm appeared and pro
tested against the erection of bill
board on First street southeast, or
the Batters property. They stated
that the billboard would be unsightly
and would result in paper being litter
ed On the street. Dell Batters inform
ell the council that Mr.. Hall had stated
that he would not erect the billboard
if anv objection was made and alsc
stated that he would not allow Mr.
Hall the use Of the ground if the pAo
ple objected. The council had granite
the permit on these conditions and
thev therefore, withdrew it.
City Attorney Cameron Informed
the council that he had written P. J
Suit, president of the Little Falls-Dar
ling Gas company, a very strong letter
in regard to instituting suit for the
recovery Of the $500 bonds unless they
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