Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-10-20
MORE FIRE HOSE PURCHASED
''tlINl'Il. !,i;YS 900 FEET or HOSE
ErK Flkt. DEPARTMENT.
OTHER III SIM .SS

tho c.ty council held an adjourned reg
lar Meeting at The city hall Wttlnrs-
Fay evening. all the aldermen being
-; sent.
\ rcgyrt by tn. citizens electric light
."!t> committee On their findings and Il
,:liDUritv report on same BY Peter }.
;lsoly one III tho members Of the COM
uit;rt, were presented and read. On
lotion Of Alderman Brown both were
ia on the table for examination and
,,l,lication, 10 h. taken up a, the rcSu-
1t" meeting in November. An account
IT mis- matter is given in another col
.;..:, together witl the complete re-
;nrtS
l;,ds ",rr tE,n ,>l"'r.'d for coal for the
~ h;tl!. Thr,-. bids were received.
.rr,;, W IL. Ryan. julius Jetka and the
Vest Side h'>3l company. All were alike
II the r,ric,, Of ,ilt coal delivered at the
. Ivy hall. $3.50 la.r ton and the council
u;,.d 70 divi,1. the order and give each
,itl,,r II, order tr1. carload Of twenty
,rtlS.
}:I:ls were ,l>:'n opened for fire hose.
Six bid, w.r,' r'"-'ivrd. thu bidders being
-. w. :. Mott ,n!,pHuy. til" Eu.rhn Fire
lose Notwithstanding company. the West
, 4 Pump x M;.chi-try company. the
':s:tvG < tH,i,.. Rubber Manufacturing
,,,1,;,nnN. tn" ':-l.c,ttrnl irt. Hose rom
49,. ,ur,1;lIy, represented by w. II. Ky-
a. The prices ranged from ~ cents per
,.,t to xIlu IA" order was awarded tn
,>., Of 10. hi,,,i rs. each getting nnr-haN.
-. 800 :., The succ,.ASful bidders were
49,, Et..t.ka Fir. Hose MaNufart urinE
,tnDanv and IN. Western i'ulnp 4
'rin,.ry company. tn" hus'' purchased
Ing - singh" i;trl<''t OF the N'-rt'nt grade
'vith q 40 lA'nnd plrss'lr" and Il :'-yt;'r
guarantee.
r. =. ,;nr,io,, manager for the Water
,',,urr rn1np.ny, :ts1rl the council to
.,in. u, the cl"ctrc light franchise OK
r.inn ,riI,:lnr" ana give it it's first
,<Int II could then be brought zap at
,:?rre :n-rtipgS for discussion. he sad.
\l1rrn,.i:, t':.k moved that tho matter
-. left until :. meeting after the rate re-
,u,rts ht.v,. been published an,> thorough
-, <}is,u4s..u. Mr. Gordon did not tax"
.;!<ily 70 this plln. saying that TN" or
,!i,lAncc >->inu. btfor. the council thr'" or
.,,ui. moths ;,S, and had since been pub
,i.!l,-I III both local papers, and had had
,,!,..:ticlliy all the publishing that was
:..t.tssar= and had also been discussed
mite ia roughly. tle said that II tho
,.ruaci! vas going TO turn down .-'' or
,,ir,..ncc, -hr sooner thry do ii, the bet
l.r 80 ts,At tho company may kho"
AiicrC tt,-y ar, at. However the f;tlk
cot ion WAS seconded ana Eth'ltN <tH"
,,,ning was done with the ordinance
: petition By residents Of broadway
West, between Third and Fourth streets
skiing t.ut The boulevard on that street
-. fr,ad,j fourteen frtt wide iuStc:,u on
inv. W;s presented and read AS AZ
,rdi1anH, is necessary On this matter
p.As lc:r until III" next mt"tlnE. Alder
.t:Au Jotgi Ia :lrr;tuS" To have an ordl-
:.tnnr drawn up in the meantime.
\l.lcrinu1 Johnson brought up tn" mat
81, OF ,vE4Airing the West side bell tower.
~. ,ot u1. which the tower now stands
- ,waoI! by pIit"tr' interests, anu Al
,j,.t.,n1u .!<nnSnn stated that he had been
,Ia thai ,i..y contemplated using It,
. vac .nrr..fnrr deemed advisable N
,nv.. tn. tower across tn. street and
,,l!t,, ii ". the unused street near the
~t.,,n Cr.l=ncr Alderman Johnson was
.!!<.irtint,s! 20 get IN estimate or tht cost
~ "r1n,.7nE he tower and moving II
r,,'rt,4.; tvs .atr,st and repnr; To the rn'lll-
~ at its nnxt meeting.
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