Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-04-14
D0|NCS OF THE CITY COUNCIL

ASSESSORS SALARY RAI4ED-
PAVING PETITION REFERRED
TO BOARD PUBLIC WORKS i
The city council me met in regular i: !. ad.
journed session Monday evening at
the city hall, with the following NOM
bars present: Hall, Moeglein, Brown,
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the United States government . per.
petual irrevocable easement fors5sa
sewer on Broadway east, to conneet
with the new postofice property. S
Ordinances fixing the salaries Of tho
health officer and board Of health ,And
of the police and assessor, were pass
ed. The salary of the assessor was
increased from $3.50 and $4oO per year
to $4oo and $500 yer year, the latter
being for years when both the real
and personal property is assessed. The
reason for the increase is that. the
growth of the city, etc., have made it
necessary for the assessor to hire an
assistant in order to complete the
work in time. ~, 8,
An ordinance fixing, the street
sprinkling district tor 1916 w4e pass
ed. The district was fred az follows:
Broadway from the w4st end Of the
bridge to Third street east. First
street east from First avenue north
to a point 100 feet south Of First ave-
nue. south. Second street east from
Broadway to First avenue north. First
avenue south from First street to Sec
ond street. A resolution was passed
fixing April 25 as the date to receive
bids for the sprinkling contract. +
DR.. E. l.. Fortier was reelected city
physician for the ensuing year.
Geo. Kiewel, representing the
Fourth of July committee, appeared
before the council and sounded the
sentiment Of tho aldermen in regard
to an appropriation for Fourth Of
July celebration. They seemed favor
able to it and he announced that he
would report to the meeting, which was
held in an adjoining room at the same
time, to that effect, and that COM
mittee would approach the council
later for the appropriation.
II. J. LaFond WIS granted a permit
to construct a solid brick building,
1928 feet, at the rear Of his store
building on Second street northeast,
to be used as warehouse.
A petition for paving First street
northeast between Broadway and
First avenue north, was after a
lengthy discussion, referred to the
board Of public works. The petition
called for paving with concrete. Most
of the aldermen were of the opinion
that the Broadway and First avenue
north Intersections should he PAVED
at the same time, to encourages paving
on other streets. N. N. Bergheim Of
the board of public works suggested
that this be included in the petition
if such was the desire of the council
as it would help the board to get es-
Inmates on the cost, etc. It might
also tend to bring lower price, and
would insure the job going to only
one contractor The council voted that
the city should pay for the paving Of
the intersections above mentioned.
and the matter was then referred to-
the board OF public works and reso-
lutlon was passed instructing the
clerk to notify the property owners to
make water and sewer connection be-
fore the paving is started.
A petition for a cement sidewalk on
Fourth street southwest, from Broad
way to Sixth avenue, was laid over to
the next meeting for investigation as
to the number of signers and the num-
Der OF lots and crossings that the city
Will nave to pay for in event of the
construction Of the walk.
An ordinance was passed to amend
the ordinance fixing the licenses for
various entertainments, etc., in which
It was specified that the annual chau-
tauqua should pay no license fee.
dhere was some objection to this at
first, as in the past the city has heen
to an expense for policing the chau-
tauqua grounds, but this objection
was met by the insertion in the
ordinance of specific clause prov;d-
ing that "the city shall not be under
any obligation for special police pro.
lection for said chautauoua Or con.
certs. The ordinance was introduc-
ed by Alderman Hall.
Alderman Hall brought up the mat
ter OF having the two wagon BRIDGES
painted but the mater was left until
the next meeting owing to the charter
requiring a resolution stating that
such work is necessary. Part of the
cost OF painting the bridges is met
bv the county. A representative of
paint concern was present and told
the council about various kinds of
paint, and urged the purchase of paint
by the city and the letting of con
tracts for putting it on, claiming that
IN this manner better results conld
be secured at lower cost to the citv.
J.. H. Schneider, s. Hammerbeck
A. Skoog and J. E. Claassen of Little
Falls town appeared before the .coun-
Gil and asked if the city would appro.
pirate some money to fix up the roads
Leading into the city from this town.
There are three roads, one from the