Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-04-07
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the Appointment OF 4 temporary EGn1lkss
man. +. E. Hall was selected and tho
election Of : president for the ensu.
ing year then came up. Mr.. Hall va
reelected. He received 1--WE votes and
Moeglein, Blake and LaFond received
one each. Geo. Moeglein was also 70.
elected vice-president, he getting i've
votes, Blake and LaFond I. III.
Mayor Fortier read his annual mos
sage TO the council. It was accepted
and ordered fled. The message is Civ
en- in full in another column.
d. N. Cameron was reelected city
attorney by unanimous vote Of the
council and VIM. Batters was re.elect.
ed city hall custodian and weighmas-
ter by a unanimous vote. For city en-
gineer Phil. 8. Randall was re-elected.
He received votes ana Loiel Ryan s.
1saae LaFond was reelected street
commissioner without opposition. Dr.
N. W. Chance was reelected health of
icer. He received five votes and Dr..
N. Dumont 8. On the board Of health
Henry Colombo was reelected from
the Second ward, Harvey Canfe1d was
selected for the Third and Dan Bel
for the Fourth. G. st. Marie was
chosen poundmaster for the East side
again and Harvey Garfield for tho
West side. N. N. Bergheim, Geo.
Kiewel and T. II. Dewey were elected
to the board of public works. G. st.
Marie was, elected dog catcher and
scavenger for another year.
Numerous changes, mostly increases,
were made in the salaries Of the city
officials and employees The salary S
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month and that Of the city attorney
was left at $3.50 per year. The asses
sor's salary was increased $50, max
ing $3.50 for this year, when the real
and personal property must be assess
ed. The number Of police YVES fixed
at three, the same number as are now
employed. The salary of the custodian
and weighmaster was increased $40
per month, making it $75. The salary
Of the health officer was reduced from
5000 to $3.50 per year. The salary Of
the members of the board of health
was left at $25 per year and the city
physician s salary Was left ct $500 per
year: The street commissioner 8 pay
was increased from $3.50 per day to
$500 but the salary Of the street la
borers was left the same, $500 per
day. The salary of street laborers
with teams was left at $3.50 per day.
Mayor Fortier announced his ap-
pointment of police for the ensuing
year. The same men will serve. Their
salaries were left the same. The police
are VIM. Hang, chief, $40 per month ;
Octave Richard and Bert Boyes, night
ratrolmen, $65 per month; Hubert
Friesinger, special police, $40 per
month. - ~
City Clerk schallern was instructed
to advertise for bids for the city
printing for the coming year and fo1
the city repositories. He was author
lied to draw warrants for the regular
salaries of the city officers and for the
phone and postoffice box rent.
The first Monday evening Of each
month was designated as the regular
meeting night Of the council.
An application by Sylvester & Mich
OILS for a permit to construct steel
! clad shed on the lot adjoining their
factory, was left without any action
being taken, the chief of the fire de.
partment having refused to O. K. the
application. .
The bill of Mrs. M. Zimmerman fol
washing, amounting to $5.61, was al
lowed. ~
Mayor Fortier read a communication
which he had received from the Civic
league, in which they asked him tx
designate the last Saturday in Septem
Der as Civic League Tag Day. They
also asked him to prohibit any othe1
tag days during the entire year; 1tt
have the curfew bell .rung regularly
to refuse licenses to carnival show,
and, lastly, asking him not to charg,
the coming chautauqua any license
The mayor announced that he woult
designate the league tag day and ask
ed that this be recorded on the coun
ell minutes. He said that he coult
not comply with the request ato pro
hibit other tag days, and in shis tn
council upheld him. AS to allowinn,
the chautauqua to exhibit free 8
charge, he stated that he could not d
that without violating the CITY ordi
nance. He added that he would charr
| license fee large enough at least t
cover the cost Of police service at tn
chautau4ua, unless they furnish thei
own police in which case the licens
would be at the minimum.
n 3. J: LaFond was granted . permi
to put in new glass front in his stor
building on Second street northeast
: and to cover shed at the rear Of th
store with fire-proof roofing. ..1
q Street Commissioner LaFond va
instructed to have the city sprinkle
overhauled and painted immediately.
Adjournment was then taken 1
Monday evening, April 10.
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George Batters Of Athol, idaho.
!. former resident Of Little Falls, died
Athol on March is, after = iingerin
illness, according to word received
Mm. Batters OF this city, . nephe,
/ George Batters was one Of the 'ear]
: settlers here and at one time operate
I q saloon here. in partnership With 4
! brother, Ed. Batters. -5.1f.s,= '7..3
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