Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-05-05
VOTE MONEY TO FIX ROADS
COUNCIL APPROPRIATES $3.50 TO
FIX UP ARTERIES LEADING
TO CITY

The city council held regular
monthly meeting at the city hall Mon
day evening. Aldermen Hall, Moeg-
lein, Blake, Brown, John, LaFond
and Farrow were present.
A resolution was passed referring
to the. board Of public health the pc
tition for cement sidewalk on Fourth
street southwest, from Broadway to
Fifth avenue, On the west side of the
street.
Fire Chief Geo. Emder asked the
council for an appropriation of 500 for
each Of eight delegates to the state
fremen s convention, which will be
held at Chisholm soon. The council
voted the appropriation.
Farmers from Little Falls town
asked the council to spend some mon
ey in fixing up the roads leading into
the city from that township, Alderman
Moeglein reported that the work was
necessary and should be done. The
attention of the council was called to
the fact that another road has been
tablished to replace one Of the old
roads leading into the city from the
southeast, and they asked that some
money be spent on this road also.
This is the road leading past the R.
L. Cochrane farm to the German Gem
etery, where it turns east. It was
necessary to make this road as the
old road leading toward the DR.. J.
H. Newman farm is under about three
feet Of water now. The council voted
to expend not to exceed 5000 on each
Of the three roads east of the road
known as the Hammerbeck road, and
to expend $50 on the Hammerbeck
road. The council appropriated $3.50
for this road last year. The money
for this work comes out of fund
which cannot be used for any other
purpose than for fixing up roads lead
ing into the city. It cannot be ex-
pended on streets in the city.
An ordinance was passed to amend
the present fire limit ordinance,
whereby certain part Of the block
in which the city hall is located, is
excluded from the fire limits, and
block just east Of the court house
block, also is excluded.
0. j. Oftedahl was granted permit
to construct brick veneered garage
building, 10x14 feet in size, at the
rear of his photo studio on First
street northeast.
The Franciscan Sisters were grant
ed permit to construct a cement
sidewalk along Third. street southeast.
in front Of the new hospital, also
other walks on the property between
the various buildings.
A report of Municipal Judge LYON
with receipt for $18 attached. was
read, accepted and ordered fled.
The Moeglein ordinance prohibiting
persons from dumping refuse in the
streets or alleys or from taking earth
from streets or alleys, was given it's
second and final reading and nassed
DR.. N. W. Chance asked the council
to make his salary as citv health of-
fcer the same as last year. 5000. At
the annual meeting last month the
salary was cut from 5000 to $40 M
action was taken in behalf of the re.
quest.
City Treasurer John Vertin, . ANN.
al report was received and referred
10 inc hnance committee and they
were instructed to have it printed
after examining it.
City Attorney Cameron called the
councll>s attention to the fact that
the bonds OF all the local banks, which
are city repositories, are too small, be-
ing only about one-ha1f Of the amount
that the law requires. He stated that
1t would not make any particular diff
ference to the city but the city treas
urer would be held liable and by hav,
ing the bonds large enough he would
be protected. Mr.. Vertin was present
and ne stated that he would take the
matter up with the banks the follow
ing day.
The councils attention was called
to the fact that at the annual meet
ing two members Of the board Of pub
lie works were elected from the same