Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-11-10
COMPLAIN ABOUT CITY DUMP
E1ITTLE FALLS TOWN FARMERS.
INDIGNANT OVER CONDITIONS.
AGAIN ENTER COMPLAINT

Aldermen MOegleln, Blake, Falk,
johnson, LaFond and Farrow Being
present. Vice-president Moeglein
acted as chairman in the absence of
President Hall.
John Vertin was granted a permit
to put fre-proof roofing on the
building occupied by the Dow print
cry.
City Clerk Schallern read a CON-
munication from the Water Power
company stating that they desired to
withdraw the proposed ordinance for
the extension of the electric lignU
franchise. The clerk stated that he
had already returned the proposed or
dinance to the company.
Geo. Kaye, Mr.. Bredfeld, Mr..
Knuth and one or two other farmers
from Little Falls town appeared before
the council and registered complaints
about the condition of the city dump,
which is located near the main road
about two miles south of town. They
stated that dead horses had been tax
en- down there and left unburied and
that rubbish and manure had been
dumped near the entrance to the dump
and even outside of it. Mr.. Bred
field, who is a member OF the town
board Of Little Falls, stated that the
councils attention had been called to
the matter on number of occasions
but that the conditions now are worse
board has the power to condemn the
dump as a nuisance but that they
do not wish to take such marsh steps
if the city will make an effort to keep
lit more sanitary. He suggested digg-
ing trench and having all waste
dumped into the trench, and when it
becomes filed up it could be covered
up and another trench dug. The
councilmen were of the opinion that
the dump should be looked after and
Street Commissioner LaFond was in
structed to go down there and clean it
up and to examine it occasionally
hereafter aud see that dead animals
are properly buried, etc.
Four petitions against the proposed
light rate, one from each ward in the
city, containing in all over two
hundred signatures, were presented,
but were not read as a special meet
! ing will he called for the purpose of
bringing up the light reports and
! hearing these petitions. The petition
ers suggested q rate starting at 6 cents
for the first 80 kilowatt hours, instead
of cents for the first 20; cents for
! the next 30 instead of 6 cents for 20
stead e4 all-essef-4 they also sug.
gested a minimum of SO cents per
! month. l@e
Alderman johnson reported to the
council that he had asked for prices
for the rebuilding of the West side
bell tower and that he had received
an offer to put up 40foot steel tow
er, with 10-foot girders, for $71.00 and
a similar tower with 5-foot girders
for $3.50, all complete. The price for
the timber for wooden tower, he
said, would be $57.48, and the cost of
construction would bring the wooden
tower to about $3.50. The council de.
cided to get the steel tower with the
5-foot girders at $3.50. Alderman
Johnson was given power to have the
tower constructed.
A. D. Harrison made q proposition
to the council to sell a crusher head
for the stone crusher to the city tor
! $35. It cost $48 when new and was
said to be in good condition. Street
Commissioner LaFond. was authorized
to buy it.
An ordinance pmending the ordi-
nance establishing the widths of side
| walks and boulevards on Broadway
west was instructed by Alderman
johnson. This ordinance was drawn
up in order to make the boulevard on
! Broadway from Third street on Ii
feet, instead Of 9. The ordinance in
cluded some parts of the street and OF
other streets which were considered
| unnecessary and City Attorney Gamer.
On said that they could be eliminated
The ordinance was therefore laid over
until these changes could be made
The property owners had started to
put in their curbs but the delays caus
cd them to drop the work and they
will not be finished until next spring
Street Commissioner LaFond was
instructed to look after a ditch on
Sixth street southwest which has
been filed up in one place as a result
Of people driving through it with
rigs. He was also instructed to notify
| the Realty Improvement company
which owns the lots at the corner Of
Broadway and Second street. north
east, to put in a railing along the
sidewalk. Alderman LaFond stated
that the wire fence along that walk
was torn down in several places ani
that it was dangerous. The street
commissioner was also instructed tt
see that railing is installed along
the ravine on the same street, from
First avenue north to tho Methodist
church.
! Bills allowed:
! General
Water Power Co., street light
| ing ....... .$4o( w
Water Power Co., hydrant
rental ..................... 1858:
Water Power Co., rebate on
sidewalks ................. 48.5(
J. A. St. Martin, repairing
tools ...................... %:
Isaac LaFond, street commits
sioner's pay roll ......... 2o2.7t
Morrison County Lumber COM
! pany, wood for city hall. -. 2.0t
Electric Shop, merchandise. "a!