Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-04-28
Street SPRINKL|NC BID LETT

J. s. KAYE AWARDED CONTRACT
FOR $s2 PER MONTH STREET
ORDINANCE INTRODUCED
The city council held an adjourned
regular meeting at the city hall Mon
day evening, with the following alder.
men present: Hall, Moeglein, Blake,
Brown, John, LaFond and Farrow.
Herman Pantzke was granted per.
the building occupied by the Pantzke
Bros. grocery store. :
w. 81. Ryan was granted q plumb
Martin and E. j. Richie as sureties,
was approved. ~
Notices of election of officers of
the various companies in the hre De-
| partment were read and confirmed
| to erect a solid brick fre-proof build
his store building on Second street
northeast. =.
Alderman Moeglein introduced an
ordinance intended to regulate the
dumping of earth or other substance
in the streets or alleys of the city
and Of the taking of earth from any
street or alley. Street Commissioner
LaFond has complained that some
people have dumped loads Of saw dust
on some of the main streets Of the
city and refused to take it off when
told to do so. Others, he said, have
taken earth from the streets and al
lleys without permission. The ordi-
nance introduced by Alderman Moeg-
lein, if passed, will give the street
commissioner power to handle these
situations, and the ordinance will also
provide for a maximum fine Of $25 or
20 days in Jail for violation Of its
provisions. Alderman Blake objected
to the passage of the ordinance as it
was as he stated that in his opinion
the alleys should not be included. He
Withheld his vote and the other alder
men voted for the ordinance. It will
be given it's second and final reading
at the next regular meeting.
The park committee was authorized
to have the fence posts along the
south and west sides of the animal en-
closures at the Pine Grove park
painted green. This was requested by
the citizens park committee.
J. S. Kaye was awarded the con-
tract for sprinkling the streets of the
city, for $S2 per month. His bid was
$77 and he was allowed S. per month
in addition to this to sprinkle the
EBroadway bridge. Two other bids
were received, Frank Richard for $50
|per month and N. Battles for $3.50.
| Bids We're received for the legal
printing and the Transcript Publishing
company was awarded the contract
for IS cents per folio for the first in
sertion and 35 cents per folio for sub
|sequent insertions, the usual price. i
+ Bids for city depository were re-
ceived from the three local banks and
each offering the same interest on de-
posits the council voted to divide the
business equally among them. The
bonds Of the First National and the
Merchants State bank were approved.
Owing to the absence of some of the
officers, the German American Ma
tional bank was unable to file its
bond.
N. N. Bergheim brought up the
matter Of getting road to connect
the Pierz road with the road running
past Olof Mains place, east and
northeast Of this city. He stated that
some Of the farmers in that vicinity
have no way of getting their mail
except by coming to Little Falls for
it. Petitions have been prepared by
Belle Prairie and Little Falls towns
to have the road built, he said, and
they are holding the matter up with
the expectancy Of getting aid from
this city to build the road. Alderman
LaFond stated that he did not believe
that the city should help pay for this
road as it is intended only to give the
two towns a more direct cross-road to
go from one town to the otner. J. K.
Martin stated that he believed if a
road was put in that it should be
made to run east and west from this
city instead Of north and south in
those towns, as thereby many more
farmers would be benefited. No action
was taken on the matter.
Alderman John brought up the pc.
tition for the cement sidewalk on
Fourth street southwest. Some of
the members Of the council objected
to the walk being built as it would
mean an outlay by the city for the
construction Of about a block of side.
walk out of the five blocks petitioned
for. The matter was finally referred
, to the street committee for investiga
tion and they were asked to report at
the next regular meeting.
City Custodian VIM. Batters called
the attention Of the council to the
fact that the roof Of the city hall is
in need of repairs. The building com
mittee was instructed to investigate
the matter and was given power te
act.
Alderman John called the council 's
attention to the unsafe condition OF
| the bell tower at the West side fire
station. The fire committee was in
structed to investigate this matter
: and was asked to report at the next
meeting.
MARRIEn