Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-05-19
CITY COUNCIL HELD MEETlNC|
CUT NUMBER OF SALOONS TO II
PASS ORDINANCE OVER
MAYORS HEAD

PASS ORDINANCE OVER
MAYORS HEAD
A regular adjourned meeting of the
city council was held at the city hall
evening, all members being,
present except Murphy.
Frank J. Kopacz, Mrs. NJ. Kerich,
Gust Larson and Jacob Poach were
granted permits to construct. cement:
walks. in front Of their property. The:
city engineer was instructed TO- give,
them the proper grade for the walks,
Notices Of the election Of officers Of
Hose Company No. l., 2 and and
Chemical Company No. 2, were read
and the elections confirmed. Geo.
Emder was recommended by the FIRE:
department for appointment as chief:
fire warden and engineer, and he was
duly appointed by the council. He
that he had appointed P.
J. Vasaly as first assistant: chief, E.
A. Loucks as second assistant and T.
o. Berg as third assistant. These ap-
pointments were confirmed.
A petition for sprinkling Broadway
West from First to Second street, was
to the street committee for
investigation and to report at the
next meeting. Mr.. Kaye stated that
he could not handle this work unless
a standpipe would be put up on the
West side. Owing to the cost Of
stand pipe, $50 to $75, and the fail
ure of the petitioners to come before
the original contract was let, because
of the fact that the territory to be
Ia Sc I'll h.
died with the present equipment, and
because of the proposition made by
the petitioners of paying 81 per month
each for the sprinkling service, which
would necessitate the city collecting
it each month, the council felt that
the petition could not be granted.
They expressed the opinion that if
Mr.. Kaye could handle the addition
al territory without interfering with
his work on the regular district, and
without necessitating the installation
Of a stand pipe and if he would ar
range to collect for the sprinkling, the
service could probably be furnished.
No action was taken, however, except
to refer the matter to the street com
mittee.
The board of public works gave a
report recommending that the side
walk on Fourth street southwest be
constructed. A resolution was passed
authorizing the construction Of the
walk and referring the matter back
to the board.
An ordinance was passed cutting
down the number of saloons in this
city from eighteen to seventeen. It
went through without dissenting
vote.
The ordinance recently passed by
the council to permit the chautauqua
to exhibit here without paying IL
cense,. was. brought up, and the may
or's veto Of same was read. It was
then submitted for vote and was
unanimously passed over the mayor IS
veto.
N. N. Bergheim on behalf of the
Civic league called the councils at
tention to the serious condition of
Andrew Kufel. He stated that the
man was in the last stages of tuber-
culosis and that something must be
done with him. Several small chill
dren live in the same rooms where he
is and may contract the disease if ro
is not removed. The matter was re-
ferred to the poor committee with
power to act on the suggestion of
sending him to the Walker sanatari-
um. A doctor had stated that he did
not believe that he would live long.
II. w. Venners and Chas. Sylvester
appeared before the council and asked
for an appropriation for the Fourth
Of July celebration, or that the CITY
hire band. It was decided to ap-
propriate 800.
Three bills were allowed, one to
Mrs. s. Zimmerman in the sum of
$5.O4, for washing towels, one to the
Little Falls Milling company, $l2.6O.
for feed for the park animals and one
to VIM. Hang, chief Of police, for 81,
for fares for poor.
Chief Fire Warden Geo. Emder ask
ed tor an increase in the firemen 8
pay. He gave figures to show that
the expense OF the fire department has
been greatly reduced since the truck
was installed. From June, 1918, to
June, 1914, the city paid out $685. for
l9 tires. During the same length Of
time time the following year it paid out
$3S2.25 for IA fires, whereas from
June, 1915. to June, 1916, since the
truck has been in service, the total
expenditures thus far have been onlv
$l85.75, for the same number of fires
as last year, or less than one-half of
what they were the previous year. The
old salary schedule Of the firemen was
so cents for the first hour and 25
cents per hour for each following
hour. Mr.. Emder asked that the nav
be increased to so cents for the first
three hours and 25 cents per hour for
each hour thereafter The council
passed resolution to this effect
unanimously.
Mr.: Emder also called the council g
attention to the poor condition of the
floor in the city hall, where the truck
is kept. He pointed out that the old
chemical engine hadf been sold for
1925 and the hose cart for $50 and
asked the council to use this money
In IN putting in new concrete floor.
The council favored this and the city
clerk was instructed to re.aduort;se