Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-10-06
TRANSACTIONS OF THE COUNCIL
ORDER SEVERAL STREETS FIXED
WILL BUY MORE FIRE
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The city council held a regular
monthly meeting at the city hall Mon
day evening, all aldermen except
johnson and Farrow present.
Il. V. Tanner, as agent for the Tan
ner estate, was granted a permit to
replace the freproof roofing on the
st. Paul store building with new fire.
proof roofing.
Geo. Moeglein, sr., was granted a
permit to put ire-proof roof on a
small building on First avenue south
east, between Kidder and First streets.
Alderman Falk told the council that
Mrs. A.. Kobbe had requested that
some arrangements be made for the
payment Of her sewer assessment in
five annual payments. The city clerk
stated that the assessments had been
turned over to the county auditor some
time ago and that therefore nothing
could be done. City Attorney Rosen-
meier said that the county officials
are very reluctant about making any
changes after the figures have once
been entered, therefore nothing was
done in the matter. The total amount
of the assessment was 500.
The report of Municipal Judge Ly-
On with a receipt for So attached was
accepted and ordered filed.
A petition by residents ON Ninth
and Tenth streets southeast asking
that something be done to drain their
property, was referred to the street
committee. The property re1erred to
lies near the Sam LaFond home and is
hollow. "A pipe was put in several
years ago to drain the land, but it is
claimed that the pipe was not put
down deep enough.
City Clerk Schallern was instructed
to advertise for bids for 1000 feet of
fire hose. There is only about 2,3O0
feet of hose at the city hall and 1900
OF this must be kept on the fire truck
in order to keep the city in the fourth
class, leaving only very small amount
for a change.
George Emder told the council that
the lanterns which the fire department
has are ineffective in a dark place
where the smoke is thick and he asked
that good searchlight be purchased
and placed on the fire truck, for use
~ AAoo' TIC uIc COAllllLIee WAS au-
thorized to get one.
Alderman Moeglein, chairman of
the street committee, reported that the
committee had inspected Fifth street
southeast in regard to drainage and
he said that the committee had come
to the, conclusion that if the residents
along the street would put in side
walks the trouble would no doubt be
greatly relieved. AS to First street
northeast, he said that there is no use
of doing anything with it. unless some
binder is first put, on. A lively dis.
cussion as to what should be done on
the various streets followed and each
alderman had some street that he
wanted fixed, until finally President
Hall had to halt the discussion, as a
number of propositions had been
brought up and were being discussed
at the same time. They then went
back to the beginning of the street
discussion, and, upon motion by Alder.
man LaFond the street commissions,
was instructed to grade all of Fifth
street east and all of Sixth street
northeast except the block between
Broadway and First avenue Alderman
Brown then moved that First street
northeast be fixed up with clay, gravel
or brickbats for distance of three
blocks, one at time, making the stri1
eighteen feet wide. This motion car
ried. The street commissioner was
then instructed to put in three crush
ed rock crossing on First street north
east. Two of these are on the east
side Of the street, one on either side
of the high school and the third
| crosses the street.
Christ Van Buskirk of Sixth street
southwest asked that something be
done to take care of the surplus wate1
IN that vicinity. He suggested thai
the ditch on that street be cleaned out
and believed that this would relieve
the trouble. The matter was referred
! to the street committee for investiga
ton.
The annual tax levy was made. This
| will be found in another column.
The street sprinkling assessment
was confirmed. City Clerk Schalier1
explained that for First avenue south
east, where the sprinkling was no,
started until later in the season, the
| assessments we're made on a Dro rata
basis.
The sum of $400 was appropriated
for the repairing Of the Pike Creel
road. The council advertised for bid.
for this some time ago but received
none and therefore had the right tt
make an appropriation in excess o1
5000.
Bills allowed:
c1onf,.a1
Water Power Co., hydrant rent $495. 8:
W: P. Co., street lights, etc. -. 4s7.0(
Adams Hdw. Co., inseed OIL. 1.8(
Garfield Bros, constructing
sidewalks 40:
Eich & Seifert, supplies for
street commissioner ..... 37.7(
Peter Lauermann, labor and ma
| terial LII
Julius Jetka, coal and oil. 2O.2!
L. F. Cornice & Roofing Co.,
| merchandise n
Isaac LaFond, street commits
sioner's pay roll amman. 215.O
wv. P. Co., water rent, city hall FL
w. H. Ryan, cement, etc. ..... 3,3
Electric Shop, mdse ......... 10
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