Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-08-18
CLUB HAS A REVIVAL
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD
BY COMMERCIAL CLUB-DIs-
CUSS BAND AND ROADS

Various matters of Importance con-
cerning the city and its welfare were
taken up and discussed at meeting
of the Commercial club at the city hall
Monday evening. The attendance was
small but nerevertheless a very sue
cessful meeting was held It was the
first meeting the club has held since
last March.
G. w. Firnstahl of the membership
committee reported that they had sue
ceeded in getting about eighty mem
bers into the fold and that the dues
for about so had already been collect
ed. He was authorized to hire q man
to collect the balance.
Frank Kiewel reported that there
was a balance Of about 500 from the
last banquet. He was instructed to
turn it over to the club, to be placed
in banquet fund.
The proposition Of maintaining q
band in this city was discussed at
length. S. j. Vasaly, chairman Of the
committee to solicit funds, reported
that there was a shortage Of $50 from
last year. The Commercial club guar
anteed the payment OF the amount
that was to be raised by popular sub
scription, last year, and therefore ad..
vanced the committee $55 to pay the
band leader, Mr.. Bastien.
Charles Sylvester suggested that the
council be asked to make a bigger levy
for band purposes, if necessary, as a
city of this size should not be without
a band. All present felt that the pro-
per way to raise funds for band is
by taxation and it was decided TO ask
the council to incresase the music levy
to the limit, which is one-half mill
President Kiewel and one Of the mem
bers of the soliciting committee were
asked to bring this matter before the
council at its next meeting, the follow
ing evening. Secretary Millard was
also instructed to write to other cities
in this state having bands and ask
what their methods Of band manage
ments, ETC., are.
Mr.. Bastien's contract as leader for
the band expired last June and since
that time the band has disbanded It
is the hope Of the club that the neces-
sary funds can be secured to reorgan-
ize and hire a leader for another year,
although it is perhaps too late now to
arrange for any public concerts.
n. N. Bergheim made application
for an appropriation for the county
fair and was given 800. He explain
ed that the fair society has purchased
some lots near the fair grounds for a
race track and that this will cost the
society a total of $40O including the
cost of moving certain buildings which
are located on the property. He says
that the track will not be ready, for
use this year. sss..ssri - ,1,T- Y 7
Franl Kioro1 Iroroh%
ter Of the erection of a pavilion at
the Pine Grove Park. Those present
felt that the club should take the ini-
tiative in this matter and that local
lodges and other organizations which
will want to use it will be glad to con-
tribute toward it's construction. It was
estimated that such a building would
cost from five to six hundred dollars.
Half of this amount, it was believed,
could be raised by public subscription,
from the lodges, etc., and the city
would probably pay one-half N. N.
Berg helm, Charles Sylvester and John
E.ertin were appointed as committee
on a pavilion.
"Good Roads, was one Of the prin-
clpal topics for discussion at the meet
ing, George Kiewel, good roads boost
er, starting the ball rolling. At his
suggestion it was decided 10 urge the
council to get busy and fix up the
roads in this city and the main road
leading into the city, especially in
Pike Greek township. The roads there
are in bad condition and they have
more traffic than any other roads
leading into the city. It was also
decided to ask the council to spend
some Of the road money for the main.
tenance of the roads which they build.
even If it is necessary to cut down the
amount they spend building them.
In connection with road work the
paving question came up, s. J. Vasaly
telling what is being done in St. Cloud
at this time. They are doing consid-
cradle paving, with creosote wood
blocks and with bitulithic, the average
cast per block being about $4,000.
The relative merits of concrete, wood
blocks and bitulithic, were discussed,
and prices compared. Charles Sylves-
ter, who made an inspection of the St..
Cloud streets, in connection with the
\ paving Of First street northeast in
this city, stated that concrete is cheap
est, the cost being about $1.5O per
square yard. Bitulithic is next, at
about $3.50 and creosoted blocks are
highest, $2.4O.
Mr.: Sylvester suggested, that the
councils attention be, in an indirect
way, brought to the condition Of the
paving on the Broadway bridge. It
has been neglected, he said, and is be.
ginning to show wear, in some places
being very bad. George Kiewei said
that the bridge floor should be given
treatment Of asphalt tar and sand
which would fill up the pores and act
as a preservative. This is the treat.
ment that was given the floor lust
after it was put in. Mr.. Kiewel was
asked to bring the matter to the at.
tention of the council.
Bills amounting to $95 were allowed
One of these was for $55 for Mr.. Bas.
tien as leader of the band for 1915, one
for $25 was an appropriation to the
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