Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-08-11
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The city council held a regular
meeting at the city hall Mon
day evening, Aldermen Hall, Moeglein,
Blake, Brown, LaFond and Farrow be-
ing present.
The matter of repairing the bell
tower at House HouBe No. was
brought up but Hothingsw2s. done as
Alderman Brown reported that he had.
been Informed that it had been repair
ed. ..,s]
D. X. Harting was granted permit
to put a new fre-proof roof on the barn
and carriage house and on the trim
ming house roof. 49,
Mrs. Mathilda Huff was granted a
permit to construct cement walk in
front of her property on Second street:
Southeast.
Mayor Fortier's request that the po-.
lice be given vacation of two weeks
each, was granted.
A report from the board of public
works on the construction Of the ce:
ment walk on Fourth street southeast,
was read. All of the walk except
about 500 feet has been completed and
the street commissioner was instructed
to have the remainder of the walk con-
structed, the cost to be assessed up
against the property.
The city clerk was instructed to pur-
chase five thousand tickets for the
city scales, Weighmaster Batters re.
porting that the supply was getting
low.
An appropriation of $3.50 was made
for the county fair this fall. This is
the same amount as was appropriated
last year and the council felt that it
was we'll expended.
A communication from Mayor For
tier stating that he had appointed Mes
DANES N. n. Bergheim and J. B. Hoist
and G.. F. Kirscher to the library board
for the. ensuing year, was read, and
the appointments were confirmed. '~
The report of Municipal Judge Lyon
with receipts for $50 for fines collected,
was accepted and ordered filed.
An ordinance prohibiting obscenity
in public places and in taverns and ho
tells, was unanimously passed The
minimum fine was made $25 and the
minimum jail sentence 80 days. The
ordinance was introduced by Alderman
Blake.
Street Commissioner LaFond was in
structed to fix up Third avenue north
east between Fifth and Seventh streets.
N. N. Bergheim, chairman Of the
electric light rate committee, asked the
council whether they desired the COM
mittee to report what they have done
or if the council wanted the committee
to get some expert to make scientific
investigation Of the rate matter. He
said that at the first meeting Of the
committee eight out Of ten were pres
ent, at the second three out Of ten and
at the third FIVE out Of ten. The COM
mittee has made some investigation of
rates in other cities, he said, and is
almost ready to report, but that only
comparative rate can be submitted
unless the council wishes to spend
some money to get expert advice in
the matter. The rates which the COM
mittee have looked over and the com.
parative rate which they would submit
to the council would not be based on a
scientific investigation and would not
be based on the company's earnings or
investment. In order to make such an
investigation, he said, an appropria-
tion from the council is necessary, and
it would be a long time before the COM
mittee would be ready to report. At
ter short discussion the council, upon
motion Of Alderman LaFond, asked the
committee to make a report at the ad:
journed meeting on the 18th of Au-
gust.
Upon motion by Alderman LaFond
the city clerk and city attorney were
instructed to look up all contracts,
franchises, ordinances, etc., with the
Water Power company, and make a re-
port on their findings to the council
This action was the result of the city
clerks saying that he was unable to
find some of the contracts. It is ab-
solutely necessary to have these papers
before anything is done in regard to
any franchise.
Upon being questioned as to when
the water franchise expires Mr.. Gordon
said that he believed it had two years
more to run. The electric franchise,
he said, does not expire for fifteen
years. AS to the assignment Of the
franchise of the Morrison County Elec-
trio Light, Heat & Power company to
the Water Power company, he said
that the papers are ready and will be
filed with the city clerk in the near fu-
ture.
The sum of 5000 was appropriated
to be expended on the road leading
into the city from Pike Creek. An ap-
preparation was made for this purpose
by the old council but it was never
used.
Alderman Hall suggested that some
steps be taken to get the aldermen to
attend meetings more regularly. Mr..
Murphy, he said, has not been to a
single meeting of this council, not even
coming when they organized. johnson
has been to one OF two meetings. Con-
siderable trouble has been experienced
this year in getting 4 quorum on this
account. The council instructed the
city clerk to write to Aldermen Mur-
ply and johnson, asking them to at-
tend council more regularly or to re-
sign so that men could be appointed
who will attend.
Street Commissioner LaFond was au-
thorized to install two catch basins,
one at the corner of Broadway and
First street, near the First National
bank and the other at the corner of