Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-04-13
D0INGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
ORDERED WEST SIDE HOSE HOUSE
FlXED-LAID PUBLIC SAFETY
MATTER OVER

regular meetlng at the city hall LAST
Wednesday evening, with Aldermen
Moeglein, Blake, N. J. Peterson, Geo.
Peterson, LaFond and Farrow pres
ent.
The street commissioner was in
structed to make an Investigation as
to the comparative cost of street
sprinkling with water and with oil,
and to report to the council at the next
meeting. The aldermen seemed to be
of the opinion that oil would be just as
cheap and would even prove more sat-
isfactory on the downtown streets.
E. A. Loucks, assistant fire chief
from the West Side appeared before
the council and asked that the West
Side hose house and polling place be
put in shape. - It had to be moved
across the street, he said, and it was
necessary to build an addition to it
and to put a good foundation under it.
He said that he had conferred with
contractor in regard to it and that he
was advised that the total cost for a
14-foot addition and founaation
would be only ABOUT $175. On motion
was referred to the fire committee with
in shape as soon as possible. "
Victor Schallern was granted permis-
sion to use the stub end Of the avenue
next his property on First street north
east, near the river, for garden pur-
poses, providing he would leave suf-
fcient room for teams to drive. The
permit was for this year only.
Justice Gerritz called the councils
attention to the TACT that he has no
criminal docket nor late statutes. The
city clerk was Instructed to get the
necessary books for him at once.
The annual financial statement of
the treasurer was referred to the
finance committee and oruered printed.
A petition from residents of Seventh
street northeast and Of members Of
Hose company No. and Chemical Co.
No. 2, was read. The petition asked
that Seventh street northeast, from
from Fifth avenue to the city limits,
be graded up and put in shape. Two
blocks Of this street in front Of the
brewery and school are very sandy and
grading would not help it out, it was
said, and the only way to fix it would
be to get cinders or clay or some such
substance, put on the street. T. o.
Berg was present and ne stated that
there was considerable ashes at the
Kiewel plant and also at the Hawthorne
school and that he was certain this
could be secured to be used at least in
front Of these places. He also suggest
ed that a c,1lvert sc installed en- Sixth
dermanLaFond the matter was referr--
ed to the street committee with power
to act: -
A letter from Joe Dinner, the local
junk dealer, was read. He asked that
the city council protect him against
outside junk dealers by increasing the
license fee to 500 per year and making
the bond $500. He said that there was
not work. enough for more than one
man. The council felt that the sum of
$40. was high enough for license Of
this kind and that they could not give
any one man the monopoly on the city,
but that the ordinances as to getting
licenses for peddling and buying junk
be enforced. The city clerk was in
structed to supply the police with
list Of the license occupations in this
city.
A resolution passed at the patriotic
meeting last Sunday, asking that the
city council appoint a committee on
public saiety to cooperate with the
state and federal government in the
protection Of life and property, was
read by the city clerk and was laid on
the table until another meeting, be-
cause of the absence of some Of the
aldermen.
0. A. Ekberg, representing the Aus.
tin Western Road Machinery company,
made proposition to the council for
the purchase of new street grader.
1t was admitted by the councilmen and
especially by the street commissioner
that the citv is badly in need of
new grader. Mr.. Ekoerg made a pro-
position to the council to send an Aus
tin Western grader up here on trial,
and to send man along to demon
strate it, at no cost to the citv except
for motive power to draw the grader
while making the demonstration. The
machine which he proposed to send up
is provided with an SIT. blade. scrafier
attachment, horse hitch and engine off
set hitch. The cost of this machine
would be $685., he said, and he would
allow $50 for the old machine. On mo-
ton by Alderman LaFond Mr.. Ekberg
was asked to have his house send a
grader up here on trial. He had con-
tract blank which he asked the coun-
Gil chairman to sign, making the re-
quest for the grader, but on advice of
the city attorney another form was
drawn up, SO as to not obligate the city
in any way. The council must adver-
tise for bids in purchasing machinery
at so great a cost.
W. II. Ryan complained through the
city clerk about the dumping Of ma
nure and dirt in the hollow on Second
street southeast, next to his place. AS
this property is privately owned it was
not matter for the council but never
theless it was referred to the commit
tee on public health and safety, which
committee was asked to take the mat
ter up with the board of health.
J: K. Martin was present and he call
ed the council g attention to the con
dition OF the city dump south of town.
He said that it is unfortunate that this
CITY should have a dumn;rr ,.,,,,a =,