Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-08-10
WILL FIX ROAD TO QUARRY
COUNCIL APPRoPRIATEs $1,000
FOR THIS E-MUCH
OTHER BUSINESS -

OTHER BUSINESS
The most important action by the
city council at its regular meeting on
Monday night was the approprlating
Of $1,000 for building good road
from the quarry in Buh town to the
Belle Prairie station. The work of
fixing the road, part of which must
be opened up, will be done under the
supervision of the street commissioner,
as soon as possible. The county board
and the town boards of Belle Prairie
and Buh have also promised assistance.
George Kiewel and John Vertin, a
committee from the Commercial club,
were at the council meeting and asked
for an appropriation Of from $1,000 to
1900 for the road.
City Attorney Cameron suggested
that the city secure some assurance
from Mr.. Sparry that he would finish
the stone in Little Falls before going
to such an outlay Of money. He said
no such statement had been made by
Mr.. Sparry to the council or before the
Commercial club, and that therefore
he could easily load the stone at Belle
Prairie and ship it through to -.
Cloud. Mr.. Vertin replied that he be-
lieved Mr.. Sparry would be willing to
sign any reasonable agreement. Sew
eral local business men who have been
in close touch with Mr.. Sparry since
he purchased the quarry were present
and they stated that thus far he had
done everything that he had said he
would and there was no reason to w.
lieve that he would not live up to his
word. It was pointed out that materi-
al has already been ordered for the
finishing plant and that the contract
for its construction has been let, the
delay in starting on its construction
being due>to the delay by the Northern
Pacific in giving Mr.. Sparry lease
on the ground where it will be located.
The plant will be built near the old
right-of-way on the east side, near the
Jetka warehouse. Mr.. Sparry already
has several orders for stone.
Mr.. Cameron thought if the stone
was going to be manufactured here it
could just as we'll be hauled here by
wagon as to haul it to Belle Prairie
and ship it by rail from there. To
this statement Mr.. Kiewel replied that
the stone could be hauled considerably
cheaper bv rail than by wagon, the
cost by the latter method being more
than four times as great. Mr.. Kiewel
also stated that Little Falls offered
advantages which at
tracted Mr.. Sparry, such as cheap pow
er rates, etc.
The council voted the money for fix
ing the road without making any stipu-
lation as to any agreement with Mr..
sparry, being willing to accept his
word as good.
The sum Of $3.50 was appropriated
for the county fair, upon request by
N. N. Bergheim, secretary of the fair
society. This is the same sum as was
appropriated last year.
An ordinance amending the present
ordinance licensing jun, dealers was
passed. The new ordinance fixes the
annual license rec at $50, instead Of
$40. Mr.. Dinner, the local junk deal
er, through his attorney, L. W. Vasaly,
asked the council to pass this ordi-
nance to protect him against outside
competition. It was pointed out that
the raising Of the fee would bring
even if Mr.. Dinner would be the only
one to take out license.
The matter of cooperating with Pike
Creek town in providing a roadway
for a farmer who lives southeast of
the city, just at the city limits, was
left to the street committee for invest
igation, report to be made at the
next meeting. The matter was brought
up by Dave Lundberg, chairman of the
board of supervisors Of Pike Creek
town, who explained that this farmer
has no way Of getting to the main
highway from his land.
Gust Wahlberg, a farmer living near
the Calvary cemetery, northeast Of the
city, appeared before the council and
asked that hole in the road near his
place, which had been made when clay
was taken from the road to build a
new road to replace the old one, lie
filed up. Street Commissioner LaFond
said that the city had nothing to do
with this as he was authorized 3y the
town tcafd of Belle Prairie to take
clay ans where along the old road to
fix up the new one with. The matter
was lett to the street committee for
investigation, a report.to be .ut.n;ttcd
at the next meeting.
John Vertin called the councils at
tention to the bad cordition of the
river road in Little Elk from the AL
fred Peterson place north. and he sug-
gested that the money which the coun-
Gil appropriated for work on the Lit
tie Elk road be spent on this part of
it. No action was taken in the mat
ter.
Mrs. L. E. Richard made a PROPOSE
tion to the council Offering to lease
the vacant lots north of the Richard
building on First street northeast to
the city for parking place for auto
mobiles and, teams. Mayor Bergheim
was requested to look into the matter
and to see what could be done, and to
report at the next meeting.
On motion by Alderman George Pc
terson the council instructed the city
clerk to draw up resolution provid-
ing for the lighting Of two fve-lamp
white way posts in front Of st. Ga
briefs hospital.
Tha hon1e of Dill q Rondo1I a. ina