Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-04-06
new COUNCIL ORGANIZES
ALDERMAN HALL REFLECTED
PRESIDENT SOME SALARIES
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The new council held the first meet
ing of the year at the city hall Tues
day evening, with Aldermen Hall,
Moeglein, Blake, Brown, Falk, n. j.
Peterson, Geo. Peterson, LaFond and
Farrow present. Andrew johnson, the
new city clerk, called the meeting to
order.
Alderman Hall was chosen temporary
chairman and in the election of officers
he was reelected president and Geo.
Moeglein, ST., was reelected vice-pres-
ident.
Mayor N. N. Bergheim then read his
message to the council. The message
is printed IN full in another column.
It was accepted and ordered placed on
file.
Next in order was council appoint
ments. D. M. Cameron application
for the position of city attorney was
read and he was unanimously elected.
His salary was fixed at $3.50 per year.
VIM. Batters was elected city hall
janitor and weighmaster for the ensu-
ing year and his salary was fixed at
$40 ner month as janitor and $40 per
month as weighmaster. This is rails
Of IS per month.
Phil s. Randall was reelected city
engineer for the ensuing year. His
application was the only one for the
position.
Isaac LaFond was reelected street
commissioner. There were two other
applications for this position, by J. s..
Kaye and Frank Withiam. The street
commissioner salary was left at So
per day.
T. H. Dewey from the Third ward,
A. H. Vernon from the First ward and
Geo. Kiewel from the Second ward,
were elected as members Of the board
Of public works. The terms of N. N.
Bergheim, T. Fl. Dewey and G.. H. Enke
expired this year.
DR.. E. L. Fortier was reelected city
physician and his salary was left at
5000 per year. DR.. Roberts received
three votes for this office.
DR.. N. Dumont, who was appointed
city health officer last fall to fill the
unexpi1ed term of DR.. N. w: Chance,
deceased, was elected to that office
and his salary was left the same, $3.50
per year. -.
J. J. Gross from the First ward and
D. J. Bell from the Fourth ward were
reelected members of the board Of
health. The salary of the board health
members was left at $25 per year.
Camille st. Marie. was reelected
poundmaster FOR the East Side and
Harvey Garfield for the West Side. ST..
Marie was also made dog catcher and
scavenger. =
The salary Of the city clerk was left
at $65 per month. Three members of
the council voted to increase it to $40.
The city assessors salary was also
left the same, $500 for this year.
Mayor Bergheim announced his po-
lice appointments as follows:
Chief Of Police-D. s. Proper. -.
Patrolmen-Wm. Hang, James Lar
son, Hubert Friesinger.
Non-salaried Police-F. K. Heroux,
Isaac LaFond, H. J. Do1man, George
Huges and Dewey Anker. The council
fixed the salary Of the chief at $75 per
month, of lne regular patrolmen at $40
per month and Of H. Friesinger at
$40 per month. The salaries Of the
chief and regular patrolmen were rails
ed SO per month.
The salaries of men employed on the
streets was fixed at 1925 per day, an
increase of rs cents per day. The SAL
ary Of man and team was fixed at $500
per day, an increase of so cents per
day. 1t was pointed out that it would
be hard to get men and teams to work
for $3.50 per day for the city as they
are getting $500 per day now.
The city clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for city printing and
for repositories. He was also author
lied to draw warrants for the regular
salaries and for postoffice box rent and
telephone.
Tie first Monday Of every month at
p. m. was fixed as the time for the
regular meetings OF the council.
The bonds of Andrew johnson, city
clerk; John Vertln, city treasurer, and
George Gcrritz, ST., justice Of the
peace, were approved.
The last quarterly report of the city
treasurer was referred to the finance
committee for inspection.
Frank Kiewel of the Commercial
club committee on band, was present
and he stated that Mr.. Basticn, leader
of the band, was willing to enter a
contract for five months work, but
that the number of concerts would ne
cessarily have to limited to "a, or an
average of five month. The band
would be limited to fifteen paid play
ers, he said. Mr.. Kiewel asked for the
same amount as he had asked for at
the meeting Of the old council the
previous evening, $3.50, but he was told
that the council could not appropriate
this amount without advertising,
as the charter limited appropriations
not made under contract to 5000. Mr..
Bastien stated that he would be willing
that the council appropriate $3.50 per
month for the band and said that as
far as he was concerned a contract
would not be necessary. On motion by
Alderman N. J. Peterson the sum Of
$3.50 was appropriated for the band,
payable to Mr.. Bastien.
On motion by Alderman Geo. Peter:
son the council gave the new mayor
a rising vote of thanks for the mes