Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-01-19

secretary and ID. j. laEOnd,, treasurer.
w. E. Penfeld, John Vertin, Austin
!, Koslosky, Julius Jetka, w. H. 4. Moy-
er, N. N. Bergheim and N. j. Peterson
| were elected directors.
J The secretary read a letter from a
! concrete stave silo company asking for
, information relative to locating a
plant here. r. B. Willard, Austin Kos
losky and ]. X. Martin were appointed
; as a committee to look into the pro-
position. .st
: J. K. Martin and R. B. Millard were
appointed as a committee to attend the
annual meeting of the All Minnesota
Development association at St. Paul
January Is and 10. ...
The matter of securing a physical
connection with the 500 railroad was
discussed. Mr.. Vernon gave talk on
our depot and railroad facilities and
! suggested that they should be improv-
ed. He also suggested lat the club
encourage legislation which would give
us accommodations at Gregory or at
any place in the state where two rail
roads not crossing on grade would be
required to put in wye. George Kie-
vel and John Vertin were appointed as
committee to investigate as to the
feasibility of securing wye between
the Northern Pacific and the 500 at
Gregory.
The question of securing a wholesale
grocery was discussed but no action
was taken.
J. X. Martin suggested that Little
Falls get community secretary, whose
duties would be to act as secretary of
the club, work with the city council
and the board of county commissioners
and also have charge Of the county
fair. This secretary SHOULD be paid
enough so that he could devote his en-
tire time to the work, Mr.. Martin said.
The club members considered Mr.. Mar
tins suggestion very good one and
upon motion by ~. H. Vernon the pres
ident was authorized to appoint COM
mittee of five to investigate as to the
feasibility of community secretary
and the means Of raisino funds neces-
sary to have such a man.
The president was authorized to ap-
point committee of three on mem.
berships for 1917. In connection with
this matter some of the club members
felt that the dues should be increased.
The board of directors were .sked to
meet and consider the ACCESSIBILITY Of
increasing the duesand to discuss
plans for maing bigger and better
organization.
A bill for 1861 for postage, ETC.,
was allowed and the secretary's sal.
arv was also allowed.
Several memoirs of the club talked
ON the paving question and in connec-
ton with this the fixing Of First street
northeast came up for discussion. The
council last summer instructed the
stree commissioner to fix this street
with suitable material, such as clay,
brickbats or gravel, and the club mem
bers were wondering why this had not
been done. H. j. LaFond, member of
the city council, stated that the street
would be fixed up the coming summer.
A 20-foot roadway will be made, he
said, but the improvement will be only
a temporary one, as the council has not
the power to make extensive street
improvements, except where the i'm
provements are petitioned for and the
costs are to be paid by the owners Of
property along the route Of the i'm
provement.
Mr.. Vernon suggested that the chair
appoint committee of five or seven
members to confer with the charter
commission anu the members of the
council, to see if some change conld
be suggested and made in the section
of our charter relating to public i'm
provements, the question to be sub
mitted to the voters. an amendment
to the city charter is necessary in or
der to give the council power to order
in public improvements. Mr.. Vernon