Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-06-08
PAVILION BIDS ARE way UP
LOWEST BID FOR LARGE SIZE ST.
365-ACTION DEFERRED-M MORE
ROAD OIL ORDERED

The city council held regular
monthly meeting at the city hall Mon
day evening, with Aldermen Hall,
Moeglein, Blake, Brown, Falk, Farrow,
LaFond and George Peterson present
NJ. M. Williams appeared before the
council as committee Of one from the
Commercial club and asked that the
corral at Pine Grove park be extended
to the L. F. & D. right-of-way. He said
that he believed if the city would take
action in this matter and show that
they meant business the Northern Pa
cific would undoubtedly build that part
of the corral renee extending along the
right-of-way. The council felt that
the expense involved might be quite
great and they therefore laid the mat
ter over until the next meeting in order
to. give. them time to investigate.
Mr.. Williams advocated moving the
fence at the south end of the, corral
north a short distance. He said that
by so doing it would enable the people
to walk down on the south side of the
corral He offered to move the fence
at his own expense and the council ac-
cepted this offer with thanks.
Bidf for the construction Of pa
vi1ionSht the Pine Grove park were op-
ened but no action was taken, the mat
ter being left open until the next meet
ing because of the bids being much
higher than the original estimate, some
of them even more than double.
A. Molde had the lowest bid, his pro-
position being to build a 4Sx72 #. pa
vilion according to the specifications,
with maple floor, for $1,715. He offer
ed to build the same size pavilion with
cement floor for $1,365. Other prices
submitted by him were 1885 for a
40x60 pavilion with maple floor and
$1.100 for a 4Ox6O pavilion with cement
floor.
Thompson & Kind of Swanville bid
only on the large size, $2,472.54 for pa
vilion with maple floor and $2,0S9 with
cement floor. John G.. Anderson 8 bid
was. $2,579.47 for the 4Sx72 pavilion
with wood floor. On the 40x60 pavilion
with wood floor his bid was $3.50 and
with cement floor $1,591.27.
Aldermen LaFond and Moeglein fav-
ored dropping the pavilion matter, the
former arguing that the city's money
could be spent to better advantage, for
instance in providing a rest room for
farmers and a place for them to tie
their teams. Alderman Brown SAID
that although he agreed that the bids
submitted were very high, nevertheless
places Of amusement and recreation are
as much needed as resting places and
places to tie one 3 horses. He said that
Little Falls is far behind most cities of
its size in the matter of parks.
r. L. Nichols asked the council if it
:won1d be in favor of a privately owned
pavilion. He said that Tom Mansuras
who operates Lum Park at zBrainerd
might consider such proposition If il
were agreeable to the council. Alder:
man Hall stated that this was a rather
broad question and the council could
not be expected to make any statement
in regard to it at this time but that
any proposition that mi ght be made
would be given consideration. Z
AS the lowest bid exceeded $1,000
the estimate given by Alfred Molde
some time ago, and the council feeling
that it could not expend more than
$500 toward the pavilion at this time
it was considered best to hold the bids
open until the next meeting, so that
a conference could be held with the
committee representing the lodges and
other organizations that donated, tt
find out what their desire in the mat
ter might be. It was thought that per
haps the committee on private dona
tions might try to raise more money
On motion by Alderman George Peter
son the council voted to hold the bids
oDen until the next meeting. Mr.
Thompson of Thompson & Kind with
drew his bid.
A report by Municipal Judge Lyon
with a receipt for $1O9 in fines collect
led, was accepted and ordered filed with
the city clerk.
j. III. Schneider and several other res
idents Of Little Falls town asked the
council for an appropriation to fix uI
roads leading into Little Falls from
that township. It was pointed out that
the council had appropriated 5000 fol
each Of four roads in that TOWNSHIP
last year but that only three of the
roads had been fixed, between 5000 and
$500 being spent. The farmers asked
that they be given the balance of the
amount they had coming since. last
year and also for an appropriation te
fix up the Doten and Hammerbeck
roads. The council appropriated 5000
in addition to the 500 which they had
coming from last year. The appro
priation was made on the condition
that the town spend an equal amount
The work will be under the supervision
Of the street commissioner. ~
The sum Of 5000 was also appropriat
ed for fixing the Oak Ridge road il
Belle Prairie town, this also to be un
der the supervision of the street com
missioner and on $3.50 basis with
Belle Prairie town.
alderman Blake Of the poor commit
tee reported that local woman whe
has been receiving aid for some time
has agreed to leave the city if the city
is willing to pay her fare to Montana
Or West Virginia and also transport
her household goods for her. The mat
ter was left to the poor committee will
power to act. =. s.t.G>.5
{ The fire committee was instructed tt
investigate as to the feasibility of pur
lchasing the building occupied by thu
Fourth ward fire station. which is own