Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-05-30

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as a., public, meeting is called Tor
{ Tuesday evening at the city hall, where
by the public may be- heard, whether
favorable or unfaVorable to the pro-
I posed changes, as it is the desire Of the
commissions to ascertain insofar as pos
aible the feeling, before it proceeds with.
4 the work any further. !.
fss,; Below is short resume Of the main
proposals, which are offered for censid-
&eration Of the public:
ES,. Election and Salaries.
'f>:s;a. At present aldermen are elected for
two year terms in alternate years, with
the exception of the alderman at large,
Sare elected annually The proposal is
Ssto elect for two years, thus saving in
selection expense. Other elective Offices
;are for two years at present with the
exception of municipal judge, which
term is four years, and is controlled by
ES Under the present charter the mayor
-and aldermen each receive 81 per year
as salary. It is proposed ( that the
mayors salary remain the same, but
that the, compensation of the aldermen.
be fixed as follows: Three dollars shall
sbe paid each alderman who attends a
regular meeting of the council, 81 for
each special meeting and 81 for each
adjourned meeting, not to exceed in
total $50 per year.
= = A counter proposals. is that the clerk
and assessor be appointed by the coun=
ell, the clerk on account, of the, neces-
sary close cooperation with the coun-'
ell and, the assessor because the office.
ireauirements are Of a special natures
also that the fixing Of salaries Of coun- o 4
Gil members and others be left to the
- council as in most cases at, this time.
Salaries changed. in relation to council
men. however, would not apply until
the succeeding council took office. The
fixing Of absolute salaries in the charter
are at times hindrance, as. in cases OF
the present charter, wherein it pro-
$vides than not: more than 50 per day
shall be paid for special police. Under
present conditions men cannot be #oD-
tanned at that rate Of wage.
al Building Inspector. x..
:. It is proposed that a building inspee-
1 tor NAV be appointed at the discretion
of the council, the office to- be conducted
in conjunct On with any other appoint t-
i've or. elect we office if same appears
feasible. which office WOULD also have,
:snpervision Of the moving of buildings
into or within the city limits In this
connection the council, would pass an
ordinance requiring permits by all who
wished to build within the city, thus
giving the. city, a closer supervision IN ov7 ~
er the building activities ofthe city as
well asStending toward the lessening oI
Are risk. and would also assist lin fur
4n;shino Of reliable information for as
ssessment purposes:
s = At present the revolving fund is Inn !,
:-ited to $4,000, which has been found
Ito be entirely inadequate. It is
proposed that the revolving fund limit
shall not exceed $40, coo for each 1000
population. For present use a law pass
ed bv the legislature is available and is
the vehicle under which the city is pro-
;Esceeding with the. proposed new paving:
IT is no sure thing that this law will
remain among the state laws, and a re,
.5volving fund of proper proportions
should be available, WHICH amount
would seem sufficient, especially after
the present proposed improvements are
: scc ccomplished under the state law. Pay
5nents would be returned into the fund
at different periods, the spread Of Fay
sments not to exceed 30 years. Money
for the fund could be secured by the
sale Of certificates Of indebtedness as
well as by the selling Of bonds, the
! same to be retired at different periods
through which the time Of payments
run. While the city as corporation
would be responsible for the interest on
moneys secured for the revolving fund,
ali these obligations are to be paid by
the property benefited by the &; i'm
provements. sass ssa ~ 3E>Ifg>12 II
"A public utility chapter is added SC
that in event the city should own its
I; public utilities, proper machinery would
be available forth proper conduct and and
regulation Of said utilities. ~ e =;
%% Board of Public, Works. zf.E
AT present the board Of public works
is appointed outside the council nen1s
sbership.y It is:proposed that the coun-
ssil have the option of retaining the
f1nembership Of the board. within the
council OF. as, at present, z,s It is also
proposed that: q vote Of 4-5ths fsthe
/. council proposal for improvements
can be initiated, ,sor that same can be
K initiated by 25s per cent Of the property
/. owners along the proposed improvment,
who are also owners Of 25 per cent Of
the property. However, should re-
monstrance petition be filed u like
number Of petitioners, the council would
not proceed unless additional signcrs
TO the number Of 25 per cent petition
the council to proceed No improve
.ment ordinance, however, would take
i effect until 60 days after passage.
Il 55 sssss Franchises. s.
/ SsI On franchises, it Is proposed stnat the
j limit be placed at Is years, that the
4 city reserve, the right OF purchase of