Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-04-09

tween Second and Third avenues and
that therefore the council felt that the
property owners were entitled to hear.
ing before any action was taken.
Several property owners we're present
anG were called upon to express their
views. A. F. Koslosky stated that
anything reasonable would be salts.
factory to him. j. w. Berg said he want
ed a wider roadway than "a feet and
that a water main should be put in. z.
N. Barnes considered q 34.foot roadway
wide enough but he also wanted water
main put in.
DE- Meyer suggested putting bumps
insthe paving at the end Of each block
ste prevent speeding. He was for paw
ing. Ed Hennen favored building the
street wider than "a feet between Sec
ond and Third avenues and he also fa-
vored installing q water main. J. H.
Eich said he wanted paving and water
main put in. George F. Ferrell said he
was and had always been in favor of
paving.
The principal question was as to-
whether the roadway should be made
wider between Second and Third aven-
ues and the property owners finally
agreed that this would be satisfactory,
the idea being to pave the street at a
width Of "a feet from the Weyerhaeuser
corner, (up to which point the state will
pave under the proposed Babcock plan)
to Third avenue and beginning at this
point to gradually widen the roadway
so as to make it the full 6S feet at the
Second avenue intersection. The reason
for this curve is to avoid large fill in
the slough and to eliminate the jog
which would otherwise be created at the
Second avenue intersection, on the
west side of the street.
On motion by Aldermen Brown it was
decided to have the city engineer
change his plans accordingly and to
submit same to the state highway de-
partment as soon as completed, for ap:
proval, so that the city will be entitled
to a refund under the Babcock plan if
available. The city attorney was in
structed to prepare resolution altering
the curb lines in accordance. with the
proposed change in the width of the
paving.
George Kiewel, chairman of the COM
mittee appointed some time ago to in.
vestigate as to the best method Of fin
ancing the paving, reported that in
event that the city could not float
bonds at 513 per cent, the local banks
could probably finance the work temper
arily through certificates Of Indebted
ness at per cent, which could be TAX
en- up by the city later if it could float
57a per cent bonds.
The workmen 8 compensation insur-
ance question was again brought up, Al
derman Raymond reporting that three
conference policies had been submitted
by different agents and one non-confer-
enec. G.. w. Massy submitted one of
each and recommended that the city
take the non conference policy, the pre-
MUM on same being much lower.
J. K. Martin, agent for conference
company and one Of the bidders, stated
that non-conference companies are not
reliable.
August Christensen, an experienced
insurance man, stated that as far as he
knew the non-conference policies are
lust as good as the conference policies
and that as far as the one submitted by
Mr.. Massy was concerned, this company
was controlled by conference COM
pany.
On motion by Alderman Raymond, a
secret ballot was taken, with the result
that J. w. Crossfeld got six votes, Mr..
Massey one for his non-conference pol
icy and J. K. Martin, one.
The Water Power company was grant
ed permit to put in concrete retaining
wall along the east bank of the river
between the Broadway bridge and the
dam.
The street committee was instructed
to look into the matter Of putting in a
crossing on Eighth street northwest, so
that resident there will have al outlet
whereby they can get into town. The
committe was given power to net.
Aldermen Brown, Raymond and Geo.
Peterson were appointed as committee
to investigate as to the advisability
Of selling the building on Seventh street
northeast occupied by Hose company
No. 4, said committee to report at the
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