Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-03-26

thereof published in the official pape1
fSa sqG the Paisisl s0e 8!
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shall be prima facie evidence of The
contents cont Of such ordinance or resolu:
| and approval thereof and shall be adj.
a mitted az evidence in any Court in thi,
Court Of the cit y Of Little Fa dn!'. and
the Justices Of Peace Of said City. shall
take judicial notice Of all ordinances OF
ana prove it se. Such not SS
Sec s. APPRoPR1Ar1oNs.-Noap .
preparations shall be made without the
favor. which shall be taken by yeas
and nays. and entered among the bro
Sec. 10. - R III fSS9' FOR Nu1sANcEs
The powers conferred upon the CITY
Council to provide for the abatement
or 1 Sim@ss of. of nuisances shall not bar
eessetne r. aef %GpfFF e 81 Jaw ACCOUNTS
The City Council shall examine, audit,
Clerk, Treasurer and ali other Officers,
boards and agents Of the City at such
time as they shall deem proper and also
1Sch the and s.
expired. and the City Council shall re-
Qu1re each and every officer. board and
and vouchers for such examination, and
II any such officer. board or agent shall
retuse to comply with the orders of the
Council IN the discharge Of said duty in
lect or refuse to render his accounts or
Rresent mis- books Or vouchers to said
Council or a committee thereof. it shall
clare the office Of such OFFICER. member
of board or agent vacant. and to order
s sn;t a nT;.p proceedings at law against
dsiias, Of ssia c'ty Xho may found
counts or in the discharge Of his Off
ci9l duties. and shall make record of
sace 'etssnss5i 'e 81 aq F|S%%Gs
AND PROPERTY.-The, City Council
shall nave the management and con-
he y as e
provided. and may provide for the sale
OF any such property in such manner
as It shall consider to the best interest
sec: Is. FIRE PROFESSIONALLY
City Council for the purpose Of guard
ing against the calamities Of Are. shall
within Wooden suiIdiee to oe bailds
NOT De considered fire proof, shall not
esse snd s1l s ~h9
the limits described shall be made and
constructed Of nreproof materials with
S scSn pfecaution against fire as the City
and to prohibit the rebui1ding Of ~ood:
en- buildings within the fire limits and
To- prescribe ncacsnt the manner Of obtaining
repairs in such Are limits. and to pre-
vent the removal of any buildings not
constructed con Of areproof materials from
edy pace within 1a to any other place
The City Council shall have the pow
er to prescribe in what manner and of
W WI materials chimneys shall be erect
struction and condition Of chimney
fireplaces. ,hearths. stovepipes, ovens.
boilers and apparatus in and about any
Or placed in sec same c Go De
when considered dangerous; to pre-
vent the deposit of ashes in unsafe
Rtaeets and the throWng Of ashes in tie
City; to compel the use Of spark arrest
ers in all smoke stacks connected with
any apparatus where light fuel is con-
rying on of manufactures dangerous
storing Of infia%mabies o or e8 1pS I've
construction of smoke houses and pro-
hibit them when they shall be deemed
dangerous to other buildings; to compel
the owners and occupants of buildings
to have scuttles in the roofs. and stairs
or ladders to the same and to all artics
to compel all bystanders to aid in the
and require permits for the construc-
ton of buildings, and exterior altera-
tons OF buildings; exceeding Three
generally to make any other provisions
to guard against fire, and to prevent
the spreading of fires, which the City
Council may deem necessary and prop
The City Council shall have the
power to purchase, keep and maintain
fire engines and other fire apparatus
r>ouses, hose houses, and such other
buildings as may be necessary or con-
venient; also to erect fire telegraphs
and boxes or any other means for CIV
'ns Sen eoti f. Of sT 1!Fdi SIDEWALKS
etc.-The City Council shall have the
care, supervision and control of all
lie squares and grounds within the linn
Sec: Is. STREET GRADEs.-rhe
lish the grade of any street when. such
grade has not been established and may
by vote of two-thirds of the members
street after such grade has been estab
lished. 1t shall cause accurate. profiles
of the grade Of all streets to be made
and kept in the office of the City Clerk
Sec. as. .CONTRACTS.-In all cases
of work to be done when the City Coun-
| Gil decides to do such work by contract
or on the purchase of property of any
kind, when the amount involved in such
purchase exceeds the sum of $500, OF
| on the doing of any work when the
amount of the same exceeds $500, un-
less the City Council shall by an emer-
gency ordinance as defined in this
Charter provide otherwise, it shall ad-
vertise for bids in the official paper OF
the City for at least two successive
weeks. Contracts shall be let to the
lowest responsible bidder, and purchas-
es shall be made from the lowest re-
sponsible bidder who offers to furnish
| the articles desired for the lowest sum
The Council may reject any and all bids
and nothing contained herein shall pre-
! vent the city from contracting for the
doing of work with patented processes
| or from purchasing patented applian-
ces.
Sec. AZ. DISTRIBUTION
All written contracts. bonds and In
| struments of every kind and descrip-
ton, to which the City shall be party
| shall be executed in the name of the
| City by the President Of the City >Coun-
| Gil, and attested by the City Clerk and
| when necessary shall be acknowledged
! Sec. 4S. VACATION OF STREETS
The City Council shall have the sole
and exclusive power to vacate or dis: