Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-04-09
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ORGANIZATION PERFEcTED-AP
RoNTIvE OFFICES FILLED
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The new city council met atsthe city
hall Tuesday evening and perfected or.
ganization, made appointments, fixed
salaries, etc. Aldermen Hall, Blake
Raymond, n. J. Peterson, Geo. Peterson
Victor Olson and Herman Wieland were
present. The last two were the only
new members of the council, being elect
ed from the Fourth ward. -.
City Clerk johnson called the meeting
to order and called for nominations fol
temporary chairman. Alderman Hall
was chosen and in the election for pres.
ident of the council which followed, he
was unanimously reelected. N. J. Pet.
erson was reelected vice-president.
Mayor Bergheim read his annual mes.
sage to the council. The message, will
be found in another column. On mo.
tion it was accepted and ordered fled,
A. n. Vernon was reelected city at
torney and his salary was left the same,
5000 year. .; y. ..
VIM. Batters was reelected city Gus.
todian and weighmaster and his salary
was fixed at 800 per month. Geo. Olson
was elected assistant at salary Of $95
per month. Ed Lauermann resigned as
assistant as he expects to 90 west.
The election Of city engineer. was
passed for the present as the contract
with the Pillsbury company Of Minpea-
polls does not expire for some time.
Chas LaFond was re-eleeted street
commissioner and his salary was left
at $500 per day.
George 7Kewel, L. O. Vessel and w.
O. :Beattie were reelected to the board
Of public works. 4, <
No city physician was elected is it
has proven more satisfactory for the
poor committee to have the privilege
Of giving city charges their choice.
Dr. O. j.. Brown was reelected city
health officer and his salary was left
at $l50.00 per year. :.
E. g. Anderson was reelected mem
Der of the board of health from the
Second ward and John BoAman was
elected for the Fourth ward.
W. II. Bolton was unanimously elect.
ed city scavenger, dog-catcher and
poundmaster. ...-... -.
The salary of the city clerk was in
creased from 800 per month to $110
and the salary of the city assessor was
fixed at 5000 for this year.
Mayor Bergheim fled a list Of ap-
pointments. Of regular and special
police. He recommended that the chief
be paid e$115 per month and the patrol
men $105. The council approved his ap-
pointments and fixed the salaries as
recommended. His appointments were
as follows: Chief, Harold Clark; patrol.
men, J. Lambert, VIM. Hang, Bert
Boyes. Special police to ,serxe without
pay, JOS. Moeglein, E. J,s-schiess Il. F.
Koslosky, Ed Trettle, w. FL. : Muncy
Harry Meyers, Stephen Simonet, H. w
Venners, Andrew johnson, R. II. Trask
N. J. Peterson, Arthur Falk, Leo
Thompson, M. A.. Engstrom, Geo. Olson
Frank Wachlarowicz, E. c. Rasicot
Frank Hall, Jr., Constantine Droskow'
ski, Jim Colby, J. W. Hatch.
The salary of the assistant health Of
fcer was fixed at 500 per year and OF
the other members Of the board OF
health $40 per year. These salaried
are the same as last year.
The salaries of street commissioner
street laborers and laborers with team
were left as last year, 81, $3.50 and
$500.
City Clerk johnson was instructed to
advertise for bids for the city printing
and for city repositories.
The street sprinkling district was
left the same as last year.
The city clerk was authorized to draw
warrants for regular salaries, box rent
and telephone charges.
The first Wednesday evening Of each
month was fixed as the time for regular
meeting.
An ordinance limiting the number
Of paid 6remen to be quartered at the
city hall to five and fixing their salary
at $500 per month was passed.
Council adjourned to tonight.