Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-12-23
NO EXTRA PAVING
ON FIRST l STREET
PROPERTY OWNERS SATISFIED
WITH 1S-FOOT PAVEMENT
REPORT ON WATER WELL

by owners of abutting property and
IS feet by the state, down to the l8.
foot paving by the state, is the record
Of residents and property owners on
First street southeast. At an adjourn
ed regular meeting of the council Mon
day evening, many Of the property
owners On said street were present and
they expressed their willingness to for
get about having that street paved any
wider than the IS feet which the state
pays for.
City Attorney Vernon first read a
letter from Commissioner Babcock stat
ing what the state will'do in connection
with paving Of First street south cast
as a part Of the trunk highway system.
The letter stated that the state will
pay for Is feet Of paving and 50-foot
roadway but that a wider paved street
than 80 feet is needed and the plans
and specifications were made for a 49,
foot pavement, all over Is feet to be
paid for by the city.
j. E. Viner, county engineer, was
present and explained the plans and
specifications, as stated in last week Is
issue.
A number Of residents Of First street
were present and several Of them ex-
pressed their views in the matter.
j. H. Love said that he believed all
wanted 3O-foot roadway, as petition
ed for in the last petition filed.
G.. Rosenmeier said that the first pc
tition asked for a .6S-foot paving but
as there was objection to such wide
pavement and one for 30-foot pave
mcnt was substituted, but it was under
stood that the state would pay for the
fill. He asked who would bear the cost
Of such a fill in view Of the fact that
the state will not pay for it. City At
might be assessed to benefited property
but a majority would have to be put
into general taxation.
John Vertin favored an 18-foot pave
ment put in the center of the street.
G. B. Campbell believed the street is
too narrow now and he favored a wider
street to take care Of future increase
in traffic. He said the paving should
be put in from the original center.
P. j. Vasaly favored a, 30-foot pave
,mcnt but said he would be satisfied
with the wishes of the majority.
Ed. Hennen said he held the same
views as Mr.. Vasaly and Mr.. Rosen-
meier. ~
City Attorney Vernon stated that
the ordinance passed a while ago set
ting the west curb line further. east
could be repealed and the old center
line thus would be re-established. He
said it would be optioned with the
highway department. as to where the
pavement would be put as paving in
municipalities is purely optioned with
the department.
H. G. Lykken of the Pillsbury Engi'
neering Company was present and nc
considered it a mistake to shift the
center line of this street as this will
be one of the best streets in the city
in the future.
On motion by Alderman Brown, the
council instructed City Attorney Yer.
non to draw up an ordinance repeating
the ordinance which set the west curb
Tine 32 feet east. This would put the
street back to it's original width >of 1OO
feet from lost lines. The repeating or.
dinance was immeditely prepared and
was given it's first reading. ~
Mr.. Vernon was instructed to find
out just what the state will do in con
<nection with the paving on the basis
of the old center line. - ,s
The grade on First street southeast
as established by the state department
was approved and the city attorney
was instructed to draw up an ordinance
on same. -.
w. E. Penfeld thought that the cut
proposed is unnecessary and detri'
ment to the property.
City Engineer Reilly said that il
would not be detriment but on the
contrary an Improvement. The dis
cuasion was then dropped. y,
Alderman Brown reported on thu
well drilling. The details of same have
already been published. =
Engineer Lykken gave detailed re
port on the test well, showing the ma
ture Of the ground there. BE went or
to say that this well is certain to fur
nish all water needed as there is {
seepage from the river and an unlimit
ed supply of water. He said that this
is the best well, that has been found
the company having had to do with 10
eating some twenty such wells in nearly
as many cities. The well proposed by
Mr.. Lykken was 20 feet in diameter
and 40 feet deep, with capacity Of
1900 gallons per minute. He suggested
installing two electric pumps and one
gasoline reserve pump Of $50 gall
capacity for emergency purposes. The
big expense would be storage tank