Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-04-07


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Iland III Gu Hon Isit
lot alo6e ~ blsSine 1or axea:
FOR the IS RAJ IS city spent
Ibput 50 MINIS ~ Ellie the board iof ed
lcation spent shout IS mills Of the
:ity taxes. The city admit lion
Ices not exercise any control or In
liuence over the expend lures OF the
school board and should not be held
for its bud gets.
Streets.
j The council should see that the city
COTS Its moneys worth on street I'M
and maintenance. think
the council, together with the street
commission and the city engineer,
should make o thorough inspe ction
Of the city streets and determine the
needs along this line and what per-
manent improvements can be made
and then have the engineer make an
estimate OF the cost Of such upkeep
and Improvements. The street COM
mittee should then keep it's expendt-
lures within such estimate. s'
Public Rest Room.
The law requires that the city shall
maintain q rest room for the accom-
mediation Of the public. respectful
~ recommend that the council estab-
.lish. such rest room on the first floor
in the city hall. We have ample
room there and it can be maintained
without any additional expense. The
city is very badly in need Of such a
room for the convenience of the tour
lists and others who come to our city
and is also needed by our own peo-
pie. \ IT ~.
Providing Separate Office Room. for
Our City. officials.
also urge upon the council that
the rooms in the city hall be so ar.
ranged so as to provide single rooms
for the city clerk, the city engineer,
the street commissioner, the chief of
police and the chief of the fire de-
partment. At present these officials
are housed practically in one room,
greatly interfering with their work
and providing no separate rooms for
their files and records. Separate of.
flee rooms, If the same can be estab.
lshed at reasonable cost, will great.
ly aid in the discharge of the duties
of these officials and would help in
the preservation of their public rec
ords and documents which should be
made permanent files of the city,
The Tourist Traffic.
We have been in the habit of look
ing at the tourist traffic as transient
business-just for a few months dur
ing the summer-and consequently
nobody made any special effort tt
cater to this business. But the com
ing of the automobile has changed al
this. The tourist traffic is now al
most as permanent as the traffic upOr
our railroads and want our people
to realize this fact. want to i'm
press upon our citizens that this
traffic is going to stay with us if w
take care of it by providing the tour
| lst with what he needs, viz: goot
streets, good hotel and restaurant &C
commodations, at reasonable prices
and courteous and friendly treatment
If we furnish these things, and tn.
very best of their kind, the tourist.
will not only stay with us but W,
will do more business with him ever,
year. It is a most excellent bushes
and we should reach out for it.
The Farmer Trade.
Little Falls gets more support from
the farmers than from any other elias
of people. If this trade should sb
shifted or reduced our business me-
and in fact everybody in the cit
would suffer. Our merchants shout
realize this fact and arrange thei
business so as to take care of tn
farmer in the very best manner, Civ
him the goods which he needs at res
sonable prices and provide a marke
for him where he can sell his good:
There are three thousand farmers i
Morrison county. About 5 per cen
OF these retire from active farmin
every year. Most of them take u
their residence in the cities and vi
lagos OF the county to spend the res
of their days. They bring their chi
dren with them to be educated in GU
schools. The city or village whic
provides the educational facilitie
and the best living conditions at re;
sonable prices and reasonable take
are going to get these new residents
i Gentlemen of the council, these ar
some of the problems confronting th
city government of Little Falls at tn
present time. Upon the WISE sol,
ton of them rest, to a certain e.
tent at least, the happiness, welfar
and prosperity of about 5000 people
Cooperation between the differer
departments :'and different city O.
ficials is absolutely necessary to SUI
cess. "'
i ~ Respectfully submitted,
N. N. BERGHEIM,
..: Mayor.