Daily globe., 1879-06-24

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THE NEW MARKET HOUSE.
The special committee on markets report
ed ordinance to create fund in excess
OF the $4,000 appropriated, for the erec.
tion Of q new market house. The ordinance
provides that such fund shall be created by
setting aside certain sums from year to year
from the collection of delinquent taxes.
Aid. Dowlan moved the reference of the
ordinance to the committee on ordinance,
which motion was lost.
On motion of Aid. Allen the rules were
suspended.
At this juncture AID. Sanborn entered his
protest against the ordinance He believed
it would be passed, but he believed it illegal
and unwise, and even when passed he be.
lieved it could not be enforced, and further
more that no contract could be signed under
it as there was no money in the treasury to
pay contractor. Under the law the comp
troller could not sign q contract under such
an ordinance.
Aid. Bell also opposed the ordinance. It
specified no exact amount of money to be
appropriated, but left it only contingent, as
it were. Furthermore it appropriated the
peoples taxes for years to come, long after
this council would have an existence, which
was contrary to law.
AS a substitute for the ordinance Aid.
Bell offered resolution directing that all
bids and plans for new market house be
rejected, and that bids for new plans by an
architect for market house, to cost no more
than $4,000, be advertised for.
Aid. Grace moved to lay this substitute on
the table. Carried.
AID. Bell essayed to speak.
Aid. GFiggs moved the previous question.
Aid. Bell expressed his indignation at be-
ing shut off by the previous question. It
was one which was entitled to discussion,
and he thought no one ahould be gagged in
the manner proposed. It was not courte-
GUS.
The president called Aid. Bell to order.
The previous question was put to vote and
The ordinance was then passed by the
following vote:
,Ayes-Grace Griggs, O'Connor, Brennan,
Minea, Allen Kittson and Rhodes-8. .
Noes-Bell, Smith, Sanborn and Dowlan-4.
Aid. Allen submitted two bids, stating
that M. Sheire d Bro, and James Burria
were the lowest bidders, the latter being only
$16 higher than the other-both bidding
some few hundred dollars over 5000.
| Sheire's bid was accompanied by bonds
signed previous to date of the bid. Further
more, these same bondsmen were now un-
willing to sign Sheire's contract, If he go,
thea ward. He recommended that Burris
bid be accepted, and the award be made t.
him.
Aid. Griggs moved accordingly.
Aid. Minea moved the reference of botf
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the lowest bidder time to put in his bond.
Aid. Grace didn't believe in awarding the
contract to Sheire under any circumstances
You can't make a tailor out of a carpenter
or vice versa.
The reference failed by vote Of five K
seven.
| Aid. Griggs' motion to make the award tc
James Burris for $58,516 was next take1
up.
Aid. Bell asked to be excused from voting
He believed in competition, and though
Sheire was the lowest bidder and should
have chow. The alderman was excused.
Aid. Sanborn opposed the award, ant
moved as an amendment that the Burri
bid be rejected. Lost, five to seven.
Aid. O'Connor offered resolution to re-
place Aid. Griggs' motion making the AWARD
| to James BurTis. The resolution car
ried by the following vote:
Ayes-Allen, Brennan, Grace, Griggs, Kit
son, O. Conner, Rhodes.
Noes-Bell, Minea, Smith, Dowlan, Saubor1
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CHANGING THE THIRD sTEEET GRADE.
A communication was received from Dr
Day and other Third street property owner
vehemently protesting against the order, in
duced by the city engineer, directing tina
sidewalks, on Third street be lowered to tn
present street grade. The communication
characterized the grade of the roadway a
established piece of blundering stupidit
and advised that the street be file
up and repaved to the heigh
of sidewalks. The communication was re
ferred to the city attorney, city enginee
and committee on streets. A whole bate
of resolutions were offered and adopte
with great unanimity, after which the coun
Gil adjourned.