Daily globe., 1881-05-06
and other streets was referred to the same

cOmmlttee.
The contract awarded to Peter Berkey for
new sidewalks during 1881, was approved.
The report of the. committee on streets,
favoring the grading of Mackubin street, was
approved.
The committee on licenses reported In favor
OF several transfers. Adopted.
They also reported adversely to the applica-
ton OF A. s. Weller for transfer of license.
A communication was read from the Hart
ford steam boiler inspection and insurance
company, offering to insure. and inspect the
boilers in the market house for IS 900, for the
sum of $50 annually. Referred to the COM
mittee on market house.
THE NEW FIRE ENGINE.
The committee OF, fire department then SUBJ
mitted their report, concerning the purchase
OF a new fire engine. There were two reports,
each of which gave rise to some red hot
music. Aids. Allen, Cornish aud Grace sub
mitted lengthy report, to which was annexed
This resolution was in favor of having the
engines OF the rival firms brought to St. Paul
for trial test. Aid. Ringwald, O'Connor,
Mlnea and Brennan submitted report favor
ing the purchase of the Ahern engine.
An animated discussion took place. Ala.
Ringwald denounced the action of the COM
mittee in Offering the resolution as unfair, the
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the committee prepared report after their
own ideas. - rsr
Aid. Allen repudiated the imputation Of un-
fairness; the committee he said in submitting
their report, thought they held full hand,
but instead of having four aces the cards
proved to be four jacks.
Aid. Brennan made speech, during which
he said he knew that money had been offered
by the Silsby company to have the members
change their votes
Aid. Cornish explained his position and ex-
pressed the hope that the insinuation of bri
berry would be thoroughly investigated.
The charge should be probed to the bottom
before any further action was taken. He called
upon Aid. Brennan to formulate his charges,
with the view of having a fair and open in
vestigation. s.s.- siil-
Aid. Minea stated that at private meeting
hints had been thrown out to the Slsby com
pany that it was sometimes the thing for the
company to make presents.
Aid. Griggs was opposed to voting on @
question where the proceedings had been tam
pered with. l...-.-- - ~ -.
Aid. Brennan stated that Mr.. Silsby came to
his house after the, committee had disagreed,
arriving before he, Brennan, arose, and a con-
VersatiOn took place regarding the purchase
of his engine. During the talk he said that
the sale would be worth 800 TO him, and that
he was ready to fix it then or at any time. Aid.
Brennan replied that he could not be 'fixed"
in that way. The alderman would make a
sworn affidavit if necessary.
Aid. Cornish was in favor Of having the
question recommitted.
Aid. Dowlan thoughJ the report of the
majority should be adopted, and SO moved.
Aid. Otis said that as long as the cloud hung
| over the Silsby company he could not vote for
| their company; he would not condemn the
devil without a hearing, and was IN favor of
having the matter referred back to the COM
mittee for an Investigation.
Aid. Allen moved TO amend the original
motion and to have the matter. recommitted.
The motion was lost.
The motion to adopt the majority report in
| favor of the Ahern engine was then taken up.
AID. Allen stated that before the question
was settled he wanted Mr.. Silsby to have a
hearing. Three of the aldermen stood i'm
| pugned of having bribes in their pockets; it
was simple justice to postpone action a rea-
sonable time for hearing; there might have
| been insinuations of "grease" having been
| used, but the alderman was sure that they
| had not been made to him. He had no doubt
| that Mr.. Silsby would have given S10O to
have had the matter settled, with the chance
to 60 home. All the speaker wanted was to
have the engine for the best interests of the
city.
Aid. Dowlau called for the question.
In giving their votes Aids. Otis, Griggs,
Cornish and Grace explained that while they
would never vote for the Silsby engine, they
were in favor of having more time. For this
reason they would vote against the adoption
OF the report. The vote stood as follows:
Yeas-Alds. Dowlan, O'Coanor, Ringwald,
Brennan and Minea.
Nays-Alds. Allen, Otis, Cornish, Griggs
and Grace.
There being tie vote the motion was lost
On motion the majority report was recon-.
mitts1 to the committee. Aid. Allen
moved that the minority report be withdrawn.
Carried.
An order was passed for the grading of Gen
esee street.
A number of resolutions were adopted or
dering the payment of expenses incidental to
the city government. An order was passed
authorizing the reassessment of property for
grading Tilton street. Also, similar order
for the grading of Mackubin street.
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