St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-20

| diate benefit OF large new public expendi-
lures will doubtless meet the concurrence OF
those who believe In it-evidently it was sug-
gested by our eagerness to run in debt for
the half million Robert street bridge. AS the
| legislature is now in session, aud the trans
portatiou problem is there under inyestiga-
| ton, yorr committee recommend that further
| consideration of this problem by the chamber
be postponed-until after the city comptroller
shall have issued his report. Yours respect
| fully, j. W. Bishop, Chairman.
While the secretary read the above the
members were good deal amused with it
and adopted it unanimously.
SUPPLYING THE CITY WITH GAS.
Mr.. Ludden made report. in regard to
! supplying the city with gas. This report was
not In any material way different from the
report in the Sunday issue of the GLOBE in
regard to the. meeting held at Gen. Slbley's
Office on Saturday. That report aud Gen.
| Sibley's written statement made at that meet
| ing covered the whole case.
| Mr. Moves agreed with Mr.. Ludden's re-
port except in one or two minor points, and
made some explanations as to the supply of
gas. The gas company he said had reduced
the price of gas to So. % when twas formerly
| $3.50 He read from letters showing what
| is paid in various other cities, but thought
| that all matters considered, the increased
cost of coal here over cities east of st. Paul,
made tine, price here about right. He said
the gas company had acted fairly and liber-
| ally and had met the committee in a spirit
OF great lberality and fairness.
Gen. Sibley said that in submitting the
proposition 10 supply gas the company sought
to act in spirit of liberality to the city of
st. Paul He desired to call atten-
ton to one thing and that was the
matter of repairing. The city had
agreed to pass an ordinance to punish par
ties for breaking the lamps. 1t has not done
| this Mr. Murray said an ordinance had
been passed to that effect, but if that is a
fact the ordinance is not enforced. The cost
of repairing the lamps is very heavy and it is
caused by the citizens of st. Paul who break
the lamps. We made the proposition that
the city should pay half the expense of re-
pairs, but that proposition met with no favor
whatever, and was not therefore pressed.
DIR. Day asked Gen. Sibley if the ompany
was prepared to entertain a proposition to
sell the gas works to the city.
Gen. Sibley stated that the company would
entertain any proposition to be made, and
had always been ready to do this same thing.
mense amount of gas consumed at the central
fire hall. which was out of all reason. That
one building consumed 49, 900 feet in one
month; that was as much as forty-nine street
lamps would burn.
Mr.. Delano declared that the fire depart
ment would have ali the light it wanted.
Mr.. Kelly asked Mr.. Delano how many
gas lights were burned at central fire ball,
oft H0t,p linn fbar, I'm IN
his recollection, he stated that there were 10.
Mr.. Kelly then said that they oughtto be cut
down one half.
The report of the special committee was
then unanimously adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A communication from the Denver board
of trade, asking the cooperation of st. Paul
in favor of the unlimited coinage of silver
was tabled.
A communication from Col. Crooks, urg-
ing immediate consideration by the cham Der
of the needed improvement of the Mississippi
river was referred to the committee on the
Mississippi river.
Mayor O'Brien's acknowledgement of the
receipt of SOL from the secretary of the
cham Der, contributed for the pedestal of the
Bartholdi statue. was fled
A communf alton from L. n. Scott and
J. II. Hansen, explaining the plans for an
excursion on the steamer City of st. Paul TO
the NV Orleans exposition, was con sidered
fsvorably and referred to a special COM
mittee.
A communication from Com modore David
son was read, setting forth that unjust and
false statements had been published in the
Pioneer Press setting forth that the Opera
houss is unsafe in Of fire, and asking
that committee be appointed to visit the
building, examine it aud report on the same.
The board complied with the request, and
Messrs. Bishop, Castle and Rundlett were
appointed as subcommittee.
Mr.. McCiung, from the committee on
roads, bridges and parks, made a vigorous
report against devoting any part Of Como
park to pest house.
A statement from the city comptroller,
giving the salaries paid to all officials in ST..
Paul, was submitted and filed.