St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-25
THE WEST SIDE UNION.
Harsh Words said About Certain
CiIV Officials

ClIy OIElClalSs
The West Side Citizens union held a
regular meeting last evening, at which
Capt. Starkey reported on the condition OF
the new bank project and said that every
thing was going on very smoothly, and
that there was no doubt that the bank
would soon become reality. The report
was accepted.
Mr.. Rudolph, the chairman of the COM
mlttee TO which was referred the matter of
complaint made at former meeting of the
union about the unjust way in which West
st. Paul was being taxed to pay the inter
est on st. Paul bonds, reported that he had
had talk with Mr.. Roche, the comptrol-
Ter, which showed that there was a great
deal of confusion on the matter. Mr..
Roche, he said, explained the matter in a
satisfactory way to the committee. The
subject was referred back TO the committee
to make further inquiry, with instructions
TO reduce the report TO writing, and Judge
Wood was added to the committee.
THE WEST SIDE LEvEE.
The special committee appointed 10 in
vestigate the status of the west side levee
reported that it had called on the city en-
gineer, who said the board of public works
had instructed him not to make report
till the line on both sides shall be eStab-
llshed, with full estimate of the cost.
The engineer said further that he desired to
delay the report for two months, and that
the people of the Sixth ward do not want
the levee. The member of the board OF
public works from the Sixth ward was in
terviewed by the committee, who ICON
trmed the statement of the engineer"
Capt. Starkey spoke with great deal of
faalinU Tho SiNfh rtrarfl haf,,or do
celved and defrauded. Someone is stand
ing in the background with view of COB
bling up the whole of the levee. They
tried that last winter in the legislature,
and they will try it again. Mr.. Rundlett
has got to do as his superiors say. de is
created by the board of public works, and
he knows that his bread and butter depends
on his doing what that body orders him to
do.
Mr.. Vanish wanted to know if there was
no way 10 get mans out of Office if he
wont resign. There was no Disgusting the
fact and the union might as well talk plainly.
Mr.. Peters did not represent the people of
the Sixth ward in the board of public works,
and the speaker was in favor of getting him
out of the board. He was ready to head
the list and take steps to get him out.
Capt. Wood thought the report was an
| excellent one. The committee had gone 70
the bottom of the matter. He moved that
the committee be increased to ten members,
and that the report be referred back TO the
committee.
Mr.. Bole offered an amendment to the
effect that the board was in favor of the
construction of the levee at the earliest pos
sible moment. The amendment also called
upon the Sixth ward members in the city
council and the board of public works IL
take immediate and energetic steps to push
forward the construction of the levee. The
amendment and the motion were both
adopted. and the chair appointed the fol-
lowing to be added 10 the committee:
Vanish, Lawton, Dale, Erdman, Cults,
Wood, Starkey, Prescott, Bole, Bell.
Suitable resolutions in regard to the death
of Gen. Grant were adopted, which will be
found in another column.