St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-04


common council last evening when Presi-
dent Clough took the chair. The absent
members were Aid. Eichhorn. Phillips and
Gibson. An invitation to the council to at
tend the fireman's ball. Dec. IA. was unanl-
mouslv accepted. A letter was read from
John West, superintendent of the work
house, asking that $50 be appropriated to
procure books and papers for the inmates
IF the institution, and on motion the appro-
priation was granted.
PREPARING FOR BRIDGES.
On motion of Aid. Swenson the city engl-
neer was directed to make complete sur
vey and get Soundiugs OF the bed or the
Mississippi river, commencing at the 1901 Oh
Franklin avenue, and that all necessary es-
Inmates and plans be made with a view to
The construction of bridge for public use
a motion was adopted directing the city en-
gineer to make estimates for an iron truss
bridge. having main roadway OF SO feet
with siding of feet wide, across the Mis-
sissippi river at Twentieth avenue north.
These plans will be laid before committee
consisting of the standing committee on
roads and bridges and the alder
men of the First and Third wards, at
ameeting to be he held Tuesday, Dec. IA.
the committee then to report the same back
at the next regular meeting Of the council.
A long letter was received from County
Attorney Cross in relation to the recent
suit of Delphne S. Stocking against the
city to recover the site upon which the en-
CINE house on the corner of Washington
avenue south and Thirteenth avenue now
stands. II will be remembered that the
ease was tried some time ago and verdict
was returned for the plaintiff, as follows,
with these provisions: Value of the land,
Sill 600; value of the Improvements, 90, gu;
less the value of the rental since the city
took possession in 1876, 5000. Ii MIS-.
Stocking takes the land she must pay the
city for it Sc, 600. She will not sell the
land to the city for less than S14. 900. 1.-The
property" says the city attorney. was
bought OH the 23d day of August, 1879, OF
Jesse F. Grafton, for So. $50. which, with
interest at Z per cent, the city can recover
from her if she is worth that amount L
therefore recommend that the matter be
referred to one of your committees" The
committee on fire took charge of the matter.
A letter from Harlow A. Gale asking for an
extension of time in which to commence the
erection of his new market, and promising
to have the same completed inside OF one
wear. was referred to the committee on
markets. 4 resolution to vacate Mill street,
from Twenty-Seventh avenue north to Ihlr-
tieth avenue north from the Mississippi
river, was unanimously adopted. The bills
and payroll for November, aggregating
SOC. ia. Is. were allowed. The committee
on roads and bridges made report urging
that w. G. Coolidge 81 Co.. of Chi
cago be granted the contract for
constructing the foundation OF the
center pier of the new steel bridge
by the use of pneumatic caisson for S24,-
$50. was adopted. The standing commit
tee on gas, to whom was referred the petl-
ton of the Edison Electric and Power com
pany, asking that an ordinance be granted
them to put in a plant and a system OF
wires and feeders underground, to furnish
incandescent electric lights to the city, re-
ported in favor of granting such ordinance.
This was done.
GILPATRICK GETS THERE
The committee on markets submitted
majority and minority report in the matter
of granting Charles Fitzpatrick an exclusive
franchise to erect a wood and hay market
in South Minneapolis. The majority re-
port favored such franchise. Aid. Phelps
made the minority report, and contended
that the residents in the neighborhood did
not want the market, and that the gentle
men who had signed the petition for it did
so under false impression. Aid. Dryer
made strong plea for the market and said
that in case it was not run in strict accord
ance with the law he would be one OF the
first to arise and urge that the franchise be
rescinded. The majority report was
adopted.
A VERY BOYISH FIGHT.
The question of paying the salary of
Lieut.. Col Hill for the month of October
was reported favorabIy by the committee
on salary. Aid. Downs wanted to know
if Lieut.. Col. Hill had been absent from
the city during the month. Aid Cooley
replied that the officer had been absent
from the city on express order or the mayor.
Aid. johnson jumped to his feet and
wanted to know if the city was to pay men
who accompanied Mayor Ames around on
a campaign tour. Aid. Downs again claimed
the floor and said that during October
Lieut.. Col. Hill had not been on duty at all,
and therefore he was not entitled to pay.
Aid. Cooley said no one seemed to take into
account the fact that the men on the
police force often had to put in extra time
for which they had no extra pay.
Aid Downs-I am surprised that man
with as much sense as Mr.. Cooley should take
the stand he has. The mayor might order
him TO go and steal horses, and would be
have to do it?
Aid Johnson-It does not seem to me that
the lieutenant colonel was ordered to accom-
pany Mayor Ames for in that case we would
have to believe that the mayor had taken a
policeman away with him on his own private
business.
Lieut. Col Hill took the floor and gave
his side of the story. 1t was to the effect
that he had been away from the city seven
III nxuxor did not
think 1t right to make a man work over
time and then deduct from his pay when he
was off for a few days. Aid. Lawrence
wanted to know of Hill why his name did
not appear on the police roll during OctO-
Der. and Lieut.. Col. Hill said he did not
know. Aid. Downs then shot few Ques-
tions at the new colonel of police, but
learned nothing new. Aid. Mills jumped
into the ring at this point, and said he knew
that former councils had not seen fit to de-
duct from a mans salary when he was alb
cent and he thought it ill-became the pres
emit council to do so, in view of the fact thai
one man had just been granted an in
creased salary and back pay. He held
that if any one was to blame it wa:
the mayor. Aid. Downs thought that Aid
Mills intended to misconstrue him and al
he objected to was to paying Lieut.. Col
Hill for stumping the state Tor AmeS. The
president chimed in and shrieked: "Col.
HiU Won don't deny that you were ou
during october in the interest of Ames?'
Col, Hill did deny it. however. and Mr.
CIougb sank back into his seat Disguised
One alderman had referred to an appropria
tion of 81. 600 that was made by forme
council. spd Aid. Lawrence said it was no
similar case. 1t was not then part!
issue. A vote was called for On the adop
ton of the committees report, and abou
every other alderman had something to sa.