St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-17
A LIVELY SESSION.

Passed over the Mayors Veto--Gen-
erml Council Doings.
At last nights meeting OF the city coun-
Gil, the committee which has had the matter
in hand for some time reported in favor of
purchasing a site for supplementary
pumping station on the East side, between
Twentieth and Twenty-irst avenues north,
and Plumb street and the river. The mat
ter was referred to the committee on water
works. After the consideration of large
budget of petitions and communications OF
miscellaneous character, Aid. Dwyer
moved to suspend the regular
order of business and take up
the mayors veto message. The motion pre-
vailed and the Sunday ordinance, which is
perfectly familiar to the readers OF the
GLOBE, was before the sage body. The
vote was put and when Aid. Slys name
was reached he rose to explain his vote.
While Mayor Ames was not his choice for
congress, for governor or for presi-
dent of the United States, he
thought the mayors head was about
level in vetoing the ordinance. Mr..
Sly disapproved OF the policy OF allowing
CRANKs AND FANATICS
to run the city at this interesting juncture,
Aid. Babb sprang eXcitedly to his feet to
raise point of order. He did not state it,
but insisted that Aid. Sly was out OF order.
The latter gentleman, without waiting for
ruling on the question voted no, and took
his seat. The ordinance was passed over
the mayors head on vote of II to5, show
ing quite conclusively when taken
together with the action Oh other
veto messages; that the Democratic alder
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mayor, who is outspoken and positive in his
opposition to class legislation of every char
acter The Democrats voting with the Re-
publicans We're Cloutier, Eichhorn, Dwyer.
Morse and Phillips, and Aid. Sly voting
with the faithful four" Had the Demo-
Gratis voted as they had been expected by
the mayor the veto would have been sus-
tanned. When the vote was an
nounced Aid. Dwyer was eXuberant
and clapped his hands vociferously.
The n. p. Clarke Lumber company alleged
that an error which did the petitioners a
fragrant injustice had been committed in
awarding the contract for furnishing the
city with sidewalk lumber in the First dis
trict. The communication went on to eX-
plain that the n. 2. Clarke company was
the lowest bidder, and asked reconsidera-
ton of the action awarding the contract.
The matter was referred to the committee
on roads and bridges. This is the
second time this company has been
shut out i'll like manner.
The budget of bills was ordered paid and
a warrant was ordered paid over to Thomas
Miner for SO in liquidation of a claim for
damages, the result Of flooding his premises.
The committee on ways and means re-
ported adversely to the scheme of appro-
priating $40, 900 for the purpose of improv-
ing Marshall avenue. A contract was au-
thorized awarded to John Mahoney for fill
ing the approaches to the Tenth avenue
north bridge, and to Charles Filtean for
driving the piles.
NEW CITY PLATS.
The city council mas adopted plats of new
additions to the city, as follows;
Nelson's subdivision to lot is of Cornelrs
Encouragement of block L. CornelPs addition;
Hallowell's addition; Mo1fitt 81 Minds addi-
ton; Slofter's Encouragement of block 4,
Wrght's addition; Dorseys addition; John
sons addition; Belmont Park addition: Island
Park addition.
water main was ordered laid in Third
avenue north, from Fifth street to Sixth
street.
Engineer Rinkcr reported that he had en-.
countered serious difficulties in sinking the
shafts in facilitating the work in construct
ing the North Minneapolis sewer tunnel The
6naIU Is uOOdeu WIN water ana the engineer
asked for an additional plant in order to care
for the water, to cost about $4,000.
NEW SEWERS.
Additional sewers were ordered constructed
as follows: In Fourth avenue south from
Twenty-fourth street to Twenty-fifth street
in Eleventh avenue south from Seventeenth
street to Nineteenth street; Eleventh avenue
south from Fifteenth street. An ordinance
amending the street and sidewalk ordinance
was adopted. The ordinance prohibits any
one from permitting any dead animal, eXcre
mental or other offal matter, to flow or ru1
into any Of the public sewers. Curb and gut
ter stones were ordered laid Oak Grove
Place from Spruce place to the north side of
). S. Johnson. S addition.
A contract was awarded to Andrew Dollar
for doing the street grading about the Expo
eition building. An ordinance providing TO
to work out their fines at tn
rate OF SO cents a day unit
the fine which shall have been imposed by tn
district court shall have been worked out
was passed. The city engineer author
lied TO purchase the necessary plant for pros
ecuting the work in constructing the Nort
minneapolis sewer tunnel
Streets were ordered opened and extended
as follows: Bryant avenue, from West Secon
to West Twenty-seventh streets; East Twenty
seventh street, from Park avenue to Twelfth
avenue south; Superior avenue, from Free
mont avenue to city limits.
Aid. johnson moved that Mayor Ames b
requested to instruct the police to proven
music and other noises about the city hal
during meetings of the council.
The city attorney was directed to cause t b
arrest OF Patrick Ryan and prosecution TO
quarrying stone from streets on the Eas
side.
Z President Clough announced the following
committee on legislation: Aid. Johnson
Morse, Babb Eichhorn and Clark.
The engineer was directed to take step
tow lrd preventing the overflow of water OIL
the property bordering Eighth avenu
southeast. a contract for grading certain
streets in Northeast Minneapolis was awarde
to Joseph w. Ellis, he to receive no furthe
compensation than the dirt he shall remove
A warrant for 81, 600 was ordered drawn il
favor Of the Minneapolis Equitable Invest
ment company for grading streets
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