St. Paul daily globe., 1886-04-17

mittee of five be appointed TO investigate
the charges of corruption and fraud that
have been extensively made during the last
campaign in connection with the remodel
ing and repairing of the city hall and the
building of the court house, and that the
said committee have power TO send for
papers and persons, and that they report at
the earliest possible date
Aid Sly moved that John West be APP
pointed superintendent of the workhouse.
Aid. Haugan raised the objection that no
superintendent Is now needed, and he
moved that the same be laid on the
table. The motion receiving no second.
Aid Sly pressed the motion. explaining that
it is necessary that the land must be plowed
at once and put in condition for crops.
Aid. Gibson supported the original motion,
and Aid. Lawrence said man can be
employed to do the work at $40 a month.
Aid. Sly replied, the wOrkhOuse is now
ready for occupancy, and advocated the
principles of the woTkhOuSe system.
Prisoners will do the work, and not the
superintendent.
Aid. Haugan raised the point of law that
city prisoners cannot be committed at the
poor house, owing TO the fact that it is out
side of the city limits.
Aid. Sly doubted the issue. but consented
to withdraw his motion and he requested
the city attorney To look up the point. to
report at the next meeting of the council
The city engineer was instructed TO draft
plans for the erection of stone arch bridge
across BasSett's creek at Tenth avenue
north.
Aid. johnson moved that the committee
appointed to investigate the Crowley Will
Jams case be discharged on the ground that
three of the committee are not now men,
bers of the council. Adopted.
THE LABOR MOVEMENT.
Aid. Gibson moved that in view of the
fact that the question as to the adviSability
of the city government adopting eight hours
as the time which shall constitute days
labor has become one of the questions
which sooner or later must be adopted by
all municipal legislatures, it is the sense of
the council that eight hours shall
constitute days labor on
all work done by the city
and that the wages tor the days work shall
mot be less than Sl.50 per day. Aid. John
SOM mO,esd to refer to the committee on
waysa ami means, and Aid. Haugan amended
to refer 10 4 special committee. Aid. Bar
rows moved utD Icy on the table. This
called Aid. 0wyor TO his feet to advocate
the passage .Uf lhe measure. He spoke at
l6llSlil 1ilOi uulClDig Ol lIlc VI
wOrkingmem. eliciting applause from the
audience seas.id in The rear of the council
chamber.
Aid. johnson explained that estimates
had already bsen made in all contemplated
city work, and the contemplated change
should. lnrc be made at this critical time. Be-
sides imuuld the rule be adopted in Mime
apmEs II advance of other cities, 1t would
BRING hundreds or perhaps thousands OF
IIDussrS from other cities. He could not
see how it would be practicable for the city
to pay one-tifth more for work than it had
been contracted for.
Aid. Gibson hastened to correct Aid.
Johnson. He wished to disabuSe the alder
mans view of the error that other cities
have not adopted the measure.
Aid. Swenson was III favor of Aid. Glib
sons motion and he was opposed to refer
ring it. He wanted to meet the issue at
once.
The question was finally referred to a
committee composed of one alderman from
each ward.
Adjourned.