St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-22
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings of the Common
Council
Regular Meeting.

born, Sullivan, Weber, Yoerg, Mr.. Pres
ident-13.
Minutes dispensed with.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Honor the Mayor-Veto of
Ordinance Relating to Storage of
Gunpowder-
To the Honorable the President and
Common Council of the City OF st.
Paul:
return herewith the ordinance en-
titled IAN Ordinance to Authorize far-
well, Ozmun, Kirk d Co. to Keep a Linz
tied Quantity of Powder at Their Store,
passed at the last meeting of your HON
orable body, without my approy>I tor
the reasons that the storage G. fun
powder in the business portions OF the
city is standing menace to the lives
and property Of citizens; that 1t IN
creases the rates OF insurance, and that
it establishes a precedent which would
no doubt be followed by the demands OF
other dealers-it being, i'll my opinion,
the safest plan to confne the storage OF
Dowder to the magazines as at present
established and located, outside the city
limits. Robert A. SMITH, Mayor.
Dec. Z, 1889.
Accepted, and vote by which said or
dinance was passed reconsidered.
Yeas IS. 49,
The question then being upon the
massage of said ordinance, the veto OF
the Mayor to the contrary n0tWlthStand-
ing. the ordinance was lost. Yeas none,
nays IL.
Veto of Resolution relating to City
Printing
To the Honorable the President and Com
mon Council of the City of st. Paul:
| return herewith the resolution
passed at the last meeting OF your non
orable body. and directing the Commit
tee on Printing to advertise for DldS
for the city printing, without my APP
prOyal, for the reason that there is no
provision in the charter authorizing the
Council TO advertise for bids. In this
connection your attention is called to
section II, chapter 8, of the City Char
ter. which expressly provides that 1.-THE
Common Council, at their first meeting
in each year, or as soon thereafter as
NAV be. shall designate one newspaper
printed in said city in which shall be
published all ordinances and other pro
ceedings and matters required by this
act. or by the bylaws or ordinances of
the Common Council, to be published in
public newspaper.
RoBERT A. SMITH, Mayor.
Dec. z, 1883.
Accepted.
Aid. Yoerg offered the following reso-
ton in the matter:
Resolved, That the City Clerk be in
Structed to advertise
Flrst-For proposals for supplying all
the departments and Offices of the city
of st. Paul with all the printing, litho-
graphing, books and stationery required
for the use of said departments and
offices.
SecOnd-Also separate proposals for
publishing in a daily newspaper of gen
eral circulation within the city OF st.
Paul, the proceedings of the Common
Council and of the various Boards and
departments of the city government,
and of all the notices and advertise
ments, of whatever nature. required by
law to be published in the official paper.
Said proposals to be received and
opened by the President of the Council
in the presence of that body at its first
regular meeting in January, 1889, and
that-th work described in the first sec
ton of this resolution shall he let to the
lowest responsible bidder; and that the
newspaper having a general daily circu-
latiOn within this city, and which has
been published not less than two years,
and which presents the lowest bid for
publishing the matters set forth in the
second clause of this resolution, shall
be DESIGNATED as the official paper of the
CITY. as provided by the charter.
An such bids shall be accompanied
by a bond in the penal sum of $4,000.
with two or more responsible surehes,
guaranteeing faithful performance of
contract, If awarded.
In bidding. the prices paid under the
present contract with the city shall be
made the maximum rate; and bidders
shall sta<e mt what per cent reduction
upon these prices they are willing 10
furnish the material and do the work
required.
Aid. Cullen offered a resolution in the
matter, when, on motion of Aid. San
born, the whole matter was laid oyer,to
be taken up at theconclusion OF all other
business before the Council.
Also,
Policeman Dismissed
To the Honorable the President and Com
mon Council of the City of st. Paul:
Police Officer John Mayer has been
this day dismissed from the force for the
following reasons:
First-For having been frequently
charged by his Sergeant with neglect OF
duty.
Second-For refusing to pay his bills,
as required by the rules of the Police
Manual.
Third-For having on the 9Th inst. ar
rested, without provocation or cause,
the four minor children of Mr.. p. III.
Thornton, who were conveyed to the
City Hall in patrol wagon and confined
in cell at the common lookup over
~, Il f..t,.s Of thafN
ents and the moral and physical harm
and detriment of the aforesaid children,
as is shown by the complaint of Mr..
Thornton and the testimony of the wit
nesses herewith transmitted. Asking
your consent hereto,
ROBERT \. SMITH, Mayor.
Dec. s, 1883.
Committee on Police.
CAT this part OF the proceedings Aid.
Fischer, Gehan and Leithauser entered
and took their seats.)
From John n. Mayer
Asking Council to withhold its ap-
proval of action of His Honor the May or
in dismissing said Mayer from the pO-
lice forces and explaining the arrest of
the Thornton boys referred TO in the
Mayors communication to Council.
Committee on Police.
FROM william Llnueke ana OlnerS-
Protesting against any change of
grade on Hope street.
Committee on Streets.
From Patrick Norris
Asking to be paid for sprinkllng GER
tain street crossings.
Committee on Claims.
From John Gehrke-
Asking to be paid for sprinkling GER
tam street crossings.
Committee on Claims.
From John G. Hinkel and Others
For the vacation of portions of Lynn
hurst avenue and Bremen street.
Committee on Streets. and City Clerk
instructed to give necessary publication
notice.
From Hiram D. Gates