St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-22

Hamm, said resolution was referred to
Committee on Gas by following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Book, Fischer, Hamm,
Leithauser,. Melady, Pratt, Sullivan,
Weber, Bickel-9.
Nays-Ald. Blom, Cullen, Gehan,
/ kaYanagh, Minea, Yoerg, MI. Vice
PresideGt-7.
Also.
Aid. Hamm's Resolution
Committee to whom was referred said
resolution, relative to amending Rule
the adoption of said resolution.
Adopted. (See resolution.)
Also.
Aid. Weber's Resolution
Committee to whom was referred
said resolution, relative to boarding up
sides of bridge on Como avenue, recon-
mendS the adoption of said resolution.
Adopted. (See resolution.)
| Also,
| misunderstanding Names of Streets
in st. Anthony Park
| Committee to whom was referred
| said ordinance recommends the pass
! age of same.
Adopted. (See Ordinance No. 1,O2O.)
| Also,
| Ordinance-TO Prohibit Cutting of Ice
Committee to whom was referred
said ordinance recommends passage of
same.
Adopted. (See Ordinance No. 1,021.)
OF Committee on Public Buildings. City
Property and Markets-PropOSalS for
Fuel
The Committee on Public Buildings.
| City Property and Markets, to whom
lan ~ a e
| Tor furnishing the city with fuel
for the ensuing year, pursuant to
the advertisement of the City Clerk
dated Aug. IL, 1888, therefor, recon-
mend that all of said proposals be re-
| Jected, and that the contract he awarded
! to underwater & Acker upon the pro-
| pOsal submitted to your Committee,
| which is less than that offered by other
| dealers. and submit a contract with said
! firm for approval. Respectfully,
MATT LEITHAUSER,
Chairman Committee on Public Build
ngS.
Adopted, award approved, said con-
tract read, and proper city officers di-
rected to execute same by the following
! vote:
Yeas-Ald. Blom, Book, Cullen, Fisch-
er,Gehan, Hamm, Kavanagh, LeithauSer,
Minea, Melady, Pratt, Sullivan, Weber,
Ioerg, Bickel, Mr.. Vice PreSident-l6.
OF Committee on Ordinances and Pub
lie Accounts
The committee reports that it has eX-
amlned the reports of Inspector OF
buildings for July. 1888: of Chief OF
Police, Clerk of Municipal Court, Pound
month of August, 1888, and of Market
Master for rent of hall during June,
July and part of August. 1888. Said
committee have found all of said reports
correct.
Adopted.
Also,
Ordlnance-A. MilIer's Claim
Committee submits and recommends
the passage of an ordinance entitled
IAN Ordinance Authorizing the Re-
funding of Money Paid by A. Miller as
Taxes Upon Property Condemned for
Public Use"
Adopted. (See Ordinance No. 1,025.)
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
OF Committee to Investigate Charges of
Bribery Preferred by Aid. Gehan-
Your Committee heretofore appointed
to examine into the charges of at
tempted bribery in relation to the grant
ing of a franchise to the EnOS Electric
Railway company, preferred by Aid.
Gthan. beg leave to report as follows:
The Committee met pursuant to the
call of the Chairman upon the 30th day
of August. A. ID. 1888, all of the commit
tee being present, and B. |. Brayton APP
peared in his own behalf, together with
his attorney, f. B. Kellogg, Esq.
Aid. Gehan testified upon oath that
upon the 18th day of August said B. l.
Brayton called upon him at his place of
fln T.if ,NfS 4 Do.
upon that day; that upon both said Oc-
casons he urged Aid Gehan to vote for
the passage of the ordinance then pend
ing before the Council granting said
franchise, and that upon the second of
said occasions at said place said 3. l.
lBraytOn offered to said Aid. Gehan that
1T he could see his way clear to vote for
the passage of said ordinance he would
give him, said Aid. Gehan, $1,000, or
that if said Aid. Gehan preferred, he
would for said vote and influence give
him lot situated in West st. Paul,
which was free and clear of encum-
ORANGES and was of the value OF 81, 200;
that said offer was qualified with the
statement that the said b. l. Brayton
did not wish to influence said Aid. Ge-
hams vote. The testimony and state
ment of said Aid. Gehan in relation to
the offer of 1000 aforesaid were c0rrob
GRATED by the testimony of Thomas w.
COnroy ando Thomas Gehan. Mr..
BraytOn was sworn as a witness and de-
MED that he made any such statement
or offer as aforesaid. After duly con-
sidering all the testimony your Com
mittee would respectfully report as fol-
lows:
That in their opinion the charges
made by Aid. Gehan have been and the
same were sustained. Your Committee
would further report that there was no
testimony produced before said COM
mittee to show that the EnOs Electric
Railway company. above named, or any
of its officers or agents were party to
said transaction. The testimony given
before said Committee is hereto at
tached, and your Committee request
that the same be filed with this report.
Respectfully, q. o. CULLEN.
Chairman.
Accented and adopted, and the testi-
mOny in the matter of said investlga-
ton referred to the Committee on
Streets.
OF Alderman of Eighth Ward-South
Street Opening, ETC.
Committee recommends that the re-
port of the Board of Public Works
dated Dec. 3, 1887, relative to opening,
widening and extending South street,
from Lake Como to Lake Phalen, be
adopted.
Adopted. and final order of Council in
said matter, approved May Is, 1887, an
nulled by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Blom, Book, Cullen,
Fischer, Gehan, Hamm, Kavanagh, |
Leithauser, Minea, Melady, Pratt, Sull- |
van, Weber, Yoerg, Bickel, Mr.. Vice |
PreSident-l6.
(See order to Board of Public Works.) |
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ordinances
An ordinance was read entitled .'An |
Ordinance Authorizing the Removal of |
Two Frame Structures Within the Fire |
Limits of the City of st. Paul" Aid. |