St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-05
DONE IN THE COUNCIL.
The Evening Star-News De-
elared the Official Paper
Of Minneapolis.
The Police Commission Re-
port Given a Little More
Ventilation.
The Proposed Lowering Of
the II. 8 D. Tracks
Discussed.
Deadlock Over the Election of
Street Commissioners
Broken.

tion of the proceedings of the council
created something of a breeze. The
committee reported in favor of accept
ing the bid of the Evening Star. which
was for % cents per inch i'll either
nOnpareil or miniOn type. Aid. e. NJ.
johnson in order to head off the prob
able adoption of the report tried to have
it laid on the table, and attempted to
make it appear that the council should
designate what style of type should be
used. He finally made motion to that
effect which carried, when the chair
man of the committee on printing in
formed the council that the contract in
accordance with which the bid was
made specified that the council should
have this privilege.
Aid. Cl0utier then moved that the
Star should he declared the official pa
per of the city.
Again the friend of the Tribune OBJ
jected upon the specious plea that the
contract had not been signed.
Aid. Cloutier then added that his
motion should take effect when the con-
tract was signed, which was unanimous
ly carried.
The committee recommended that the
bids for dong the job printing be all
rejected, and the heads of departments
of the city government be allowed to
get their printing where they please.
provided Minneapolis printers are
patrOniZed. This was adopted on the
face of the fact that the charter directs
that the lowest bid shall be accepted.
THAT POLICE COMMISSION REPORT.
The committee reported that it had
been unable to obtain the majority re-
port of the board of police commits
SionerS from Commissioner Baker or H.
A. Norton, the clerk, and of course
could not have it printed in accordance
with instructions, and recommend that
the matter be referred to ihe city attor-
ney with instructions to take such steps
as he thought best in order to secure
the return to the city clerk Of the same.
Aid. Parker Of the committee, attempted
to make it appear that the report which
had been read in the council and re-
ferred to the committee was not the full
report, and the board had not intended
to submit it. He undertook to intimate
that it had been loaned by courtesy to
the mayor, who had turned it over to
the clerk. He was cOntradicted in this
by the city attorney, who exclaimed:
why, Commissioner Baker and Mai.
Norton both stood here and heard the
report read and never raised any
objection"
Aid. E. NJ. Johnson undertook to
make it appear that the printing of the
report was a trivial matter. ana finally
the advice of the city attorney was
sought. He suggested that a formal re-
quest should be made by the council for
the return of the document. This was
done, accordingly, in the form of a
resolution.
STREET COMMISSIONERS ELECTED.
The deadlock over the election of
street commissioners was in measure
broken. Aid Cooley moved that the
council proceed to the election of
street commissioner for the Eighth
ward. This was amended by Aid. Gil
man, that the street commissioners of
all the wards should be elected. This
was defeated. and then Aid. E. NJ. John
son moved the election of an Eighth
ward street commissioner, and Aid.
Dwyer objected that it was out of
order.
Aid. Cooley said he did not regard the
Democrats as obstructionists, and did
not want to. If they were lie wanted to
know it. The Eighth ward needed TO
have certain work done, and should not
be prevented.
Aid. Mills said the Third ward was
suffering because of water, and needed
a street commissioner at once.
Aid. E. NJ. johnson then moved that
the Eighth and Third ward commits
SiOnerS be elected.
The chair declared the motion in
order, saying he recognized the election
OF commissioners in certain wards as
needed. No appeal was taken from his
decision, and the Twelfth and Thir-
teenth wards were added by amend
ment. The election resulted as follows:
Third Ward-JOhn Alstadt, 2S votes.
Eighth Ward-J. S. Tripp (Rep.), 21;
l. w. Fitzgerald Dem.), 6.
NJ. ID. Elliot, 8.
Thirteenth Ward George BickneIl.
10: James German, 13
1.-THE HASTINGS IL DAKOTA TRACKS.
There was the usual row over lower
Ing the Hastings & Dakota tracks in
the Seventh, Eighth, Twelfth and
Thirteenth wards, which came up on the
majority and minority reports of
special committee consisting of the
committee on railroads and the alder
men from the wards affected, to which
was referred Aid. Cooley'S ordinance,
which provides that the city shall bear
half of the expense of lowering the
tracks. The majority report, signed by
seven members of the committee, was in
favor of the ordinance, and the minority
report, which was unfavorable to the
ordinance was signed by six mem
bers. Aid. Cooley's idea was that
the city wonld get enough dirt to
be used for grading to pay half of the
excavation; and in this he was
backed up by Aid. Gibson, Dwyer,
and +. NJ. Johnson. while Aids. Cloutier
and Norenberg thought the railroad
should stand the entire expense, and
would soon be forced to do so in order
10 accommodate its own business. Aid.
NOrenberg stated this view of the case
when he said: The railroad will be
compelled to lower its tracks within a
year or else take them up, and | wish
they would do it," The majority was
finally adopted, and resolution ac-
cepting the proposition of the railroad
TO divide the expense was laid over to
the next regular meeting and made the
special order of business.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
The liking OF the license for the priv
llege OF keeping dog of the female
sex gave rise to funny debate. The
committee on licenses reported in favor
Of making it So; Aid. Ed johnson
wanted to make it $40; Aid. Mills
wanted action Indefinitely postponed,
but the committees recommen dation
was adopted.
The monthly budget of bills amount
ing to Sl45, ,0S4. l9 was passed.
The license Oh billiard and pool tables
was reduced from S15 to So for each
table.
The ordinance giving the Omaha and
the Northern Pacific railroads right of
way over First street north, was given
its first reading.
a proposition of company to con-
struct a crematory for refuse Of capac-
ity of 100 cubic feet per day, the city to
furnish the ground and purchase it at a
cost not to exceed 5000, provided it
gives satisfaction. was adopted upon
on health and hospitals.
The city attorney reported back Aid.
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