St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-04
In Spite Of Talk, Council Gets in Great
Work.
THE MAYORS VETO STAND.
The SMALLPOX Case To Be Investigated.
building 0rdinance---Many
Minor Matters.

This section, said the alderman, gives
the building inspector the right to run
things just as he sees fit, and allows
him to have examined just those whom
he wishes. Aid. E. M. johnson thought
it would be foolish to strike out that sec
ton, as it would place the appointment
of assistant inspectors in the hands of
irresponsible men. The section did not
mean that the council should appoint
the first men that were named by the
inspector. If the men he recommended
were not suitable, the council could re-
fuse to confirm their appointment. 1t
was not right, he continued, to dictate
to the building inspector who should be
his assistants. Aid. L'Herault once
more grew eloquent over the matter,
and mildly inSinuated that unless
the section was stricken out the build
ing inspector would simply put in his
own relatives and friends. The motion
to strike out was lost by vote of 10 to
10. Aid. E. M. Johnson then moved
that the section be amended by chang
ing the wording so that any one might
apply for the position of assistant
building inspector, and providing that
the building inspector was to recon-
had successfully passed the eXamlna-
ton. Another discussion followed,
during which the matter was laid over
for one week.
The committee on taxes recommended
that the petition of the Minneapolis
exposition, asking for the abatement OF
$1,000 paving tax be annulled be
granted. The report was adopted, but
when the matter of annulling the tax
was put to vote there was small row.
Many of the aldermen claimed that the
exposition owned the land when the
1887 tax was made. The assistant city
attorney explained that such was not
the case. and added that the amount
was not collectible. The motion was
carried by vote of 10 to 10.
The special committee appointed to
decide upon the location of slaughter
houses reported and recommended that
the council prohibit the maintaining OF
any slaughter houses except where
there is an ample water supply and ade-
quate drainage, and the placing of the
houses under the supervision OF the
board of health. Aid. Morse went on
record as voting no, every one else
voting for the recommendation.
Aid. Barrows wanted the city engi-
neer to make report showing what
1887 had cost; the cost in detail of each
section Of sewer built in 1886; the cost
in detail of each section of sewer built
in 1885; detailed statement of the
relative cost of building sewers OF the
same sizes and kinds under like cOndi-
| tons during the years 1885, 1886 and
1887. He wanted this, he said, because
large number of taxpayers were dis
satisfied. Such report was ordered
made, after long discussion.
The street car company was ordered
to at once remove the iron Stats from
their tracks on the suspension bridge.
The city engineer submitted the bids
received for furnishing 100000 sewer
brick, as published in the GLOBE some
days ago. The contract was awarded as
already published.
The city attorney rerOrted that he had
considered carefully the claims of Isaac
c. Walker for $4,000 for infringing on
/, his patents, by using a certain kind OF
gauge on the fire apparatus, and had
found no foundation for the claim. He
therefore recommended that the claim
be disallowed.
The resolutions recently adopted by
the board of trade i'll regard to the
method of disposing of the sewage and
waste of the city, was Introduced, and
mittee on health and hospitals.
City Engineer Rinker was granted
| leave OF absence for three weeks.
A communication from the Wheeler
| Reflector Light company, asking that
| the recent order shutting off 175 lamps
| be reScinded, was referred to the COM
mittee on gas.
Residents Of Yale place and upper
| Hennepin avenue, sent in a request
that the electric lamps recently taken
from there be returned. Referred to
the committee on gas, and the alderman
from the Fourth ward.
Ring & Tobin asked that their bill of
$500 for stone furnished be paid. The
matter was referred to the committee
on claims.
The committee to which was referred
| the motion of Alderman Dwyer, au-
| thOriZing the city to pay to the officers
| of the Cedar d Lake Street Improve
ment association, reported in favor of
| disallOwing the claim on the ground
| that there was no reason why the
money should be given them.
Stephen Terhune applied for a liquor
license, and the same was ordered is
sued to him.
The city attorney recommended that
all companies using burner said to be
all infringement upon a patent issued
to the Sun NapOr company discontinue
such use.
John Orth's claim of $50 for damages
sustained by his team cavlng into the
Northeast Minneapolis tunnel was al
lowed, and warrant ordered drawn for
the full amount.
Bills amounting to 1913, 1892 were pre-
scented, and warrants ordered drawn for
the various amounts. On motion of
Aid. Dwyer the bill of A. G. BOuSman
of $3.50, for printing, was withdrawn
and referred to the committee OH print
ing, which subsequently recommended
the payment of the bill.
The sum of S7S6.60 was ordered paid
to F. W. Cook for land taken in opening
East Twenty-eighth street; ID. w. Wells
was given $500 for similar reason.
The proposition of G. w. LOring to
rent to the city the present quarters of
the municipal court at 81 ,5O0per annum,
and to make such repairs as might be
needed, was accepted, and lease Or
dered drawn up for five years:
Plats of the 500 Line addition and
Higgins Second addition were adopted.
1t was expected that there would be
good deal of talk when water works
business was called up, but there was
none. Aid. Mills introduced reSOlu-
ton calling for the appointment of
committee of five to confer with the st.
Anthony Water Power company with
reference to amicably settling the eX-
listing trouble in regard to water.
The matter of purchasing land from
E.. B. Ames for the North Minneapolis
pumping station was referred back to
the committee.
On recommendation of the committee
the quarantine hospital and the health
off 10 vyara ordered connected Inv tpIp-
phone at once.
On motion of Aid. L'Herault the
new addition to the work house was Or
dered insured for S15. 600 and the Suner-