St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-19
TUESDAY At SALTWATER.
Trouble Over a Bill Against the
City.
DEATH OF MRS. TEPAss.
Preparations for the Fourth Of July
Celebrati0n---General News Of the
Day.

At the meeting of the city council
held June the usual monthly resolu-
ton was passed allowing mass of bills
against the city, One of these bills is
not approved by the mayor. and at the
the meeting last evening he vetoed the
resolution, saying: "My objection to
the resolution is based On the item of
$922.7O, being an amount supposed to be
due John Jardine for hauling gravel.
Iquestion the validity of the claim as
against he city of Saltwater, and there
fore return the resolution to you for
your consideration, with the request
that you will give the entire supposed
account between John Jardine and the
city of Saltwater full and exhaustive
examination" The mayor explains
that the city, accepting Jardine's bid to
haul gravel to Myrtle street at 621a cents
per square yard. contracted with him at
that price, but that afterwards certain
individual members of the council
agreed with Jardine to pay him more
than 161a cents to haul gravel for the
city to other localities besides Myrtle
street, and that no contract other than
the Myrtle street hauling was entered
into between the city and Jardine. The
failure of the mayor to sign the resolu-
ton has had the effect of stopping the
payment of all the many bills provided
for in such resolution, and his hOn0r'S
act or failure to act has caused much
adverse comment. Some of the alder
men even prophesied that the measure
would be passed over the veto. and de-
clared that the mayor was exceeding
his prerogative in interfering in
matter which is part of previous adj
ministration, and on which he himself
is not thoroughly informed. Mayor Du-
rant believes that the bill is entirely
unwarranted.
Mrs. Susannah Tepass, a prominent
and longtime resident of this city, died
yesterday afternoon after a three
months illness with cerebral trouble.
The time Of the funeral will be an
nounced later. The deceased was born
in Germany Aug. 10, 1924. and came
with her parents to America in l647,
settling at Freeport, ILL.,, where she was
married to n. Kimmick, and came to
Saltwater in 1S49. Her first husband
died in 1857, and three years later she
was married to Frank Apple, who died
in November, 1868. In December, 1869,
she was united in marriage to Herman
Tepass, who survives her, together with
two children of her second marriage,
Theresa, widow of Carl Piper. and
Frank Apple. Through great hardships
of pioneer life she had at length become
possessed Of competence, and was
owner of the Northwestern brewery and
the Chestnut street Tepass block.
The jury in the case of Thorne
against the city, wherein the plaintiff
claims $1,000 damages. brought in a
seal ed verdict after the adjournment of
the court yesterday. The result will be
made known this morning, but the im-
preston has in some manner been Gre
ated that the result is favorable to the
plaintiff.
At the meeting this evening of the
Fourth of July celebration committees
tire committee on finance will make
report which insures plenty of money
with which to carry out an elaborate
programme and provide good prizes for
the various sporting contests to be ar
ranged.
Bernard Thelan and Miss Mary Harri-
gan. of st. Joe township, Wisconsin,
opposite Saltwater, were married yes
terday at the Church of Immaculate
Conception, Saltwater.
Miss Karen Christensen, Of Chris
tiania, Norway, filed claim yesterday
with the local agent of the ThiGgvalla
line of $50, the value of her personal
effects lost on the steamship Danmark,
on which she was passenger. The
Thingvalla line has agreed to pay so per
cent of all such claims.
Bronson & Folsom yesterday sold half
a raft of logs to r. G. Libby, Hastings,
and brazil to Hall & Mccoy, Lakeland.