St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-15
A RED-HOT Meeting.
Several Gentlemen Get Very
Warm Just Beneath the
Collar
In a Discussion Relative to
Alleged Nuisanees in the
Fifth.
The Federal Court Decides
the Prentice Case for the
Railroad.
Whereat Both Sides Profess
Themselves Well Salts
fed.

in the several matters to come up De-
fore the committee GA streets were IN
attendance upon the meeting last night.
The first paper taken up was the re-
quest of jim Hill for the appropriation
of portion of Walnut street to his
private use, against which there is
strong protest from property owners,
and it was placed aside for further con-
sideraton. An ordinance was pre-
scented reyoking the ordinance which
gave the right to j. Il. Mcmillan to es-
tablish packing house on the upper
river flats. Mr.. Mcmillan stated to the
committee that he had leased the plant
to O'Leary 81 Sons; that no complaint
had been made against him during his
occupancy; that the nuisance arose
from the putting in of a rendering an
mex by Mr.. O'Leary; and that 1t would
be unjust TO deprive him OF the use OF
property worth $4,000. John ID. Ives.
in behalf the property owners, SAID the
citizens of the Fifth ward mad
suffered quite sufficiently, and some
thing should be done at once, as
the imposition and injustice was
more than they could bear. Charles
Ringwald said the citizens of the Fifth
were not kickers ordinarily, but they
were driven to it now. There was
sickening stencil. and if it came from
the Azotine plant, abolish the Azotine;
if from the Mcmillan packing house.
abolish that Something had to be done,
and, if not done soon, il would be done
forcibly. This threat brought applause
from the audience, which fully showed
the intensity of feeling of the Fifth
ward citizens. The ordinance granting
MI. Mcmillan the right to the plant
specified the dates between which
slaughtering was done. Mr.. MeMil-
Ian was asked if any @5sfaug hterlng
was done between those dates. He adj,
mitted that this provision of his grant
was violated. The city attorney SUBJ
stituted resolution for the. ordinances
notifying the health officer to proceed
at once against any persons violating
| the provisions of the original grant to
Mcmillan, and the committee recon-
! mended council to pass the resolution.
| Moritz Helm stated that other wardsin
| the city were protected against such
| nuisances as the Fifth was. compelled
to stand. Walter Ife got after Health
| Officer Hoyt, charging him with
neglect of duty in not tax
ing action heretofore. The packing
| establishment was no more Of a null
sance than the Wretched lack ola sew
erage system and the AZotine plant. ~
The packing house matter being dis
| posed of, the same question came up IN
reference to the Azotine plant. Here
| again Mr.. Ife took tilt at the health
| commissioner, and a little more en-
/ phatic one incidentally he brought IN
| the chairman of the committee. He
said the citizens of the Fifth had no
! confidence in the health officer, who for
| over year had neglected his duty at
the expense of 5000 citizens health.
You have claSsed me with the nealth
officer, MI. Ife," said Chairman Gehan.
"It seems to me that you have no confl-
dence in any one who differs from you
| in opinion"
/ Mr.. life proceeded with his remarks
until interrupted by Member Elan
drau, who had a resolution to offer.
After its reading James Donnelly, of
the Azotine company, got the floor. He
said there were defects which they
were doing their best to remedy. lie de-
Tended DR.. Hoyt, the plant, and stated
the city of ST. Paul was the healthieSt
in the country.
Except the Fifth ward" said a
voice in the crowd.
1.-THE Fifth is the healthiest in the
city," exclaimed Mr.. Donnelly with
heat. as zas6 -
A derisive laugh from those present
greeted this remark. MI. Donnelly kept
on talking, interrupted continually by
remarks, coupled with profanity. Tht
chair raped for order, which was only
secured by his threat to adjourn. ~ AID
Flandrau made a pacific speech. Chair
man Gehan demanded an explanation OF
Mr.. lie in saying ''he did not care who
was interested or who owned stock ii
the AZotine company"
81 did not say stockholders" replied
Mr.. Ife. 81 said did not care who wa.
interested. Neither do |. l have NJ
reflections to make on the owners O.
stock"
The discussion drifted upon the ozone
in Minnesota air, the death rate in st
Paul and the population. Aid. Flandral
said we had $4,000, and Mi. LIE claimed
only $4,000.
81 have no reply to make to the gen
tleman who has made a personal attach
upon me,' said DR.. Hoyt, "but will
call attention to two Of his statements
He has said that the Azotine plant wa
tried and driven out OF Minneapolis
That is untrue. 1t was never trle(
there. He has stated that have de
clared that the AZotine plant is not ;
nuisance. That is not true. The AZo
tine plant is not nuisance as whole
but there are certain things in connec
ton with it which are nuisance. and
have so officially declared"
The resolution then came up and wa
favorably recommended to the cit.
council. 1t makes it the sense OF tn,
committee that the AZotine cOmpan.
is committing nuisances which, if no
abated in twenty days, the company
contract will be considered violated, ant
the plant removed.
Tie attorney for the Wisconsin Cen
trail asked that the consideration of tn
ordinance granting trackway from
; Brook to Broadway along the alley be
tween Fourth and Fifth streets, be post
!. poned until the next meeting. Hi
reason was that there should be an in
sertion fixing the minimum rate Q