St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-05
SAINT PAUL.
APROTES7 WAS FILED
But Young Mr.. Driscoll Gets
the Printing, Just the
Same.
Rats Of Routine Rolled Off at
the Local Legislative
Meeting.
Cigar Men Hot After the In
fringers OF Their Little
Legal Labels.
A Youth Lifted From Poverty
% Affluenee by st. Paul
Realty.

Aid. Weber is a ''good fellow, but he
won't do" as presiding officer. AT the
meeting of the city council last night,
when the matter of awarding the con-
tract for the city job printing came up,
a motion was made by Aid. Bickel to
refer the matter back TO the committee
on printing. Aid. Sanborn jumped up
and moved to amend the motion by
awarding the contract to F. DriscOlI, Jr.
On a vote the amendment carried.
According to parliamentary rules, the
question Woulu then recur on the
original motion. hut Presiding Ofhcer
Weber declared the contract awarded
TO Driscoll. and ordered business to
proceed. The committee on printing,
which met yesterday afternoon, re-
ported in favof of Drisc0ll. When the
matter first came up, 1t provoked
great deal of discussion. Expert Mar
tin Dries was heard after Aid. Minea
had declared that he didn't know
upon what the committee had based
their Opiniun." Mr.. Dries went into
technicalities somewhat, but the bur
den of his statement was that he had
been wholly impartial in recommend
ing DriScOl. AS Mr.. Dries was recon-
mended as an expert by Mr.. Drisc0ll his
statement was accepted without com
ment.i j. H. RamaleV. one of the bid
derS, entered protest against the
award, in which he declared that his
bid was $500 lower actually by esUi-
mateS.per 1000 ems of composition than
Driscoll'S, The protest went on file.
AIfsCEILANEOUs WORK.
The committee on claims recon-
mended that Inspector RendrickSon he
granted his demand of $3.50 for inspect
ing beef. Aid. Fisher opposed 1t. as
did Aid. Sullivan, both claiming that
while the law might authorize such
clam, it was wrong in principle for a
city officer to draw two salaries. The
debate ended in the matter being re-
ferred back to the committee on claims.
Young Mr.. Woodruff, of the firm of
William p. Murray u Woodruff, argued
at length in favor OF the claim before it
was disposed of.
A resolution to issue 100000 bonds
for water works purposes was discussed
at length, and finally went over. Aid.
Gehan, during the debate, accused Aid.
Yoerg of pocketing similar resolution,
which he claimed was presented several
weeks ago. Aid. Yoerg was not pres
ent. nor were Aid. Conley, Leithauser
and Pratt.
The ST. Paul City Railway company
asked permission 10 lay II" rail in
the construction of the University ave-
nue. line, which went to the street COM
mittee, The Northwestern Telephone
company filed its acceptance Of the con-
duitOrdinauce passed at the last meet
ing. The resolution Of the park board
requesting the issuance of $4,000 bonds
for the Improvement If parks, was re-
ferIed to the ways and means commit
tee. The AZatiHe cOmpany'S contract
for removing garbage was laid over
until 4 bond was filed. The board of
public works recommended Immediate
action upon the sewer in
-PHAIEN CREEK VALLEY,
recommended by the city engineer. The
cost will be 578. 1900, $73.4l7.5O Of which
is TO be paid out of the city sewage
bond fNnd. The recommendation passed.
The committee to whom was referred
the matter Of modifying the contract
for building the substructure of the
Broadway bridge, on account OF a
necessary change in the plans for the
supersiructure, recommended that no
modification was necessary, and this
was approved. The city engineer sub
mittpd that the cost of the Sixth
street bridge would be, approx
imaleIy, Sl50,000, and as bonds
for only $4,000 were authorized
the balance would have to be raised by
assessment; whereupon he recon-
mended the issuance Of bonds. The re
port was accompanied by plans and
specifications, and the council accepted
the report and authorized the clerk to
advertise for bids. The North st. Paul
Street railway company was granted
permission to lay "1' tails along its
route. The matter of printing maps of
the new ward precincts created cOnSd-
cradle discussion, and finally went over
until the next meeting. The purchase
of lot 3, block i. Whitney & Smiths adj
dition, owned hy Andrew Muier, for
a fire engine house. produced much
talk and finally passed. The purchase
was recommended by the fire commits
siOners, and the site is on Rosabel
street, between Fourth and Fifth, only
two squares away from Engine house
No. 2. The West Publishing company
was granted permission to build st0r-
age house on Third street, adjoining
their present builGng. The session
closed at 10 o'clock.