St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-08
Contractor Sweeney Finds No
Consolation at the Hands
of the Aldermen.
Lowry Wants to Replace East
Seventh Cable With an
Electric Line.
But the Bluffites Perfer Slow
transportation to an r.
regular Service.
Matters Of General Impor-
lance Passed Upon by the
Aldermanie Board.

The cheStnutty Langford park " sinh
hole" matter again bobbed up at the
meeting of the board of aldermen las
evening, and for time things looked
very lively. Alderman Dobner, who il
leading spirit in the faction which is
opposed to granting any relief what
ever to Contractor Sweeney, moved that
the minority report of the special con-
ference committee, appointed to arbi-
trate upon the affair, be adopted. The
minority report, signed by Aldermen
Dobner, Copeland and the city engineer,
recommended that the board OF
public works be instructed to
have the filing Of Langford park
carried out without any further notice.
The majority report, which favored the
reasSeSSment of property adjoining
Langford park, in order to raise $1,000 to
compensate the contractor, was not put
in. but Alderman Dohner referred to it
verbally.
President Cullen said that the board
could not act upon the majority report,
as it had not been presented, but the
minority report could be acted upon.
Alderman Sullivan thereup0n took
hand, and raised novel point, that
the city officials appointed to act on the
committee had voted upon the reports,
anG in his opinion, only members of the
council should have voted, the officials
simply giving their advice. -
Aid. Dobner retaliated, and in vehe-
ment tones denounced the granting of
any relief to the contractor. and that
the property owners should not be
called upon TO pay single cent for the
work, as they had been taxed $4,000
already for it.
Aid. Dorniden fired a shot into the
sklrmish by moving that the whole mat
ter be laid over until the next meeting.
The amendment was lost, and Aid.
Dobner's resolution, that the minority
report, instructing the board OF public
works to have the work carried out.
was carried-Ald. Bielenberg, Cope
land. Dobner, Sanborn, Sullivan and
the president voting for it: and Aid.
BOtt, Conley, DOrDiden and Melady OPP
posing. This vote was distinct knock
out for Contractor Sweeney, who left
the council chamber looking very dis
consulate
Aid. Sanborn, chairman of the com
mitJee on ways and means, reported that
the committee had that day inspected
the city hospital buildings, and recon-
mended the issue of $4,000 bonds for the
purpose of finishing the main buildings.
A resolution to issue the bonds received
a full vote of the board.
No Electric for East Seventh.
Aid. Bott introduced an ordinance to
amend the ordinance granting tights to
the street railway company so that the
company be not allowed to put in the
electric system on East Seventh street
instead of the present cable system.
The alderman explained that the COM
pany had commenced to erect poles,
and the people on Dayton's bluff were
opposed to the electric system. He
moved that the ordinance be referred to
the committee on streets to allow the
citizens to state their objections. So re-
ferred.
An ordinance of Aid. Melady, to grant
the city treasurer $1,000 as revolving
fund to pay the men on the street force
who may be discharged, or leave, the
money due them, was passed.
The board of public works sent long
report to the council detailing the in
spectiOn made by the board OF all gas
aud gasoline lamps in the city. The re-
port states that 3,145 gas lamps are
charged to the city, while 10 less are in
use, and that 3. 1928 oil lamps are charged,
and 107 less are i'll use. The board rec
commends that 157 gas lamps desig-
mated, and 10l oil lamps be entirely dis
continued, and that all electric lights in
parks be discontinued from Nov. to
May l. On the motion of Aid. Sanborn,
the matter was referred to special
joint conference committee, the chair
man appointing Messrs Melady, Dobner
and Conley to represent the board of
aldermen.
Health Officer Hoyt sent a letter to
the council asking that some steps be
taken in the matter of collecting gar
bage, as the present system in force
since the burning of the AZotine works
was not satisfactory. The matter was
referred to the committee on streets and
Aid. COnley.