St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-06
A COUNCILS Congo.
Now VIII Come the Double
Header of the New Char
ter.
The Expiring Body Puts Its
House in Order for a
Change.
An Ordinance for the Benefit
Of the Sweeney Con-
tract,
A Great Raft Of Routine BuSi-
ness Is Closed
Over.


The final meeting of tie city council
the one branch body which has flour
ished practically since the city of st.
Paul was incorporated-occu last
evening. Within a week, the provis-
ions of the new charter, for two
branches. will be in effect, and there
will be an assembly and a board of
aldermen. Last nights meeting was
largely of the nature of putting the
house in order. Fourteen of the alder
men were present, the aDsentees being
MessrS Copeland, McNaInee and San
born, The body rushed headlong into
business.
An ordinance by Aid. DObner, pro-
viding for the payment of 17$4 cents per
yard for all additional material placed
in the Langford park fill. to complete
the work, to an amount not exceeding
$1,000. brought up another discussion
on the Sweeney contract question. A
large number of residents in the vicin-
ity of the park site were present TO urge
the passage of the ordinance. Aid.
Dobner urged in support of the latter
course that the residents in that vicinity
had donated the park, and paid S20,0 900
on q contract with the city that the
park should be completed six months
ago. The present condition of the hole
is an unsanitary one, ,and the contractor,
being bankrupt, is unable to complete
tho work unless relieved. g. ID. Pratt,
of st. Anthony Park, also spoke
in support of the measure. Aid.
Dobner stated that the legislature
had authorized the council 10 apprOpri-
ate sufficient sum to complete the work
and that delay was dangerous to the
health of and unjustto the people living
in the vicinity of the mudbole.
Aid. Flapdrau stated that he had been
informed that the bill referred to had
not passed the house, but had been
signed by Gov. Merriam under mis-
apprehension.
Aid. Sullivan moved to refer the
whole matter to the corporation attor
ney for an opinion. The motion did
not receive a second, and the vote on
the ordinance resulted IN its passage by
a vote of 9 to 5. Those voting yea were
were Aid. Banholzer. Bielenberg, Bott,
Conley, Dobner, Dornideu. Gehan, Me-
lady and Van Slyke. Those in the neg
atiye: Aid. Cullen, Sullivan, Minea,
Flandrau and Costello.
The chair was III doubt as to the num-
Der of votes essential to the passage of
the ordinance under the circumstances.
Aid. Dobner asked the city attorney
to state the number of votes required.
Attorney Lawler held that the pro-
vision requiring two-thirds vote for
measures involving expenditure did not
apply in this case, the law under which
the ordinance had been framed having
passed subsequently, to the one contain
ing the former provision. He held that
the ordinance had passed. having re-
ceived a majority vote. The chair so
ruled.
Street Railway improvements.
All ordinance was adopted granting to
the street railway company the privilege
of constructing, maintaining and Oper-
ating underground cOnduitS, poles, wires
and such other appliances as are neces-
Sary to operate the street railway lines.
The ordinance was adopted to legalize
the improvements already made by the
company.
A resolution by Aid. Melady proyid-
ing for the compensation of John G. Nc
Carthy, patrolman detailed for special
duty in the municipal court in the sum
of $1,000 per annum, was referred to the
corporation attorney for an opinion as
to the legality of the measure under the
new charter. Attorney LaWler thought
the measure legal and 1t passed.
A resolution permitting Mrs. Gather
inc DAILY to pay without interest the as
Sessment for grading Dearborn street
was passed on the recommendation of
City Attorney Lawler.
A resolution that an order be drawn
for 81 ,265.70 for work done on inspection
of local improvements during April was
passed. A resolution by Aid. Conley
fixing the salaries of police officials for
the present year at the same figure as
last year passed.
City Attorney LaWler reported in the
matter of the claim of NJ. Mcmahon, for
$500 damages sustained by falling into
a coal Shute on Fifth street, with rec
ommendation that the claim be re-
ferred to the joint court house and city
hall committee. The report was adopted
and the claim SO referred. A cOmmuni-
cation from the board of public works
stated that the additional duties i'm
posed on the board by the terms of the
Bell charter rendered necessary an al
lOwance of $500 for livery hire in i'll
specting sidewalks, crosswalks, etc. The
communication was referred TO the COM
mlttee on ways and means.
Two claims by Peter Tantholt of
S231.70 each for work done in the Maria
avenue park and in Lincoln park, were
referred to the committee on claims.
The propositions of Directors Sc ibert
and KleiSt, of the orchestraS of those
titles. regarding music in the parks dur
ing the summer, were referred back to
the council by the park board. They
were again referred to the committee on
parks. The petition for compensa-
ton for injuries received by fall on
Sibley street at Smith park was re-
ferred to the committee on claims. A re-
quest for the lighting of p arkS by eiec-
tricity, from the park board, was re-
ferred to the committee on gas.
miscellaneous Business.
An ordinance was passed appropriate
ing S224.61 for compensation OF claim
by Samuel Z. Dawson for money paid
for deed of real estate executed by the
city to William Grant and by the city
and Grant assigned to William Dawson.
A warrant was authorized to be drawn
in favor of James E. E.Markham for S29.75,
in discharge of judgment against city in
favor of John Patterson on April "a.
A resolution by Aid. Van Slyke. pro-
viding for the sprinkling of portions of
Burr, Edgerton, Reaney ana York
streets and Greenbrier avenue, was
passed.
A resolution by Aid. Sullivan was
passed approving the following plats
approved by the plat commission: Sta
pies First Addition to st. Paul: Thurs
toms Encouragement of Blocks l and
of Thurston Il Lambie's Addition to
st. Paul.
A resolution by Aid. Flandrau au-
thoriZed the committee on ways and
means to negotiate for the purchase of
lots l and 2 in block of Rice Il Ir-