St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-01
CITY HALL P0IN TIERS.

Everyone will hail with satisfaction the
fact that at last something definite is being
done on the garbage question and the affairs
OF the Azotlne company. If the council had
only undertaken to handle the matter from
the startin the proper manner and spirit, the
tangie would have been Strengthened out
long ago. The situation at present is that the
Azetine company will put up proper plant
at South st. Paul for destroying the garbage,
and the city will ask for bids for collecting
garbage to be delivered to the com pany at
certain points in the city limits.
The only question likely to upset this plan
Is: will the places where the garbage is to
be delivered meet with the approval of the
residents ia the yicinity:' One of the places
suggested for the delivery is the corner of
Concord and Annapolis streets Oh the West
side. But the West siders object to having
all the garbage of the city tFailed through
their streets, and with the object of protest
ing against any such location turned out en-
masse Friday evening and attended the meet
ing of the special committee which was APP
pointed by the council to report upon the
garbage question. The locating of points
did not come up, but on Tuesday afternoon
the committee will again meet to hear from
the city attorney and the health officer as to
IL.
The West side residents are only taxing the
steps which the citizens of any other portion
of the city would take under similar circum-
stances 1t would be hard task to find
resident in st. PAM who would not, in the
language of the vulgar kick like a steer
against proposition to run garbage wagons
in trout of ks house every day in the year.
Nott Ho
must certainly be collected and delivered to
the Azotine company somewhere. The ques-
ton OF locating the works OF the company
will cut no figure in the matter now if the
council Will adopt its committees report and
agree to the South ST. Paul Site When the
committee announces the location of garbage
delivery points, there are likely to be lively
times in the council chamber.
I
1t is to be hoped that the scene which took
place in the council chameer last Tuesday
evening will not be repeated again. Both
President Murray and AssemDlyman McCaf-
ferty are spirited debateFs, but there Is no
reason whatever when, IN the course OF de-
bate, sarcastic remark is made by one per
son that his opponent should retaliate by
polntedly insulting personal remarks. There
is not man, woman or child in the city of
the highest regard, and it is we'll known that
he would not injure any ones feelings will
fully. Mr. McCafferty is a new conner in the
council, aud should know by this time that
the tactics sometimes INDUCED in by oppos-
ing counsel in trying law suit will not be
tolerated in the council proceedings. De-
corum is as necessary in carrying out public
duties aud business as discipline is in the
army or police departments.
The opinion has always been present hat
the fire department has the right of way in
going to and from fires, but recent invesIiga-
ton shows that no ordinance exists giving
the department this necessary privilege. An
ordinance does exist giving the fire fighters
the right TO stop and divert traffic at fire,
but that duty really devolves upon the police
officers. During the past year there have
been a number of collisions between the fire
department apparatus and the cable cars
| aud Chief Jackson is positive that all the
| smashups have been caused By the wilfull-
| ness Of the gripmen. Even the chief him
! self has been ANONYMOUSLY thrown out of
his sleigh by the modern Juggernaut, and
| the board of fire commissioners recently
| made up their minds that the department
! should have some rights on the streets
| in responding to alarms of fire.
| All that the board asked of the council was
the passage OF an ordinance giving the ap-
/ paratus the right of way. and making it COM
/ pulsory upon car gripmen and motor men to
! stop their cars on the approach of the en-
| gineS or trucks and remain stationary until
they had passed. The ordinance is similar
to those in force in al large cities, and is for
| the protection of the fire department and the
public equally. 1t does not give the depar t
| mani tho riO m srtIn Oynr any ppPSOu - aS
an assembIyman said it would do after hear
| ing it read; it simply means that every one
must get out of the way of the flying appar-
| atus SO that collisions may be avoided. Com
mon sense ought to really teach people that
! it is necessary to get out of the way of fire
| engine dashing 10 a fire, but some people are
bull-headed enough to believe that on pub
lie street all rights are equal. The passage of
the ordina nee is absolutely necessary TO
public safety and that of the fire department.
and should be passed as soon as possible.