St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-09

MINNEAPOLIS EVENTS
Another Long, Hard Set Back
to the Vexatious Garbage
Question.
Several Aldermen on Exhibi-
tion as Statesmen and
PaPliamentarians.
Rev. T. F. Aliens Vapopin gS
Secure a Lecture for Ma
tpon Paine.
News Of a Day Gathered by
Vigilant Enjoys Of the
Globe.

A good many of the aldermen ap-
peared in giddy vests and saucy neck
ties last night, while others wore their
winter clothes and hadn't even had a
shave. A Western Union messenger
limited that the manner of settlement of
the curb and gutter question was re-
sponsible for the difference. There
were few warm debates. so warm that
President Potter unbuttoned his vest.
Altogether the session was quiet, eX-
cept when Aid. Farnsworth's "weS'cut'
interrupted the proceedings.
The first debate arose over the ever
fertile garbage question. 1t was anus
Ing to watch the opposition to commit
tee report. Two men fought bravely
against the health and hospitals COM
mittee. They will notreceive the honor
that is due them because no one knew
what they fought for.
Commissioner of Health Kelley re-
ported on the progress toward settle
ment of the garbage question. Nothing
remained to be done, he said, but to
execute a contract for hauling the gar
bage. The council was asked to adver-
tise for bids for the removal of the
waste material. The question came
up again later. The committee on
health and hospitals recommended that
the city clerk advertise for proposals
for the removal of dead animals. The
committee also recommended the adver-
tising for proposals for the removal of
garbage to a point at least one
mile from the city limits and for
the maintenance of at least six dump
Ing stations, four on the west side and
two Oh the east side. Aid. Kiichli
smelled rodent. He thought the re-
port of the committee was motion, so
he got funny by moving that these
words be prefiXed to the report:
I'm order to create one of the greatest
monopolies now existing within our fair
city,"
He was ruled out of order on that and
on several subsequent sharp (?) points by
aid. Haynes. who was in the chair.
Kelchli moved to postpone the matter
Indefinitely. Then began the debate.
Aid. BraZie, chairman of the commit
tee Oh health and hospitals, was called
upon to explain. He went over little
Of the old garbage question, so well
known to the public. Aid. Gray made
plea for the report. Aid. Schwartz.
who is sore OH Gray and BrazIe because
the force of sanitary inspectors was cut
down recently, which deprived
Schwartz of an appointment in the
health department. So Schwartz op-
posed the report. He talked about in
creased expenses and left his guard
open" President Potter took the floor
and put few questions that took the
wind out of Schwartz. Kiichli's
motion to postpone was then lost.
His next move was to move that the
question be referred to a committee of
one alderman from each ward. That
was lost. The report was adopted.
kilchli, who is beginning to think he
is statesman, gave notice of motion to
reconsider at the next meeting.
The same committee reported that
good many offers of a site for city
city hospital had been made. 1t recon-
mended that the city clerk advertise for
proposals on hospital site. Again OBJ
jector Kiichli Kicked. But the report
was adopted. A second time Kiichli
showed his craftsmanship by giving
notice of motion to reconsider at the
next meeting.
"Aw, give Us reSt!" said Gray.
''Pm not here for love-" retorted
Kiichli, thereby Tipping his hand"
All this debate and resort to profound
parliamentary tactics was not the result
OF proposition TO eXpend large sum
OF money. The cost of advertising for
bids, which is all there was in the ques-
ton, will be but few cents. Third
and Tenth ward aldermen are bound TO
make record somehow.
The committee on health and hos
pitfalls was annoyed some more about
the steamboat landing dump. Aid.
Rand moved to annul the resolution bv
which night soil dump was ordered
built down there. He spoke for his
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Gated down there because it will be
but twenty feet from st. Mary's hos
pital; because night soil will be depos-
tied on sandbar there and become
nuisance; because the contemplated
Improvement OF the Mississippi will
require the removal of the dump, be-
cause the building of the dump will
mean the throwing away of at least
$4,000. Several of Rand's statements
were correct. About one-half the
aldermen explained their votes. The
chair announced that the motion to
annul was lost, a two-thirds vote being
required to reconsider aquestion. Rand
appealed. Then he explained that he
was not moveing to reconsider; he was
moving to annul. Then there was
SQubbling over rules of order. Potter
was defeated. He reversed his decision,
declaring Rand's motion to annul Bra
Zie's resolution adopted. Then Rand
moved to reconsider and Kiichli moved
to table. The motion TO table was
carried.
Next Rand availed himself of the no.
tice given two weeks ago of motion to
reconsider Aid. Haynes resolution di-
recting the city engineer to build that
dump under the direction of the COM
mittee on public grounds and build
ings. Lowell raised the point OF order
that there were fewer aldermen present
than when the notice was given. The
point was good until messengers were
sent out on the street. They brought
back enough to reconsider the resolu-
ton. Then that resolution was tabled.
The garbage question is where it was
before. The city has no dump, no pro-
vision for building one. Aid. Lowell
moved the discontinuance of the sewer
tunnel. which dumps at the proposed
dumping point one hundred times as