St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-14
Mayor WinSton's Veto Is Sus-
tained--Curb Contracts
Let Again,
Which Probably Gives a
Chance for Still Another
Veto.
The Latest Phases Of the Pa
troll Limits Warfare Pro
and Con.
& Eurlesque Opera Company
Gets Into Trouble About a
Board Bill.

Only two absentees from Yesterday
council meeting, a very dry meeting.
too. The most important subject for
consideration was the communication
from the MAYOR vetOing the curb and
gutter resolution. Here it is:
Il herewith return you Il resolution Of
Feb. 81. 1891. for awarding contracts for
furnishing and setting curb in the city
of Minneapolis for the season of 1891,
and ordering the execution of the same,
without my signature.
beg TO give as my reason therefor.
that the advertisements and proposals
for bids did not sufficiently indicate that
bids for material other than specified in
the advertisement would be considered.
The city charter requires when the
council determines to do work by con
tract that notice shall be given and pro-
posaIS invited for the same. 1t is true
that the city charter requires that the
notice shall be given as the city council
shall direct. and possibly the courts
would not set aside such proceedings,
even if the city council directed an i'm
proper notice to be given, but as the eX-
ecutiVe officer of the city it Is my duty
to see that all the provisions of the city
charter ale complied with. believe III
this case the requirements of the char
ter have not been fully complied with.
Proposals for bids for artificial curb
and gutter wonld not ordinarily be eX-
pected to admit proposals for natural
stone or for artificial curb without gut
ter. think it not only within the right
ami power of the council. but also its
duly, 10 construct Just such improve
meets as in its Judgment will give the
taxpayer the best value of improve
ment for his money; and i'll ordering
this construction they are not limited
TO the exact kind of Improvement de-
Scribed in the original resolution.
Tie charter authorizes the council, in
IFS first resolution, only TO describe the
character of the improvements in a
general way. and when the city council
Oi 1890 directed the construction of curb
and gutter of Artificial stone, it did not
prohibit the council of 1891 from order
ing a curb and gutter of different ma
terial, if, in their judgment, that differ
ent material was better and could be
furnished at the price named i'll the
assessments.
Great Improvements and discoveries
are being made in all kinds of mcclani-
cal work, and when the city council
comes to eXpend the money which has
been collected on assessments, il is not
only its right. but its duty, to avail itself
Of all improvements and all discoveries
made since the commencement of the
assessment proceedings, and to give to
the man who pays his money the best
value for that money.
The original resolution and assess
ment was for curb and gutter. Whether
under such resolution the council would
have the right 10 eXpGnd the whole as
SeSsment for curb alone without any
provisions for paving the cutters is
question upon which | have serious
doubts. But, should YOU agree with
the opinions ! have expressed above,
this is a matter that you can consider.
=. b. WINSTON, Mayor.
There was no disposition TO Overrule
the veto. 1t was confirmed by vote of
Il to {. and the whole matter referred
TO the committee on paving. The COM
mittee reported Immediately, recon-
mending that contracts for natural stone
curbing on First avenue northeast aud
Riverside avenue, amounting to Pip
feet, be awarded to Ring II IObin for 81
cents per linedl foot, and that contracts
for all remaining curbing. some $4,000
feet. be awarded to Nyvall Il Westlund
at 81 cents per foot. artificial stone. 5.
b. LOye submitted minority report
recommending that new bids be called
for. The majority report was adopted,
l6 10 S-Barrows. Haynes, Loye. Low
ell. BraZIe, FarnSworth. Gray and Presi-
dent Potter voting in the negative.
1t is not at all certain that this resO-
luton will receive the mayors sigma
ture. 1t will be noticed that in his veto
message he lays special stress upon the
point that the bids were not advertised
for properly. That objection holds
good now as well as in connection with
The former resolution.