St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-28
LABoR's DEMAND sCoRNED.

rate bodies herein referred to.
LABOR'S DEMAND SCORNED.
| Rand's Resolution Tabled -. A
Breeze Over AIdermanic Sal
aries.
1t was expected that the report from
the special committee on the eight-hnur
resolution would stir UP another scrim-
| mage, but nothing could have been done
more quietly than was the disposition
made of that resolution. The special
committee refused to stand by the re-
port adopted at the meeting of the COM
mittee on Thursday evening. At that
meeting it will be remembered there
were but four representatives, and one
of them declined to vote. Two voted to
recommend postpohement, and the four
Democrats, majority of the quorum
voting, recommended that the resolu-
ton be adopted. Yesterday, however,
the eight Republicans on the committee
put their heads together and signed the
old report, making the report decided
upon by the committee on Thursday
night, minority report, signed by Nc
Gowan, Rand, Blichfeldt and Rollins.
A motion to adopt the majority report
was made. McGowan moved to substi-
tute the minority report, Bradish moved
to table the whole matter and on motion
was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Barrows Durham. Loge, Lowell,
Brazie, Parry, Crimes Flanders, Bradish,
Reeves, Farnsworth, Gray, Prest Potter.
Total, 13.
Nays MCGOWAN, Ingenhutt, Haynes,
Kiichli. Hunter, Rand, Rollins, Mcclure,
Schwartz, Blichfeldt, Lackey, Peterson.
Total, IL,
A mild ripple of surprise was raised in
the council by the introduction of this
resolution by Aid. Lackey: That the
Hennepin county delegation be asked
to amend the proposed charter, raising
the salaries of aldermen to such a
figure as they. in their good judgment,
may determine" He did it because the
members of the delegation are averse to
shoudering the whole of the RESPONSE
bility OF raising aldermanic salaries.
Aid. Bradish. opposed the motion be-
cause if aldermen are here to earn
money they are not here for the proper
purpose" There was no standard by
which to determine what aldermen
should receive. A motion to table was
lost. MCGOWAN thought the aldermen
should be paid, but believed that the
delegation should settle 1t. The motion
was lost Il to 6.
At the instigation of President Potter.
Aid. Parry moved that committee of
three be appointed to confer with the
city treasurer with reference to paying
city employees. The object is too see if
city labOrerS cannot be paid at the
work without being compelled to lose
time and come into the city hall from
all parts of the city to draw their money.
MCGOWAN, Parry and Lackey were ap-
pointed as such committee.
Aid. Rollins moved that the street
railway company be required to run
through cars from Hennepin avenue to
line. Against Mr.. Rollins wish 1t was
referred to the committee on railroads.
Rollins was not to be thus cut off. He
presented resolution directing the city
attorney to enforce the ordinance
adopted Sept. 20, 1880, which provides
that through cars must be run on all
street car lines. That was referred to
the committee on ways and means;
why, nobody knows.
The street openings heretofore pub
lished, as recommended by the commit
tee on roads and bridges, including the
opening Of Mary place, from Eleventh
street to Twelfth street. were ordered by
an unanimous vote. The only part of
the report objected to was that recon-
mending the vacation of strip of land
along Eighth street, at the corner of
Hennepin. The Friends church has
occupied the land for thirty-three years
and merely wanted a cloud removed
from their title. The land was vacated.
The awards of the commissioners in the
matter of widening Hennepin avenue
were confirmed.
Ace P. Abel, justice of the peace in
the South district, solved the legal
tangle surrounding that Office through
the act passed by the last legislature, by
sending in his resignation. John j. Nc
Hale. the Democrat elected to that Office
last November, was elected to succeed
Abell, ex-Ald. Vandewaker receiving
three votes. Aid. Parry brought in a
little resolution for the appropriation of
5000 for Bethany home. Bradish moved
as substitute that the city clerk adver-
tise for bids and buy that property.
Parry secured his little appropriation.
The amendment to the slaughter
house ordinance, excepting the Virgins
plant down on the river, was passed,
and the amendment to the c0al-Weigh-
ing ordinance received its first reading.
The full report of the committee on
railroads, embodying the recommends
lions heretofore published, was adopted.
Eight OF the desks formerly used by the
council were ordered turned over to the
park board. The city attorney offered
an ORDINANCE providing that all rail-
roads i'll the city erect gates and main-
tain watchmen at all crossings. Re-
ferred to the railroad ordinance COM
mittees. The committee on public
grounds and buildings thinks the in
surance carried on the city hall, S37, 900,
is excessive, and recommended that it
be reduced to $4,000. 1t also thinks
the workhouse insurance should be cut
down.