St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-17
SANB0RN IS SLICK.
The Board Of Aldermen Pass
Upon Mass Of Routine
Work.
AID. Sanbopn Relieves the
Monotony by a Few Legal
Objections,
And Has a Little Tilt With
Doughty Aid. John
Gehan.
Lowry to Have the Required
Extension for Langford
Avenue Line.

1HO ItS uldT Di-Wt6kIy lHeeLluS VI tiiC
board of aldermen took place last even
ing, and when President Cullen called
the meeting to order all the members
answered the roll call. A vast amount
of business was transacted, and in the
course of the session two very impor-
tant matters came up for discussion.
The first was the issuing Of bonds for
the purpose of carrying on the work of
building the new city hospital, the
second was the issue of certificates of
indebtedness under the provisions Of
the new city charter.
Aid. Gehan introduced resolution
that bonds in the amount of $4,000,
bearing per cent interest and payable
III thirty years, be issued, and the pro-
ceeds applied to the building of the
new hospital as authorized by the leg
islature.
Aid. Sanborn, in a forceful manner,
opposed the resolution. He would not
vote for it because the money would
but give the city mere shells OF build
lngs. and no money was in sight to put
any of the buildings in active operation.
The old council had refused to issue the
bonds for that reason, and he felt that
If they had to wait two or three years to
complete the work they might just stop
where they were fol the present.
Aid. Sullivan took hand in the mat.
ter and put series of questions to Dr.
Ancker, the city physician.
DR.. Ancker stated that the money
would put at least two of the buildings
in active operations. The late Mr..
! Roche had advised the hospital commits
sion to let contracts last year on the be-
| lief that the bonds would be issued in
January last, but when the question
came up the council refused to issue
| the bonds as a balance Of $4,000 was on
hand in the hospital fund. The con-
tracts had been awarded anG the
work done. The doctor gave details
| of the deplorable lack of accommoda-
ton in the buildings now in use, and
urged the necessity of the work being
finished. He invited the members to
inspect for themselves the amount OF
work which had been done Oh the new
| buildings.
| Aid. Gehan made strong appeal to
have his motion carry, but as Aid. Bott
moved that the matter be referred to
the committee on ways and means, and
as tWo-thlrdS of the board were neces-
sary to pass the resolution, Aid. Gehan
allowed his motion to go to the COM
mittee.
SanbOrn's Raises Point.
The board concurred in the resolution
passed by the assembly last week, au-
thorizing the issue of certificates of in
deOtedneSS for S350, 900, in accordance
with the provisions of the charter. the
proceeds to be applied to the payment
OF certificates Of the board of education
outstanding March "A, 1891, and to sup
port the public schools.
Another resolution passed by the
assembly last week authorizing the
issue of S350,000 certificates of indebted
ness, the proceeds to be placed to the
credit of the ward general and local
Improvement fund was strongly opposed
by Aid. Sanborn, who said that the use
OF the money as intended was illegal.
| The proceeds of tile certificates could
only. be used for the purpose of paying
| the floating or standing indebtedness of
| the city prior to March "a, 1891. He
moved that the board of aldermen do
not concur in the resolution, and that
| committee of conference be appointed
| to meet the assembly. and draft reso-
| luton which would meet the approval
| of both parties. Eleven votes were cast
| for the motion of non-concurrence, and
| the chair appointed Aid. Sanborn, Dob
ner and Gehan Oh the committee.
Passed Both Chambers.
The list of st. Paul banks designated
| by the city attorney. in when the city's
funds can be deposited, approved last
week by the assembly, was concurred
| in by the board. A communication
from DR.. S. G. Cobb, asking for the
| privilege of erecting poles for a private
| telephone wire along Prior avenue to
! Merriam Park, was referred to the COM
mlttee on streets. An invitation from
the president of the Turn verein Ger
mania, asking the board to par
ticipate in the parade of next Sat
urday was accepted, and the clerk
instructed to notify the society of the
| intention to be present A protest
from certain property holders in block
so, Arlington Hills addition, against the
grading of the alley in the block was
referred to the committee on streets.
| petition from property owners on
Asbury avenue, asking that the avenue
/ for the remainder of its length be mar
| rowed to sixty feet to correspond with
the portion completed. was filed and the
clerk ordered to notify the petitioners
to attend the next meeting of the COM
mittee on streets. The committee on
claims reported favorably upon
the purpose of paying school
teachers and officers of the board
of school inspectors for the month of
June. The board ordered that a war
rant be drawn upon the city treasury
for the amount, to be charged to the
school salary fund. The following es-
j Inmates were passed, and warrants or
dered to be drawn upon the city treas
ury for the same:
Street force 50 1919 90
| W. A. Aiken, for work on the Sixth
| street Drldge....... .-..... 81 20
For carpenters employed by the
board of school inspectors. .. $50 90
W. c. Doherty, Phalen creek valley
sewer work. ,................... 1850 90
John Anderson. damages for change
OF grade on Hope street,. 800. 49, 50
| Grading Jenk street, etc............ 1920 81
| minor accounts. ........... 14S 70
A Petition from the st. Paul Gas
Light company asking for the vacation
of an ally i'll block three, of lots nine
and ten, Hyde Park addition to St.
| Paul, was ordered placed on file and the
clerk ordered to publish notice of the
same. A unanimous vote passed the
| resolution of Aid. Conley to appoint
Karl Neuhausen interpreter in the mu-
nicipal court at monthly salary of S25.
The resolution OF AID. Coniev that
| Sixth street be graded and paved from
Rosabel to Broadway was passed. A
! resolution by Aid. Sullivan that the
matter of constructing q sewer on Day.
ton avenue, from Laura avenue to
| Cleveland avenue. be referred to the
board of public works to report upon
| was passed.
| The ordinance allowing Mr.. Lowry
until Aug. to complete the Langford
avenue line, which was reported on
| favorably by the committee on streets.
was, under the suspension of the rules,
| given a second reading and sent to The
assembly.
| Gehan Dovyned
! communication from Patar parl,o,,
to the council brought up an old con
| test between Aid. Sanborn and Gehan.
Mr.. Berkey in his letter asked that
| steps be taken to secure the reassess-
ment of property to secure payment of
| judgments on condemned property for
the upper Mississippi street improve
ment. Aid. GehaD tried to kill the matter