St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-07
The GLOBE GETS IT.
The City Printing Awarded
by a Practically Unani-
nous Vote.
Charter Changes Draw Out a
Very Interesting Dis
cussion.
The Council Opposes the
Double-Headed Council
Idea.
Various Interesting Miseella-
neous Matters Before the
Body.


same time offering resolution prOvld-
ing for the designation of the ST. PAUL
DAILY GLOBE as the official paper, and
that the city printing be done by the
GLOBE upon the same terms as those
now prevailing.
Aid. SanbOrn moved as substitute
| for the original motion, that the print
ing be let to the lowest responsible bid
| der. according to the terms OF res0lu-
| ton adopted year ago. a vote Deing
| taken on the substitute it was defeated
| i'm the ratio of IL to 5. The resolution
as originally offered was then put, and
was adopted by vote of IA to 3.
Those voting in the affirmative were
Aldermen BanholZer, Bielenberg, Bott,
Conley, Costello. Dobner, D0rnlden.
Flandrau, Gehan, McNamee, Melady,
Minea, Van SlyKe and Cullen. Those
in the negative, Aldermen Sanborn,
Sullivan and Copeland.
A claim by James Forrestal. amount
ing to the difference between S107,0JO
and 1876, ,094.S0 was read. ForreStal rep
reSents that he entered into contract
in 1889 to construct sewers on UnlVer-
sity avenue and other streets in the city
for S107, ,000. These contracts he alleges
were altered, and he was obliged to per-
original contracts, which amounted IN
the aggregate to S376, ,094.80. The matter
was referred to the committee on
claims.
A petition from some 100 residents In
the vicinity of st. Anthony avenue and
Grotto streets. asking that no license be
granted a saloon in that vicinity, was
referred to the committee on licenses.
The contract for furnishing lumber
for city uses in 1891 was awarded to the
John Martin Lumber company for the
sum of 500, $40.
a resolution was passed authorizing
the board of public works to modify the
contract entered into by John Dale and
Louis A. BaumgaIdner for the grading
of jerks street. from Mississippi to
Earl, and also the contract between
Charles E. Sanders and the city for
grading Lawson street, from Mississippi
to Earl, in such manner as to provide
for the cost of additional work the COD
tractors are required to do on account
of a change Of grade in the streets re-
ferred TO. The changes. according to
the estimate of the engineer. will in
voIve an additional expenditure of
about 81, 900.
A communication was read from
Comptroller Roche relating to the pro-
posed Ordinance authorizing the draw
ing of warrants in favor of the owners
of land condemned for the levee in
West St. Paul. This was referred to
the action of the committee on streets,
which recommended that the required
amount for purchasing lots to. complete
the Ievee be paid out of the fund col
lected in 1882 for ieVeez construction.
Mr.. Roche's communication gave the
amount of money in the fund. =Ehe
matter was referred back to the com
mittee on streets.
Those Charter Changes.
The resolutions of the committee on
legislation were submitted as follows:
Resolved, That in the opinion of the com
mon council it is inexpedient to radically
change the present system OF city govern
ment. .sl~a
Resolved That the municipal. court act be
SO far amended as to authorize executions to
be issued by that court, and summons on per-
sons to be served by the court ballfffs instead
OF by the sheriff.
Resolved That the spring elections be
abolished and that hereafter city officers be
elected at the fall election.
Resolved, That the city charter be amend
ed so as to make the corporation attorney the
attorney for the water board and park board
as we'll as for other government departments.
Resolved, That the charter of the board OF
education be amended as to provide Tor the
appointment of five inspectors to be ap-
pointed at large, instead of eleven inspectors
appointed from wards.
Resolved, That the charter of the board of
education be amended so as orequire that no
school sites be purchased, no building
erected, no bonds or certificates issued, or
obligations of any kind incurred, and no
taxes levied unless approved first by the
council. Also that all boards be prohibited
from making contracts or increasing lndebt-
ednesS in excess of $500, unless with the ap-
proval of the council.
Resolved, That all appointments to office
made by the mayor be submitted to the coun-
Gil for approval.
The following resolution was submit
ted without recommendation:
Resolved, That the city charter be fo far
amended as to provide for a council consist
ing of two bodies, one to be constituted OF
the aldermen at large, and the other of the
ward aldermen, the bodies to meet on differ
ent days.
A Running Discussion.
All the resolutions were adopted ex-
cept the one relating to a division of
the council. This was spoken of in
manner favoring its adoption by Aid.
Sanborn. He thought that division
of the council into two bodies, as pro-
posed, would be for the best interests
of the city at large. 1t would give the
aldermen at large an opportunity to
work independently of the ward alder
men, which they did not do in
all cases under the present system.
Aid. Bott argued against division. He
toresaw Trouble from such a division.
The aldermen at large were not equally
distributed over the city as residents.
1t was apparent that mans sympathleS
were most directly with the locality i'll
which he resided, ana some localities
would suffer from being unprotected by
4; f,f oil n Orr ON of
| large.
Aid. Flandrau held that all such argu-
ments strengthened the necessity for
| division, and wondered that Aid. Bott
| failed to recognize the fact.
That gentleman couldn't recognize
ANYTHING of the sort, despite that Aid.
| Gehan spoke at length in. favor of a
divided municipal body. Mr.. Gehan
| delivered dissertation on ''iog rolling"
! In the council. He knew that several
aldermen were, through pressure
| brought to bear on them, compelled to
| Introduce measures of which they did
not approve. In such cases the second
! body of the council would knock out
| the measure, to the intense satisfaction
| of the alderman who had proposed it,
and to the welfare of the city.
| Aid. Bott-The thing is that the people
| the whole story.
Aid. Gehan.Yes. that's all right; but it's
all politics, you know.
The vote finally taken on this section
of the report resulted in its rejection by
vote of IL toe. Those voting against
it were Aid. Banhelzer, Bielenberg,
Bott, Conley, Copeland, Costello. Dob
ner, Dorniden, McNamee, Melady and
Van Slyke. Those in favor OF division
were Aid. Flandrau. Gellan, Sanborn.
Sullivan and Mr.. President.
miscellaneous.
| The Noah Sinks claim for rent, in
which case the committee on streets
recommended the allowance of $500 out
of claim for $3.50. was referred back
to the committee on streets Oh motion
of Aid Van Slyke. The ordinance
granting G. F. Meyer the right to build
aviaries OH South Robert street IN con-
nection with building in course of
! construction was passed. A resolution