St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-19
Coal Dealers Warned That
They Must Not Form Any
Combinations.
Meeting Of the Local Conven-
ton Executive COMMITTEE
Held Last Night.
Trades and Labor Assembly
Business--Judge Canty's
Lecture.

highly exciting, ANY GOODNESS that might
have been expected from the snow ordi-
nance having been fully overcome by
the heat emanating from the fuel bids.
AS had been expected, the fuel question
furnished the principal fun of the ses-
sion. and, when in the regular course of
| the proceedings the committee on pub
lie grounds and buildings was called
upon for reports, an air of expectancy
pervaded the entire room, while Aid.
LOye walked solemnly up from one side
of the house and Aid. Jockey smilinglv
from the other, each depOsiting on the
clerks desk a report upon the fuel bids.
Each of these mad two signers, but by
courtesy of Aid. Jockey Aid. Loye's re-
port, also signed by Aid. Flanders, was
designated as the majority report and
read first. 1t set forth that the commit
had found the lowest four bids to be
those of Z. F. Scallon, the Wildwood
company, S. l.. Trussell and the w. f.
Bowen Fuel company. the totals of the
first three being identically the same,
$l2.377.50, and that of the last named
but one and tenth cents higher. or
Sl2,377.51. This report further set forth
that the bills of ScallOn and the Mill
because they limited the amount of
wood which they would furnish at the
contract price, and recommended that
| the contract be awarded to ). l.. IruS-
| sell, who was thus left alone as the
| lowest bidder at 2,377.50.
The other report, which was signed
| by Aid. Lackey and Rand, after rela-
ting the rejection of the bids of ScallOn
and the Wildwood company, went on to
set forth that the TausSell bid was
straw bid and he was not a coal or wood
dealer, and that his bid simply cOntem-
plated the securing of the contract for
| another firm by underhand means.
This latter report was accompanied by
a resolution which provided for the
awarding of the contract to the Bowen
! company and the execution of the
proper contract by the city officers.
Aid. Jockey moved the adoption Of
the latter report. known as the minority
report, and the resolution which accom-
panied it, and Aid. Flanders followed
close at his heels with a motion to
amend by the substitution of the report
known as the majority report.
Aid. BarrOwS. the fifth member of the
committee, stated that he had not signed
either Of the reports, because he was alb
| sent from the committee meeting, and
| because he should favor the
Rejection Of All Bids.
However. between the reports, he
| should choose the minority report, as it
| contemplated giving the contract to two
| old settlers who were known to be thor
! Oughly reliable. while there might be
some hitch i'll the performance of the
| contract by the other party, even though
he was, as stated, backed by John Good
now, who was also known to be thor
| Oughly reliable.
| Aid. Flanders argued in favor of the
majority report that ii gave the contract
to the lowest bidder.
AT this juncture Aid. lngenhutt
| moved to reject ali of the bids and have
the proper city officials buy the fuel in
open market. stating that he was in
formed a saving of $1,000 could thus be
effected His motion WAS seconded by
Aid. BradiSh. Aid. LOye spoke again
in favor of the majority report, stating
that the bids were exceedingly low, and
that the city would lose by not accept
| ing them. Md. Haynes and MCGOWAN
both argued strongly in favor of Aid.
Ingenhutt's amendment, which was car
ried by vote of Is TO 10, those voting
in tho negative being Ald.Loye, Brazie,
Hunter, Grimes, Flanders, Reeves,
Woodward, FarnSWorth, Gray and Mr..
President.
Aid. Woodward then presented a
document which was found to be a
communication from j. w. Nash, of the
firm of Nash 4 Ferguson, calling at
tention to the previous bid of that nrm
for the fuel contract by which it was
claimed the city would have saved S700.
The COMMUNICATION further set forth that
the firm had ''been accused by one
Jockey of trying to defrauG the city,
| and that the accusation was unjust and
uncalled for.
Aid. Rand moved that the city clerk
be instructed to return the document TO
the author and that it be eXpunged
from the record. The motion was car
ried.
At this juncture Aid. Gray was
called to the chair by President Potter
and caused no little amusement by his
punctiliOuS observance of parliament
airy practice.
Gray Versus LOye.
The snow ordinance was placed upon
its second reading, and during the dis
cussion which followed Ald.Loye arose
to explain, saying:
at is not the intention that this ordi-
nance shall be arbitrary"
But he got no further, for he was
stopped by bang of the gavel on the
desk, which brought nearly every mem
| Der 10 HIS IeeU.
Il must call the gentleman to order, y
said Chairman Gray. HE must address
the chair"
Il. thought l did" said Aid. Loye
'but, Mr.. Chairman. | was about to say
when | was so unceremoniOuSlY inter
rupted."-
He was then allowed to proceed witt
his speech, but above it could be heard
the laughter of the members in al
parts of the room, and for a few mo
ments 1t was feared that Aid. Rand
would burst blood vessel in the fit o
laughter which the incident threw hin
into.
The snow ordinance was passed.
A bill of w. A. DOwell for S246.50
stenographers' fees for services rem
dered the pump investigating commit
tee. caused considerable controversy
Aid. BradSh asserting that it was too
high and Aid. Woodward, Haynes. Rol
Inns aud McGOwan maintaining that i
was according to contract and should bt
paid. 1t was finally decided to ALLOW
5000 and refer the balance back to thu
committee to be approved
miscellaneous Business.
The mayor reported that he had re
ceiyed from the Minneapolis industrial
exposition certificates to $4,000 of stool
In tnaC enterprise, as agreed, III c0nSlQ
Grafton of the REIMBURSEMENT of tn
city's reversiOnary rights to the prop
erty occupied by the exposition. Thi
stock. he stated, had been made out il
blank, and asked for instructions as t
the person in whose name the stool
should be carried i'll trust for the city
The city treasurer was appointed a
trustee.
City Engineer kinker submitted un
opened bids for the grading of Ceda
avenue, from Thirty-fourth to Fifty
. fourth strickland grading Twenty-nintl
street, from Hennepin avenue to Lax
street, and Lake, from Twenty -ninth t
the west city line. The bids for grad
ing Twenty-ninth and Lake streets wer
It as follows: Per cubic yard. f. S. Can
t. neY. % cents; German d Peterson. |