St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-29
MORE OF THE REFORM.
Treasurer Miller Resurrects
Some Startling Bits Of
Information.
People and Corporations Who
Have Not Regularly Paid
License.
The Mayor Moves Against a
Wine Room On st. Peter
Street.
Finally the Assembly Agrees
to Advertise for Garbage
Bids.

| tended the regular meeting last night.
The feature OF the session was the COM
munications from City Treasurer Miller
regarding the condition of certain books
in his office and the failure of the North
st. Paul and st. Paul street railway
companies to pay licenses required by
law. The failure of Judge Cory to CON-
ply strictly with portion of The law
was also referred to by Treasurer Miller
and the charge made that j. E. Ingham
and A. ii. Simon, two pawnbrokerS, had
paid 10 license since 1883.
IA communication from the mayor
asked that some provision be made for
| the repairs to the streets caused by the
late rainstorm The city engineer said
it would cost $50, 900 to repair damage to
the streets. The board of public works
did not want to pay the money from the
S150,000 fund set apart for street repairs,
it taking nearly all the money now left
in the fund. The mayor suggested as
did the engineer the setting apart OF a
sum from the general fund to pay for
the work. The matter went to the CON-
mittee Oh ways and means.
The appointment OF O. f. Davis, +.
Martin, Henry Miller and jerome Mar
tineau, as patrOlnen, were referred to
the committee On police.
Pat Grant, by his attorney, Edwin
Gribble, asked for damages from fall
caused by defective crosswalk on
Marshall avenue. The matter went to
the committee on claims.
The mayor called the attention of the
| council to the violation of the law by
| Peter street. The alleged violation is
under Order No. issued by the mayor,
which instructs officers to notify all
| saloon keepers that private rooms and
stalls often freQuented by dlsreputable
| characters of both sexes, must not be
| conducted.
The mayor requested an investigation
into the facts with view to revoking
Murphy's license. He agreed to fur
| niSh the honorable bodies with teS-
| timony which had been laid before him.
| The matter went to the license COM
| mittee.
Storm Damages.
Joseph II. Delaney asked for $50
| damages. by reason of the recent rain
storm to his saloon at Cedar and Fifth
| streets.
A petition for the laying of cement
| sidewalk on Summit avenue, between
Dale and St.Albans street, was referred
! to the board of public works. The same
| action was taken for like improve
ment on Mackubin, between Summit
| and Portland avenues, and on Portland,
between Mackubin and Kent.
| The petition asking for the repair or
removal of ice houses on Chestnut
street, owned by Mr.. Defil, was referred
to the committee on streets.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
| pany asked for permission to lay con-
| duitS for wires operated by the conf
| pany. The proposed cOnduitS are to be
lad on Minnesota, Fourth, Broadway
and Third streets. The desire of the
company, according to their petition, is
to place their wires underground with
as little delay as possible. The petition
went to the committee on streets.
The vote by which the assembly re-
fused to abandon the proceedings in the
widening of East Seventh, near Broad
way, at the last meeting, was reconsid-
cred and the matter again sent to the
| committee on streets.
| In view of providing attractions dur
ing state fair week, Assemblyman Van
| Slyke asked that the committee on ways
and means report if funds can be had to
| provide for the illumination of streets
| during that period.
| The city engineer was directed to re-
| fill the washout on RivOli street, near
| Arkwright.
An ordinance was passed allowing
| the Metropolitan Opera House company
to erect a covering over the sidewalk on
Sixth street IN front of the building.
A batch of audited claims from the
comptroller was, on motion of Assem-
blyman Lightner, referred to the COM
mittee on ways and means. The eXcep-
| ton was the final estimate of c. E.
! Sandeen for grading Chatsworth street,
| amounting to $3.50, which was allowed.
Mannheimer Bros. were granted per-
| mission by special ordinance to eXcayate
an area on the north side of Sixth
street for their new building.
The board OF public works reported
adversely on the grading of Wyoming
street, from Rosabel to Hall avenue.
| The vote by which the report of the
board was adopted was afterward re-
| considered, and the matter referred to
the committee on streets.
The special ordinance allowing Mary
Robinson to make S400 worth of repairs
on a building in fire limits caused some
discussion. Mr.. Reardon didn't want
any such privileges granted in the fire
limits, and his talk caused the adoption
of the report of the committee, which
was adverse.
The appointments of P. E. Murnane,
| August Boyer. T. Y. O'Brien. j. j.
Fitzgerald and l. Y. Werrirk as patrol
men were confirmed, the committee on
| police making favorable report.
Garbage Bids Go.
The report OF the special garbage
| committee brought up the ordinance
prepared by the committee, according
| to Instructions. providing for the collec-
| ton of garbage by licensed scavengers.
| The ordinance was accompanied by the
| objections to this system made by the
committee which have been published.
| MI DAILY moved for the adoption of the
| committee. MIR. Van Slyke SAID he was
| opposed to the contract system. He had
examined the books of the sanitation
! company and found LOGO houses were
being visited ard garbage removed.
| He thought the city could be
saved $4,000 at least this year
| by not allowing bids to be advertise d
| for or a contract to collect and remove
garbage let. The season was late aud
he thought the city was getting along
very nicely as it was. Mr.. Johnson
| hoped the matter would be settled to-
night, as he as member Of the COM
| mittee was tired of the business. He
| had and the committee also examined
| the matter carefully and the license
| system was not good one from san
itary point of view. The city ought to
| take hold of the matter and do
| it themselves, but in the present
financial condition of the city this
| was not deemed at advisable at present.
Next to the city doing the work the
committee thought the contract system
| was the best one. Van Slyke said the
! city was as clean as other cities. The
poorer classes either burned or disposed
| of their garbage i'm some WaV Ii would
| Job at $1,000 year and then not do the
| work. Mr.. Lightner said he would be
| in favor of the contract system if the
| work could be done we'll.
| The plan of doing the work by the
| city was not at all feasible to his idea.
| The making of a contract to removs
| garbage would not remove il. The ex-
perience had been in this city that the