St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-27
PROMPTLY SAT UPON
Republican Aldermen Fail to
Have the Liquor Ordi-
nance Quashed.
Then the Council, for Once,
Settled Down and Actual
ly Did Business.
Tim Byrnes Explains Some
More for the Benefit Of
the Jury.
Death Of a Child From Taking
a Dose Of Concentrated
Lye.

The council chamber was crowded
to the very doors last night with an eX-
pectant crowd, which anticipated a
three-ring circus performance with a
concert afterward, such as took place
on the occasion of the last meeting.
The spectators were doomed to diSap-
pointment, however, for, wonderful to
relate. the aldermen were in humor
for business and not for wrangling. AL
though important matters came up,
they were disposed of in the most eX-
editiouS manner.
The attempt of the Republican alder
men to kill the amended liquor ordl-
nance was knocked in the head with as
little ado as generally attends the pas
sage of resolution ordering street
lamp. The kiichli transfer ordinance,
which it was supposed would also cause
a bitter war of words, also fell fiat, and
at O'Clock the business. big and little.
was all out of the way and an adjourn
ment taken.
As was expected, the Republican
alderman attempted to kill the recently
adopted amendment to the liquor Or
dinance by the passage of motion to
9Xpunge from the records of the meet
ing all that portion of the proceedings
which TRANSFERRED subsequent to the
time when the meeting was pronounced
adjourned by Chairman Pro fem Lowell.
Aid. Brazie made the motion as soon as
the meeting had been called to order.
and he had no sooner finished speaking
than there was an objection from Aid.
Kiichli. who led the Democratic forces
III the fight on this question at the last
mpQtipU a III Eiiabli coid.
KiichIi objects.
81 object to any such motion. An
ordinance cannot be wiped out in any
such manner"
Notwithstanding the objection the
motion was put, but it was promptly
killed by a vote of IA to Ii, all of the
Republican aldermen who had pre-
viously voted for the measure being in
their places and standing pat" eX-
cepting Aid. Woodward. who avoided
the issue by waiting in the hall behind
the crowd until after the vote had been
taken and announced.
Aid. Kiichli evidently came to the
meeting with blood in his eye, and as
soon as there was lull in the proceed
ings after the reading of reports OF COM
mitteeS he arose, and, in the most de-
termined tone, called for report from
the special committee to which had
been referred the ordinance requiring
the street railway company to extend
its transfer facilities. 1t was plain to
be seen that
kiichli Was Mad
and intended to make trouble, but Aid.
BIadiSh. chairman of the committee,
made an explanatory report, which
poured oil upon the troubled waters.
n hot of nf 1,n
tee had been called, but, owing to the
absence of Aid. Barrows from the city
and unavoidable engagements on the
part OF others, there was not a quorum
present. He assured Aid. Kiichli, how
ever. that the committee proposed to
give the ordinance due consideration,
and would report as early as possible.
BY way of a parting shot Aid. Kiichli
gave notice that if the committee did
not report at the next meeting he would
withdraw the ordinance. The nearest
Approach to a Fight
was occasioned by resolution by Aid.
Schwartz, inStructing the city clerk to
advertise for bids for site for an en-
CINE house in North Minneapolis, some
where between Twenty-ninth and Thir-
ty-SiXth avenues north. Even this,
however, only provoked an earnest dis
cusSiOn which was participated in by
Aid. Swartz and Haynes, who favored
the resolution on the ground that the
sawmills in North Minneapolis needed,
and should be afforded, better fire pro-
lection, and Aid. Loye, Bradish and
Gray who opposed it on the ground that
the funds were not available at this
time. 1t was finally referred to the
committee on ways and means.
An ordinance was lufrOduppd hu A In
Rand which provided that on the public
work of the city, where the same is done
by the day, eight hours shall constitute
a days work and S1.65 cents shall be
the minimum days pay, after April
next. This ordinance also provides
that the laborers shall be paid every
two weeks instead of every month, as at
present, and states that none of its pro-
visions shall be construed to refer to
those of the city's employees who have
fixed salaries or are employed by the
month or year or to work done under
contract. 1t was referred without dis
cuSSlon to committee composed of
one alderman from each ward, which
was appointed from the char, and COM
prises Aid. Durham, Ingenhutt, Bar
rows, LOye, Lowell, Rand. Parry, Flan-
ders, Mcclure, Reeves, Lackey, Peter
son and Gray.
a resolution by Aid. Farnsworth. pro-
yldlng that more commodiOus quarters
be secured for the police signal service,
as the room used at present will not ac-
commodate the new switch board and
apparatus, was referred to the commit
tee on public grounds and buildings.
A communication was received from
the board of charities and corrections
which set forth the great need of new
city hospital, and urged the council to
authorize the issue of $4,000 of bonds
for that purpose, provided for by the
last legislature. 1t was referred to the
committee on ways and means.
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