St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-08
REARDON'S REVENGE,
The Balky Assemblyman Gets
Back at an Engineers
EmplOye.
His Name Struck Off the Paw
Roll to Crafty His
Spleen.
At Last That Perennial Gar
bage Ordinance Is
Ready.
More Time Allowed for Pre-
senting Names for Elec-
ton Judges.

The garbage question cut figure at
last nights special session of the board
of aldermen. This is a perennial queS-
ton, and problem that will probably
not be solved during the present admin
istration of municipal affairs. The
topic has been up for discussion time
and again, but really nothing definite
has been arrived at.
The city comptroller presented com.
munication referring to the matter.
The contract, about which so much has
been said. for the disposal of garbage,
was presented. with recommendation
that the following be inserted:
1T is further agreed and understood that
the partner of the first part shall within five
days after the execution of this contract
notify the common council of the location of
their Office, where the notices herein specified
may be served: which said office shall tie in
some convenient place within the business
part of the city of st. Paul.
The contract was adopted as amended.
The committee Oh ways and means, to
whom had been referred the matter of
the dismissal of the street force, asked
for and was granted further time to re-
port.
The committee on ways and means
reported in favor of the board of public
works making an investigation into the
sensation sprung by Mayor Wright con-
corning certain pools of Stagnant water
in the city, and recommended positive
and certain action for the abatement of
the nuiSanceS complained of. The re-
port was adopted.
Election Judges Withheld.
The clerk announced that the appoint
ment Of election judges was in order,
and Aid. Franklin moved that as the
Prohibition was not ready with the list.
of three be appointed to examine them.
Aid. Dorniden objected, as he did not
see any necessity for such action.
Aid. Copeland suggested that the
committee consist of five members, and
that 1t report at an adjourned meeting
to be held on Tuesday evening. This
suggestion was acted upon. and the mo-
ton as amended was passed. Aid.
| Copeland. Conley, Franklin. Warren
and Hickman were named OH the COM
mttee. and the lists were ordered to be
filed with the city clerk OH Monday.
The board then adjourned.
Assembly Concurred.
The assembly was called to order i'm
mediately after the adjournment of the
board, and all the members but MeSSrS.
DAILY and Lightner were present. The
usual couple of police appointments
made by the mayor were confirmed, and
then the garbage contract, as amended
by the board of aldermen, was read.
Mr.. Pike came to the front with OBJ
jectionS at once, and questioned the
right of the council to amend contract
which had already been signed by the
mayor and city clerk.
Mr.. Johnson claimed that the contract
as soon as signed by the mayor and city
clerk became an ordinance, and the
council had perfect right to amend it.
Mr.. ReardOn wanted to know whether
the city comptroller had refused to sign
the contract unless the amendments
were inserted.
Nobody was in a position to answer
him, but MeSsrS. Van Slyke, Pike and
Johnson held an undertoned conference
with Assistant City Attorney Phillips.
The latter then announced that the
contract did not come into force until it
mad been fully executed by all parties,
and amendments were in order.
The amendments recommended by
| the comptroller were read over again
| and the action of the aldermen con-
| Cured in, with Mr.. ReardOn alone in
| the negative.
When the pay rolls for the month of
| September came up for consideration,
Mr.. Doran said that he wished to
change his vote on the passage of the
| $3.50 per month salary to the chief clerk
of the board of public works. He had
voted for the resolution granting this
salary, and now wished to vote
against it.
| 1t was pointed out to him that the
$3.50 per month Was only operative till
the LIST of October, and Mr.. Doran til en-
| agreed 10 let his vote stand.
Kicked on Smith.
Mr.. Reardon drew the attention Of the
assembly to the fact that in spite of Mr..
Rundlett's promise to discharge two OF
| the sprinkler chaSerS. there were still
four of them on the list This part of
the roll was referred to the committee
on ways and means.
Mr.. Reardon also pointed his finger al
the name of man (but he would moi
mention the name) who had been draw.
ing money for doing nothing. He
wanted that also referred to the COM
mittee.
Mr. Johson said that he was not afrait
to mention the name if he knew what il
was, and Mr.. Reardon handed him the
paper. Mr.. johnson read the name OF
w. q. Smith, and then went on to say
that he knew nothing about this man.
His attention had not been drawn to
this case. the committee on salaries
had not passed any resolution calling
upon Mr.. Rundlett to discharge any Of
the men. but it was naturally under
stood that he would. These men haC
earned their salaries, and he though
they were entitled to them.
Mr.. Pike said that he understood that
the cut in the salaries was to take effect
on Oct. l, and lie did not think that Mr.
Rundett had acted in bad faith witt
the committee. Mr.. Pike then withdrew
his motion to refer the roll to the com
mittee and moved the passage of the
pay roll.
The records were sent for and showed
that the cut it salaries and the discharge
of the employees in the city engineer
office was 10 he from Sept. 80.
Mr.. Reardon said that there had beer
good deal said last spring in reference
to the street force and they had beer
expected to look into it. The city ell
gineer's department was rotten to TIN
core. Last spring $4,000 or $4,000 hat
been spent shoveling wind. The cit,
engineer had told the committee III
!, knew nothing about this, but we did
not believe him. He hoped Mr.. Doral
would look into this matter in spite o
what the board of aldermen might do.
Mr.. Doran moved that a committe,
from the assembly be appointed to in
veStigate the matter, and Mr.. Reardol
withdrew his objection to the pasSag,
} of the pay roll with the exception o
I the last man On the inspectors pay roll
: This was w. q. Smith, and Mr.. ReardOl
SAID that he had done nothing to ear
. hiSsalary. the others had.
The roll was then passed by unani