St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-01
P. B. WINSTONS VETO
1t Secures Plenty Of Funds
for Battling the Dreaded
Cholera.
The Council Gives the Com
mittee on Health and Hos
pitfalls $4,000.
Harry Hawkins Was Here
Library Board Nomina-
lions and Politics.
Deductions on Cholera Re-
port--A Pair Of Girl
Crooks.

On Sept. 90 the council passed the re-
port CT the revisory board and commit
tee on ways and means, fixing the ap
preparation for the city's expenses for
1888 at S1,261, 1922. This report accom-
panied by the necessary resolution was
sent to the mayor for his signature.
Both were returned at last nights coun-
Gil meeting without the mayors sigma
ture, also communication in which
he explains his reasons for the veto.
The communication is given below in
full:
81 return your resolution fixing the
| maximum amounts for maintaing the
various departments of the city of Min
| neapoliS on account of the &c neral fund
and permanent Improvement fund with
out my signature for the following rea
| sons:
First notice in the item of street
lighting an Appropriation for $500 gaSo-
line lamps at the present contract price
OF Sl4 per lamp per year. amounting to
| S3;, 0U0 and your resolution preceding
! this, which reads as follows: Pro-
yided, however, that the appropriation
| of $50. COO for gasoline lamps shall no
| be deemed an extension nor a renewal
OF the contract now existing between
! said city and the Northwestern GLOBE
| Light company; and provided further
that the balance Oh Il appropriation
| remaining after the ~ .:"ilon OF said
| contract shall only be l. ii o." :iefray
the expense of any kind OF : other
| than gas or electric during the ndin
| der of the fiscal year.
II am Informed that it only requires
about $4,000 to carry to completion the
| present contract existing between the
Northwestern Globe Gas Light company
and the city. This resolution may ap-
pear Oh the face to discriminate in favor
! of the Northwestern Globe Gas Light
company, Or exclude from competition
all lights other than gasoline lights.
Therefore it is my opinion it would be
better for the interests of the city to
leave the amount appropriated in excess
of sum sufficient to carry out It's con-
tract with the Northwestern Globe Gas
Light company open for competition or
strike lt out entirely.
My second objection to the resolu-
ton is, l find, in the appropriation for
the health department an appropriation
of $500 for an emergency fund. In my
opinion this amount is insufficient |
have had a communication from Dr.
Hewitt, of the state board OF health,
which is now in the hands of our health
danger from cholera next year, and urg
ing the utmost vigilance and extra pre-
cautions on the part of our health
department. which, if followed out on
lines laid down by Dr. Hewitt, would
cost more than the amount appropriated
and leave the department of health
without any funds for the proper and
effective work against the spread of
cholera in this city. AS this money need
not be used except i'll all emergency,
think it WOnld be the part of wisdom
and good common sense TO make suffi-
cient appropriation, and not leave the
department with its hands tied and de-
pendent wholly upon the public spirit
of our citizens"
Aid. Bradish offered an amendment
to the appropriation resolution, which
complied with tue mayors request on
the lighting proposition. 1t was passed
unanimously. Aid. Schwartz offered
! all amendment Increasing the health de-
partmenPs emergency fund from $500
to $1,000. This amendment was also
adopted, though not until Aid. Lowell
had made number of objections, which
brought upon his head hot roast from
Aid. Gray. The main resolution
was then passed unanimously. One
! of the important" pieces of business
! to come before the council was petit
| ton from the city newspapers, handed
in by Aid. Lackey. The petition re-
! quested the council to set apart and
equip a room for the comfort Of the city
hall and police newspaper reporters.
| The petition. after being A, was re
ferred to the committee on public.
grounds and buildings, with power to
| act. The sentiment of the meeting was
that the room should be granted the re-
p0rters, as the petition asked.
j. e. Oswald offered $4,000 for the
fire engine house on Third street. be-
| tween Nicollet and First avenue south.
| The bid was referred to committee Oil
fire department. 1t will be remem-
bered that certain poundmaSter capt
ured thirty cows belonging to the gov
eminent troops at FIT. Smelling and in
carceratcd them III the bull pen" He
| declined to release them 10 the officers
of the fort until the necessary fines had
been paid, amounting i'll all to SIS.
! The council last night, evidently
| fearing that the city would be declared
under siege and bombarded, decided to
| repay the fines collected by the pound
master and ordered the city treasurer
to pay the Sl5 to Lieut.. Arthur Will
Jams of the Third infantry. A motion
was introduced by Aid. Lowell which
stirred the dust Of muSty ages. IL was
to turn 81 600 over to John 5. Pillsbu?y
as representative of the business mems
union, for the payment of outstanding
| debts incurred during the famous cell
| suS count of 1880. The motion was lost.