St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-03
GEHAN GETS THERE.
The Health Department to
Have Its Full Complement
of Assistants,
But There Will Temporarily
Be a Reduction Of Sal
aries.
Peddleps' License Question
Aired a Little by Alder
men.
Other Public Matters Touched
Upon by Our City
Fathers.

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chair, and all the aldermen were pres
ent:
Bielenberg, Dorniden,
Bott Gehan,
Conley. Melady.
Copeland Sanborn,
DoDner, Sullivan.
Some discussion was created by the
recommendation of the streets commit
tee, who favored the plan OF the health
committee to employ additional assist
ants, with the understanding that the
appropriation of $4,000 allowed the
department for the year be not in
creased. Aid. Gehan explained that the
Bell charter allowed six assistants i'll
the winter and twelve in summer. The
assistants of the health department now
employed had agreed to reduction of
their salaries, so that the other six men
might be employed the year round.
There would be no increase i'll the APP
preparation.
Aid. Sanborn complained that the re-
port of the committee was not specific
enough. There was no provision for the
reduction of the salaries of the present
officers. He moved that the report be
referred back to the committee TO be
made more explicit.
Aid. Gehan--It makes no matter. The
Sl2, 900, and whether you agree or not to
these men going on now, the money
will be spent.
Aid. Sanborn-How?
Aid. Gehan-How? Why look at the
amount that was expended over the
smallpox scare.
Aid. Sanborn-WelI. let US save this,
money in case Of another scare.
Aid. Gehan-I simply want you
to understand that this money will be
spent whether these men are employed
now or not.
Aid. Sanborn-How many men are
employed now?
Aid. Gehan-I don't know.
Aid. Bott-Does anyone know? Is the
health commissioner here?
President Cullen-No.
Aid. Dobner-There are two men.
Aid. Bctt-lS there any real necessity
to increase the number?
Aid. Gehau-The commissioner says
so.
Aid. Bott-I would like to know why?
Aid. Gehan-Why, for sanitary rea-
sons.
Aid. Bott-The two men now en-
ployed are performing the same work
as the full number last year. [ would
like TO know why il is necessary TO in
crease the number?
The report was referred back to the
committee. Before the meeting closed
Aid. Gehan sent up resolution, the
substance of which was:
That il is necessary that assistants, exceed
ing six, be employed in the administration
of the health department during the year
from Feb. TO April Il, and the health COM
missioner is authorized to employ such adj
diticnal assistants, provided, however, that
the expense of the administration of the said
department shall not be increased beyond
the appropriation OF $4,000.
Aid. Sanborn again protested. He
wanted to administer public affairs
economically and in the interests of the
ratepayerS. and did not believe in i'll
creasing the expenditure of the health
department.
Aid. Dobner-There is no idea of in
creaSing the expenditure of the depart
ment. The commissioners cannot spend
more than S12,00 even if these men are
employed.
Aid. Sullivan-Did you say two men
were now employed?
Aid. Dobner-There are two health
inspectors, but there are really six as
Sistants in all, including inspectors and
others.
Aid. Gehan urged the adoption of the
resolution. If the present assistants of
the health department agreed to a re-
duction of their salaries to $50 month,
why need the councilmen object.
The resolution was adopted by yeas
to nays-MesSrS. Sanbor IL, Sullivan
and Copeland voting in the negative.
Melady Gains His Point
Two ordinances were reported for
raising the licenses for peddlers. The
ordinance of Aid. Dobner proposes to
raise peddlerS' license fees from S25 to
$50 for peddlers using a stand or push
cart, and for all peddlers using a one or
two horse wagon, 500. The ordinance
introduced by Assemblyman Banholzer
altered the fees from SIS to 500.
Aid. Melady wanted the ordinance
referred to the committee on license
Aid. Gehan argued that it could be
easily disposed of right away, and
moved the suspension of the rules.
Aid. h1elady thought it was only
proper that the peddlers should have an
opportunity to state their case before
the committee.
By vote of yeas to nays the rules
were suspended. The ordinance was
read a second time.
Aid. hIelady renewed his motion to
refer the ordinance to the committee on
license. This was an important matter,
and should not be too lightly disposed
of. They were raising the peddling
license from S25 to 500, and, as this
the consumers, he argued that the
subject should be thoroughly ventilated
before being disposed of.
Aid. Bott seconded.
Aid. Sullivan explained that the ped
ding gardenerS-the men who raised
and sold their own vegetaDles-Were
not interfered with by this ordinance.
The ordinance was merely aimed at the
INTERPRETATIONS men who go away
when they are ready and come back
when they like" They were the par
ties who interfered with the regular
trade of the grocers and heavy taXpay-
erS.
Aid. Melady-That is lust where Won
are mistaken, Mr. Sullivan. This or
dinance includes these gardeners. Is
not that so. Mr.. Lawler?
City Attorney Lawler-Yes.
Aid. Sanboru-ThiS is so.
Aid. Sullivan-Well. then, it has got
there by some mistake. The groeers
got up this ordinance, and they told me
they did not intend 10 include these
gardeners who peddle their own prop
erty. L think the ordinance ought to be
amended so as to make this clear.
Aid. BOtt-TherefOre think it should
~ ~ viz NOiii1tllOS OD ltCCDSt, dllu D6
fixed as it ought to be.
With these explanations Aid. Melady
gained the objects he had in view, and
the ordinance was referred to the COM
mlttee OH license.
The Old Bell
Some talk was created by the prope
sltlon of the assembly to donate the
bell In the old city hall to the fire com
mlssioners, who propose to place it in
Engine House No. 6.
Aid. Sullivan-How much is the bell
worth?o
Aid. Gehan-About $1,000.
Aid. Sullivan-I beg to move that the
President MIR. Gehan was temporarily
III the chair] have the bell inspected
and ascertained if it is equal TO the
bells of Shandon.
Aid: Gehan- Some of you Irishmen
should already know that. Laughter.
The aldermen adopted the assembly
resolution, and also paSSad art{,tbar rec