St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-16
The Aldermen Adopt the Res
olution Asking for the
Auditorium Bids.
The Moribund Chestnut, the
AZotine Claim, Goes to a
Committee.
Nepvy Republicans Want Two
Judges at Each Election
Precinct.
Many Miscellaneous Matters
Hustled Through by
Aldermen.

by the board of aldermen last evening
was the ringing resolutions passed
by a committee of the Fifth Ward
Citizens union urging the council
to proceed without further delay
with the proposed remodeling of
the CITY market into public audi
forum. The resolution also requested
the alderman from the Fifth ward to
use his influence to further the project,
but the alderman is still opposed to the
auditorium. These resolutions were
accepted and placed on file, and, later
in the meeting, the assembly file au-
thorizing the special joint committee on
auditorium to receive bids for the work
and report the same to the council was
passed. This was done without COM
ment or discussion. Those voting
against the measure were Aid. Sanborn,
DorndeD, DObner ana Cullen.
Assemblyman Van Slyke will I'M
doubtedly call the committee together
at once in good faith with the spirit OF
the resolution.
The AzOtine Row.
The board had another tilt with the
AZotine problem. The matter came up
on the assembly file, annullIng the con-
tract and notifying the company that
the city refuses to allow any more bills,
etc. John d. O'Brien, counsel for Henry
FIeisehmann, was given permission to
make an argument on behalf of his
clients. He reeited the history of the
differences between the parties to the
contract, and reiterated the old claim
that the company was prevented by the
city from rebuilding its plant when
destroyed by fire, and therefore could
not comply with the terms OF the con-
tract. City Attorney LAWYER replied to
the argument at length. He took
the position that the contract be-
came null and void when the plant
burned. The contract, to which the
Azotine company was willing party,
made no contingency for fire, and the
contract was worthless from that date.
He also explained that it was not in the
power of the council to forbid the build
ing inspector from Issuing a permit to
build in compliance with the building
ordinance. There was very little dis
cuSsion. Aid. Sullivan moved to refer
the whole matter to special joint COM
mittee, but that resolution rejecting all
bids for gathering garbage was con-
Cured in, however. President Cullen
announced Aid. SanbOrn, Bott and
Melady as the members of this spe
cial committee from the board, and now
all the claims of the Azotine company
will be gone over with again.
Miscellaneous Matter.
The new smoke ordinance declaring
smoke public nuisance was placed on
its first reading, and Aid. Sanborn moved
a suspension of the rules to place it on
its final reading, but Aid. Melady OBJ
iected. He counSeled against summary
action, and he was inclined to disparage
the idea that smoke is nuisance, and
he declared, on the other band. that
there is really not enough smoke in st.
Paul. The ordinance was finally sent to
the committee on streets, with the con-
sent of Aid. Sanborn. The Lady Som
erSet w, G. Il. u. asks that matrOn
be placed in charge of the women'S de-
partment in the city lookup. The mat
ter came up through the reading OF
communication from the union to the
council. The communication urged
that no city of like size is without a
matron at the central police station to
take charge of female prisoners.
Aid. Sullivan introduced resolution
instructing the board of public works to
return to the council all papers relating
to the proposed widening of East Sew
enth street, between RoSabel street and
Broadway, and annulling all action
hitherto taken in the premises. The
resolution was referred to the commit
tee on streets and Aid. Conley, after
little argument by Aid. Sullivan. He
maintained that the property owners
did not want the improvement, and he
characterized it as an unfair thing and
an imposition on the property
owners. Corporation Attorney Law
Ter was authorized to take
steps looking to the early collection of
the money now in the hands of the state
treasurer to the credit of st. Paul from
the taxes paid by outside insurance
companies for the privilege of doing
business in this state Upon motion of
Aid. Copeland the city engineer was d.
rected to notify the Omaha road to con-
struct an iron bridge over the Payne
avenue crossing.
Merry Republicans.
The Republican city committee re-
ported list of names which they recon-
mend for appointment as election
Judges. The gentlemen designated are
all Republicans, and the recommends
named by the council to serve in
the respective election districts. There
is little likelihood that the gentlemen
will be appointed. inasmuch as Demo
cratic council is not apt to appoint two
Republicans to every Democrat.
Judge Cornish and other residents in
the vicinity of the cable power house
on SelbY avenue protested against per-
hitting the city. railway company to
burn crude petroleum oil in lieu of the
hard coal prescribed in the ordinance
grant. The matter was referred to the
committee on streets.
The resolution passed by the assem-
bly, appropriating S6,710 from the gen.
eral fund for paving East Third street
was referred to the city attorney.
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