St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
CONVENTION POLICE.
How the Common Council Will
Provide the 'sBObS."


Provide the ''BObs."
The so-called conservative wing of
the council placed itself on record last
night as being wildly in favor OF seeing
the city well protected during the con-
vention time. Another attempt was
made to secure an appropriation OF
$1,000 for the mayor to enable him to
put on additional police. The conserva-
tives, however. decided that 5000 was
too much-it would be wasting money
to use so much. But $4,000 was agreed
upon as sufficient, su fficient for 100 men,
the number which the mayor will have
to engage. These hundred men Will
have to be trained and instructed, and
with the time they are on duty two
weeks will be consumed. This means
about $40 week for able-bOdied police
mea, or that the mayor must pay them
himself.
That antique piece of bric-a-brac, the.
curb and gutter fight, came up through
the attempt to award big contract for.
artificial stone curD and gutter. The.
committee having the matter in hand
recommended that A. e. Parkhurst be.
given the contract in spite of the fact
that Nyrali IL WeStlund were the low
est bidders. Aid. LOye and other
members of the committee who recon-
mended this matter, stated that they
had been informed that Nyrall Il West
lund did not want the contract, mas
much as their bid was too low. This
information seemed to have reached the
committee i'll very mysterious man
ner, for no lucid explanation could
be given by the committee concerning
il. The committee. however. was very
aNyioOc to houn burct rIpI the
contract, and Aid. LOye went SO far in
his championship as to say that Park
hurst had patent on the curb and gut
ter material and would undoubtedly sue
the city should any other firm furnish the
same stuff. He had threatened to do so
in the newspapers, and it would not be
wise to go against him. The majority
of the aldermen, however, wouldn't be
blutfed in that manner. besides they
were not sure that Nvrall d Westlund
had ever said they did not want the
contract. 1t was pretty near stand
off, so giving the c0ntrac ctors the 6ene-
fit of the doubt instead or the commit
tee, the whOle affair was sent back for
reconsideration.
When the clerk tackled the pile of
bills and salary list, Aid. Gray, as chair
man of the committee on claims, regis
tered a verbal kick. He said that it was
the habit of the aldermen to neglect
signing the ward bills and Salary
budget. At the present meeting, six
wards out of the thirteen were not
properly represented. on the bills
by the signatures of the alder
men. Aid. Gray read the names
of the wards, and said that the commit
tee on claims would hereafter throw
out all bills not properly signed. When
he had finished the various aldermen
who had forgotten to affi their sig
natures arose in all their rufflCd dignity
and protested that they had signed the
bills at least, they had Intended to.
Some of the bills, they said, had no
business TO be in the budget, and if
they we're not signed. why. they should
not be signed. Aid. Bradish had the
bills of the Second ward withdrawn.
The others went through as reported,
but it is pretty certain that hereafter
the aldermen will attend strictly to
their knitting.
Aid. Brazie is irrepressible. When
the resolution for issuing the $4,000
bonds for the new city hospital came
up he made motion to have it post
pOned again. He has fought the iSSu-
ing of these bonds for some reason or
other ever since they were first pro-
of the council of course sided
inIgwith him and rehashed
the old chestnut about free ste.- OF
course considerable discussion was pre-
cDitated. and though the Democrats III
each instance had the best arguments,
they were Outnumbered when it came
to a vote The resolution was lost, and
the city hospital is still but an irfdes-
cent dream. 1t was expected that Bra
Zie wonld make diSagreeable fight on
the salaries of the girls vino act as
clerks in the health office, lut heEeyi-
IDENTIFY recognized that popular senti-
ment was against him. for he said moth
ing. The appointments therefore OF
Miss Butman and Miss Schaefer were
confirmed.
The council did one brave thing. 1t
relegated the Capt. Harvey matter to
Oblivion by settling with Ludwig Il.
Anderson, whom Harvey robbed of a
certified check and gold watch to the
value of 1870. Ludwig will be given an
order on the eXchequer for $500. The
council also placed itself on record as
favOring anything and everything that
will make Lake Harriet popular SUM-
mer resort. The petition of the BOgar-
dus Wild West show to conduct per-
formance IN the ampitheater during the
month OF June was adopted unan:-
mously.
The railroad ordinance, arranging for
the lowering of the Great Northern
tracks on the East side and the building
of bridges over certain streets, came up
for its second reading. 1t had been
dOctored and amended by the railroad
committee Thursday, and it was read
with all it's amendments. After few
minor changes the ordinance was
adopted.