St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28

the West side. He was personally ac-
Quainted with Mr.. Mcnamara, he pnr-
sued, and he positively knew him TO be
perfectly responsible, and, Aid. Me-
lady'S motion falling to carry, Aid.
Dobner mCved TO confirm the contract.
but it lacked the eight votes necessary
to confirm. Aid. IugerSoll, Copeland and
Melady voting i'll the negative.
Later i'll the session, when the general
! order of events seemed to be to recon-
slider the matters that had been defeated
by the small minority, owing to the
small attendance, Aid. Dobner moved
TO reconsider the vote by which the mo-
ton to confirm the contract had been
lost, and it prevailed Then, also upon
his motion. it was referred to the com
mittee en- WAYS and means to report at
the adjourned session. This action was
not taken without another spirited little
tilt Aid. Melady was on hand with his
motion to refer back to the board OF
public works with instructions to read
vertise for proposals, but 1t was voted
down.
Burns on the Warpath.
The charges of the ST. Paul Typothet@
against j. ii. Burns, that created such
a sensation at the meeting of the as
sembly at its last session, came before
the aldermen for concurrence, or rather
the Oppenheim resolution, asking the
maVor 10 appoint an expert to toinveStlgate
the Burns claims, together with the
contract held by him for doing the city
printing.
Aid. Bott thought that in justice to
Mr.. Burns he should he given an oppor-
tdnty to make an explanation before
the board took action upon the reSolu-
ton.
Mr.. Burns was thereupon given the
right to the floor. He said that in justice
to the board and 10 himself he wished
to state that he had no objection to the
resolution other than the fact that it
tied UP some s., 400 of his money that he
was rightfullv entitled to. His bonds.
he argued, are good and sufficient to
protect the city from any possible loss.
He did not object to the investigation,
but on the other hand, he demanded the
most searching investigation. If it were
denied him by the present council
he promised to go before 1.-The
reform council" as he phrased
it, and secure an investigation
there. He wants a full vindication
from the charges made, and it was his
object. he continued, TO carry the in
veStlgation back through other years,
and he promised TO show that the city
had been robbed more by the newSpa-
pers and job printers than throughauy
other source. He would unearth mass
of corruption that would aStOnish the
taxpayers. There has been $1,000 or
$4,000 stolen by the papers and job
printers" he cried, and then he gave
the council a little slap by adding that
the silence of these parties had been
bought in that way.
Aid Copeland moved to concur in the
action of the assembly providing for the
investigation, and Aid. Melady thought
it an injustice to tie up the money due
for printing.
Aid. Conley moved to strike out the
section prohibiting the comptroller
from drawing a warrant for the same.
This was carried. but the resolution
failed. Aid. Copeland, lngerSoll and
Sullivan voting in the negative, making
it a sort of party issue as it were.
This was a surprise TO the Demo
cratic members. They could not under
stand why the Republicans should Op-
pose an investigation, and just before
the adjournment. Aid, Copeland, dis
covering the boat the trio had embarked
in, sent a new resolution TO the clerks
desk. 1t was practically Identical with
lnG lllC iId1 QC-
feated, and Aid. Do0ner inquired the
reason for such action.
Aid. Copeland Stammered out that
the other resolution contemplated pay
ing the claims, but he was set right by
reading the Oppenheim resolution.
There was positively no alluSlOn to the
money due. Then Copeland got around
it by stating that there was difference.
One resolution directed the expert TO re-
port to the assembly and the other to
the board, and he maintained that the
board is the proper functiOnary to con-
slider the matter.
The Copeland resolution, by common
consent, was carried.
Odds and Ends.
One of the first matters disposed Of
by the council was the concurrence In
the Oppenheim resolution direeUSag the
vacation of the old city market for mar
ket purposes. President Cullen was
in the chair. and he voted in the mega
tive. 1t was noticeable from this time on
that there was load Oh bis MUD, and he
was not at ease until he had called Dob
ner to the chair and taken the floor him.
self. Then he moved to reconsider the
vote by which the abandonment of the
market house was ordered, and in so
doing gave an exposition of his belief.
He held it an Injustice to the people,
and especially to the property own
erS i'll the immediate vicinity Of
the market house to take
such a course. The city is now sup
piled with two new and more cOmmOdi-
Gus city markets, and in his estimation
It would be only a question of a few
months time before the old market will
be naturally vacated in preference for
the new places, and he argued in favor
of letting the matter take its natural
course. The matter was reconSid-
cred. and upon motion it was
referred to the committee on markets,
Aid. Ingers0ll amending so that the
committee shall report the earnings and
the expenses of the market the past
two years. in order that the council may
be supplied with data upon which TO
proceed in the future.
The old bill for collecting dead ami
mails for the months of January, Febru-
airy and March came up again, and with
little discussion it was referred to the
| joint committee OIL aZOtme.
A party issue was made upon the old
Henry O'ConnOr claim of $475. 1t has
been pending for over year, and the
corporation attorney advised that the
CdH COllCCb III COQlbos OuO
Aldermen Copeland, IngerSoll and Sui
Iivan fought it, and there were only
seven votes in favor of paying. 1t was
! recOnSidered and referred to the COM
mittee on claims.
A protest was received and placed on
| file, asking the council to abandon the
proposed paving of Dayton avenue, be-
| tween Victoria and Avon streets. The
final order was passed some time ago.
Fancy Waists at 1.-The Plymouth"
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