St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-30
1t Walks Off With the Five
Year City Lighting
Contract.
The Council Sustains Win
ston and Will Readvertise
for Garbage Bids.
Minneapolis Republicans En-
list the Aid of Girls for
Campaigning.
Divine Healer DOWie in Min
neapolis Ready for More
Controversies.

The committee on gas met yesterday
afternoon and formulated report
Which was submitted TO the council last
night. The report recommended the
council to make a contract with the
Minneapolis Gas Light company and
the Brush Electric Lighting company
for furnishing gas and electric lighting
for period of FIVE years. The commit
tee recommended that the electric lights
burn all night and every night during
the year, at figures meaning an increase
i'll the lighting expenses of about S35, ZOO
year from the figures in the present
contract. When this report had read,
AID. Haynes. also member of the COM
mlttee, submitted minority report.
He recommended that the present con-
tract with the electric company be ex-
tended at the old prices for one year,
and that the council in the meantime
cast about for plans and methods for
operating a city plant. Mr.. Haynes
III explaining his report said that
chicago company proposed to build a
plant here and rim it for five years,
charging the city SlS5 a lamp, for 1000
lamps. year. At the end of five years
the company would transfer to the city
city the plant Oh the payment of 81. He
thought that by extending the present
contract for year, the city
would have time to investigate
the feasibility of conducting its own
plant The Brush Electric Lighting
company would no doubt agree to this
extension OF contract if it could do no
better. MIR. Haynes also referred to
the pool or combine which now exists
between the local electric light com
panies. He made motion to have his
report substituted for that of tue major
ity, but it was lost. The majority re-
port then came up, and was passed
without much trouble. Contracts were
awarded to both the gas and electric
companies. The gas contract was
spector privilege of making the COM
pany keep its lamps lighted on the three
nights OF the full moon during every
month which they excepted if he sees
fit.
The mayors veto of the garbage reso-
luton awarding the contract for its re-
mOval and his reasons for the same were
read, and for short time silence
reigned supreme. When the reading
was over, Aid. Gray, the garbage De-
mosthenes, jumped to his feet, and,
~ SpCCCli Iii Ills
hand, asked permission to speak. He
was granted this permission, and then
the council was treated to flood of ora
tory. Aid. Gray referred to Rome and
to Caesar in his comparisons with
the garbage business. The may
or, he thought, was mistaken in
his garbage views; in fact. he
was sure of it. The mayor had received
his information from the reporters when
he should have been present at the
board of health meetings, of which he
was chairman. The mayors reasons, as
read by the clerk, were straightforward
and to the point. He said in the first
place, the bid had been changed from
its original form and if it could be done
In the case of MacMullen. it could also
be done with others. If the council was
not prepared to accept the original bid,
it should have been rejected with the
others. There was no haste, said the
mayor, in this matter. Everybody should
be given chance, and he was sure the
work could be done good deal cheaper
then MacMullen proposed to do it.
This veto of the mayors was not ac-
cepted with good grace 10y the Republic
cans, and they voted to pass the matter
over his head. The vote stood IL votes
for and ii against. Of course the resO-
luton to pass it over the mayors head
was lost, for it takes two-thirds vote of
the council to accomplish it.
Aid. BraZie made motion to read
vertise for bids under new specifica-
tions,and Aid. Kiichli offered an amend
ment to have the old specifications in
cluded to give the bidders all oppor-
tunity to bid on both. This was lost,
however, so Aid. Brazie magnanimously
offered to include the old ones any way.
This was doubted by many aldermen,
but time will tell. The first motion
passed, and new bids will be advertised
for. The second veto of the mayor, of
the resolution awarding contract for
two fire engines to the Watrous Engine
company, of st. Paul, was sustained
without a murmur. His reason for
vetoing the resolution was that the fire
department appropriation would be eX-
ceeded if the contract was awarded.
A lengthy petition was read from res
idents of the Eighth and Thirteenth
wards. which reflected seriously upon
Poundmaster j. G. Sterling, the quon-
dam warm-haired eX-a1derman. Mr..
Sterling is poundmaster of both wards.
but according to the petition he IS ne
glecting his duty. He allows COWS and
horses to run rampant over the wards,
destroy gardens and flower beds, and
also litter up the sloping lawns in
shameful ulduIleT. ne ptU!ClOT was
referred to the aldermen of the wards
for investigation.
The council was served with notice
for suit for damages by Mrs. Eva NJ.
Patterson, whose husband was killed by
fall over the bridge abutment at Third
street north several weeks ago. 1t Will
lie remembered that Levi NJ. Patterson,
as the druggist, drove over the embank-
ment one dark night. The amount of
damages to he asked was not stated in
the notice.
The hospital question, wearing a
longer beard than usual, made its APP
pearance when Aid. Lackey offered
resolution authorizing the issuance of
the necessary S25, 0G0 worth of bonds. 1t
passed for the first time, but was tied
UP again by Aid. Gray, who gave notice
that he would, at the next meeting,
move for reconsideration of the vote.
Aid. Brazie, as usual. made a lengthy
speech, and gave Aid. Haynes an op-
portunity to poke fun at him.