St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-29
Fixing Details and Making
Provision Against Posi-
BILE Loopholes.
W. P. Murray Lectures the
City Fathers, but His Adj
vice is Unheeded.
The Matter Is Settled on the
RAJ
Part Of the Assembly,
Aldermen Absent.

of the council was called for yesterday
afternoon to approve OF the contract to
be entered into between the city and w.
j. Preston for the removal and disposal
of garbage. 1t was o'clock when the
assembly was called to order, and then
only six members, Doran, Daily, Pike,
Sandell, Reardon and Wolterstorff, an
swered to their names.
The contract, as drafted by the cor
poration Attorney was read by the clerk,
and several amendments made to the
original draft. The first OF these was
so as to make the contract date for two
years from Oct. 10.
This was objected TO by Preston, who
said there might be some delay on the
part Of the city in countersigning the
contract. He said he was ready to 20
to work within ten days after the con-
tract was completed, but he would pre-
fer that the contract should read that
way instead of ten days after some par
tlcular date. This seemed to suit the
Ideas OF the members, and was changed
accordingly.
e.. A lecture by Murray.
The penalty to be deducted from
the monthly payments in each case of
failure to remove garbage was discussed
by Mr.. Pike and the health commits
sioner. While an understanding DIS to
the amount Of such penalty was being
reached, Assemblyman DAILY said W. p.
Murray would like to be heard. There
being no objections, Mr.. Murray pro-
ceeded to read the assembly lecture.
The contract with Preston, he said, if
awarded, would be void. The law pro-
vlded that in all cases contracts should
be let to the lowest bidder. The bid of
Guion & Wyman, whom he represented,
was less than the one OF Pres
ton. The council by its own
action, he said, practically determined
that Preston was not a reliable bidder
by causing the names of the other men
to be inserted in the contract with him
as principal. Further than this, the
council had said by their action that
they would not agree to the contract
until these men had been added. The
awarding of the contract would, he said,
lead to litigation. Steps, he intimated,
would be taken to prevent the city
comptroller from counterSignihg the
contract. should the council see fit to
approve of it.
Mr.. Murray's talk evidently had little,
if any, effect on the members, for the
work of filling in the blanks which had
was proceeded with.
The Approved Contract.
The contract, as approved by the
board of aldermen, stripped OF its legal
verbiage, provides as follows: For S45,.
400 William j. Preston, Patrick Keigher
and Thomas Manning agree to collect
and remove ali garbage, offal, dead ami
mails. and all kinds of refuse, animal
and vegetable matter, except manure,
for period of. two years. The cOllec-
ton is to be made between the hours of
midnight and q. M.
The territory to be visited daily is de-
Seribed as follows = Commencing at the
intersection of the Mississippi river and
Broadway street, thence on B roadway
street to Eighth street, thence on Eighth
street to WabaSha street, thence ON
WabaSha street to Exchange street,
thence on Exchange street to West
Ninth street, thence on West Ninth
street to Fort street, thence on Fort
street to West Seventh street, thence on
West Seventh street to Chestnut street,
thence on Chestnut street to the MiSSis-
sippl river, and thence along the Missis-
sippi river to the place of beginning.
And also. commencing at the inter-
section of South Wabasha street and
the west and south bank OF the Missis-
sippi river; thence on South Wabasha
street to Indiana avenue: thence on In
diana avenue to South Robert street;
thence OH South Robert street to the
Mississippi river, and thence along the
river to the place of beginning.
And also, commencing at the inter-
section OF Dayton avenue and Virginia
avenue; thence On Dayton avenue to
Western avenue; thence on Western
avenue to Selby avenue; thence on Sell
by avenue to Arundel street; thence on
Arundel street to Laurel avenue; thence
on Laurel avenue to Nina avenue;
thence on Nina avenue to Selby avenue;
thence OH Selby avenue to Virginia
avenue; thence on Virginia avenue to
the place of beginning.
The other territory i'll the city limits
outside the above-described Is to be
visited On each alternate day.
Minor Provisions.
The contractors agree to remove all
dead animals in incloSed hearses con-
structed for that purpose within ten
hours after notification, and the gar
bage, otfal, ETC., in hardwood barrels
with water-tight covers. All OF the
work is TO be done with the supervision
of the health commissioner, or such
other person as the council may desig-
nate.
The council reserves the right to des-
ignate at any time one or more persons
to oversee said work where the same is
not particularly specified in the con-
tract. The council is also to be informed
where the garbage and other matter
collected is disposed of. The contract
ors are also to report under oath to the
health department before the 10th of
each month, commencing in December,
1892, the names and street numbers of
buildings and all other places where re-
moval of garbage and other matter has
been made and the times collected. The
reports are to be made on blanks pre-
pared by the health Office. ~
The provision is also made that in
case the garbage is net collected after
| being placed in all accessible place, the
| sum of 25 cents shall be deducted for
| each and every failure to SO remove.
! When the contractors shall have failed
| to make such removal 100 times, the
| council shall have the right to cancel
and annul the contract. The city agrees
| to pay for doing the work $23. 400 the
first year, and $4,000 the second year
| in monthly payments. All bills shall
| be approved by the commissioner of
health before allowed by the council,
who shall certify that the work has
been satisfactorily performed. In
properly, or to the satisfaction of
| the health commissioner, and he refuses:
| to approve the bids, the council shall;
then adjust and settle the amount to be
allowed. The council reserves the
right by three-f0urths vote of the
entire council, both bodies voting sep
arately, to apnul the contract, which
annullment shall be final and cOnclu-
sive.
All Voted for 1t.
The six members present voted in
fav or of the approval of the contract.
Aid. Cullen then introduced resolu-
ton providing that the health commits
sioner prepare books, alphabetically ar
ranged, In which the reports of the
| contractors are to be transcribed from
month to month. The resolution further
provided that book is TO be kept by
! the health department in which all COM
| plants are to be entered, the books to