St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-01
P. B. WlNSTON'S VETO
1t Secures Plenty OF Funds
for Battling the Dreaded
Cholera.
The Council Gives the Com
mittee On Health and Hos
pitfalls $4,000.
Harry Hawkins Was Here
Library Board Nomina-
tionS and Politics.
Deductions on Cholera Re-
pOrt--A Pair OF Girl
Crooks.

On Sept. 20 the council passed the re-
port Of the revisOry board and commit
tee on ways and means, fixing the ap-
preparation for the city's expenses for
1898 at Sl,261 1892 This report accom-
panied by the necessary resolution was
sent to the mayor for his signature.
Both were returned at last nights coun-
Gil meeting without the mayors sigma
ture, also communication in which
he explains his reasons for the veto.
The communication is given below in
full:
81 return your resolution fixing the
maximum amOIntS for mantaing the
various departments of the city of Min
neapolis on account of the ge neral fund
| and permanent Improvement fund with
out my signature for the following rea
sons:
First notice in the item of street
lighting an appropriation for $500 gaso-
| llnc lamps at the present contract price
or Sl4 per lamp per year. amounting to
$4,000, and your resolution preceding
! this, which reads as follows: Pro
vided, however, that the appropriation
of $50, GOO for gasoline lamps shIli no
be deemed an extension nor renewal
said city and the Northwestern Globe
Light company; and provided further
that the balance of said appropriation
remaining after the expiration of said
| contract shall only be used 10 defray
the expense of any kind of light other
than gas or electric during the remain
der of the fiscal year.
Il am informed that it only requires
about $1,000 to carry to completion the
present contract existing between the
Northwestern Globe Gas Light company
and tie city. This resolution may APP
pear OH the face to discriminate in favor
of the Northwestern Globe Gas Light
company, Or exclude from competition
all lights other than gasoline lights.
Therefore 1t IS my opinion it would be
better for the interests of the city to
leave the amount appropriated i'll excess
of a sum sufficient to carly out Its con-
tract with the Northwestern Globe Gas
Light company open for competition or
strike 1t out entirely.
"My second objection to the resolu-
ton is, | find, in the appropriation for
the health department an appropriation
of $500 for an emergency fund. In my
opinion this amount is insufficient. l
have had communication from Or.
Hewitt, OF the state board OF health,
which is now in the hands of our health
department, calling attention to the
danger from cholera next year, and urg-
ing the utmost vigilance and extra pre-
cautions on the part of our health
department. which. if followed out on
lines laid down by DR.. Hewitt, would
cost more than the amount appropriated
and leave the departm ent of health
without any funds for the proper and
effective work against the spread of
cholera in this city. AS this money need
not be used except III all emergency, L
think II wonid be the part OF wiSdum
and good common sense 10 make q suffi-
cient apprOpria ton, and not leave the
department with its hands tied and de-
pendent wholly upon the public spirit
OF our citizens"
Aid. Bradish offered an amendment
to the appropriation resolution, which
complied with the mayors request on
the lighting proposition. 1t was passed
unanimously. Aid. Schwartz offered
all amendment increasing the health de-
partmenPS emergency fund from $500
TO $1,000. This amendment was also
adopted, though not until Aid. Lowell
had made a number of objections which
brought upon his head hot roast from
Aid. Gray. The main resolution
was then passed unanimously. One
of the important" pieces of business
ton from the city newspapers, handed
in by Aid. Lackey. The petition re-
QueSted the council to set apart and
equip room for the comfort of the city
hall and police newspaper reporters.
The petition. after being read. was re-
ferred to the committee on public
grounds and buildings, with power to
act. The sentiment of the meeting was
that the room should be granted the re-
pOrters, as the petition asked.
j. G. Oswald offered $4,000 for the
fire engine house on Third street, be-
tween Nicollet and First avenue south.
The bid was referred to committee OH
fire department. 1t will be remeul-
bered that a certain poundmaster capt
ured thirty COWS belonging to the gov
eminent troops at Ft. Smelling and in
generated them III the bull pen.' He
declined to release them 10 the officers
of the fort until the necessary fines had
been paid, accounting i'll all to Sl5.
The council last night. evidently
fearing that the city would be declared
under siege and bonbarded, decided to
repay the fines collected by the pound
master and ordered the city treasurer
to pay the SIS TO Lieut.. Arthur Will
Jams of the Third infantry. A motion
was introduced by Aid. Lowell which
stirred the dust of muSty ages. 1t was
to turn 81 600 over to john 5. PillSbury
as representative of the business mems
union, for the payment of outstanding
debts incurred during the famous CELL
SuS count of 1890. The motion was lost.