St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-10

CHECK ON ALDERMEN.
The Assembly Comes Up to
Bell Charter Antieipa-
tons.
An Effectual Barrier Against
Increased Municipal
Expenses.
No Extra Health Inspectors
to Be Employed by
DR.. Hoyt.
Spirited Tilt Over the Pro-
posed Increase Of Ped
dlerS' Licenses.

SolonS whose functions compel them to
deal with it. The common council has
been exercised for some weeks over the
matter OF determining the amount to be
eXacted from peddlers the present fiscal
year. 1t is proposed to double the
amount over that paid last year. What
official action already taken has been at
the urgent request Of grocers. because.
they assert, peddlers iniule the grocery
business.
At the meeting of the assembly last
evening resolution was introduced di-
recting the city clerk to refuse to grant
all peddlers license to sell until the new
license ordinance shall have become q
law, and this created commotiop. As
semblyman McCafferty was on his feet
in an instant to move to lay on the ia
bic. He argued at length, and with log
icai sequence, that the assembly had
committed an egregriouS hlunder in
passing tine ordinance increasing the
burden of the poor peddlers who are en-
gagged in the sale of their own products.
lit is really the worst thing a sensible
body of men ever did" lie cried. The
supreme court of the United States has
ruled recently that all licenses must be
equal, and | maintain that you cannot
discriminate against these peddlerS.
They are poor men who are striving to
make living by raising vegetables and
selling them in the city. | move that
this resolution he laid on the table"
Il move that it be referred to the COM
mittee on licenses" said President
Murray, who had called the vice presi-
dent to the chair.
II hope this will not be DONE" per-
sisted Mr.. McCafferty. 1T is perncIous'
and unfair, and hope it will be killed
dead right here"
Talk about poor people," said AS
semblyman Hare, Il want 10 say there
are no poorer people OH earth than the
grocery men. have been one myself,
and know they ought to be protected"
Il agree" aSSented Mr.. McCafferty.
The grocerS are entitled to the same
degree OF respect that the peddlerS are
entitled TO, but not
One Title More.
''W hen the grocers were here | asked
to have the ordinance referred to the
committee OH license; but no, that
wouldn't do. 1t was rushed through. |
hope nothing of the sort proposed in this
resolution will be bone, and L think the
matter will come before US in proper
form from the board of aldermen. for
member has told me that he knew 1t
was wrong as it Is. That is why l want
this laid on the table,"
THANK God Brother McCafferty has
so much feeling for the poor and down
troddeE" exclaimed Mr.. Hare. "But
there is one thing want hun to think
of. When we are in hard luck, who do
we 20 to for assistance? TO our gro
GER"
"Oh. [ forgot all about that, Mr..
Hare. l withdraw my objection. Let
it go to the committee on licenses" re-
marked Mr.. McCafTerty, and this ended
the debate that threatened to become
more and more heated.
Aid. Melady'S resolution, authorizing
the refunding a portion of the assess
mentS in the matter of opening and
widening State street through Bells
secoud addition, was passed. 80.
Aid. D0bner'S resolution was passed,
authorizing the payment of the follow
ing Judgments that have been found
against the city:
In favor of William Dimerman for
S114.70, in favor Of Thomas Peterson for
Sl64.5S in favor of Maria C. Peterson
for $343.60, i'll favor of A. M. Peabody
for $500, i'll favor of j: Ii. Murphy for
S311.1G.
The property owners along East Sew
enth street. in the vicinity of Broadway,
appear to feel that great injury is
about to be visited upon them by the
proposed widening of Seventh street
between Rosabel and Broadway They
presented formal protest against the
Improvement, and this was signed by
John a. Stees and some fifty others.
ra,r,o ola
The board file directing the city en-
gineer to place the old city hall clock
upon the Cleveland school, in the First
ward, at an expense not to exceed $500,
provoked breezy discussion. Assem-
bIyman McCafferty intimated that the
clock is one of those nondescript sort of
tlmepleces that is more noted for its
perennial silence than for the regular
Tick, tick. tick" of tile grandfatber's
clock that has been immortalized by the
homely old song. "Will it run" he
asked, eff put up?" Mr.. Murray de-
sired to throw little light on the sub
ject, and he informed the assembly that
the clock has already been removed
from the old city hall and is now in
police Headquarters. Mr.. Elmquist
moved to refer to the committee on
streets, and it was so ordered.
The board Of aldermen passed file
at the last session authorizing the health
commissioner to employ assistants, pro-
vided the $4,000 annual appropriation
is not exceeded thereby. When the
file came for passage Messrs. Banholzer,
McCafferty and McNamee voted no in
loud, stentorian voices.H
That kills it," cried Mr.. McCafferty.
SIT contemplates the expenditure of
mnDpU and if iS laid low
Assemblyman Van Slyke has taken
lively interest in the city market con-
troversy, and last evening he intro
duced an ordinance granting the right
to certain property owners to erect city
market buildings on Sixth street, from
Broadway to Wacouta, and on ROSobel,
from Fifth to Sixth streets, the same to
be approved by tile building inspector.
The bill was passed, and will now go to
the aldermen.
The garbage question was one of the
most Interesting and important matters
considered last evening. The specifica-
tons passed upon by the board of alder
men. upon which it is proposed to award
the contract for gathering the garbage
and delivery to Henry a. Fleishman,
was passed after spirited discussion.
MIR. McCafTerty asked number of
questions to ascertain ii
The City's Interests
had been carefully guarded, and the
corporation attorney made answer sew
orally to the entire satisfaction of the
questioner. There was one point, how
ever, upon which both Mr.. McNamee
and Mr.. McCafferty took exceptions.
They disliked the idea of putting such
sweeping powers in the hands of the
health commissioner. 1t is related that
the commissioner may designate in
what manner the garbage shall be
gathered, and Mr.. McNamee feels that
had the health commissioner been
agreeable, he could have abated the in
tolerable aZotine nuisance that nearly
sent the Fifth ward residents to the
lunatic' asylum prior to the fortuitous
burning of the plant. The city clerk
will now advertise for proposals for the
work.
The ordinance authorizing the city
treasurer to pay p. j. Dries SITS was
passed. This is compromise settle
ment in full for damages sustained by
the sewer overlooking into the base