St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-09
Money for Cleaning Danger
Gus Pest Holes Is Cut Of
Sight Again.
Wise But GaprulouS Assem-
blymen Kill the Alder
manic Hove.
The Pethel Free Bath PrOpo-
sition Likewise Put on
the Shelf.
DR.. Hoyt's Warning Shifted
Onto the Representatives
OF the Wards.

A regular meeting of the assembly
was held last night with seven members
IN attendance. The floating Bethel
scheme, by which the city was to appro-
pirate $500 and Rev. David Morgan
and his assistants were to run a public
bath free for Two hours each day, was
Sat down upon. TO take the place of
this the assembly authorized the placing
i'll the tax levy OF $4,000 to erect and
maintain free baths.
III order TO prepare some campaign
ammunition, Assemblyman Doran re
gueSted the appointment of an investi-
eating committee to see how the Sl50,000
appropriated for street, sewer and
bridge maintenance fund had been
spent.
The resolution passed by the board of
aldermen appropriating 5000 10 be ex-
pended by the mayor and health COM
missioner in cleaning up the city, was
knocked out. The communication of
Dr. Hoyt relative to the pressing need.
in view of the cholera scare. of letting
contract for the collection and disposal
OF garbage. was sent 10 the board of
aldermen, the members of the assembly
claiming the matter rested with that
body.
The appointment of William O'Niel
as patroiman, vice l.. J. Calvin, dis
missed. and the dismissal of j. r. Walsh
were confirmed.
Street Opening Abandoned.
The proceedings in the matter of
opening, widening and extending Hazel
avenue from East Seventh to Harvester
avenue was ordered abandoned by a
resolution of ASsembyman Voter
stortf.
Aid. Zimmerman said Mr.. Schur-
meier, Mr.. Dr.scoll and others desired
the proceedings abandoned so as TO al
low The company to scure railroad facili-
ties 10 the Harvester plant On this
explanation the resolution passed
The board OF public works reported in
favor OF filing or draining certain lots
IN Arlington IIill's addition. now com
planned of as being public nuisance by
reason OF Stagnant water. This was
deemed a sanitary necessity. The eX-
pense of such WORK Will be about $4,000.
The report went TO the committee on
streets for investigation.
The board also transmitted COM
munication which said before the chol-
era scare had aroused the authorities
to take action to general cleaning OF
the city some half dozen places had
been mentioned as needing attention,
viz: Paving alleyway between Broad
way and Pine streets. and between
reported adversely on the paving
for the reason that the owners of prop
erty were all opposed to the improve
ment. As TO the ponds of Stagnant
water the investigation made by tine
board showed the remedy was so slight,
i'll view Of the immensely of the work
to be performed, that the board has
failed to report. 1t
eN Seemed a Hardship
to compel some half-dozen parties to fill
up lots at considerable expense to them
when scores of other places in the inn
mediate vicinity equally bad or worse
remain untouched.
The matter is simply this: The board
found on looking over the ground that
filthy stagnant shallow pools Of water
gre TO be found all over the city. In the
First and Second wards particularly
they are to be found by scores. They
exist throughout the city, except in the
Third and Fourth wards. There are no
other wards in the city without them
Should the cOunSil deem it proper to
send this board aS order to investigate
those places and report whether real
or wholly pay the necessary cost and
expense for their abatement by filling
or draining, is matter for your conSid-
Grafton. This the board suggests is a
possible way out of the difficulty under
which the city finds itself. Your
special appropriation of $1,000 will all he
needed 10 clean aleyways and streets.
This board disclaims any thought OF
being officious in this matter and GER
tanfy not dictatOrial.
The report was accepted and filed.
Matters of Expense.
A claim of the Globe Publishing COM
pany for S65.31 for work done for the
board of public works was disallowed.
the expert printer reporting the work
came under Mr.. Burns contract and
the amount charged was Sc too much.
The city treasurer was asked to say
II the work on assessment books in his
Office could not be done by employees in
his Office, and what the expense Will be-
The city comptroller was requested to
report if there are any funds available
to use III the codIfying the laws of the
city.
A number of claims for damages from
overflow water were referred to the cor
poration attorney. Changes of grade
on ROBBIE, Charlton and Waseca streets
were ordered.
The city engineer submitted a report
stating that on Sept. there was $23, COO
in the fund available for repairs OF
streets. The Sixth ward residents being
the heaviest sufferers from the storms
they were entitled to between four and
five thousand dollars. That amount the
engineer thought would leave the streets
generally in that ward in good condi-
ton, although some repairs on the
larger WashoutS would have to 60 over
for another year.
ReardOn Fails to Score.
Mr.. Pike, chairman of the committee
OIL education and schools, reported the
following resolution:
That there be included in the tax lew OF
the year lS!3 $4,000 as part of the general
fund tor the purpose OF paving rent of build
1ngs used IN the management of public
schools and for repairs to school buildings
for 1S92 and 1893. The comptroller was re
Quesled to include in tax levy for 1898.
Mr.. Reardon wanted the words REM
OF rooms stricken out as it was Just t6
oblige some parties that rooms were
hired. Mr.. johnson said unless some
rooms were rented many children would
have to stay away from school. The
resolution PASSED, Mr.. Reardon voting
81 the negative.
The ScnOul inspectors were in another
resolution by tht lame committee au-
thOriZed to req 6uch buildings anC
-00InS as may bE Necessary, the expense
to be paid out or rne $4,000 set apart
from the general fund for the coming
year for the repair of school buildings
This also passed, Mr.. Reardon being
the only one to vote against it.
The use of market hail was granted
without charge to the Bethel association
for twelve Saturday nights commencing
the first Saturday in October.
The committee on license leported ad
verSely ON the petition of Schochrel &
Reuter- to have a rehearing on their ap
pIication for a liquor license. The ordi
nance fixing the salary of License In
spector Miller at 8 $50 per year was re
ported on adversely, but when it wa,
read the chairman Of the committed
asked that 1t be recommitted, which wa,