St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-15
IT WAS 4 HOT ONE.
Aldermen Take a Turn at
Roasting His Honor, the
Mayor.
Council Meeting Of a Decid-
eddy Fervid and Unique
Character.
Grand Jury Work Finished
and Two Indictments for
Perjury Returned.
Simpsons Opinion on the
Transfer Station Ordi-
nanee--Court News.

sion to several hundred spectators VINO
crowded the aisleS and the hall leading
to the council chamber. For the most
part the time was taken up i'll hauling
Mayor EuStIs over the Goals. That hon.
Orable gentleman was not present, but
his ears must have tingled, wherever he
was.
When tine communication containing
his veto of the Rand eight-hour reSolu-
ton was brought up. Aid. BradlSh
moved that it be laid on the table. Aid.
Love demonstrated. He said it was an
act of discourteSy 10 Mayor Eustis and
he hoped the council would hot sane
ton such motion. The council
did not. and when put TO
vote it was lost. The veto, the
printed in the GLOBE, was read for the
editicatiOn of the cOuncilmen. At the
conclusion of the reading Aid. Rand
moved that his ordinance be passed
over the mayors head. AID. Anderson
seconded the motion. Aid. Gray mdtp-
taihed that the council was going be-
yOnd its province when it arrOgated to
itself the power to fix eight hours as
day for city laborerS. He called atten-
ton to all opinion submitted by Judge
Seagrave Smith several years ago, when
he was city attorney, relative to city
labor and the contract system. Aid.
Rand, however. held that
Judge Smiths Opinion
had no bearing on the present case.
Then he spoke on the veto, and in a
vigorous manner demonstrated that,
although the mayor claimed to be
frieEd of the eight-hOur system. he
could not be when he returned The or
dinance without his signature. The
alderman delivered himself of an
eloquent plea for his favorite
plan, and adduced statistics show
ing that the city would not
lose a cent by its adoption, but, on the
other hand, secure for itself a better
ment, financially and morally. The
mayors argument that the appropria-
tons for public improvements would be
consumed by the extra labor necessary,
before the work was accomplished, thus
rendering necessary a reaSSeSSment, was
a false one. Aid. Rand showed there
would actually be surplus. At the
conclusion of his speech, which was I'M
doubtedly one of the best lie ever de-
livered, the large audience filled the
chamber with applause.
Aid. Snyder remarked that he be-
lieved in the eight-hOur movement, but
it must come from the workingmen
themselves. 1t was impossible to legis-
late ten-hOurs' pay into an eight-hour
day until popular sentiment demanded
il. Aid. Jennings said he looked upon
the question from practical stand
point, being workingman himself. He
favored the ordinance and hoped 1t
would pass in spite of the mayors OBJ
jections. The ordinance did not pass,
however. only eleven votes being cast
for the adoption Of it over the veto. 1t
takes fifteen to accomplish such meas
ure. Those who voted for the passage
of the ordinance were the following:
Axes-Long, Jennings, Anderson, Rand,
Miner, McGuire, Skoog, Lackey, Peterson,
Nays Irgenhutt. Snyder, Adams, Love,
Harvey. Nordeen, Flanders, McAllister,
Schwartz, Gray-lO-
The Health Department.
Aid. Long offered resolution roast
ing the health department for establish
ing the dump at Eighteenth avenue
northeast and Second street. The de-
partment exceeded its authority in do
ing ii without the consent of the cOun-
Gil, and it should be torn down at once.
| In speaking 10 his motion, the alderman
said that the action of the department
| in locating the dump had offered
| direct insult to the aldermen of the
| First ward by not even consulting
| them about the matter. The property
| in the locality of the dump had de-
creased in value since its location. 1t
was dollars to cents that had the flour
and sawdust ariStocracy" lived in that
neighborhOod, the dump would never
have been located there. Aids. Gray
| and Schwartz, who are members
! of the health board. protested
| against the demolIshing of the dump,
for it was absolutely necessary that
| dump or transfer station should be es-
| tabiShed at the point mentioned from
sanitary reasons. The matter was final
! ly referred to the committee OH health
and hospitals. Another matter in which
! this committee was interested came up
| when a communicate from DR.. Kelly
was read. This communication stated
that Mayor Eustis had refused to sign
| the warrants for $50 and S25 which had
| been granted him by the council. Apro-
DOS of this communication. Aid. Gray
| offered the following resolution:
THAT the city attorney be and hereby
! is directed to take such action as may
be necessary to compel W. H. Eustis,
| the mayor of this city, to sign Warrants
| No. 022319 for $50, and No. 922320 for
S25, drawn in favor of E. S. Kelly, NJ.
| d., for medical attendance on patients
at quarantine hospital, the bills having
been contracted 10y and with the con-
| sent and knowledge of the health de-
partment, and by them approved"
Bradish OH the Mayor.
Before this motion was passed Aid.
| Bradish took the floor and delivered
| himself of a roast of the mayor for his
| interference in the affairs of depart
menIS of the city, that, while it might
have been merlted, was highly undigni-
fed, to say the least. Aid. Miner OBJ
| jected to Aid. Bradish proceeding with
his speech, but President Kiichli de
cided he could keep on. The matter of
whether he sheuld be allowed to con-
| tiuue or not was finally put to a vote
and the council by vote of Is to 10
that Bradish should speak on. He cur
tailed his speech, however, and the
motion put in by Aid. Gray was voted
| on, resulting in its adoption. The city
attorney will now be forced TO bring
| an action against the city for an employe
of the city.
A Unique Report.
The following unique report from the
committee on ordinances, but bearing
the earmarks of Aid. Bradish, was sub
mitted. and, after a little discussion,
LAID upon the table:
1.-The committee on ordinances, to
whom was referred the petition of Z.
NJ. Loring for an ordinance allowing the
Telephone aud Electric company to use
the stree is of Minneapolis, respectfully
report that his honor the mayor is
largely interested in the enterprise, and
has gTaciOusly consented to allow the
city of Minneapolis to present him with
a franchise Of the prospective value OF
several hundred thousand dollars. II
is the opinion of your committee
that when such magnificent gift
is presented to so illuStrious citizen
the right to do so should be absolute
and unquestioned; otherwise what i:
intended as a benefit may become {
burden. AS his honor has denied the
legality of all acts OF the council a:
now constituted, your committee re
spectfully recommend that said Ordi
nance be referred to the supreme court
of Minnesota by another My name il
| Dennis quo WarrantO.'