St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-30
THEY VOTED The MONEY.
COUNCIL hSPacP3ixTES c0gTL.rGEgT
FUND FOB The GsEMP. DYED.
ALD. MINER SMELLS A RAT.
he Declares the Resolution
Vicious Measure, and Votes
Against 1t. bnt During n Re-
cess the Other Nineteen Alder
men Whip Him Into Line The
Mayor Signs 1t.

mea W mp him Into Line The
Mayor Signs 1t.
The city council held a special meet
ing last night and appropriated 81, OPS. l6
the balance remaining in the con
tingent fund-for the benefit of the
needy unemployed of the city of Min
neapolis. This was all the council did,
for it WAS the sole object of the meet
ing. but nearly two hours were wasted
i'll wrangiing over the matter. The
causes of the delay were the flibustering
tactics OF some of the Republican mem
bers AMI the obstinacy of Aid. Miner,
of the E gnth ward. AID. Miner seemed
10 think that there was scheme on
foot to give the thirteen aldermen con-
shutting the supervisors absolute con-
troll of the money. lie believed the
whole thing was vicious. Finally when
The resolution was put to a vote.
Aid. Miner voted 10. ana that vote
defeated II, for there were only twenty
aldermen present, and it requires twenty
votes 10 appropriate money from the
contingent fund. There might have
been twenty votes for the resolution il
Aid. Nurtieen had remained. but the
representative from the Seventh slid
out al O'Clock and SO avoided all re-
sponsibility. As 10 one but Aid. Miner
could move To reconsider the vote by
which the resolution was lost, the coun-
Gil took recess for ten minutes while
Aid. Flanders. Loye. Gray. Jennings.
Haynes and others labcrrd with the
refractory alderman from the Eighth.
q lti hna
began To look as though that contingent
fund would revert to the general fund
unless another alderman was sum
moned. At last. however, Miner gave
i'll. the council came TO order, Miner
moved to reconsider, the motion was
carried, the resolution was again put,
and this time secured the twenty votes
required.
The resolution, after appropriating
the sum mentioned, provides that the
proper city officers shall draw a war
rant for the amount in favor of &c. l..
Snyder. superintendent of the DOOR, or
his successor in Office" 1t was eX-
planned when the words "or his sue
cessor in office" were inserted, that no
reflection was intended to be cast upon
Supt. Snyder. and in proof of this the
council passed Il resolution endorsing
Individual aid and support. This action
was taken in views of the rep ort that
Commissioner Hove. of The board of
charities and corrections, intend 10 pre-
fer charges against Supt. Snyder.
Immediately after the council ad-
iourned City Clerk Haney took
the resolution down stairs and
handed it to Mayor Eustis.
fhe mayor looked it over. joked
with some of the aldermen about it and
then signed it. The mayor Informed
those aldermen present at the time that
the money they had voted TO the care OF
Supt. Snyder belonged 10 the board of
charities and corrections. and would be
expended under its direction.
The debate i'll the council over
the entire matter was pretty
warm for a time. Aid Harvey
offered an amendment providing
that the money be appropriated
and deposited with the city treasur or
and used 10 hire men to clean snow and
ce from certain streets. Aid. Rand ac-
cused Aid. Harvey OF acting in the i'll
terest Of the street railway company.
Aid. Harvey said lie was willing to cut
out OF his amendment all streets tray
erSed by the street car lines. The de-
bate seemed well nigh endless. Amend
ment after amendment was offered,
nearly all of which were lost, the only
two adopted being the insertion of the
word NEEDY" before unemployed. and
the words 'Or his successor in office :"
At last the debate was shut off, the
remaining amendments killed ana the
resolution put 20 vote and lost. and,
after the recess. reconsidered and car
ried.