St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-18
A Gingery Meeting.

Assemblvman johnson served as
chairman of the meeting. BE inter-
rogated all the witnesses with an aban-
don that was rather picturesque. AS
Semblyman Reardon manifested no little
interest in the proceedings, and Aid.
Copeland was manifestly "forninst" the
contractor.
Things ran merrily along. Everybody
was given an opportunity to make
speech, and seemingly they improved
1t. 1t reminded one of the exciting
times when the old AZotine works
in the Fifth ward were under
consideration. The resemblance was
made more striking by the narration of
the burning of the barn of the present
contractor last winter in the Ninth
ward. 1t is charged that it was an in
Fcendiary fire, aud so it was when the
Azotine plant burned.
There was formidable citizens CON-
mlttee to protest against the shocking
smells i'll the Ninth ward, and it was
charged that dead animals are allowed
by the contractors employees to remain
at the dump for twenty y-four hours in
"a deplorable state.
On the other hand, Mr.. Keigher con-,
tends that nothing of the sort has ever
been done; and, moreover, that he
Kind. be AYERS that lie has done every
thing in his power to facilitate the legit-
/ innate removal of all garbage, as we'll as
dead animals, without annoyance to the
public. And this was the point of the
controversy.
Among the citizens present were: j.
McNamore, Henry Reitzman, w. A.
Lee, Ralph O'Hara. John Wick, 6. II.
Boucher, E. A. Ladow, John INLAND, e.
A. johnson and Ii. p. Jenson, and all
had their little speeches to make. 1t
was only repetition throughout, that
the stencil is intolerable and that the
barrels of the company leak and that
they are washed i'll the pool near by.
All this is fatty denied by the contractor
and his employees, and al this contrib
uted certain Zest to the interest of the
meeting.
Nothing Done.
Absolutely nothing was accomplished
however, although there was no little
feeling displayed in the speeches made.
Mr.. O'Hara was excited, and he made
the welkin ring with eloQuence. The
whole matter will come before the
aldermanic body at the next meeting.
Assemblyman Van Slyke was latesin
coming into the meeting. He had been
attending the meeting to consider the
Ridgewo0d park problem. When he
came i'll he meaningly asked, HAS the
committee been out to inspect the con-
ditionS?"
He was informed in the affirmati We.
and then he suggested that, iii his opin-
ION. the dumping ground could be re-
moved to point on the Wisconsin Cen
tral so far removed from the city that 1t
would be no nuisance. This was ac-
corded by the citizens committee with
little comment.
Aid. Copeland was emphatic in his
position that the dump is nuisance,
but ASSemolyman Reardon felt that
the contractor is doing everything i'll
his power to prevent nuisance.
There is no question that it is a
nuisance" said Aid. Copeland, land it
is bad nuisance and should be abated
at once"
ut is a business" suggested AS
semblyman johnson. "that is bound 10
be more or less of nuisance, the best
you can make of it."
"A committee was appointed to in-
yestigate the matter" said Mr.. O'Hara,
with some feeling. II want to know.
did that committee ever report?''
F Alr. Reardon said that 1t never had.
but that the matter had been turned
over 10 Mr.. Jansen.
I You never told me-" interposed Jan
sen with spirit.
Didn't tell you the other day that
you were appointed?" Queried Reardon.
I You can never get the best of an
lrishman. interposed OHara, and
there the meeting ended
( Read the offer OF s.SometIin~ for
Eothing'' made upon the eighth