St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-29
4 ROAST ALL ROUND.
The MAYOR TAXES A SHOT At TIE
COUNCIL.
THE LATTER STRIKES BACK.

Harvey Transfer Ordinance Be-
comes Law Over the Mayors
Veto - Aid. Harvey Protests
Against the Language Used
by Mr.. Eustis "A Fri@htfuI
Find.
HOnOrs were even at the meeting of
the city council last night. The mayor
sat down on the council. and the council
came down very heavily upon his honor
the mayor, and passed the famous
Harvey transfer ordinance over the
mayors veto, as had been predicted,
by vote of IS to Z. The result of the
meeting was not a surprise to those who
were on the inside. The only surprise
of the evening was the wording of a
portion OF the veto message. 1t is an
/ unusual thing for magyar 10 roast
bouy of aldermen as did Mayor Eustis
last night.
The vato scored the aldermens for
passing two transfer ordinance and
| making them municipal laws in the face
! of such able adverse opinions upon the
ted by Judge Russell, recently city at
torney, and the present able city attOr-
ney, David Simpson.
Aid. Harvey, from whose fertile brain
the ordinance animated. was on his
feet and was recognized by President
kiilbll almost before City Clerk Haney
had finished the reading of the veto
! message.
Il presume" said the alderman,
that every man in the council already
has his mind made up as to how he will
vote on this matter, but there
are some of the mayors statements
which are so palpaDly unfair
! that feel that L must say something
now. The statements l refer to are UNI
fair, because the mayor has not looked
! into the matter as carefully as he
should have done. When the mayor
goes out of his way to scold the council
p III their Intelligence, or rather the
/ lack OF it, it greatly WeaRenS the weight
/ or his veto message. Now l took the
/ pains 10 put this proposed ordinance in
/ the hands of an able firm of attorneys and
/ thelrOpinlOn aftera careful investigation
was that the ordinance can stand a test
/ if passed by this council. l protest
/ against the language of the mayor. This
| ordinance, which is manfestiy in the
sired chance to test the whole transfer
/ issue"
Aid. LOye was second to get the floor.
! The alderman thought that matter of
/ so much Importance should be
! handled with care. He wanted
! the matter referred to a commit
! tee Of one from each ward, and the
mayor as a member eX-Officin. which
committee should wait upon the
! Gfr t..afI md
! SultaIlOn- The result of the cOnfab
! would doubtless be satisfactory sOlu.
/ ton of the troublesome transfer ques-
/ lion. The new system would be made
/ as near the Harvey idea as possible.
/ The alderman said that II the ordinance
was passed hastily over the veto, and
/ should then be broken i'll the courts.
! that the city would be in a bad position.
Aid. Adams wanted the ordinance
/ passed at once.
Aid. Haynes made a hot shot at Aid.
| LOye by saying that the council had
made a stand for the Harvey ordinance,
! and 1t the aldermen were TO now back
/ down that 1t would he an absolute
cTaWtiSh move" The duty of the cOuu-
Gil was plain. and the ordinance should
/ be passed.
Aid. Snyder said there was just such
/ committee at one time. ana that it had
/ been ignored by the railroad company
! completely
Aid. Long thought that Minneapolis
| should have transfers issued on cars.
/ The people OF this city were no more
/ dishonest than the citizens OF St Paul.
/ ana would not try to beat the company.
Aid. Haynes again got on his feet, and
/ said that the citizens universally de-
manded to be put IN q position 20 test
the transfer question. and II the
! ordinance was passed the people
would get their rights. 1t the mayor
was right, the street railway company
/ was safely eHtrenched. If the council
was right, the people were entitled 10
/ know it.
Aid. Bradish thought the council was
| trying TO pass a plainly illegal Ordi-
! nance. The new members of the cOun-
/ ell seemed TO think that they were
placed in the council 10 pull to pieces
past legislation. Bradish was in favor
of the Bridge square depot plan, and
| could see why no honest man should
! support the ordinance.
The debate was continued at great
| length, ana when the roll Mas called on
/ the vote the result was as follows:
Eighteen yeas i'll favor OF the motion to
pass the ordinance over the veto, and
seven nays.
/ Ayes-Ald. Lang. Ingenhutt. Snyder,
| haynes, Jennings. Adams. LOye, liar
vey, Bradie. Anderson, Rand. NOrdeen.
SkUOg, Lackey, Rollins, Peterson. Cur
rier, kiichi. NayS-WoOdward Elan
ders, Bradish, Mcclure. McAllister,
| Schwartz, Currier.
a motion to reconsider the vote was
lost, and the aldermen's decision was
! spiked.
The Business Budget.
The council transacted a big budget
Of routine business.
As heretofore stated. the gasoline
lighting contract was busy bee in the
bOnnets OF the aldermen. City Comp
trOller Nye sent a communication To the
council stating that the gasoline light
ing fund, which was originally S27. 900.
had only about $500 left, and that the
sum would maintain but l,O50 gasoline
lamps for the balance of the year. After
a desultory discussion the number OF
lamps was reduced to that number.
The BOardman gasoline lighting con-
tract was Tescinded, and A. j. Board
man was returned his certified check
or Sl,CC0.
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