St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-28

same public nuisance and duly notified
Mr. Glltilian 10 have it abated, out that
he ignored the notification, whersupon
the health department had abated the
nuisance at cost of So. 55. DR.. Kelly
asked the council to authorize the city
attorney to sue Mr.. Gillian for the
amount. and the council complied.
There was no discussion over the
Allen heater, as predicted by some OF
the newspapers. The matter came be-
fore the council in a communication
from Fireman Allen, Offering to sell the
shop right for sixteen years for 81, 500.
The communication was referred to the
committee on fire department and the
city engineer.
Warrants were ordered to be drawn
ln-fayOr OF a. g. Parkhurst and James
+. Snyder, paving contractors, for
s., HIS and S4,970.22 respectively. said
sums being the agreed discount OF S per
cent on the amounts due the contractors
on the tiye-year installment plan.
Two more vetoes were read, one to
resolution refunding S76l.l0 license
money to Peter Vos, whose saloon
license was revoked by the mayor be-
cause OF the kennedy-Hoy shooting af-
fray. The mayor explained that the
law provided for refundihg only half of
the uneXpired balance in case the
license is revoked 10y the mayor. The
veto was sustained. 81
So was veto to a resolution calling
for stone sidewalk on Jefferson street
northeast. On the ground that ii called
Tor special assessment, and shOuld, ac-
cordlng 10 law, lave been ordered by
Aug. 20.
SCRAP OVER FUEL CONTRACT.
The anticipated discussion over the
award of the fuel contracts 10 GoOde
now Il Lawther and the Pioneer Fuel
company was precipitated by the read
ing OF the majority and minority re-
ports OF the special committee which
considered the bids. The majority re-
port recommended that the contract for
furnishing fuel tor the water works de-
paTtment be awarded TO the Pioneer
Fuel company for 81, $50, and that for
furnishing all the other departments be
awarded TO GOodenOW IL Lawther for
Sl4.157.59.
The minority report, signed by Aid
Flanders, recommended that the con-
tracts be distributed and be awarded
Item by item. as by that method the city
would save over 800. Aid. Long
moved as an amendment that the un-
signed bid of Norton be accepted. as 1t
was the lowest, but Aid. BradiSh insist
ed that to do so would establish a bad
precedent. The amendment was lost.
Aid. Jockey then moved another
amendment that all bids be rejected,
and the city clerk be instructed to ad-
vOrtiSe for bids by item instead of by
city departments. The amendment was
lost by Il to 10. The minority report
was then voted upon. 1t was also re-
jected by vote OF 10 to s.
ThereupOn Aid. Flanders offered
substitute resolution awarding the con-
tracts to the lowest bidders by depart
mentS and saving 1852, as follows: To
Goodennw Il Lowther. for supplying the
municipal court, fire and police depart
mentS; to the Pioneer Fuel company,
Tor furnishing the water works, sewer
and bridge departments, and to the
Northwestern Fuel company for supply
ing the city hall and quarantine nos
pital. This resolution was lost by IL
10 II.
After one or two more futile attempts
to knock out the GoodenOw IL LowtEer
contract. the majority report was finally
voted upon and adopted by Is to 9, and
clinched by voting not TO reconsider.
During the discussion the city clerk
read letter written by City Engineer
Cappelen to the Pioneer Fuel company
roasting the coal combine to a turn.
The letter was in reply to the Pioneer
Fuel compauy's criticisms of the speci-
tications. Mr.. Cappeien informed the
company that the city engineers Office
was not conducted like coal combine.
SYMP ATHY FOR THE MAYOR
Aid. haynes introduced a resolution
extending the hearty sympathy OF the
council to Mayor Eustis ON account OF
his injury, and expressing the hope that
his recovery would be speedy and COM
plete. The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
THE RECENT JCNKET.
The council then listened 10 a lengthy
report from the juuketing committee on
paving, which has recently returned
from inspecting the pavemeuts of Chi
cago, Cincinnati, Detroit. Cleveland. In
dlanapOliS. Columbus and other cities
The council voted TO print the report.
The council adjourned until the last
Friday in November.
Just before the close of tile session
Aid. Bradish introduced a motion that
the following legend be engraved ON the
stars OF the Minneapolis police:
Barking dogs never bite
The motion was carried amid loud
laughter.