St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-13
HALT CALLED ON GARVIN.
CENTRAL STATION WARDEWS CON-
TRACT FOR COAL rs DISALL0WED.
HE ruUsr DO AS OTHERS Do.


Appears in the righteous Role
of Investigator-G Detect
i've Bureau His Meat-Plan for
One More Official Plum Effect
ually Killed.
The assembly held a short session
last evening and disposed of a grlst OF
routine business.
The contract made by Chief of Police
Garvin for $50 tons of coal was disai-
lowed, and the requisition passed by the
requisition committee ordering the pur-
chase was with drawn from the batch Of
acquisitions passed.
MIR. Reardon raised the point that the
chief of police had no authority to
award contract for 81, 600 worth of coal
to whoever he pleased, as the charter
distinctly stated that all purchases of
over 5000 should be let by contract to
the lowest bidder.
Mr.. Lightner took the same position,
and on his motion the requisltion for the
coal was dsallowed.
Mr.. Reardon also objected to the re-
lOl lul lCO " tHC PO-
lice and fire stations, claiming that the
acquisitions should have been secured
before the bills were incurred. After
debate the ice requisition was referred
back TO the committee.
Just before the session closed Mr.. Van
Slyke sent up resolution which di-
rected the chief of police to report to
the committee on police the quantity
and quality of coal needed in the police
department fol the year ending Aug. L,
1894.
REARDON SCORES AGAIN.
A resolution purpOrting to come from
Mr.. Reardon, requesting the mayor to
report the names, duties and salaries of
the members of the GLOBE Detective
Bureau, was read by the clerk and re-
ferred to Mr.. Reardon to investigate.
MIR. Reardon evidently did not catch
the drift of the measure, for he stated
that while he did not prepare the reso-
luton, those were his sentiments. He
had been informed there were persons
OH the city detective force who were
not residents of the city, and if the mat
ter was referred to him he wanted au-
thority to send for persons and papers.
MAYOR WRIGHT Baked.
The resolution authorizing the mayor
| to appoint weigher of coal and meas
urer of wood at SS5 per month was re-
| ported back without recommendation.
MIR. Schuette moved indefinite post
ponement.
Mr.. Doran said he had been informed
| the former weighmaster used to stamp
| the tickets long after the coal was de-
! livered, and for this reason he was not
in favor of appointing another useless
| official. The city should reduce eX-
penses instead of Increasing them, and,
while 1t was possible the right man
might save the city money, there was
no need to take chances. The motion
| to indefinitely postpone was carried,
| Messrs. Daily, Wolterstortf and Sandell
voting against such action.
The communication from the board of
education relative to the need of in
| creased buildings to accommodate
| school children was sent to the commit
| tee on schools.
The report of the city treasurer show
| ing the number, duties and salaries of
| the employees in his Office was sent to
showed eight clerks and S6S3.33 m onthly
| pay roll, not including the salary of the
treasurer.
MORRIS ASKED TO REDUCE.
The resolution directing the building
| inspector to reduce the force and sal
aries in his office. so that the monthly
| pay roll after Nov. l shall not exceed
S575 per month, was passed. The pay
| roll for September was S766.
The contract with E. f. Anderson for
planting shade trees on Summit avenue
at an expense of $3.50 was approved.
The ordinance prohibiting bicycle
riding on sidewalks on Raymond and
Hampden avenues. Cromwell and Cud-
worth streets was passed under sus-
| pension of the rules.
The contract with j. z. Mccarthy, for
sinking four arteSian wells, was APP
proved. The work has been done, and
| now the contractor cannot get his 81, 10O
| unless the contract is approved.
The resolutions repeating the ones by
which an operator and lineman IN the po
lice patrol system have been employed
and paid from the police fund, were re-
| ferred to the committee on ways and
| means.
The resolution appointing NJ. j. Egar
as Waterman at the market house was
sent to the committee on public build
lngs.
GASOLINE CONTRACT "AD."
The city attorney called attention tt
the fact that the gasoline contract would
expire Dec. 81, and sent in an adver-
tisement for bids for lighting, which he
recommended be published at an early
date. A resolution authorizing the
publication Of the proposals for bids
which will be opened by the council Oh
the night of Nov. was adopted.
Some weeks ago Mr.. Lightner had
passed preliminary orders for new side
walks on the east side of Western av
enue, between Ashland and Laurel
and on the south side Of College avenue
between Rice and Summit avenue. Las
evening he sent in another resolution
inQuiring as to the reason why the
board of public works had not made g
report on the orders.
Wright's Health Underwear, Only
soc,
Value, 81. and sold for that elsewhere
But the "Plymouth' price is only 81
cents. At the corner of Seventh anC
| Robert