St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-22
STOOD BY The MAYOR
The Aldermen Ineontinently
Fire the Margaret Street
Officers,
And Take the Back Track on
the Health Business
Jaunt.
A Promise to Pass a Car Or
dinanee at the Next
Meeting.
The Body Agrees TO Join the
Mayor and Enforce the
Law.

The board of aldermen didn't pass
the street railway ordinance at the meet
ing last night, but it promised to do
something definite at an early date.
When the ordinance introduced by
Assemblyman Lightner and passed at
the last meeting of that body came up
it was sent to the committee on streets.
Aid. Warren's new ordinance on the
same subject was handed in by the cor
poratiOn attorney, and that also went to
the same committee. Aid. Copeland
offered a motion, which was carried,
that when the board adiourns it reas-
semble next Wednesday night. The
understanding is that next Saturday
afternoon the committee on streets Will
meet, and by carefully boiling down
the TWO ordinances new one will be
produced. The new ordinance, 1t is
claimed, will be acceptable to the alder
men and will be passed at the adjourned
meeting next Wednesday night.
Fired the Officers.
The mayor graced the meeting with
his presence. and smiled all the even
ing in an exceedingly bland manner.
There was some occasion for his good
humOr, as the chief executive did very
clever thing in a way. Since Jan. 26
the assembly has been wrestling with
the discharge of Can't. Hanft, Sergeant
DOwlan and PatrOlmaR COnroy, in
which the mayor asked concurrence.
During the time the men have been
drawing salaries. the law providing they
are not removed until the council has
approved of the mayors action. The
assembly, it was understood. would APP
prove OF the mayors action on Thurs
day night. In the natural course
of events the matter would
come up before the board of
aldermen April 4. The discharged
men realized they were gone, but ex-
pected TO be kept on the pay roll until
the aldermen had passed on the question
of their discharge. In this, however,
they were sadly disappointed, for the
mayor without waiting for the papers
to come from the assembly, notified the
board of aldermen in letter of his ac-
ton. The communication stated it had
been customary to notify only the as
Sembly in case of removals from the
police force. He had been informed by
the city attorney that there was a doubt
whether the removals should not he
cOncurred in by both branches. In or
der to remove all doubt and comply with
the law he Informed the board
he had discharged the three po-
lice officials on Jan. % and asked
their concurrence in his action. Aid.
Franklin thought the matter ought to
go to the police committee if for moth
ing more than courtesy to the assembly
who were, he understood, Investigating
the affair. Aid. Hickman didn't think
much Of the courtesy point,and insisted
on action being taken at once. Aid. 1
Franklin didn't see the reason for such
haste. This was the first time the mayor
had seen fit to notify or ask the alder
men for concurrence in such matters
and the committee was the proper place
for the communication. Aid. Hickman
insisted OH vote, and the mayors
action was cOncurred in by vote of
to 3, Aid. Franklin, Dorniden and War
rem voting no.
The Veto Also Goes.
The mayor returned the resolution
appropriating $500 from the health de-
partment fund to be used in a trip to
inspect disinfection plants without his
signature. The veto said:
"All necessary information as to diff
ferent plants can be aScertained by
correspondence with manufacturers,
and the efficiency of the same can also
be secured by corresponding with
health departments using them. Should
the council decide to purchase plant,
notice to manufacturers will undOubt-
eddy bring agents to the city who would
give complete information. Consider
ing the smallness of the health fund and
the possibility of extraordinary eX-
penditure being required the coming
summer to protect our city from the
ravages of disease, l feel impelIed to
withhold my signature"
Aid. Franklin moved the vote by
which the resolution passed be recon-
sidered. and this action was taken. The
Sixth ward alderman, who had been APP
pointed member Of the committee to
visit Eastern cities and help eXpend the
$500, said the last clause of the veto
message would tend to show that some
thing should be done. The matter GER
tainly needed some attention. Last fall
there had been a great fuss made be-
cause $1,000 had not beeu appropriated
to clean up the city owing
to cholera cases in Germany.
In this case it was question which con-
cerned the welfare OF the general pub
lie. The records Of the health Office
showed $1,000 had been expended in five
years in stamping out three cases OF
smallpox. In the same period 592 deaths
had occurred from diphtheria, and 139
from scarlet fever. The dlslnfection
plant was a necessity. He would ask
the matter be referred to the committee
on ways and means for consideration,
although it might be well for the mayor
to Investigate and purchase plant him.
self. The members decided the COM
mittee the proper place for such ref
erence.
Now Enforce 1t.
The report of the license committee
recommending the enforcement OF the
laws relating to the sales of liquor on
Sunday and the issuance of licenses to
SalOOnkeeperS who perSiStently violate
this law, was adopted without discus
sion by strict party vote. Eight of
the aldermen voted for it, Aid. Dorniden
being the only one who opposed it.
Aids. COnley and Cullen were not pres
ent. The clerk read, in connection with
the report of the committee, resolutions
passed at mass meeting held on Ar
ingtOn hills, i'll which the hope was eX-
pressed that the aldermen would do all
in their power to have the mayor ell
force the liquor laws.
Notice was received from the Fifth
Ward Transfer Railway company and
the East Side Electric company that the
ordinances granted them had been ac-
cepted. r. NJ. Newport, acting as at
torney for persons named Morgan, who
own property on Park avenue, pro-
tested against the vacation of portions
of that street. The resolutions from
the park board asking that the boule-
ward and curbing around Carpenter
park be turned over to its control was
referred to the park committee. The
resolution from the same body asking
that steps be taken for opening a new
road through Come park was given the
same reference.
The final order for repaving Third
street. with wood blocks from Wabasha
to Sibley streets was passed. The lease
with the Armory association was APP