St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-06
SERIOUS CHARGES MADE.
CITY WEfGHER or COAL rs TO Be a.
HESHGATED.
REARDoN LEADS THE WORK

Assembly Reconsiders Iightner's
Smoke Ordinance, and hays It
Over to the Next Regular Meet
ing-Aldermen Lack a Quorum
to Pass Ordinance for Certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness.
The assembly and board of aldermen
held adjourned meetings yesterday aft
ernoon. The intention was to have the
ordinance authorizing the issuance and
sale of Sl,515, 100 worth OF certificates of
Indebtedness passed. The assembly
passed the ordinance. but as only seven
members of the aldermanic body at
tended. the matter was laid over to this
afternoon at O'Clock, when an ad
journed meeting Of the aldermen will
be held.
The assembly was called to order at
$50 o'clock. and the feature of the
session was the sensational CHARGE made
by AsSemblyman Reardon against j. Z.
Reichardt, who was recently appointed
by Mayor Wright as weigher of coal
and meaSurer of wood at a salary of $50
per month. For the past six months the
mayor has been extremely anxious to
have such an employee of the city au-
thoriZed, the original resolution when
introduced being (at least so Assistant
City Attorney Phillips said) at the re-
quest of the mayor. After deal OF
discussion in the bodies and III commit
tees, during which the boosters" for
the mayor pointed out the immense saw
ing TO the city the new official would
make. the authority was given his
| honor. The mayor appointed j. Z.
Reichardt to the place, and the gentle
man commenced his duties, or rather
commenced to draw his salary, on Dec.
10, the same day he was appointed.
The regular business of the assembly
was transacted yesterday afternoon, and
motion to adjourn made, when r.
Reardon announced that he had a little
talk to make. A short time ago. he
said, the council had authorized the
mayor to appoint a man to measure
wood and weigh coal purchased by the
city. at $50 per month. He was informed
that the person appointed was not at
been told by reputable firms that the
official had tried to make arrangements
with coal dealers with view of increas-
his revenue outside of the salary paid
him by the city. He hoped some mem
Der of the assembly who had voted for
the hiring of the official would insist OH
the matter being investigated. The
statement of Mr.. Reardon created con-
siderable surprise, and Mr.. Doran was
OH his feet in an instant to urge that
the charges be investigated. He had
voted for the appointment, but if the
statements were true the council should
at once remove the official.
Mr.. Lightner wanted the investiga-
ton conducted by committee of which
Mr.. Reardon should be chairman. To
this ReaTdon objected. and said while
he was willing to do the huStllng for
witnesses to prove his statements, he
thought he would be considered as
prejudlced if appointed chairman. He
suggested Messrs. Schuette, johnson
and Sandell as the proper committee.
Mr.. Schuette, however, objected to the
honor. and said he had voted against
the resolution authorizing the appoint
ment. and for this reason he did not
care to act. The motion of Mr.. Light
ner to have the charges referred to
committee of which Mr.. Reardon was
chairman was carried. and President
Wolterstorff appointed Messrs. Rear
don, johnson and Sandell.
DOwLAN MAKES THE CHARGES
A GLOBE reporter visited the Office
of John Dowlan u Son, On East Fifth
street, last evening, and inquired as to
the statements made regarding the pro-
pOSals of the coal and wood inspector
Clerks in the office said that man pre-
scented himself at their office some three
weeks ago, and pulling newspaper
clipping from his pocket, said he had
been appointed weigher of coal and
measurer of wood. He was anxious to
make arrangements by which he was to
receive four cents per ton for all coal
furnished by the contractor. stating that
if such agreement was made the coal
furnished under the firms contract
could be weighed by them without
going 10 the scales at the market house.
John Dowlan, who happened to be in
the Office at the time, refused to have
anything to do with the proposition.
At this the new official stated the firm
had paid the previous incumbent of the
office, and the Pioneer Fuel company
had also made similar arrangements.
Mr.. Dowian denied that he had ever
been party to such an arrangement, but
the new official said he knew better, as
the man who held the place before had
told him so. Mr.. Dowlan refused to talk
further with the inspector, ana since
then the coal furnished by the firm has
been weighed and inspected by the in
Spector III person.
THE SMOKE ORDINANCE,
which was passed by both the assembly
and aldermen at their meetings Tuesday
night, was on motion of Mr.. Doran
reconsidered. There was deal of op-
position to the measure, and Mr.. Doran,
in the interests of the manufacturers,
wanted them to have chance to be
heard on the measure. The vote to
reconsider was carried, Mr.. Lightner
voting no. The ordinance, which is in
the hands of the city clerk, will be con-
Sidered at the next regular meeting of
the assembly.
The ordinance passed by both bodies
relating to the license of foot, push cart
and vehicle peddlers, and now in the
hands of the mayor for his approval,
was found yesterday to be void owing
to the drafting of certain sections. TO
rectify the mistake the city attorney ill.,
troduced another one minus the mis-
takes OF the first. MIR. Doran protested
| against the section which made the
farmers who brought rrndnoa frf I,o
| city take out license in order to dis
| pose of their goods, and the ordinance
was changed. Mr.. Lightner opposed
the ordinance on the ground that the
persons who had stands on the streets
could not afford to pay $50 per year
license, and the passage of the ordi-
nance would prevent many from gain
ing livelihood. The present time, he
thought. was not the best to drive
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