St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-12
THE ONE DOLLAR GAS.
TIE c0U:cH DECLARES TIE CITY
MUST HAVE II.
AID. HAYNES, RESOLUTION.

1t Passes Unanimously After a
Little Tir-.Ald. snyder's Gas
Inspection Ordinance-Adopt.
ed Unanimously = 1t IL Very
Thoroughly oOdward's Bond
Scneme-Out Go the lights.
The council meeting of last night was
a long one. and a lot If routine business
was disposed of. "Gas' was the prin-
cipal topic OF conversational very
apropos topic the public will say. The
special committee OIL gas reported that
il was not prepared to submit an or
dinance. but. nevertheless. there was
no doubt but the gas company was
charging too much for its gas. 1t was
held that 81 was sufficient to
charge. Aid. Haynes offered a motion
providing that the gas company
be requested to furnish gas to the city
for all departments, not including. how
ever, gas for street lighting. at the price
of 81 per loo cubic feet from and after
June l. In the event the company re-
fuse to furnish gas at the specified
price, the city will demand that the
price shall be fixed by arbitration, the
company to select one arbitrator. The
resolution named b. Il. Nelson, the
we'll known lumbermau, as one OF the
arbitratOrS.
Judge Rand objected to the resolution
on the ground OF B. f. Nelson being
named as an arbitrator. He intimated
that Mr.. Nelson was a stakeholder in
the gas company, and therefore OBJ
%jectionable: He knew nothing about
gas, and there was another obj ,c;ion to
him. The resolution ought to be re-
terred to the regular committee. Alder
"a Haynes made a speech in defense
OF Mr.. Nelson. referring to his reputa-
ton of integrity and business r.c,itude.
MIR. Nelson hal been asked to
serve Us an arbitrator and he had
agreed to do SO. If he was a stock
hol1er in the company Aid. Haynes
maintained that he would be the last
man in the city to agree to Serve as all
arbitrator. MIR. Nelson was too much a
man to do anythIn : of the kind. Aid.
Snyder also ma,te a sharp speech, in
which he said that this objection 10 MIR.
Nelson Was nu.hing more nor less thar
an attempt to defeat the measure for
the benefit Of the gas company.
Aid. Rand stated in reply that he had
been misunderstood in what he said OF
Mr.. Nelson. He said that Mr.. Nelson
might he a s%Inckholder for anglit the
council knew" However, he made a
motion to have the name of Matt Walsh
substituted for that or Mr.. Nelson.
This was lost by a vote Of % to j, as was
the motion to refer to the regular COM
lnittee.
Aid. Haynes resolution was thereupon
passed by a unanimous vOte,A1d. Rand,
even. voting i'll the affirmative. The
former, i'll explaining his vote. referred
to the editorial in the Tribune relative
to gas, IN terms deprecaling. Taking
all in all. there is no doubt but this edi.
torlal had the opposite effect from What
was intended. and aided in the passing
of the resolution.
Aid. Snyder's ordinance appointing a
gas inspector and providing for the
quality of gas aud manner of inspecting
il was read. While Clerk Haney was
wadlng through the mass Of technical
language and provisions of the
ordinance Aid. %Ingenhutr, who had
been listening with a bewildered look
on his face, remarked:
1.-The man who drew up that ordinance
ought to have his gas free for a whole
year"
The ordinance is a very thorough one, |
and covers all points that could possibly |
be raised in the line of gas. 1t Is also a
fair one. and assures the
good gas and all that they pay for. 1t
emb0dleS provisions taken from Ordi-
nances in vogue in New York and other
large cities, also material from govern |
ment reports. The ordinance was
passed unanimously.
AT 1880, whilst the council was in
the midst Of its business, the electric
lights went out, and the aldermen were |
obliged 10 have ecourSe to kerosene |
lamps. While i'll the dark they dis
cussed the muchly discussed paving
question.
Aid. Woodward offered a resolution |
providing for the issuance of $50. 900 |
worth OF bonds, the proceeds to he used
in the kind of public work that will TN. |
rloy the greatest number OF men. The
resolution provided that S25. UO0 be given
to the school board to help in the cree
ton of a new school building. This
resolution has for its purpose the aiding
OF the unemployed. and ii adopted by
the council will give relief to a great |
ma ny who are al present suffering from
dire want. 1t was referred to a COM
mlttee.
Aid. Schwartz offered a resolution an.
propriatlng $1,000 for the improving of
Crystal Lake ROAD. A petition having
over 100 signatures accompanied the
resolution. The alderman's intention
is to have the road improved in a man
her that will stand for an age. At pres
ent it is impossible. The resolution
was referred to the committee on WAYS
and means and she aldermen of the
Thirteenth and Tenth wards.
Park Commissioner Ryan came into
the chamber during the meeting. Pres
ident K,ichll remarked that it was the
desire of the council that he take a seat |
on tile platform, and appointed Aid.
Bradish TO escort him to a chair. The
modest commissioner blushed to the
roots of his hair, and made his escape,
amid the gooG-natured badinage of the
aldermen.
The Minneapolis Times was awarded
the contract for the city printing for the
ensuing year, the price being ~ cents
an inch.
Made Him Disgor2e.
The proprietor of the American En-.