St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-16
The MAYOR CRUSHED.
NO DYNAMO rs WANTED IN THE
COUNTY I'LL.
THE MAYOR rs MUCH PUT QUE

knocked Dy q Resolution.
Seeks to Defeat 1t by Failing
to Put the Motion, But 1t.
Didn't Work-The Proposed;
Change Not Economical.
At Yesterdays meeting of the board
OF county commissioners. the mayor was
stirred up by red flag flouted before
his eyes i'll the shape of resolution
introduced by Mr.. Lavallee. which is
Intended to repeal resolution adopted
by the board Dec. 5 last, providing for
the placing of dynamo in the Jail
building for the purpose of lighting the
court house and city hall by electricity.
Tie resolution is as follows:
II being the Judgment of the board
thatl would be impraeticable, unwlse
and against the best interests of the
county To put said engine and dynamoS
IN the Jail building, now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That SAID resolution. author
iZIng said joint city and court house
committee Ia place said engine and
dynamo in the county Jail building. be
and Is hereby rescinded and revoked
and repealed, and the county auditor is
hereby Instructed to notify said JOINT
ClhN anu COuIG COLIiul llCG VI
SAID action.
The mayor was evidently stumped by
the resolution, and showed his displeas-
ure at being opposed in one of his pet
schemes, namely, to get even with GER
tam parties by annulling the present
contract for lighting the court house
and city hall. The mayor for an hour
refused to put the resolution on its
passage, and declared it was an outrage
to forestall plan to give the city
cheaper light.
MIR. Layallee and others of tine board
stated that investigation had shown
them that it would not be economy to
change the system of lighting the build
ing OH the plan proposed by the mayor.
Besides that, it would be unwise to put
an electric plant in the second story of
the Jail. The Jail is already crowded
for space. and there is no doubt that in
very few years the jail will have to
give place to new one. Then the
plant would have to be torn out. In
view of this fact alone, it would not
justify the expenditure of $4,000 or
more to put the electric plant in the
jail. and that. too, to serve no
other purpose than to give additional
positions to employees. 1t was also
stated that investigation had shown
that houses now furnishing their own
electric lighting have found it expen-
sive, and are disposed to sacrifice their
plants and give contracts to organized
companies.
from every party, the mayor claimed,
who had told him (the mayor that they
could light cheaper with their own
plant than with gas. in which they de-
MED in toto having told the mayor so,
he also asked the mayor if he was after
economy why he had not accepted the
offer OF the Davidson company, made in
February, 1893. to light the building
with electricity, which offer showed a
saving of $3.50 per year over the mayors
figures? 10 this the mayor had no
reply.
MIR. Lauer. in explaining his vote,
said he had personally examined the
place in the county Jail where 1t was
proposed to put in the plant, and as he
was practical builder saw at once that
there was not room enough; 1t was I'M
SAFE, and would, even ii it was possible
! to put 1t III, be very expensive and I'M
| satisfactory. He could not vote to put
| the coun ty to the expense it would en-
tail to crafty any ones whim. 1t was
/ also stated that former board of edu-
| cation had put a plant in the high
| school and after years trial had, by a
| unanimous vote, passed resolution to
| abandon their own plant and replace it
with the light FROM the Edison Electric
| company.
The resolution of MIR. Lavallee was
adopted by the votes of himself and
Nessrs. Hanna, Lauer and Daily. The
mayor and MIR. MeCarron voted in the
negative.
The old matter of grading on Rice
street under contract Was revived. A
survey had been made by Mr.. Hoenick
at the instance of several citizens which
was at variance with the estiln ate made
by the county surveyor, and the re-
survey was made by Saulez. This mat
ter was turned over to the committee on
roads and bridges for investigation, and
this committee will ventilate the matter
today.
MIR. Lavallee offered a resolution,
which was adopted. providing for plac-
ing the trademark of the allied crafts
on county work done in union printing
offices.