St. Paul daily globe., 1894-08-17

resolution was referred to the corpora.
ton attorney, who was asked to give
an opinion lis To its legal status under
the circumstances. The council has
done all that can be done with it, and
the mayor returned it unsigned.
The Fifth Ward Transfer Railway
company sent in an acceptance of the
ordinance granting an extension of one
year TO its franchise.
The Northwestern Telephone Ex-
change company was Instructed to at
once proceed 10 lay underground con-
dults on Seventh street, from Broadway
to kittson, before the work of paving
the street with asphalt shall have been
commenced.
The anti-5moke ordinance was called
up. and motion prevailed that it be
made the special business for meeting
on Sept. ., at $3.50 d. m., at which TIME
all Interested may be heard.
a resolution reScinuing all proceed
lngs in the matter of opening up OF
Hoyt avenue from Hamline avenue TO
Dunlap street was also passed. upon the
report Of the committee. OH streets REG
ommending such action.
The committee on printing announced
that 1t had selected NJ. j. DAILY to act as
expert printer. The report was adopted.
The flle from the board OF aldermen
was now reached, and Mr.. Lewis, who
mad III the meantime come in, took the
chair.
Red-Hot Roast for the P.P.
Another little by-play followed here.
while lull in the proceedings occurred.
Mr.. johnson, rising 20 a question of
privilege, and waving i'll his hand a
copy of the Pioneer Press, said: 'sWhen
paper like the Pioneer Press. in its
editorial columns, accuses this council
of doing something illegally, it is time
for those interested to have something
TO say on the subject. That paper this
morning make statement concerning
our action on the school budget"
Here the assemblyman commenced to
read from the columns of that paper
what seemed to him an obnoxious
statement. Continuing his remarks, he
said: ''Thls council has already gone
on record on the matter of reductions in
all departments. The law has made us
the cuStOdians of the public money.
IhlS city council can reduce the aggre-
gate amount of any appropriation. No
one can question the legality of our
action when we cut down the aggregate
and recommend smaller amount. We
fully gave onr reasons for making the
cuts. But the action OF the council was
not contained in The report of the COM
mittee, but in the ordinance which we
passed making the necessary appro-
priation. The former was only the
Justification of the latter"
MIR. Van Slyke-What paper was this
in?
Johnson-The Pioneer Press.
Van Slyke-ls that a Republican or
Democratic paper?
Johnson-Oh-ah-a sort of nanki-
panki. don't know what to call it,.
Thernupon there was some laughter,
and Mr.. Johnson sat down. But no
other member chose to take up the
issue.
After this little airing of family linen
in the Republican household the as
sembly proceeded to dispose of the
board matter before it.
The Murphy resolution. calling for
better street car service on Jackson
street, was passed. The final order for
the paving Of Sibley street, from Fourth
to Seventh, was passed.
The matter OF the removal of the
scales from the market house to fire
headquarters was sent to the committee
on streets. The resolution calling for
the repairing of Mississippi street bridge
went to the same committee.
A large number of minor audited
claims were allowed and the assembly
adjourned.