St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-03
TAX BUDGET is PASSED.
COMO AVENUE BRIDGE APPR0PRIA-
TON Topped 0UE.
FEW OTHER CHANGES MADE.

FEW OTHER CHANGES MADE.
tor-Pioueer Press Made the
Official Paper-Peddlers' Liz
cense and Lightner's Smoke
Passed-Four Council Meet
ings in One Night.
Meetings of the board of aldermen,
assembly and common council were held
/ last evening, and it was IL O'Clock when
the final adjournment was taken. The
joint bodies elected A. f. Gauger build
ing inspector and selected the Pioneer
Press as the official paper of the city.
The assembly and board of aldermen
approved The tax budget after some dis
cussion. The budget, as prepared by
the comptroller when first submitted,
made the total amount to be raised by
taxation 81, S72, 1857, ana as the budget
passed the council this amount
was increased $4,000, making the
total to be raised by taxation
his resignation as member OF the body
owing to his election to the secretary
ship of the board of fire commissioners.
The election to fill the vacancy Will be
made by the board of aldermen at their
next regular meeting. Aid. Franklin,
when questioned about his probable
successor, said he was of the opinion
that the board would undoubtedly allow
him the privilege of selecting his sue
cessor, the same as was done when Aid.
! lngersoll resigned. As to who the lucky
| individual would be the alderman would
not say, asserting he had given the mat
ter no consideration. his selection to
that 81, 500 year taking him completely
by surprise.
! BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The board OF aldermen were called to
! order promptly at 7:3O, with ten mem
berS i'll attendance.
The mayor sent in a communication
announcing the discharge of Charles E.
Banker from the police ''for the reason
that in my opinion the welfare of the
city demands his removal" The action
was concurred in by the board.
The Daily News Publishing company
Informed the council it would do the
city printing for the same price as paid
during 1898.
D. II. Elmer, 1909 Minnehaha street,
sent in a communication protesting
against the issuance of a license to the
saloon at 453 Jackson street. The
ground for the protest, the objection
says, is that the place is a disorderly
one. II. A. Campbell Joined with Elmer
in the protest.
Martin Madison and fifty other citi-
zens protested against the issuance of
license for a saloon at the corner of
Front street and Lexinton avenue. Both
protests went TO the committee on
license.
The resolution which passed the as
sembly directing the corporation attor-
ney to bring action against the sureties
on the Seven Corners bank bond was
passed. The city mad Oh deposit when
the bank closed S14;500.
The smoke nuisance ordinance was,
on motion of Aid. Markham. placed Oh
its final passage. The committee on
streets reported the measure back with
out recommendation. Aid. Cullen
thought the ordinance should 5e amend
ed to take effect June l. This the
Fourth ward alderman said would give
time for the people interested to turn
around. Aid. Copeland objected to the
date mentioned and suggested April as
the day for it to become operative. The
design of the ordinance, he said, was to
make the owners Or managers Of large
plants in the residence portion of the
city to avoid the nuisance. No action,
he thought, would be taken against
manufacturing plants. The amend
ment of Aid. Copeland, to have the
ordinance go into effect OIL April |,
was passed by vote of to 4, Aid.
Conley, Copeland, Franklin and Jensen
voting against the amendment. On the
final passage all but Aid. Cullen, Con-
ley and Jensen voted for it.
The contract for printing the annual
reports in pamphlet and book form was
awarded to the st. Paul Herald Print
ing company on recommendation of the
printing committee. The bid on which
the contract was awarded was $751;
lower than the bids of the Pioneer
Press company, the other bidder. The
work was done last year by the Pioneer
Press for S1,9l5, and the Herald's bid
this year IS about $500 less than the
amount paid for the work last year.
The ordinance fixing the license of
foot, push cart and wagon peddlers
l. fl,a,o hi 49, Oh
committee on license on motion of Aid.
Copeland.
The board then took a recess for the
purpose OF attending the joint meeting.
COMMON COUNCIL.
At s o'clock President johnson called
the meeting of the joint council to Or
der. Nineteen of the members were
present, the only absentee being Aid.
Warren.
Mr.. DAILY moved the council proceed
to the election of an Official paper, and
resolution designating the Pioneer
Press as such paper was passed
Mr. Reardon introduced the follow
ing resolution: Whereas, The said
work is now being done by hand at no
more expense to the citizens than if it
was done by machine: and whereas, if
it is allowed to be done by machines it
will mean the displace ment OF some ten
or fifteen men on the already over
crowded labor market of printers, as
well as all other kinds of employment;
and whereas, the government of the
United States has prevented any of its
official work being done by machinery;
therefore, resolved, that as au act of
justice to the working people, through
you as their representatives, to let the
contract to none other than those who
will do it by hand.
Mr.. Daily wanted Reardon's resolution
sent to the committee on printing. Mr..
Reardon asked that his resolution and
also the one designating the Pioneer
Press as the official paper be sent to the
committee. The president said that