St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-05
Such Was the Action Of the
Board of Aldermen Last
Night.
FULL COMMITTEE REPORT.
It Becomes Necessary to Re-
district the Wards for
Voting Purposes.
HIS OPINION is ADVERSE.
Chamberlain Holds That
$1,000 Cannot Be Given
for Discharged Men.

meeting last night, with all members
present. 1t was a busy meeting
Seventy-four resolutions and ordinances
coming up for action. But there was
nothing remarkable about the session.
All was quiet and serene. The chief
feature of the evening was the adverse
action on the Pngh gas franchise, which
passed through the board without OPP
position. The report of the committee.
covering ten pages, called out no dis
cuSSion of a serious character, as all
members were fully advised before the
meeting of what was TO come.
Mr.. Markham, when the motion to
adopt the report of the committee was
put, however. rose TO say that, while he
was in accord with the recommendations
of the committee, he was not prepared
to go on record for all time as advancing
all opinions rendered in the report. The
committee was certainly entitled to the
thanks of the board for its hard work
on the case, but he preferred that the
report be simply received and placed on
file, as the ordinance could be disposed
of by direct vote upon it.
This motion prevailed, and then Pres
ident Brady announced that the ordi-
nance was before the board for action .
Mr. Mark ham moved that it be indeh.
nltely postponed, and the motion was
carried by Il unanimous vote. Mr.Pugh,
whe had been an interested listener to
the proceedings, at this point cot up,
Red ia the Face,
and shaking hands with Mr.. Cutcheon,
counsel tor the ST. Paul Gaslight COM
pany, left the room.
The rest was merely routine and in
eluded the regular grind.
Phoena Pay;on sent in a claim for
damages by overflow of water from de-
fectiye sewer for SlU0. Referred to COM
mittee on claims.
Residents of Eagle street petitioned
for the removal of the haymarket from
that street. as it increases the fire risk.
Referred to committee on streets.
Corporation Attorney Chamberlain
recommended that the claim of Louise
Riedell, who has now suit pending in
the United States courts for $4,000 for in
juries sustained from fall on defect
i've walk, be settled. the claimant being
willing to accept $500 in full Of all de-
mands. Referred to committee On
claims.
MIR. Chamberlain also sent in an adj
verse opinion ON Engineer Rundlett's
request to place $4,000 of money per
month available to pay off all men dis
charged from the street and sewer
forces. The attorney holds that all pay
rolls must first he audited and passed
upon by the council before the treas
urer can pay them.
A large number of orders for the con-
struction and repairing of sidewalks
came down from the board Of public
works and were passed by the board.
Must Redistrict Wards.
City Clerk Prendergast informed the
board of aldermen that under chapter
4, General Laws, several districts, be-
ing precincts casting over 400 votes.
would have to be redistricted. They
are: Eighth district of First ward. 4l2
votes: Eleventh district of First ward,
454 votes; Seventh district of Second
ward, 427 votes; Seventh district of the
Seventh ward. Ala votes: Tenth district
of Eighth ward, 495 votes. The neces-
Eary redIstricting will have. to be done
before Sept. 25, and the proper ordi.
nance should be ready by the next reg
ular meeting of the board.
The matter was referred to a special
joint committee, those appointed from
the board being Aid. Lindahl, Kartak,
Markham and Wolf.
The committee OH ways aud means
recommended that contingent fund of
5000 be allowed Mayor Smith, and the
ordinance was passed without dis.
senting vote.
The ordinance granting Thomas
Davis fitty-year lease on lots and c
of block 2 of Marshall's addition on the
West side levee, OH which to erect his
boiler works. came from the committee
on streets, with recommendation that
1t pass. The section specifying the
number of men required to be en-
ployed was stricken out. The ordi-
nance was passed under the suspension
of the rules. Mr.. Hare had added an
amendment that all work he done by
StPaul men and contractors.
A final order to place forty gas lamps
on Como avenue and take the gasoline
lamps now there and place them at nu-
mcrous other points in the Como dis
trict. and in different wards OF the city
where needed, was passed.
A few minor amendments were pre-
sented to the ordinance granting a
levee lease 10 the Waterous Engine
company. These permit the company
to remove its buildings in case of for
fixture of the lease, and tn allow it 10
make use OF some of the old South St.
Paul buildings.
A resolution authorizing the city en-
gineer to advertise for bids for repair.
Ing Marshall avenue bridge was passed.
The next thing TO bob up was an
anonymous resolution asking that the
present boundary of the prohibition dis
trct on the West side be changed, No