St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-20
ROLE OF OBSTRUCTION.
THAT IS THE FLAP or REPUBLICAN
ALDERMEN.
DEFEAT STREET MATTERS.


on Repairing Pavements Laid
Over Till Assembly Middle Is
SettIed-Then Republicans De-
feat Con Police
Ordinance PasSes ~
ri
The board of aldermen held regular
session last evening.
A communication was received from
Mayor Smith announcing the dismissal
of Patrolman Palmer for disobedienGe.
oforders, The action of the mayor was
approved by the board. -. -,
Aresolution was offered by Aid. Hare
for the construction of a. sewer on
Stryker*avenue. ybetWeen Winhifred
and Roby steets.-Yhe- resolution was
passed.
Chief of Police Clark sent a COM
munication announcing the appoint
ment Of A. F. Morton as clerk in the
office, and asked for his confirmation.
which was done: ~ . ..z1z 80
Council ordered the sweeping of Day
ton avenue, from Arundle to Mackubin
streets.
The recommendations,o of the board of
public works for the erection of 125 gas
lamps was referred to the committee on
gas.
A final order was made authorizing
the board of fire commissioners to pQr.
chase requisite amount of new hose.
The committee on rules reported and
recommended the adoption of the old
rules.
The special commission appointed for
the erection of county and city hospi-
tai Informed the board that ON the 18th
they had awarded the following con-
tracts: General contract to P. q. Don
Ovan 6 Son, S24,570; heating and VEN
tilation to Allan Black. Sc. 140; plumb
ing and gashtting to P. V. Dryer &
Bro, S3.7S2. Board concurred.
Aid. Murphy presented resolution
to direct the city railway company to
operate forthwith a sufficient number of
through cars OIL the Rice street line on
Sundays. without compelling passengers
to transfer at the junction of the Como
and Rice street lines. Complaints are
made that the passengers are subjected
to veXatious delays on Sundays, as
nearly all the cars are run over the
Como line. The resolution was adopted.
% The mayor was authorized to employ
six men for a period of three months at
$50 month to take dog census and
collect dog taxes. and to be bonded at
$500 each: also that the mayor appoint
five men with horse and wagon to assist
these officers at s. a day, the ex-
penses to be paid from the gener al
fund.
The passage of the pay roll of the
street and sewer forces came up. City
Engineer Rundiett was present and ex-
planned that when the last pay roll was
passed four days had been added at the
other end of the month. which makes
the time now covered appear shorter.
Mr.. Markham said he had no objection
to passing the pay roll when it came
properly before the board. The pay roll
was passed. all voting for it.
The police regulations for the public
parks were read. and on motion of Al d.
Markham the rules were suspended and
the ordinance placed On its final passage
and adopted. %' ;
Final orders from the. assembly for
repairing paving on various streets
were read. MI, Markham suggested
that the board should not take action
on anything coming from the assembly
as now organized. The question of the
legality of the organization was now
before the supreme court for adjudi-
cation and papers had been filed. There
would be speedy determination of the
question, and lie moved that the matter
be laid over for the present unless there
was pressing necessity.
Aid. Murphy replied that the assem-
bly, was legally organized OIL June 5,
and could see no reason why the resolu-
ton should not pass.
Mr.. Markham replied: II have no
desire to enter into discussion here as
to the legality of the assembly, nor that
TINS board should pass upon the ques-
ton. But l desire, and we all should
as good citizens, to avoid doing anything
that might not be valid ia the future.
This matter Involves the awarding OF
contracts and the outlay of money.
Surprising it should turn cut eventually
that the assembly is not legally organ
lied. 1t is possible IN law suit. Then
it would be a hardship OIL the, con-
tractors. I am in the minority and ask
the consent of this body to postpone
action until next meeting"
Mr.. 7Markhan's motion was lost, but
oil a vote Oh the resolutions they were
defeated by. vote of & yeas to nays,
failing to secure the requisite two-thirds
majority.
The use of Market hall was granted
the A. r. U. for an entertainment for
their unemployed, June so. Aid. Lin
dahl and Markham voted against the
resolution.
MIR. Markham suggested that all the
matters which had been lost should be
Kept alive. and he hoped that motion
to reconsider the vote would be made.
Action was deferred to the next meet
Ing, and the board adjourned.
More Than Half the Total,
e More than half of the entire clothing
business of this city is done at the
plymouth Corner" Seventh and Rob-
ert There are the best OF reasons for
this.