St. Paul daily globe., 1894-03-03
M'AlLIS1ER B0BS AGAIN.
INTRODUCES 4 K0TioF WHICH WILL
CATCH PROMINENT MEN,
IMMORAL PURPOSES LEASES

The Names of the Owners and
Occupants or Bad Places Will
Now Come Out - Plans and
Cost of a City Lighting Plant
An Important Saving to the
City.
The meeting of the common council
last night was short and sweet. There
was nothing of Importance to come up,
so after remaining in session for an
hour and half the meeting adjourned.
The aldermen who threatened 10 make
some kick OH the anti-pool room ordi-
nance said not word. The matter was
never referred TO. Aid. McAllister Of
fered a resolution ordering the city at
iorney 10 furnish the names of the own
ers and lesSes of property on which are
buildings used for immoral purposes.
This includes all the houses of i'll fame
i'll the Second. Fifth and Sixth wards.
Aid. Long amended the motion by add
ing the word occupants" Ald.Snyder
objected to the motion, and Aid
NcAllister retorted by saying he
was sorry if he stepped on the
toes Of the junior member from the
Second ward, certain of whose ueigh-
bors owned the property described. Ii
was unfair, lie said, 10 allow the owners
of such property to go scot free when
they were getting six times the amount
in rental :hey were entitled to, while
the occupants were obliged TO pay fines
TO the city. He was aware his motion
would hit a great many prominent men
in the city, and that was no reason the
council should bow to them. If il was
some ''unfortunate pup who was con-
cerned he would be sat down upon. A
lively discussion followed, and the re-
suit was the motion was adopted. When
this report comes in there will be a long
list of well-knowu names made public,
the owners of which are getting rich
from letting their property for leWd
purposes.
City Attorney Simpson does not much
like his new duties. and said, in speak
ing Of them: In order for me TO find out
the names OF the occupants or tenants
OF these places it will be necessary for
Inc. or some one, to make a personal
investigation"
City Engineer Cappelen submitted his
report upon the cost of establishing a
municipal light plant. for gas. gasoline
and electric lighting for street purposes.
For gas plant Il requires 1000 lamps
and 120 miles of mains. The plant, ln-
Guiding the lamps, would cost S5S7. 900,
and The mains $500, 900. Each lamp would
cost S25. s. per year, while the last bid
of the gas company was sec 70
for each lamp. Gasoline lamps can
be operated a: s. eacn per year. while
the present price paid is sl4. The cleo
tric light plant would cost sl43, 500: the
pole lines, S43,470.53: mast arms. ETC.,
Sl7,640; conduit system, S49, 95945; SAL
aries of employees, S24, go; cost of 1,0O0
lamps per year, S75.ll945. The en-
gineer has figured that the cost of the
entire plant will be 1898, 42l, and that in
five years it will pay for itself. for a
saving OF $500 year can be made.
The special committee having under
consideration The recommendation of
Chief Runge that the six fremen who
were suspended for three and a half
months, pending the investigation of
the charges of larceny stipulated i'll in
dictments found against Them year
ago, reported against allowing the sal
aries. The report was adopted without
comment.