St. Paul daily globe., 1895-03-06
WAS, DEVOTED TO- ROUTINE.
Murphy's Resolution That City
Employees Who Do Not 3
Pay Bills
BE SUMMARILY DISCHARGED
The Dealers Protest Against
the Garbage Con-
tract.

Last nights regular meeting of
the board Of aldermen was devoid
of sensation or feature In the abb
sence of President Brady, Vice Pres
ident Hare presided. The board
dispatched a large batch of routine
business without superfiuous debate.
Three matters from the assembly
occasioned the only discussion, and
they were soon disposed of by refer
ence to committees. The rest of the
assembly measures were concurred
in.
One resolution of vital Importance
to all city employees was put
through, however, in much less time
than it takes to tell about it. Aid.
Murphy fathered it, The resolution
requires all city employees, agents
and officers whatsoever to pay all
debts and obligations incurred by
them while in the employ of the city.
and directs the heads of departments
to dismiss all those under their con-
troll who disobey the requirements
of the resolution. There was no de-
bate. On the roll call Aid Markham
and Montgomery voted mo" and
the resolution was declared adopt
ed by a vote of Z to 2, President
Brady and Aid. Wolf being absent.
The resolutions of the assembly
approving the action of the water
board In fixing the salary of the sec
retary of the board at SO, 500 per an
mum, and that of the superintendent
OF the water works at $500 per an
mum, were referred 10 the committee
on ways and means on motion of
Aid. Lindahl. Aid. Murphy opposed
any reference, but his colleagues
voted to refer on general principles,
1nasmuch as the assembly generally
adopts the same tactics with meas
ures originating in the board of al
dermen.
Assenblyman Johnsons resolution
giving the joint garbage committee
control over the health department
In the matters of supervising the
work of the garbage contractors, and
allowing the committee to employ a
man from month to month. at a sal
ary not to exceed $50 a month, to
inspect the work, met with a similar
disposition. Aid. Markham said that
he thought it would be money we'll
spent to employ such a man during
June, July, August and September.
to inspect this work, but AID. Lin
dahl moved to lay the matter. on
the table. The motion prevailed by
a vote of 6 to 8, whereupon Aid.
Markham gave notice that he would
move TO reconsider the matter at
the next meeting.
The third measure from the assem-
bly, was the amendment to the ped
dlers ordinance, which proposes to re-
duce the license fee for wagon ned
diers from $100 per year to S75. AID
Murphy moved to amend it by still
further reducing the fee to $50. AS
there was opposition to this on the
part of Aid. Markham and others. Aid
Murphy withdrew his amendment. and
the ordinance was referred to the COM
miytee on license.
Some fifteen or twenty wholesale
fruit and produce dealers and commits
sion merchants, who feel aggrieved he
cause the new garbage contractors are
not required to collect the refuse from
their establishments, sent in a com
munication. in which they '.humbly
protest against the discrimination
against them in thus exempting them
from the provisions of the contract
with the Capital City Garbage COM
pany. They petition the council to re-
advertise for bids and make a contract
covering the removal OF their refuse
as well as that OF all other establish
ments, public and private The protest
was referred to the joint committee on
garbage.
Ihe appointment by the park board
OF Frederick Nussbaumer as superin-
tendent of parks for the ensuing wear
was confirmed.
The report of the joint committee on
streets, recommending that the con-
tract for building the substructure of
the Como avenue bridge be awarded to
Charles Stone for the sum of s11 $40
was adopted, as was also the resolu.
tlon awarding the contract.
A resolution was adopted instructine
the city clerk to advertise for bids for