St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-27
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN HELD
UP fHE GARBAGE CONTRACT
AWARD.
THE TRANSFER FRANCHISE
PASSES AFTER A HEATED DISCUS
SION, AID. LINDAHL ALONE
VOTING NO.
PARKER eeMMIIuFEE REPORT
Furnishes Little Amusement
Through Resolution of Aide
Welt, which Was Referred.

The board of aldermen, after pro-
longed discussion of the garbage cues
tion last night, during which the mem
bers became involved in numerous
parliamentary tangles and jangles, re-
fused to concur in the resolution Of
the assembly awarding the garbage
contract to Fielding &s Shepley. The
resolution received seven votes out
of the eleven, thus lacking one vote,
a two-thirds vote being required to
award a contract. The resolution was
then reconsidered and laid over, to-
gether with the entire garbage mat
ter, until the next regular meeting,
which will take place Tuesday, Jan. Z.
The board took action, however, Oh
one phase of the garbage problem by
passing q resolution introduced by
Aid. Brady, which, if adopted by the
assembly, will do away with the Office
Of garbage inspector.
The ordinance granting an extern
! sin of one year to the Fifth Ward
Transfer company was passed, and
Will become effective Upon receiving
the signature Of the mayer.
The garbage issue came before the
board in two forms. First, there was
the report Of the garbage committee
recommending the rejection of all bids
and the preparing Of new speciaca-
tions. Aid. Markham moved that the
board should not concur with the re-
port of the committee. The combina-
ton Of the negative language Of the
motion and the word reject" in the
committees report puzzled some of
the city fathers, and the result was
hopeless confusion for a while AT
last the matter was Strengthened out,
and the committees report recon-
mending rejection Of all bids was
Itself rejected
Aid. Murphy then moved that the
board concur with the assembly in
awarding the contract to Fielding &
Shepiey. Aid. Brady moved as a sub
stitute that the bid Of Bircher & Rid
dell, which was the lowest, be re-
1efred to special committee Of three
ana the city attorney to ascertain if
1t was regular and the bond sufficient,
Ald. Murphy opposed the motion.
and declared that Fielding & Shepley
were responsible bidders, and that
Blrehef & Riddell were not. There
was all the difference Of daylight be-
tween the two bidders.
Senator Sheehan, the ATTORNEY for
Bircher &c Rfddell, was then given the
floor, and in a lengthy speech the
senator contended that the bid of his
| cilents was perfectly regular and their
oond sufficient, though signed bv onIv
one surety.
There was more miscellaneous die
q
moved the previous question which
motion prevailed.
me vote was then taken on Aid
btaoys motion to refer the bid of
bircher q Riddell to a special COM
iiiileee' ana the motion was lost by
vote Of 8 to 2.
ala. Murphy renewed his motion to
award the contract to Fielding e.
Shepley. Aid. Brady amended II hv
substituting the names of Bfrcher and
R1ddell, and added that if Aid. Muir
| phys motion prevailed the authorities
would be enjoined from letting the
contract to Fielding & ShepIey. The
vote on Aid. Brady's motion to award
the contract to Fielding & Shepley
was as fillows:
Ayes-Brady, Hare, Lindahl, Mont
gomery-4. Nays-Markham, Milham.
Kartack, Murphy, Ulner, Wolf, Ehr.
| manntraut-7.
Aid. Murphy's motion to award the
contract to Fielding & Shepley was
then put, and the vote was exactly re-
versed, Aid. Brady, Hare, Lindahl and
| Montgomery voting in the negative.
The vote was then reconsidered on
| motion Of Aid. Murphy and the reso-
luton Of the assembly awarding the
contract to Fielding & Shepley was
laid over until the next regular meet
ing.
Just before the close Of the meeting
Aid. Brady offered a resolution repeal
ing the resolution authorizing the ap-
pointment of a garbage inspector. The
resolution was adopted. If concurred
in by the assembly Garbage Inspector
Tankersly will no longer hold that
Office, which pays him $50 a. month.
The ordinance granting the Fifth
Ward Transfer company a years en-
tension within which to begin the con-
! this stage, and met with the same op-
position it had encountered in the as
sen1bly. Ferdinand Wilfius, on behalf
written protest against the passage
of the ordinance. After the clerk had
read the report, Mr. Willius made a
short speech in support OF the poposi-
ton of the civic federation, repeating
the arguments presented to the as
sembly.
Aid. Murphy then arose and pro-
ceeded to score Mr.. Willius, Ross
Clarke and other members of the civic
federation, whom he characterized as
"a lot Of old fossils who never ex-
pended any money for the benefit of
the city" Aid. Murphy denied the
statement of Mr.. Willius to the effect
that the assembly had not accorded
the members of the civic federation
a fair hearing. Aid. Murphy favored
the granting of the desired franchise.
Ross Clarke arose to resent what
he deemed the personal attacks made
upon him by Aid. Murphy, and by At
| torney Mum at the meeting of the
assembly He dwelt upon the matter
until he was called to order, where
upon he reiterated his arguments Of
fered before the assembly.
In reply to Aid. Markham's ques-
tions, Attorney Mum explained in de-
tail the nature of the franchise of the
company and the extent Of the terri
| tory to be occupied. Thereupon Aid.
Markham made a long speech setting
forth his belief that the Fifth Ward
| Transfer company intended to build
railroad if it could raise the funds
| to accomplish it, that such an enter
prise would be of inestimable value
to the city and that it was not eX-
| elusive After two more explanations
the rules were suspended and the ordi-
nance put upon its passage.