St. Paul daily globe., 1895-08-31
ALDERMEN PASS RESOLUTIONS
=. ON THEIR MANY GRIEV.
u ANCES.
|H5AvE BEEN MALIGNED
By, THE PRESS, THEY SAY, AND
~ THEY DTTOUNCE THE NEWS
PAPERS.
THE GREAT MUSICAL EVENT.
=Fhe French-Ferguson Concert
Pre- es to Be a Big Sue
cess.

4 The city council last night passed
the monthly budget of bills, grant
Ing another of the inevitable ex-
tensions to the electric companies,
and most important of all, in the
eyes of the aldermen, adopted a res
oiutfon, a "dignifed" resolution, as
PRESIDENT Snyder termed it. 1t was
not thrust forward at the opening
or the meeting, for that might have
been taken as an Indication of hasty
consideration, but when the things
were going along nicely Aid. Loye,
the senior alderman from the Fourth
yard, arose in his place, and asked
unanimous consent for the introduc-
t1on of resolution. 1t was granted.
The priceless paper was handed to
City Clerk Haney, who read as fol-
lows
whereas, It is matter of common
ihaoWieoge that when the present city
council was elected the press Of this
city urged business men to becom-
men, and
Whereas, Many business men did
become candidates and were elected
TO the city council; and
whereas, They SO became candidates
and We're elected, believing that they
would be sustained in their efforts for
good government by the press of the
city; and
r Whereas. The Minneapolis press, and
especially the Tribune, Times and
Journal, has from time to time falsely
ana with apparent malice misrepre-
sented the actions of this body, it's
members and it's committees; and
whereas, The Tribune did in an edi-
torial on Aug. q, upon matters alleged
by It to be facts. but which were based
ridleule, derision and contempt; and
Whereas, Such apparently malicious
and false statements and charges
against this body tend to mislead our
credit of our city, to forfeit the re-
spect OF the community for the council
from ON entering this body; and
council. has extended courtesies to the
public press by providing accommoda-
tions in the city hall and council
chamber for the representatives of the
press, and has freely given these repre-
sentatives access to all council and
committee meetings, whereby they
have had full opportunity of truthfully
giving to the public the acts of this
body and its committees, and
Whereas, These privileges have been
abused by the printing of false state~
mehts as to the acts of this body, it's
members and its committees, thereby
misleading the public and casting
edlum upon our city: now therefore,
!: BE it resolved, by the city council of
the city of Minneapolis, that while this
-oouncn constantly invites all lust
criticism of its action by the press and
people of the city. it publicly condemns
ana protests against the policy of the
press in thus persistently. and, as it
appears, maliciously misrepresenting
It's actions, and giving ont to the public
IS facts, matters which have no
foundation of truth to sustain them.
. sd5 WORK THAT WAS DONE. '--
= A. number of appointments to the
fire department were confirmed, among
them! Harold C. Stevens. who saw
Blixt on his way home from Excelsior
read. There was some talk over the
ncheme, Aid. Long insinuatfng that the
names had been dictated to the chief.
Aid Jennings hotly resented this. Aid.
O'Brien said one of the appointees was
under height and over thirty-five years
OF age. But the appointments were
confirmed
Ihe council was requested to decor
ate and illuminate the city hall durins
the week of the state fair. The mat,
ter was referred to the committee on
~ '4oe o. IeMod
qlIM 'sSuIpIInq pure spunoIS oIIqnd
Ida NJ. Wilson gave notice of a
claim for damages for personal in
luries, resulting from fall on a de-
fective sidewalk.
: The New England and S. E. Olson
& CO. were granted permission to
erect a band stand and discharge fire,
works in the street between their
stores during fair week.
Aid. Phillips introduced an ordinance
giving the apparatus of the new sal
wage corps right of way in the streets
over all vehicles, save these of the
city fire department.
Bios for relaying and repairing cedar
block pavements on certain streets
were opened. Lowest bidder were Car
ney Bros, 141a cents, "a cents and SO
cents for repairs and IA cents and 81
cents for new.
The electric companies were given
another thirty-day extension, making
about six years in all, since the ordi-
nance first took effect in name.
The ordinance requiring railroads to
plank all street crossings and forbid
ding switches or frogs within street
lines, was unanimously adopted.
Notice was given Of the introduction
at the next meeting Of the curfew or
dinance, now in vogue in Winona,
Mortified and other metropolitan COM