St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-09

will Of the people, and, therefore, they
passed the resolution, though many
members would have cheerfully al
lowed the salaries to remain as they
are. The preamble reminded the Off
Gals that it would be unwise for them
to antagonize the will of the people,
and that it would be better for them
to accept the reduction in preference
to forcing an issue by taking the mat
ter into the courts. By doing the for
mer the officials would earn the graft
tude of the public, and
SHOW A PATRIOTIC SPIRIT.
The eloquent preamble did not move
the assembly to the degree necessary
to pass the resolution. Mr. Van Slyke
thought that the resolution was use
less at hits time, and Mr.. Strouse said
that it ought to have offered before
the council passed the resolution re-
ducing salaries-a statement with
which Mr.. Arosin himself agreed. But
Mr.. Johnson disapproved of it in most
emphatic language, and fatty de-
clared that the whole salary-reducing
business was born of politics. Said he:
Il will vote no on this resolution 1
don't propose to beg city officials to do
something that we have tried to force
them to do. This whole thing was
born of politics, and nothing else. 1
have always said that the council had
no power to reduce salaries fixed by
the charter, and l say so now There
fore, let the question go into the courts,
where it will be settled forever"
Mr.. Reardon agreed with Mr.. John
son. He didn't want to beg a man
to accept a reduction. The resolution
was put to a vote and lost by to 8,
Nlessrs. Johnson, Rea rdon, Strouse,
Van Slylie and President Copeland
voting against it.
Mr.. Johnson introduced his ordinance
to regulate city scavengers and it was
passed, after receiving two amend
nents, by vote of to l, Mr.. Lewis
voting Mo-
In its original form the ordinance
provided that all scavengers must. be-
fore engaging in the work of collect
ing, removing and disposing of night
soil, procure license, the fee for
which shall be SO per annum. The or
dinance compels such scavenger or
company desiring to engage in the
business to furnish the city a bond in
the sum of $4,000, containing the Gus
tomary guarantee of proper and eff
Gent work, holding the city harmless,
etc. The ordinance was not to go into
effect until Sept Is.
Mr.. Robb moved as an amendment
that the bond required be reduced to
tne sum OF $1,000, as the requirement
OF q $O,O0O bond would shut poor men
out. Mr.. johnson and Mr.. Robb COM
promised on a 5000 bond The ordi-
nance was further amended by provid-
ing that it shall go into effect inmedi-
ateiy after its passage and publica-
tfon. This section will compel the
sanitation companies that are at pres
ent burying the night soil to exercise
considerable dispatch in euuipping
themselves with one of the only two
means Of disposition of night soil per-
mitted by the ordinance They are
either a crematory or a. system of flush
ing the night soil into the river through
a sewer pipe In this respect, Mr..
Jchnson's ordinance is similar to the
voIuminouS health ordinance recently
introduced, but it goes further, and alb
soiutely forbi6s the burying of any
night soil within the city limits, as
well as the transportation of it to any
point outside the limits
Inc licenses can be procured only upon
application to the city council which
the scavengers have obtained their
licenses the health commissioner
MUST GRANT THE PERMITS
if the applicants are properly equipped
to do the work
The communication from Comptroller
McCardy informing the council that
there were no funds in the city treas
ury available for the payment of the
salaries due the members of the police
and fire departments caused some dis
cussion.
MIR. StTouse said that some means
ought to be devised to pay these men
for the services they had actually rem
dered the city. He therefore suggested
that a special committee be appointed
to investigate the matter. Mr.. Lewis,
chairman Of the ways and means COM
mittee, said that if the assembly would
authorize the committee to examine
the comptroller's books, the committee
would do so, and employ an expert ac-
countant if necessary
Assistant City Attorney Phillips eX-
planned that the Information submitted
by the comptroller was requested in
! order to ascertain what amounts the
certificates of Indebtedness should be
issued fer. In case there are no funds
available, then the certificates were to
be made out for the full amounts due
the fire and police departments. Should
| the comptroller refuse to sign the cer-
! tificates, it was understood that mem
| bers of the police force would man.
| damus that official. This explanation
stopped the debate, and the comptroll-
| er'S communication was placed on file
| Mr.. Van Sykes ordinance, designed
| to prohibit the erection of any build
| ing to exceed in height the width OF
the street upon which it fronts, was
| defeated, as it failed to secure the
required two-thirds vote, only five
members favoring it. Mr.. Parker and
Mr.. Lewis opposed the ordinance OF,
the ground that it seemed to be an
| Infringement upon d mans rights.
| Eight bids for the construction OF
| the sGperstructure OF the Como ave-
nue. bridge were opened and referred
to the city engineer to tabulate
The city engineer reported that OF
the seven bids submitted for the re-
pairing of the Mississippi street bridge
| that of Charles Stone, amounting to
| S4,3Sl.50, was the lowest, and he recon-
| mended that the contract be awarded
to Mr.. Stone. The bids were referred
to the committee on Streets
IHe CITY attorney introduced an Or
Ginance authorizing him to employ
help III preparing a revision and codifi-
cation OF all the existing ordinances
OF the city of st. Paul. The ordinances
was referred to the committe on ways
and means.
1t was expected that a Portion of
the evening would be devoted to the
perennial dog question, and doubtless
the spectators would have been af-
ffcted with it but for the fact that
Messrs. Arosin and Johnson had their
dog ordinances laid on the table, and
the assembly adjourned before Aid.
Markhan's ordinance was reached.
The adjournment was sine die as the
regular meeting Of the assembly will
take place next Thursday night.
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