St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-06-21

basha, and with asphalt from Broad
way to West Third street; for paw
ing Wabasha with brick and with
asphalt from the Wabasha bridge
to College avenue.
Mr.. Parker then introduced res
olution directing the street railway
company to pave with granite be-
tween it's rails and tracks on Fourth
street. At Mr.. Parker's request this
resolution was also referred to the
special conference committee, in Or
der that the property owners may
appear before the committee and be
heard
GOODKIND IS CONFIRMED.
The mayors appointment of Leo
Goodkind as inspector of the new
school buildings about to be erected
was at last confirmed, Messrs. Rear
don and Arosin casting the only
votes in opposition. The committee
on ways and means, to whom the
matter had been referred, submitted
a majority report signed by Messrs.
Lewis and Parker, recommending
that the assembly approve the ap-
pointment. Mr.. AroSin, the other
member of the committee, opposed
the confirmation of the appointment,
on the ground that in his opinion it
was illegal. that no provision had
been made for Mr.. lies remunera-
ton, and lastly he had promised
Mr. Ife to stand by him.
Mr.. Strouse moved the adoption
of the recommendation of the COM
mittee. Mr.. Johnson contended that
the mayors appointment was illegal
in form, but it transpired that his
honor had prepared another ap-
pointment so worded as to overcome
MI Johnson's objections. On behalf
of Mr.. Goodkind, C. D. O'Brien made
concise statement of the law gov
erning the question, quoting from
section 4, chapter IA, of the charter.
Under this provision the mayor must
appoint an inspector by virtue of the
resolution authorizing the erection
of a school building, and until that
inspector is appointed the building
could not be paid for, as the inspect
or of the same must sign all the war
rants.
The roll call on the confirmation of
the appointment resulted in seven
votes for and two against, as pre-
viously stated.
POLICEMEN'S BACK PAY.
and
submitted a report recommending the
adoption of resolutions authorizing the
city to issue certificates of indebted
ness with which to raise money suffi-
cient to pay the members of the police
and fire departments the back salaries
due them. The unpaid salaries amount
to something over $4,000, as the police
men did not receive any salary for SER
vices rendered last November and were
paid only 20 per cent of the salaries
earned by them in November. 1898. The
unpaid salaries due the firemen amount
to over $1,000. The assembly adopted
the resolutions without a dissenting
vote. In case the comptroller refuses
to obey the resolutions by issuing the
certificates of Indebtedness. then the
policemen VIII at once sue the city for
the amount due them.
The final orders passed by the board
of aldermen for paving st. Peter street
with asphalt, from Third street to
Tenth street, and with cedar blocks
from Tenth street to College avenue,
were concurred in.
President Copeland announced that
the standing committees for the en-
suing year would remain unchanged
Mr.. Johnson thereupon arose and asked
n ha af hot hi, %
the committee on streets. President
Copeland accepted the resignation, and
appointed Mr.. Arosin as chairman of
that committee. Mr.. Arosin declined
the honor, but President Copeland
asked him to think the matter over and
decide at the next meeting.
Two resolutions were adopted which,
If they become operative, will effect a
saving of over 5000 in the expense of
street lighting, besides affording much
better light. The first resolution from
the committee on gas authorizes the
board of public works to contract for
an all night service of all existing arc
electric lights, which are now extin-
guished at midnight. The additional
length of service would entail a cost of
$3.50 per lamp a year, whereas the pres
ent contract price is $127.5O, bpt it would
enable the city to dispense with ninety
five gas lamps thereby making a net
saving of 1920 year
Mr.. Arosin offered the second reso-
luton, which authorizes the board of
public works to place a 2,000-candIe
power arc electric light at every corner
of Seventh street from Seven Corners
to Brook street, and to discontinue all
gas lamps on Seventh street between
these points, and on the cross streets
wherever it can be done. 1t is -sti-
mated that 127 gas lamps can be dis
continued, thus saving the city 81, $50 a
year.
Messrs. Johnson, Parker and Lewis,
constituting the special committee ap-
pointed to consider the charges pre-
ferred by Miss Rebecca Taylor against
the board of school inspectors, sub
mitted the report of the committee. In
brief the committee recommended that
no investigation of Miss Taylor's
charges be made. The committee con-
sidered that 1t had the power to in
vestigate the charges, but it enter
tained grave doubts as to Miss
Taylors ability to prove them, though
the committee did not question Miss
Taylor's good faith. 1t was deemed
moreover, not for the best interests of
the schools to carry on an investigation
of the character desired. The as
sembly adopted the report by a unani-
nous vote.