St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-14
INVITING A VETO
MAYOR Is GIVEN A CHANCE TO PUT
HIS THREAT INTO EXECU-
TION.
PAVING CONTRACTS AWARDED.
ALDERMAN RAND OPENS A sENsA-
TIONAL WAR ON NEWSPAPER
REPORTERS.
PRoHIBs TALK AND BANQUET.
Testimony I'm the Sensational BILL
ings and Lockwood Cases
Minneapolis News.

The city council last evening passed
favorably upon the asphalt contracts.
In awarding the contracts the council
has practically invited the mayor to
veto the resolution, as he has virtually
declared he would do. This veto will
be reported to the council next Friday
afternoon when the next meeting is
held. And then-well, and then no one
knows what will happen, but it is sus-
pected that the veto will not be sus-
tanned.
The Trinidad Asphalt company Sc
cured the contract for paving the
downtown streets having street car
tracks. The price Of the bid was 81 As
per square yard. The Assyrian AS
phalt company will lay Utah lime
rock asphalt on streets without car
tracks for $2.4O per yard. The vote
by which the award was made was Is
to 9, or two over the necessary ma
jority.
The matter, however, was not de-
cided without some exciting times.
Four of the special committee on paw
ing offered a minority report for adop-
ton. Aid. Harvey made the time-hon-
ored fight in behalf of brick on Wash
ington and Second avenues south
But as the council had already selected
asphalt for these streets the effort was
futile. The alderman wanted bids So
licited anyhow, but his prayer was
drowned out in the complete overthrow
of the minority report.
Aid. Durham, chairman of the paving
committee, said the matter had been
constantly before the council since De-
cember, and all the mistakes made had
been remedied at the suggestion of the
mayor. If the matter were delayed long
er 1t meant no pavement during the
summer. The chairman repeated his
arguments made in committee the day
previous. and declared it would be I'M
business-like to again postpone action.
The contracts were then approved.
LET THERE BE LIGHT.
Aid. Rand created a decided SEN
sation Immediately after roll call by
Offering an odd motion. The alder
man, grabbing eagerly at the possible
good results of a new application of
the TX" ray, wants the interior work.
ings of the council meetings photo
graphed and held up to public view.
With due respect to the reporters pres
ent, the alderman thought the CITY
fathers had been misrepresented by
some of the papers
Wherefore, Aid. Rand introduced his
novel "X'' ray measure. He moved
that hereafter the city clerk be direct
ed to employ a stenographer, whose
especial function was to take a YER
batim report of the council meeting
under oath, these reports to contain
all remarks. speeches, resolutions, mo-
TONS, ETC.; two copies to be made
the day succeeding each meeting, one
copy to be filed with the city clerk.
and the other to be posted in the al
dermen's committee room for public
inspection.
He said in explanation: 81 hope this
motion will receive the sanction of the
members of this council. By so doing
errors which have been made in the
past will be avoided, and we will have
1rrefutable evidence always open to in
spection as to the proceedings of this
body. Mistakes and misrepresenta-
lions have been made, even by the
reporters Of the papers. We want
everything said on this floor to go on
record
Aid. Loye could scarcely believe his
ears. DO you mean everything you
say" he asked Aid. Rand, incredu-
lousy.
81 do" replied Rand
We'll, WE'LL" and Aid. Loye express
ed considerable surprise IN his tones, as
he continued, 81 have heard things
said on the floor of this council which
would not look we'll in print, things
which are not creditable to those who
said Them
II admit all that" replied Aid Rand,
but after the experience 1 have had
recently, think such measure is nee
essary. My experience has been severe.
1t will be a warning calculated to make
us all careful Of our language
Then, in hopes it will be a warning,
1 indorse the alderman's remarks" re-
piled Aid. Loye again. 81 remember
times when the lie has been passed be-
tween members of this body, and other
remarks not fit for publication. If a
stenographic report would make us
careful l am in favor of such a prop
osition''
City Clerk Haney, replying to Aid.
McAllister, said it would cost from $50
to SIS per meeting, or about $4,000 per
year.
Aid. McAllister was honest enough to
remark he believed in calling a spade
spade. If an alderman called an
other a liar he thought the remark
should be backed up. However, he de-
clared the reporters had always been
fair, and did not think Aid. Rand's pro-
posed innovation necessary.
After more debate the cathode mo-
ton" was referred to special commit
tee, on motion Of Aid. Foote. The COM
mittee is as follows: Rand, chairman:
Long, O'Brien, Jennings, Adams, Har-
vey, Colburn, Miner, Rhode, Schwartz,
Skoog, Dickinson, Currier.