The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-08
BUSINESS OF THE ASSEMBLY.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT MATTERS
ARE REFERRED TO THE PROPER
COMMITTEES.
KICK ON MUSIC BY DANz, BAND
Committee to Find Out How Many
City Prisoners Are at the House
of Good Shepherd.

Stention Of the board of aldermen last
night, but the assembly file. being the
result of three meetings detained the
aldermen until 1890 All of the routine
measures from the assembly met with
the concurrence of the board, but the
ordinance reducing the salaries of the
patrolmen from $3.50 per month to $40
and fixing the salaries Of the newly
appointed patrolmen at $55 per month
Tor the first six months, was referred,
as were the assembly bicycle ordinance
ana the ordinance prohibiting the free
use of Market hall. The peddlers' or
dinance passed by the assembly, which
reduced the license fee from SIS to $780,
was killed, lacking one Of a majority
vote.
Aid. Kaldunski, whose efforts in be-
half of the separate school proposition
Tor the Eighth ward, have consumed
most Of his official time, again SUBJ
mitted his report as chairman Of the
committee on public buildings, recon-
.mending the adoption Of resolution
ordering the mayor and the president
Of the school board to proceed to erect
and cause to be erected a suitable
school building upon the city's prop
erty at Albermarle and Wayzata
streets.
When the roll was called on the mo-
ton to adopt the resolution, Aid. Dom
ahower was the Only one to vote
against 1t. The remaining ten aldermen
all voted in the affirmative, notwith-
standing the fact that a majority of
them, after visiting the site a few
weeks ago, regarded 1t as unfit for
school building.
Aid. Lindahl offered a resolution for
the appointment Of a special committee
of three to ascertain what persons are
detained in the House Of the Good
Shepherd by commitment by the NUM-
.cipal court. The resolution was adopt
ed and President Markham appointed
Aldermen Lindahl, DonahoWer, and
Bell as such committee. The decision
Of the Supreme court detlaring all
commitments of city offenders to the
House Of the Good Shepherd to be
unconstitutional and void was the
cause Of the resolution, inasmuch as
it is alleged that there are number
Of persons committed thereto by the
municipal court Of St. Paul.
% The adverse reports on the prelimi-
nary orders for paving Cedar and Min
nesota streets from Third to Seventh
streets were received from the board
of public works. On motion Of Aid.
DOnahower the adverse reports were
referred back to the board of public
works, for further consideration. Aid.
Donah0wer said, after the meeting,
that he made the motion because the
general sentiment Of the public was
in favor of paving Minnesota and Ce-
dar streets. Sgs
- The award of the contract for paw
ing Fifth street from Wabasha street
to Broadway to Hennessey and Cox
was confirmed.
The final order for paving Jackson
street with asphalt from curb to curb
between Seventh and Ninth streets
was passed.
The assembly ordinance reducing the
salaries of the regular patrolmen from
$72.50 per month to $40 and fixing the
salaries of all patrolmen appointed
since June 1, 1896, at SIS month for
| the first six months was referred
without discussion to the committee
on police.
| 1t is probable that a substitute or
dinance will be introduced which will
compel the higher salaried officers Of
the police force to stand some of the re-
| duction, if any saving is to be accom-
plished.
The assembly bicycle ordinance In
| troduced by Assemblyman Kirke. was
not discussed. On motion of Aid. Bige-
| low, 1t was referred to the committee
On streets.
The award of the contract for paving
Summit avenue from Dayton street to
| Sixth to the Warren-Scharf Asphalt
| company, was confirmed.
| Preliminary orders were passed for
paving with sandstone all Of Hill street.
and Washington street from the In,
tersection of Hill street to Eagle street.
The ordinance from. the assembly
settling for the sum Of $4,000 the
claim Of Mary Downs for 1000
! damages alleged to have been sustained
! by her in consequence of a defective
! sidewalk, was referred to the commit
| tee on claims.
| The assembly resolution directing the
Northern Pacific railway company to
maintain gates at the Como avenue
| crossing was adopted.
The assembly ordinance reducing the
! peddlers' license fee for a horse and
wagon from SIS to $50, was placed up
on its passage under suspension of
the rules. 1t was defeated, receiving
| only five votes out Of IL. Those who
voted against the ordinance were:
| Aldermen Bigelow, Kaldanski Kin
ney, Lindahfc sStutzman and Shepard.
The ordinance from the assembly
| prohibiting the free use of market hall
and specifying the rental to be charged
| for the hall, was referred to the COM
mittee on public buildings.
| Aid. Bell introduced a resolution
| authorizing the appointment of spec
| ial committee of three with instruc-
/ tons to inquire into the plan pursued
| by the street railway company in en-
ploying musicians at Como park Aid.
| Bell explained that he had been in
formed by st. Paul musicians that the
! street railway company had discrim-
/ mated against them in favor of Min
neapOlis musicians, and that Frank
DAM though resident of ST Paul,
had a band at Como park composed of
| "a or IS players Of whom only four
were st. Paul musicians. Aid Bell
thought that the matter ought to be
looked into to ascertain whether the
street railway company was living up
to its contract with the park board, re-
lative to the employment of ST. Paul
people at Como park. The resolution
was adopted and Aldermen Larsen
Bell and Allard of the committee on
parks were appointed special commit
/ tee.
A resolution authorizing the city en-
gineer to repair the Page street fill was
adopted after a lengthy discussion
The assembly resolution providing
| for the purchase out of the general
fund for silver stars to be furnished
to every member Of the council as a
badge of police authority, was adopted.
| The stars however are To remain the