The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-22
REPUBLICAN ALDERMEN FOLLOW
THE LEAD OF THE ASSEMBLY
.-@ IN THE CASE.
THREE OF THEM OPPOSE IT.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS An
INITIATED WHEN THE MAYOR
o. KS THE ORDINANCE.
IF COURTS HOLD THE LAW VALID.
Resolution Authorizing the Erection
OF New Eighth Ward school
o4 House Adopted.

BY a vote of eight to three the board
OF aldermen last night, in concurrence
with the action of the assembly, passed
the ordinance adopting the law of 1895,
which abolishes the board of public
works and substitutes a commissioner
of public works therefor. Aid. AL
lard, Donahower and Kenny voted
against the passage of the ordinance.
1t required six votes to defeat it.
A goodly number of interested spec
tators were present to witness the out
come, as it was anticipated that the
vote to adopt the act of 1895 would
not be unanimous. The most inter
ested of them were President German
and Commissioners Quinby and Hare
of the board of public works. None of
these three officials betrayed any dis
cOmfiture when the clerk announced
the result of the vote. The members
of the assembly who had come to the
council to attend a caucus prior to
the meeting Of the board, all remained
to witness the event of the evening.
There were also present several citi-
zens, more or less influential in the first
ward.
No debate attended the passage of
the ordinance. AS soon as it was
reached, Aid. Lindahl moved after it
had had its first reading, that the rules
be suspended and the ordinance be
given its second reading. Aid. Bigelow
seconded the motion.
Aid. Donahower objected to taking
huch hasty action. He said that there
was a general feeling that the ordi-
nance had proceeded on it's journey
thus far without the opportunity being
granted for sufficient hearing. He,
therefore, moved that it be referred to
some appropriate committee Nobody
seconded the motion, whereupon Aid.
Lindahl renewed the motion for sus-
pension of fhe rules. The motion pre-
vailed by a vote of eight to three.
Aldermen AllArd, Donahower and Ken
ny voting in the negative. The ordi-
nance was then given it's second read
Ing, and Aid. Lindahl then moved it's
adoption, Aid. Bigelow seconding the
motion.
Are there any remarks?" queried
President Markham.
Not an alderman ventured a remark
The clerk thereupon proceeded to call
the fall Aid. Allard voted mo" and
Aldermen Bell and Bigelow answered
AYE" to their names. In response to
the call of his name Aid. Donahower
arose and said:
II want to explain my vote upon
this ordinance. 1 propose to vote mo-"
not so much on account of my desire
to see the board of public works re-
tanned as at present constituted. but
got hAr n, Oe.c.s<x -
prevail of a one-headed department.
While there may have been ex-
travagances in the board of public
works, abuses might creep in under the
administration of commissioner of
public works that would. render the
system worse than it is now l there
fore vote mo-"
Aid Kenny voted in the negative but
offered no explanation, though he has
frequently and openly stated during
the past few days that he was opposed
to the cfty's adopting a law which he
was convinced was full of imperfections
and likely to involve the city in trouble
and litigation.
President Markham was the only re-
naming alderman to explain his vote
InTso doing he said:
81 am not altogether satisfied with
some of the minor provisions of this
act. There are some things in it that
might be improved. But I am satisfied
that the act is valid, and that our valid
assessments can be made and collected
under it I would prefer to see it take
effect at later date than Aug. 1, but
as the majority of the board favor it,
/ will vote AYE"
And so the ordinance was passed
and all the interested spectators de-
parted.
Earlier in the evening two commune
cations relative to the ordinance were
received. one from the Lincoln club in
the shape of a resolution demanding it's
adoption and the other from the cham
Der of commerce, enclosing the reso-
luton requesting the board of alder
men to delay taking action on the mat
ter last night.
The prospects that a new school
building will be erected in the Eighth
ward are brighter than they were 10
days ago. The resolution from the as
sembly~ authorizing the erection of a.
separate school building on the city's
property at Wayzata and Albemarle
streets, was adopted by a unanimous
vote, nine votes being required The
re solution limits the amount of money
to be expended for the new building to
$4,000. which is so per cent of the
$4,000 set aside by the council last win
lCA III tic cfcCIlOu OI all ADDITION 10
the German school,
The assembly ordinance reducing the
salaries of the regular patrolmen to
$40 month, and fixing the salaries Of
ali patrolmen appointed since June /,
1895 to $55 month for the first six
months after the taking effect of the
ordinance, was defeated, on recommen-
dalton of the committee on police
e. A communication was received from
the mayor recommending that the or6li-
nance regulating peddler's licenses be so
amended as to provide for the payment
of the license fee of $75 a year, in three
monthly installments of $25 each. but
in case of default in any payment the
license~is to be forfeited. An ordinance
embodying such an amendment was
placed upon its passage under suspen-
sion of the rules. 1t was adopted by a
vote of 10 to 1. President Markham
voting in the negative.
The action of the mayor in removing
from the police force William O'Brien
and Charles O'Gin was concurred in.
An ordinance was passed prohibiting
the display within $50 feet of Como
park Of any advertising device or the
erection Of any structure for the pur-
pose of advertising
Final orders for paving Minnesota