The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-20
GARBAGE CONTRACTORS ARE AT
ISSUE WITH MAYOR DORIAN
AND OTHERS.
CLAIMED THEY HAVE FAILED
TO EXECUTE THE PROVISIONS OF,
THE CONTRACT AS 1T WAS
AWARDED.
COUNCIL ORDERED THEM PAID,
But the Mayor Says That bidders
should Comply With Every Pro-
vision of Their Bids.

| When the board Of aldermen meets
tonight, 1t will again be confronted by
the bill OF the garbage contractors for
the month of September. In other
words, unless the mayor changes his
mind today, he will return the reso-
| luton allowing the bill, without his
| approval.
Mayor Doran is disposed to pay some
attention to the communication of the
health commissioner relative to the
non-performance of the work required
by the terms of the contract for col
iecting the garbage. The common
council was not so disposed. as it not
only allowed the bill in the face Of DR..
stones statement that he was salts
ned the contract had not been fully
performed during the month Of Sep
tember, but likewise ignored that por-
tlon or his communication recommend
ing that the council appoint q com
mlttee to investigate the manner in
winch the garbage is being collected.
moreover the communication explicit
~ says after reciting that the work
mas not been performed, that ff the
council finds the health department. in
error, lin asserting that the work has
not been done according to the con-
tract then 1t should allow the bill,
AFTER deducting the sum of 1915 in
iliies. therefore, by adopting the reso-
tuition allowing the bill, the common
council as much as declares that the
health department is in error.
rms being the situation Mayor Doran
sent for Health Commissioners stone
asked q ,I1,,
refusal to audit the bill. DR.. Stone
complied with the request by laying be-
lore the mayor the same detailed in
formation that he furnished to the
BOARD of aldermen committee on
streets. He pointed out that over 370
persons had made verbal complaints of
Ialiures to collect their garbage during
the month of September, the COM
plants covering from one to twenty
failures. DR.. Stone likewise called at
tention to the fact that he was not
allowed large enough force to inves-
tigate such large number of com
paints. 1t was for this reason that he
mad advised the council to appoint q
special committee to investigate the
matter No attention was paid to the
recommendation and the doctors com
mun1cation was not even read to the
assembly
Mayor Doran is considerably exer-
clsed over the matter and does not
pr oppose to sign any resolution allowing
the bill until some investigation has
been made. Speaking of the matter
Yesterday, the mayor said
Il am unalterably opposed to pa wing
contractors for work they have not
performed, and I am at a loss to com
prehend why the council did not follow
Dr. stones recommendation By ap-
pointing an investigating committee. be-
fGre allowing this bill. I understand
that nearly a year ago, before this
contract was let the health commits
sIoner advised the old council that the
work OF collecting the garbage could
not be properly done for the amount Of
the bid. The time has come when con-
tractors must live up to their contracts
with the city. This practice of putting
IN lower bids than the contract can
be executed for in order to secure if
must cease.
In the case of this garbage contract
Tine question Is especially serious at
this season of the year. when the large
quantity of garbage always accumulate
ed IN the months Of August and Sep
TENDER, remains improperly and incon-
pletely disposed Of, thereby contribut-Y
ing largely to the development and
spread of disease germs. This matter
should be looked into before the bill
is allowed"