St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-03
UNTIL A CONTRACT is MADE.
THE QUESTION OF SALOON IL
CENSES ALSO CONSIDERED BY
THE ASSEMBLY.
is REFERRED To A COMMITTEE.
Mayor Smiths Veto of n Teieubona
Resolution Is Sustained-Other
Matters Considered

iiiSii@ was Snoft ana unpr0ductiVe of
any new or important features. The
only subjects considered were applica-
tons. for saloon licenses and the dis
position of garbage and dead animals
until such time as the council shall
award the garbage contract. The tax
estimate, as amended by the confer
ence committee. was to have been
taken up, but it was laid over for con-
s1deration next Thursday night. mas
much as there was no communication
from the conference committee bring
ing the tax estimate before the assem-
bly,
Nothing was accomplished in the
matter of the applications for liquor
licenses, except to refer them back to
the committee en- license, with power
to approve the bonds Mr.. Arosin
was opposed to granting most of the
licenses, as he was personally sure
that scarcely any of the sureties who
justified in the sum of $4,000 were worth
any such sum. Mr.. Arosin also main
tanned that the council could not dele
gate it's power to issue licenses and
approve bonds to any committee.
Moreover the council had never au-
thoriZed Chairman Van Slyke to ap-
prove any bonds. Mr.. Van Slyke re-
marked at this stage that not a word
would have been said against the
chairman of the license committee if
he had happened to be a Republican.
Mr.. Strouse thought 1t would be I'M
wise on the part of the city to adopt
any course calculated to hinder and
delay the collection of liquor license
fees. There could be no harm in issu-
Ing the licenses, inasmueh as the coun-
ell always had power to revoke the
license in case of violation of the
liquor law by the licensee. Mr..
Strouse therefore moved that the whole
matter be referred back to the COM
mittee on license, which shall have
power to pass upon licenses and bonds.
The motion finally prevailed, but the
reference was not accompanied by any
recommendation.
The garbage question came to the
attention of the assembly in the
shape Of a communication received
from Health Commissioner Stone call
ing attention to the fact that the gar
bage contract Of 1895 had expired, and
that a number of dead animals had
accumulated within the city limits.
Mr.. Van Slyke offered resolution di-
recting the Capital Garbage company
to collect and dispose of the garbage
and dead animals until the council
should let another contract.
Mr.. Robb opposed the resolution, and
scored the Capital Garbage company
for not performing it's work. Mr.. Van
Sykes resolution was then put to a
vote, but received only five out Of
seven votes, failing by one vote to
secure the necessary tWo-thirdS of the
assembly.
!. a Mr.. Robb then moved that, pending
the awarding of the contract, that
Fielding and Shepley remove the gar
bage and dead animals, but Mr.. Robb
finally withdrew the resolution in ia
vor Of a resolution by Mr.. Van Slyke.
The latter directs the health commits
sfoner to remove and dispose of all
dead animals until such time as a
contract is let, and that the cost OF
such removals by the health depart
ment shall be paid out Of the general
fund This resolution was adopted.
The resolution instructing the North
western Telephone company to furnish
to the salvage corps two telephones at
city rates was vetoed by the mayor. The
assembly sustained the veto by unan-
imouS vote.
Only one response was received to the
advertisement for bids for leasing the
Market house for three years. Nicholas
Rauen was the sole bidder. He offered
to lower the floor and make all the alter
atoms called for in the specifications
and to pay rental of 500 for the three
years. In this connection, Mr.. Robb in
formed the assembly that certain
firm In ST. Paul worth 100000 was
willing to put up new building in
place of the old market building and to
give the city two floors for a public
library and to pay $4,000 taxes every
year. The matter was referred to the
committee on public buildings.
The preliminary paving orders that
passed the board last Monday were con-
CURED in. The tax estimate will be
specially considered at an adjourned
meeting to be held next Thursday night.