The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-07
AND LAST NIGHT PASSED THE
ALDERMEN AFTER SOME LIVELY
SkIRMISHING.
MAYOR DORIAN DUE TO BE ANGRY.
His Pet Idea of Having n Force of
Dog Detectives Has Been
Hung Up.

the banks IN st. Paul which are auth
oriZed to receive deposits Of city funds
during the coming year. The amend
ment which slipped through the assem-
bly, so unobtrusively ON Thursday
night let's in an institution known as
the Provident Trust company, which
did not submit its bid at the time the
banks responded to the city's adver-
tisement asking for bids. The banks
all offered to receive city funds on de-
post and pay interest thereon at the
rate of two per cent per annum on
the monthly balances. They also named
the amounts Of the bonds they were
willing to give the city as security for
the deposits, which must not exceed
one-half the amount of the bond in
any case. Last month the resolution
designating the banks authorized to
receive city deposits was adopted by
both bodies. But instead of receiving
the signature of the mayor the resolu-
ton appeared before the assembly
night before last with an amendment
tackled on admitting the Provident
Trust company to the list of banks,
Notwithstanding that that institution
was behind hand with its bid.
AS already intimated the amendment
was adopted by the assembly without
murmur as to it's irregufarity but
when it came before the board last
night, Aid. Bigelow called attention to
the proceeding and moved a reference
of the amended resolution to the COM
m1ttee on ways and means. Aid. Allard
seconded the motion. Aid. Bigelow
argued that the matter ought to be
In cd int hxy fIa0 6nf
the board took final action.
Capt. H. A. Castle and Albert
Scheffer, who are interested in the
Provident Trust company, were pres
emit, as they were on the preceding
night when the assembly acted on the
information they each explained the
situation showing how it happened
that the bid of their institution had
not been submitted before.
Assistant Corporation Attorney
Phillips advised the board that there
would be no danger in adopting the
amended resolution, because of any ir-
regularity in the bid of the Provident
Trust company. The fact that it had
not stated how large bond it was
prepared to furnish cut no figure, as
none Of the banks could receive any
deposits of city funds until their bonds
had been submitted and approved by
the common council. 1--
Aid. Bigelow insisted, however, on
his motion to refer the resolution and
the question was put to a vote. There
were ten aldermen present and the
vote resulted in a tie. When the clerk
reached the name OF President Mark
ham, which is the last on the roll. the
vote stood five to four against re-
ferring the resolution, Aldermen AL
lard, Bigelow, Kenny and Lindahl
having voted in favor of a reference.
President Markham's vote could not,
therefore, change the result. He voted
for reference, and when the tie was
announced, he declared the motion to
refer lost
Then the Amendment letting in the
Provident Trust company was put to
a vote and adopted by vote Of seven
to three. Aid. Allard, Bigelow and
Kenny voting in the negative. The
resolution as amended, was then adopt
ed unanimously. But Aid. Allard, Bige-
low and Kenny were dissatisfied never
theless, as appeared later on. The bust
ness of the meeting completed, Aid
DonahoWer moved to adjourn. Presi-
dent Markham entertained the motion,
though 1t was not seconded audibly,
put it promptly, and as there was no
negative response, declared the meet
ing adjourned. simultaneously with
this action, Aid. Bigelow moved to re-
consider the vote by which the resolu-
ton designating the banks had been
adopted.
Aid. Donahower raised the point that
the motion was out Of order, as the
board had adjourned, and President
Markham declared the point well taken.
Before the aldermen left the chamber,
Aid. Bigelow, Aid. Allard and Aid.
Kenny criticised the action of the
beard. Aid. Bigelow expressed the
opinion that the council ought not to
have adopted the resolution as amend
ed, and that if one trust company was
added to the list after the banks had
submitted their bids, then the other
trust companies in the city, especially
the older and larger ones, were entitled
to the same privilege.
Mayor Doran will be mad clean
through when he learns that the alder
men nipped a nice little plan Of his
right in the bud. The scheme of the
ADMINISTRATION was to secure authority
to appoint a select band of dog catch
ers who would play a supplementary
engagement this fall unbeknown to the
citizens of st. Paul. The laudable de-
sign of his honor was to continue the
work Of exterminating the surplus dog
population and concluded that 1t could
be done more effectuaIIy without
blazoning his intention to the whole
world. For, Notwithstanding his con-
fidence in the citizens of st. Paul as a
law abiding community. the mayor sus-
poets that many a dog is now at
large in the streets that was coeped UP
in a dark cellar or hidden in a barn
while his honor's dog catchers were
VIGOROUSLY abroad. So the mayor hit
upon a scheme that promised excellent
results, until the aldermen upset it,
The regular dog catcher's season
closed on Oct. 20 last The mayor could
not appoint another set without au-
thority from the council Accordingly
a resolution authorizing him to ap-
point for period not to exceed two
months, four dog catchers and three
assistants with teams, was prepared,
submitted to the assembly and adopted
| by that body. But when it reached the
| aldermen last night, those gentlemen
Expressions of disapproval greeted the
reading of the resolution. President
Markham explained the purpose of the
measure, but the explanatio was met
! by the objection that the paltry amount
| of dog license fees paid into the city
| treasury during the closing month that
| the dog catchers were employed, did
| not pay the expenses incurred by the
| city in hiring them Some desuItory
| hangers on were also overheard
though not formally presented
1t all ended in referring the resolu-
! ton to the committee on police on mo-
ton of Aid. Bigelow. The avowed
| purpose of the reference is the defeat
] of the resolution.
| The board, still tn a cautious mood
! did not concur with the assembly In
| adopting the form OF bid and specifi-
year 1887, but referred them to the
1 committee on gas.