The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-02
reference which motion prevailed by


unanimous vote
There were some hard feelings en-
gendered by the resolution from the
board of aldermen approving the lists
of judges of election. Assemblyman
DAILY wanted to make some changes In
the list so far as the Fifth ward
was considered. He didn't approve Of
some Of the names.
Il want men ! can trust to serve as
Republican judges. / want Repub-
hcans," said Mr.. DAILY. II shall stand
on my rights in this matter, for we
all know that the single list submit
ted by the Republican county commit
tee was not a legal list. I consider
that the assembly has been dis
courteously treated by the board of al
dermen.''
Mr.. Thompson added his objections
to the list Of Second ward judges some
Of whom he desired to change.
Mr.. Lewis thought he could suggest
few Improvements in the Sixth ward
list but as it was rather late in the day
to begin changing the list he was will
Ing to pass 1t as approved by the al
dermen. He had pardonable inter
est In wishing the election to take
place. Qaughter.) But if the amend
ments were to be made, he would like
to make some changes in the Sixth
ward.
all things, and was therefore willing
to vote for the resolution.
Mr.. DAILY then moved that the list of
judges be amended. and a vote was
taken Messrs. Daily, Mabon, Thomp-
son and President Arosin voted in the
affirmative. and Messrs; Craig, Kirke.
Krahmer, Lewis and Reardon in the
negative. Mr.. Reardon thereupon
changed his vote to the affirmative,
but President AroSin declared the
amendment lost, as he did not hear
Reardon announce his change of vote
The assembly then concurred with the
board Of aldermen in adopting the res
olution approving the list. Messrs
DAILY and Thompson casting the only
negative votes.
Early In the session the clerk read a
communication from City Comptroller
McCardy, recommending that the fund
or account known as the school rental
and repair fund amounting to S., 061. 70,
be closed and the amount credited to
the school fund. The comptroller
further recommended that the warrant
for $1,000. in favor Of President Abbott,
OF the school board, which sum is in
cluded in the rental and repair fund of
$5,061.70, be Cancelled The assembly
referred the communication to the COM
mittee on ways and means.
Assemblyman Kirke introduced a res
olution providing for the appointment
Of a Joint committee of five from each
body whose duty it shall be to confer
with the heads of all city departments
with view of considering the recon-
mendations of the Parker retrenchment
committee, and If found advisable to
adopt the same, so that when the next
tax budget Is presented to the council
for approval the amount Of the tax
estimate for each department will have
RI "a 4y7fv,
sistent with an efficient business adj
ministratfon Of the city affairs
The resolution was adopted and Pres
ident Arosfn appointed the following
assemblymen to represent the assem-
bly,: Messrs Kirke. Craig, Mabon,
Thompson and himself. In accordance
with the resolution.
from the committee on ways and
means, requiring the city engineer to
reduce the expenses Of his office, in
Guiding the salaries of employees. to
81 200 a month was referred to the
foregoing special committee, to be con-
sidered In connection with the Kirke
resolution, and also to give the city en-
gineer an opportunity to be heard.
The bid Of the Northwestern Fuel
company, for supplying the fire depart
ment with $50 tons Of hard coal was
rejected, as it was the only bid re-
ceived and no reduction in the retail
market price was offered. the bid be-
ing So. 35 per ton.
Another trust, another trust" NUT
tered Reardon as the clerk was read
ing the bid.
Mayor Doran sent In q communi-
cation informing the assembly that the
lowest bid received for the construction
of the new school building to be erected
at Albemarle ard WayZata streets,
amounted to $4,000. including heating
and plumbing AS the appropriation
for the new school building is only
SIS, 900, the mayor submitted the mat
ter to the council that 1t might deter
mine upon some method OF raising the
additional amount that would be re-
quired in case the contract is awarded
ta the lowest bidders. The matter was
referred to the committee on public
buildings.
The mayor and the president OF the
school board opened the bids yesterday
afternoon. The bids on construction
were as follows: Butler Ryan Co.. 49,
105; Fransen & Peterson, s14, $50: w.
J.. Gronewald, s18.320;. J. E. O'Brien,
s14.800. The lowest bid on heating
plant amounting to $500. was submitted
by Karst & BreE1ef, and the. lowest bid
on the plumbing was $1,000 Adding the
rest bids together, the entire work
would cost $4,000
- Just before Adjournment the assem-