The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-19
ASSEMBLY'S TURN TO TAKE RUB
AT THE CARRIAGE SPECI-
FICATIONS.
RENDERING CLAUSE KNOCKED.
REARDON DISCOVERS THE COUN-
GIL CANNOT RUN THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT.
MONEY FOR UNEMPLOYED IN SIGHT.
Mr.. DAILY Introduces an Ordinance
TO Increase the Salaries of Police
nen-Other business.

The expected controversy over the
garbage specifications as again amend
ed by the board of aldermen did not
occur at the meeting Of the assembly
last night For the second time the
aldermen struck out the provision re-
curing that the garbage be disposed of
by the rendering process. When the
amended specifications were submitted
TO the assembly last night, they We're
referred to a special committee con-
sisting of Messrs. Thompson, ReardCn
and Kirke, and the committee was in
structed to visit New Brighton and
South st. Paul for the purpose of as
Certaining whether there is a rendering
establishment for the disposal of gar
bage at either place. The committee
Will report the result of it's investiga-
ton at an adjourned meeting of the
assembly to be held next Wednesday
evening.
In the course of the brief discussion
over the matter, Assemblyman Rear
don remarked that the common council
had clearly demonstrated during the
past month or more its inability to
run the health department.
The resolution from board of alder
men appropriating the $4,000 cOntir-
gent fund for the relief of the unem-
plOyed and providing for the appoint
ment of a joint committee, which shall,
with the mayor, supervise the eXpen-
diture Of the money, was adopted.
Messrs. AIbrecht Craig and Reardon
were appointed to serve on the COM
mittee.
Assemblyman DAILY introduced an
ordinance providing for an increase in
the salaries OF the policemen. The
OF dinance was referred to the commit
tee on police for burial. The ordinance
would, if passed, fix the salary Of the
chief of police at $4,000 per annum;
tEat of the four captains at 81, 300 each
six Heutenants, 81, 100 each zone mounted
lieutenant, 1850; nine sergeants, 5000
each; one mounted sergeant, 81, 100; 140
pauolmen, $50 each; eight mounted
patrolmen, $1130 each; chief of detec-
tives, $1,000; four detectives, 81, 200 each !;
license Inspector $1,100; driver of work.
house van, 81 ,000 driver of WOrkhousa
van, $1,000, clerk Of chief of police
$1,000 This schedule restores the
salaries of patrolmen from $40 to $72. so
a month.
The resolution from the chamber Of
commerce protesting against the in
crease in the salary of any city official
or emplOye was also referred to the
committee on police
Two bids were received for printing
and binding the annual reports of city
officers. The contract was awarded to
the Pioneer Press company who sub
mitted bid of $3.45 per page for 200
bound copies and 1900 copies in pamph-
let form.
The ordinance requiring the whole
sale liquor dealers to pay the regular
retail liquor license in case they sell
Intoxicating liquors in quantities less
than three gallons at a time was
amended by striking out the amend
ment by the board of aldermen which
excerpts sales to the retail trade The
ordinance was then passed
The final order for the construction Of
the Raymond avenue bridge was passed
as recommended by the board of public
WCl ks
The free use of Market hall was grant
ed for mass meeting of the unem-
ployed to be held next Tuesday night.