The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-19

assembly that the suit of the city
against the banks SUreties had al
ready been called for trial: that the
jury had been impaneIed and that the
trlal would proceed this morning. The
only defense the sureties had. i'm Mr.
Markham's opinion, was a mere denial
that the city had $4,000 or any sum
on deposit in the bank when it closed
its doors.
Several of the assemblymen ex-
pressed their disapprOval of the propo-
sltlOn of the sureties, and favored pro-
ceedinS with the suit. Mr.. DAILY moved
that the proposition be indefinitely
postponed. The motion prevailed by a
vote of to ,, MesSrs ReardOn and
Thompson voting i'm the negative. In
explaining his position, Mr.. Dix said
that he would vote to Indefinitely post
pUne the proposition, though he firmly
believed that by accepting it the city
would save $1,000
MIR. Dix offered a resolution directing tho
board Of public works to increase the mum
Der of arc lights, called for i'm the contract
for lighting the city, from ~ to 81 and that
the seven additional arc lights be placed in
the sixth ward. The resolution was adopted
by vote OF seven to two. President Arosiu
and Mr.. AibrCcht voting in the negative.
From the committee on ways and means
came "a report recommending that the con-
tract Tor constructing supporting bent for
the Robert street bridge. be awarded to w.
A. Lee, whose bid was $3.50 Thereup0n City
Engineer Rundlett informed the assembly that
ne could secure the necessary material for
Slj2 and that his force could do the work for
a sum not to exceed SO. The matter was re-
ferred back to the committee ON ways and
means and later a resolution was adOpted
authorizing the city engineer to purchase the
necessary materials for the construction OF
a supporting bent for the Robert street b idge.
the expense thereof not to exceed the sum
of $500.
The Northwestern Telephone Exchange
company was ordered to remove its poles
from Selby avenue. between Summit avenue
and Dale street. The city engineer was also
directed to investigate and report why the
telephone company has not placed its wires
Underground on Selby avenue. between the
TWO streets named, as ordered by the council
last spring. The assembly further ordered
the telephone company To- place its wires
underground on Dale street between Fair
mount and Marshall avenues and also To-
remove Its poles from Dale street
Assemblyman Reardon was appointed a
representative of the assembly to witness the
destruction of old and paid up bonds that
have accumulated I'm the comptroller's Of
flee. The board of aldermen delegated this
duty to Aid. Kenny.
The bids for collecting and removing qarb-
age for the year 1898 We're referred To- the
Joint committee on garbage.
r. ). Nheelock, who made a proposition
to the council three months ago relative to
the designation Of public market at Ninth
and broadway streets, asked that action be
had on his communication. The letter was
addressed to Assemblyman Johnson and that
gentleman administered a mild roast to the
committee on public buildings. which has had
the proposition in its hands for several
months. Mr.. Johnson asked that the mat
ter be recalled from the committee and dis
cussed by the assembly.
Mr.. Craig said the committee had Whee,ock' 8
proposition and others before il and he asked
that the matter be not recalled. 1t would
he said be taken Up shortly. Mr.. Johnson
inquired If Mr. Craig intended to act on It
during his term of Office or after he was
reelected. Mr.. Craig said there would be
plenty Of time between now and spring to
take action On the matter. Mir. Johnson
thought a month was long enough for the
committee, and with the understanding that
the committee would report i'm that time. he
withdrew his motion to recall the Wheelock
proposition from the committee.