The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-17
STONE HAD TOO MANY MEN.
DITED, BUT THE ALDERMEN
ORDERED THEM PAID.
FEE FOR INSPECTING WEIGHTS.
Move to Cut 1t Down to Three Cents
AID. DOnahOwer Wants More
EIectrics.

last evening, and for the first time in
the past three months succeeded in
transact1ng the business before them
without discussing the garbage ques-
ton. In consequence of this a glist Of
routine business was disposed Of ard
an adjournment taken at $50 o'clock.
Health Commissioner Stone had in
troduced a resolution providing that
warrants should be drawn to pay the
salaries Of T. S. Lott, M f.. Knauft
and Clara Martin, who had Been en-
ployed by the department during the
month of February last. Each Of the
three persons were placed on The Feb
ruary pay roll at $50, but, as the COM
missioner explained, had been stricken
from the roll by the city comptroller
This was done under provision of the
charter which provides that between
Dec. l and April 1 the lumber of as
sistants in the health department shall
be limited to six The commissioner
admitted that technically the comp
troller was correct, but the council had
directed the employment Of a garbage
inspector and another assistant re-
Gently, and he had. supposed It was all
right. The aldermen unanimously
adopted the resolution offering the
three persons paid
Aid. Stutzmanr had ali amendment to
the ordinance relating to the inspection
of weights and measures which he de-
sired passed. Under the existing Crdi-
nance the market master is allowed
each year to appoint a deputy who
makes the rounds of the city and in
spects the weights and measures in the
grocery, confectionery and other stores
in the city. The ordinance allows the
assistant Inspector to collect 5 cents
for each weight~-and measure tested
and sealed. The Second ward alderman
explained that this was about the time
Of year when the Inspector "a oIll start
on his rounds, and on behalf of the
retail merchants he objected to the
present rate charged for the inspection
His amendment was to reduce the price
for inspection from to cents per
weight and measure. At this proposed
rate the aldermen said there would
be something like $500 in the job, and
that ought to be enough to satisfy the
market master and the assistant The
ordinance was referred to thencommit-
tee on ways and means.
Aid. DOnahOWer introduced a preIirn-
mary order for, the erection of six cleo
trio lights, three Zach on st. Peter and
WabaSha Streets between Seventh and
Tenth streets. The order provided for
the discOntinuance of sufficient num-
Der of gas lamps in the neighborhood
to make up the expense Of the arc
lights. Aid. Kenny wanted q portion
of the Third ward included in the or.
u oil dim Ia
Stutzman wanted the Eighth and Sec
ond wards also included. The result
was that the order went to the COM
mfttee on gas for investigation.
The comptroller was directed, by res
olution, to submit to the council an
audited resolution for the payment of
the salaries of the six street commits
sioners for the months Of January,
February and half of March, 1897. This
mode of procedure is taken, owing 20
the board of public works being in n
deadlock as to the confirmation Of the
street commissioners. Under the res
Olution, M. d. Carroll will receive
$208.32 and G. E. Sandeen, IT. E. York.
William Marquardty Nels Larson and
John e. williams, $3.50 each
The resolution adopted by the assem-
bly,. directing the board of control to
report the number Of pay patients
cared for at the city hospital during
the past.year, the amount received ana
the disposition 1af the same. was passed
The ordinance authorizing the ap-
pointment Of TN Expert electrician by
the board of five commissioners to act
as wire inspector came from the COM
mittee on FREQ department with the
recommendation that it be passed.
Aid. Kenny said the ordinance should
be Indefinitely postponed, as it simply
gave a chance. for another Office to be
filed. Instead of coming out and stat
ing that it was the desire to create a
new Office, the ordinance was drawn
so as to giveasthe fire commissioners
the appointment. n2Ald. Bell thought
the ordinance should be passed, as 1t
would, if put in force, tend to a re-
ductiOn of the insurance rates. Aid.
Lindahl first wanted to know where
the money was to come from to pay
the new officer. If the salary of the
expert was to be paid from the gen
eral fund he would oppose the ordi-
nance and any resolutions which would