The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-05
IS DOING TOO WELL
NEW CAUSE OF COMPLAINT
AGAINST THE CITY AND COUN-
TY HOSPITAL.
SOME RIVAL INSTITUTIONS
GET ASSEMBLYMAN KIRKE To- CALI.
FOR A LITTLE INFORMA
TION.
SPECIAL LABoRERs TO BE PAID
After Their Work Is Done, according
to an Arrangement of the
Council.

III el0SNAl4DlJ anu OOdIo VI
held meetings last evening. The board
of aldermen was in session just long
enough to pass a resolution directing
the $4,000 for the benefit of the I'M
employed to be placed at the orde~
of the mayor. This will allow the men
to be paid day or so after their week
is up, instead of waiting until pay rolls
could be passed by the council. Aid
Sanborn, the new member from the
Seventh ward, recorded his first vote
in the body in favor of the passage of
the resolution.
The assembly when it met, concurred
In the resolution, and City Engineer
Rundlett said the unemployed would
be paid on Saturday for the week end
ing Wednesday night. The checks
would be given out at Market hall and
paid by the city treasurer.
Assemblyman Kirke introduced the
following resolution:
That the board of control be and is hereby
directed to report to the common council
whether the city and county hospital is being
Conducted in whole or in part as a private
institution by the reception OF pay patients
and If so by what authority and the amounts
received therefor, and the names and resi-
denees Of the persons from whom the same
was received during the past year, and the
disposition which has been made of such
funds.
Mr.. Daily said the resolution looked
to him like an effort, at this particular
time, to cast reflections on DR.. Ancker,
one of the best officials the city had
The facts asked for could be ascer-
tanned by looking at the report of the
board Of control. He asked the mem
Der who introduced the resolution If
it was not handed to him by a physi-
clan.
Mr.. Kirlke in reply said the resolution
was handed to him by a committee
of ladies connected with ST. Joseph's
and st. Lukes hospital. 1t was not
in the interests of any physician n0r
any reflection on DR.. Ancker. A num-
Der of those interested in private hos
pitfalls thought the city was doing too
much of the pay patient business and
the resolution simply asked for a. re-
port from the board of control. That
body, Mr.. Kirke said, was favorable to
DR.. Ancker, so 1t would not do any
harm. The motion to refer the resolu-
ton to the committee on ways and
means was lost by a vote Of S to a. and
1t was then passed by vote of to 2,
Messrs. DAILY and Mabon voting against
its adoption.
The contract awarded FranZen & Pc
tersOn for building the new school
house In the Eighth ward came from
the board Of aldermen for confirma-
ton.
Mr.. Reardon wanted it referred to
the committee on public buildings, in
order that the protest made against
the award by the bricklayers union
might be investigated. The point was
made that there was no protest before
the assembly. Mr.. Reardon admitted
this, but said the protest had been re-
ferred to a committee in the board
of aldermen, and, after this had been
h.
was Of the opinion that the protest
should be investigated. He had been
informed nonresident workmen were
to be employed, and the cut stone to
be used was to be furnished from out =
side the city.
Mr.. DAILY said he had heard the con-
tractors had taken the job SO low that
they would have to &C out of the city
for help and material, in order to erect
the building. The contract was con
firmed by a vote Of to 8, Messrs. DAILY
Reardon and Arosin voting against it.
Assemblyman Craig stated, after the
adjournment of the assembly, that the
contractors had taken the work at a
very low figure and would not be able
to pay high wages, but he did not be-
lieve non-residents would be employed
Resolutions directing the street rail-
way company to pave Fourth and
Third streets, introduced by Mr.. Kirke
were referred to the committee on
streets. The ordinance directing the
company to construct and operate a
double track line on St Adams street
frcm Grand to University avenues
also went to the same committee with
out reading. The Preliminary order for
a sewer on st. Adams street from Mar
tin street to University avenue, was
passed. The bill of Fielding & Shep-
ley for the collection and disposal of
garbage in January, was referred to
the committee on streets.
Tie resolution passed by the board
directing the city attorney to take
steps to compel the street railway COM
pany to remove snow from the streets,
was passed by a vote of to f. those
opposing it being DAILY, Kirke, Mabon
and Thompson.
The resolution requesting the mem
bers of the Legislature to repeal the
police pension fund passed by a unani-
nous vote.
The final order for a sewer on Jack
son from Grove TO Thirteenth, was
passed, but afterward the vote was
reconsidered on motion Of Mr.. Reardon
and the matter sent to the committee
on streets. A final order was passed
for a sewer on Dawson street from
Cypress to Forest streets.
The contract for laying wooden side
walks for 1897 awarded to George N.
Warren at an estimated cost OF $23, 900
by the board Of public works, was re-
forred to the committee on ways and
means.
Preliminary orders were passed for
paving Broadway from Third to Sew
enth street; Third street from SibIey
to Wacouta; Ashland and Laurel ave-
nues from Western avenue to Dale
street, also for a sewer on Cedar street
from Seventh street to the river
The board of public works was di-
rected by a resolution to report plans
for lighting the city with gas and
electric lights during 1898 on or before