The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-22
DIX Can TRY AGAIN
HIS ORIGINAL WHOLEsA LERS'
ORDINANCE AMENDED TO CON-
YEY HIS MEANING.
WAS KNOCKED IN THE HEAD.
ASSEATBLYMEN HAVE SOME FUN
OVER THE QUESTION OF GAR
BAGE CONTRACT.
DIDN'T WANT TO PLAY ANY MORE,
But Finally Concluded to Try An
other Slide Down tE,e Alder
manic Cellar Door.
WAS KNOCKED IN THE HEAD.
DIDN'T WANT TO PLAY ANY MORE,

It was a short and uneventfuI meet
ing that the assembly held last night
Mr.. ReardOn took his customary filings
at the garbage contractors, the street
railway company and the city engineer,
and there was some discussion prior to
taking action on the bids for collecting
garbage. When this matter was reach
ed, Assemblyman Craig moved that all
the bids be rejected. Such action was
opposed by Messrs. Thompson and Dix,
who INDUCED the vain hope that the
assembly might take a stand against
rejecting the bids and thereby bring
about reconsideration by the board
Of aldermen of its action in rejecting
1he bids, whereupOn they might be con-
sidered afresh. Mr.. Reardon and Pres
1dent ArOSin felt the same way and
voted with Thompson and Dix against
Mr.. Craig's motion to reject the bids
But there were five votes in support
of the motion, and so the bids were
all thrown out.
Then came the resolution from the
board providing for the appointment Of
joint committee of three from each
body to act with the health commits
pairing a new set of garbage specifica-
tons
Il move" said Mr.. Reardon, ito
strike out the word assembly wher-
ever it appears in that resolution"
THAT would be no more than right"
responded President Arosin but [
guess the assembly had better have a
hand in preparing these specifications"
With he accent on 'thpSp
The resolution was then adopted by
a vote of five to four, and President
ArOsin appointed Messrs. Kirke, Thomp-
son and Daily to represent the assem-
bly, on the committee.
The Dix resolution, requiring all
wholesale liquor dealers selling intoX-
1cating liquors in quantities less than
i've gallons at a time without possess
ing license to sell liquor al retail, to
procure such retail license forthwith,
came back from the board of aldermen
with a significant amendment incor-
porated within it. The amendment
made the resolution apply only to
wholesalers who sell to others than the
retail liquor trade. The resolution was
Enthusiastically clear in it's terms, but
the newest assemblyman Mr. AIbrecht
couldn't see through it,
i think" said Mr. Albrecht, that
this resolution is ambiguous and ought
to be referred back to the committee
on license, in order that another reso-
luton may be drawn that will effect
uate its object"
If that's the case" remarked AS
semblyman DAILY, II move the resolu-
ton be referred back to the committee
on license, so as to knock the am
bIguity out of it," Oaughter)
Assistant Corporation Attorney Phil
lips said that the amendment rendered
"a O1Tr+i
suit IN illegal discrimination between
the wholesaler Who sold at retail to the
retail liquor trade alone and the whole
safer who sold liquor at retail to other
than the retail liquor trade. The reso-
luton was referred back to the COM
mittee on license, where the whole
amendment viii probably be knocked
out of it,
A communication from the mayor.
suggesting that a conference be held
between the joint committee on streets
and the officials of the street railway
company relative to the disposition of
the surplus snow along the street ca r
lines, was referred to the joint com
mittee on streets.
The December bill Of the garbage
contractors, Fielding & Shepley.
amounting to $l,211, was approved by
vote Of eight to one Assemblyman
ReardCn voted against the aDprovaI
old not believe that pound
OF garbage collected during the past
two months had been disposed of i'm
accordance with the specifications. Mr..
ReardCn regarded the allowance Of the
bill as equivalent to a gift of 5000 to
the garbage contractors.
The resolution from the board of
aldermen directing the street railway
company to remove within twenty-four
hours the surplus snow along its lines
was adopted by vote of seven to two.
MeSsrs. Daily and Kirke voting in the
negative, as they favored a reference
OF the matter as suggested by the
ma yOr, with a view of securing prop
er and equitable division Of the work
between the city and the street railway
company. Mr. Dix expressed the opfn-
lon that the street railway Company
ought to be compelled to pay the bills
already incurred by the city in remov-
ing the surplus snow thrown from the
tracks by the cOmpany's snow blows
Aid. Lindahls resolution for the con-
structiOn Of an addition to the John
Ericsson school was adopted, on the
statement of President Arosin that
there was plenty of land upon which to
build the addition.
The board resolution directing the
school board to take steps to relieve the
oVercrOWded condition Of the Ericsson.
Cleveland and Harrison schools was
FeieFFed 10 the committee on streets.
An ordinance was introduced by Mr.
Dix establishing new patrol limits on
the West side. The prohibited district
within which the ordinance declares no
license for the sale Of intoxicating Iiu-
uors shall be issued is bounded by
South Robert street, the line of the
Chicago Great Western railroad and
Annapolis street. 1t is a triangular
territory Of considerable size. The
ordinance was referred to the commit
tee on license.
The ordinance requiring all persons
driving sleighs within the city limits
to attach thereto or to the harness of
the horses a bell or bells, that can be
heard for a distance of 100 feet, was
passed.