The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-17
OPENED LAST NIGHT AT THE
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
ALDERMEN.
DOG NUISANCE AT HAMLINE.
COUNCIL IS Asked TO SUPPRESS
1T Blythe DOGS NEIGH
BORS.
FEEDER FOR. ROBERT STREET
Dakota County Citizens Want the
Lower End of the thorough
fare Made PassabIe.

Bids for the collection, removal and
disposal of garbage and dead animals
for the year 1898 were opened at the
meeting of the board Of aldermen last
evening. The specifications called for
bids for doing the work in districts,
each Of the eleven wards being deslg-
mated as a district. Twenty-seyen bids
were received. One of the bids was
for doing the work in the eleven dis
tricts, and while the specifications did
not call for any such proposal, the bid
was sent to the committee on garbage
along with the others. Two Of the bids
for doing the work in districts were re-
jected, one owing to no certified cheek
accompanying the bid; and another be-
cause the bidder had offered to do the
work for 500 when he meant $1,000.
The work is being done at present by
the St Paul Carriage company for ST.
100 per month. In the event of the
lowest bidder in each district being
awarded the contract, the total cost of
the work next year will be $12, 1890, as
against $13,560 for this year, saving
Of 81 ,091.10 for the coming year. The
members of the council advance the
opinion that in addition to the work
being done at a saving by the district
plan, it will also be much better at
tended to than when it is in the hands
of a single contractor. The joint com
mittee on garbage has held to the
idea that in awarding the contracts not
more than one district will be awarded
to a contractor, but it is a question
as to whether this parceling out of the
contracts will be legal. Corporation
Attorney Markham is of the opinion
that the council will have hard work
to hold that a bidder who is respon-
sible for a contract in one district Is
not responsible for one in another dis
trict, particularly if he is the lowest
bidder in both districts. 1t was stated
last night that Hugh Martin, who was
the lowest bidder in Districts 1, 2, 3, a.
. and 9, was in reality the st. Paul
Carriage company, or rather that the
company was behind Martin. The bids
by districts were as follows:
First-Hugh Martin, $780, W. J. Preston,
s., 300
Second-Hugh Martin, 5000.
Third-Hugh Martin, 81, 200.
Fourth-Hugh Martin, 81, 900; Jens Peterson,
s., $50
Fifth-IIugh Martin, 81, coo; P. c. Qonnell,
81 285.
sixth-Fred Linderman, $50; Hugh Martin,
$1,000; ]. II. Renters, 1880.
Seyenth--D. W. Moore 81, S99 30; w. ]. Pres
ton, 81 800; Hugh Martin, $2,700.
Eighth-W. j. Preston, 81 1920; Hugh Martin,
s.. 500
Ninth..Hugh Martin, $1,000; Preston An
derson. s1,212.
Tenth-W. j. Preston, $74o Hugh Martin,
$500; D. W. Moore. $799.9O.
Eleventh-W. j. Preston, $500; Hugh Mar
tin, 5000.
P. ]. Ekberg, who submitted bid
for the First district, agreed to do the
work for $780, but admitted that he
meant 81, 900 instead. The bid was re-
jected. Wyman & Leyde put in a bid
for removing the dead animals during
the year and offered to do the work
for 81. AS the bid did not conform to
the specifications, it was rejected. The
bid of Nicholas Feyen to do the work
in all the districts for $4,000 was re-
ferred to the joint committee on gar
bage, as well as the other bids. The
committee will tabulate and report as
to the successful bidders at the next
meeting.
Ten residents in the vicinity of Smell
ing avenue and Blair street petitioned
the council to have a nuisance abated
in the neighborhood The nuisance
consisted, the petition stated, Of num-
Der of dogs at $50 Smelling avenue
north which barked and howled nights.
destroyed poultry and property, and
made it dangerous for pedestrians and
bicyclists travelling on the street. The
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committee on police.
The board of public works submitted
its senli-annual report as to the num-
Der and condition of the public lamps.
The inspection was made in October,
and the following lamps found in serv-
ice:
Gas lamps . 662
Gasoline lamps ........ .................313 80
Electric lights 49,. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 12O
All of the lamps the board report, are
necessary and should be maintained The
report was sent to the committee on gas
William Grace, a resident of Dakota coun-
ty, in communication to Mayor Doran,
called attention TO an act of the legislature
passed in 1887. This provided that the city
could appropriate $4,000 to build a road con-
Meeting with South Robert street in Dakota
county. Mr. Grace stated that the road would
be a valuable one for the city, and as the
property holders Of West St Paul and Da-
kota county had opened the road, that the
city take action looking toward an appropria-
ton. The matter was referred to the COM
mittee streets.
The resolution passed by the assembly
allowing the charter commission $3.50 with
which to employ a stenographer was con-
CURED in by unanimous vote Of the eight
members present.
The report of the committee on police
recommending concurrence in the action OF
the mayor as to the removal of Patrolman
Walsh was adopted unanimously
The ordinance passed by the assembly re-
lating to the sale of liquor to minors and
prohibiting minors from visiting saloons was
sent to the committee on license.
Aid. Kenny was appointed as the member
from the board to witness the destruction
of cancelled certificates Of indebtedness and
coupons by the comptroller.