The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-30
EXPO DEAL AGAIN LAID OUT.
NECESSARY TWO-THIRDS FOR IS
SUING DEED NOT FORTH
COMING.
Jury Recommends Hin, To the Mercy
of the COuPt-NifnneapOiis
Matters.

ST. uSSitu with aIINlrS or state last
evening. 1t talked a good deal about
the city treasury and the matters which
nave grown out of the deficits, and it
spent long time trying to decide
whether it would live up to two Quit
claim deeds which previous councils
mad passed in connection with the eX-
position property. A majority were will
lng and ready to accept the proposition
made by 7. B. Janney and B. F. Nel-
son to pay the city $4,000 for a third
quit claim deed, out the charter re-
CURED a twO-thirds vote, so the reso-
luton was defeated
w. I. Nye presented a claim of $63. 25
for doctors bills on account of injuries
sustained while in the citys employ,
which claim was sent to the commit
tee on claims
Hhe city attorney was authorized to
settle with Nina Anderson by paying
her $50 on account of injuries sustained
by falling into a catchbasin Jan 2. 1876.
Claus O. Peterson was voted 1896. O2
on account of expenses incurred in the
election contest for the seat of alder
man from the Eleventh ward now held
by Aid. Neeson.
. ). Griswold was ordered paid $3.50
In full for injuries sustained
Aid. Kiichi moved as follows:
Ihat the present city treasurer elect
be required to furnish before qualify
ing and entering upon the duties of his
ONCE bond in the sum of 81, 900 900,
with sureties who can Justify in that
sum, and that each surety be REQUIRED
to justify as to the amount and nature
of his property and where located and
as to whether the same is encountered
or otherwise.
A communication was received from
the mayor calling the attention Of the
council to the necessity for a snow ordi
nance which can be enforced, with
which was a communication from the
city attorney addressed to the mayor
to the effect that in his opinion the
present ordinance cannot be legally en-
forced. 1t is suggested that legislation
be secured from the legislature to cover
the point. In line with these communi-
catlons there was petition from John
Schmidt, asking for $50 for doctors bill
and $50 on account of loss of time, both
occasloned by the breaking Of his leg
because of icy sidewalks
The board Of trade sent a communi-
- '7A1iiS tIldt the CITY purchase
and send cut 1000 copies of Mime
apolis Through a Camera prepared
under direction of the board
AID. Andrew Anderson asked the
council to pay him $500 on account of
expenses incurred in the election con-
test with Alex Swanson and a similar
claim was made by Aid. Peter Nelson
Tor $485.2F on account for his contest
with Claus O. Peterson.
Chief Engineer StetSOn submitted +ha
list of appointments to the fire depart
ment 1t is the same as last year
without changes or promotions, EXCEPT
the appointment Of two substitutes as
regulars and six men who may or may
not be reappointed, that matter still
hanging fire.
A. E. Allen, clerk of the municipal
court, announced the appointment of
the following: Harry Moore as first
assistant; j. Frank Wheaton, as sec
ond assistant; P. J. Sjoblom as third
assistant in his Office and the appoint
ments were confirmed. The only new
appointment is that of Mr.. Sjoblom;
Mr. Moore having been advanced to
take the place of Mr.. Lydiard who was
elected city clerk.
report was presented by City At
tOrney Healey, in response to the uues-
ton as to the status of Sly, 1898 SIS COL
lected by the county treasurer in May,
1CVO, IS1S11Sd W III d IGSO1uIlOn DIV AID.
kiichli, in which he said that in his
opinion the county was acting only as
the agent of the city and as such could
be expected to exercise only due dill
gence in collecting and caring for the
money of the city, which had been
done. The money was tied up in the
failure Of the Farmers and Merchants
and other banks about that time and
the efforts to collect the money have
been delayed by legal obstacles, but
the case is now on the calendar for
trial at the next term of court
Upon the motion of Aid. Crosby the
council VSted to authorize the commit
tee on ways and means to issue and
sell 100000 of city bonds for the bene-
fit of the board of education Mr.. Cros-
by said he had investigated the need
Of this money and he learned that there
are now 1900 children who are either
compelled to go to school in Easements
or have only half-sessions. He there
fore urged the necessity of the action
proposed, and the council voted unani-
mCusly to vote the bonds.
F. w. Baumgartner and about 100
other dairymen and others petition the
council 10 repeal the ordinance which
provides for the examination of dairy
herds for tuberculosis by the use Of
the tuberculin test as a diagnostic
agent. It urges that the Koch's lymph
Injuries healthy cows, drying them up,
and IN many cases fails to detect the
disease in those that are sick
The water works committee sub
mitted its list of appointees for the
coming year, making in the main re-
appointments, except as follows:
n. Elmer, Jr., clerk in registrars
office.
W. E. Race. inspector,
Y. H. Slough, meterman.
William Wintheiser, foreman. street
service, advanced from assistant fore
man. G. A. Gray having been let out.
Fred Snyder, laborer.
Alexander Swanson and Hugh Jen-
nings, as oilers at pumping station No.
2; p. H. Berry, fireman, and John Ly-
den, laborer. pumping station No. g.
Among the new oilers are Alex.
Swanson, who was the Republican cam
didate for alderman Of the Sixth ward,
and ex-Ald. Hugh Jennings, of the
Third ward
Aid. Shepley introduced a resolution
requesting ". G.. Nye to furnish to the
city council information whether or not
be has countersigned any orders upon
the treasurer at a time when there was
no money in the proper fund where
with to pay the same, and, if so, the
number and amount of the orders so
coUntersigned by him, and his excuse
or justification, If any he had, for so
doing.
The preamble to the resolution re-
cited that it is reported that the CITY
comptroller has Of late habitually dis
oheyed the express provisions of sec
ton IL Of chapter 5 of the city charter
by courtersigning orders upon the
treasurer when there was no money in