The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-17
ONLY DESERVING TO BE HIRED.
THREE HOURS SPENT IN DISCUSS
ING GARBAGE SPECIFICA-
TIONS AND CONTRACT.
Aid. Markham Comes to the Rescue
of Fielding a Shepley on the
Fine Proposition.

session last night, during which 1t au-
thorized the comptroller to issue $4,000
in certificates of Indebtedness, the pro-
ceeds to be used in giving employment
to the unemployed. The committee to
have charge Of the fund and its dispo-
sitiOn is to consist of three each from
the aldermen and the assembly, to
which is added the mayor. Rules are
to be established by the committee of
seven, so that only those deserving
shall be hired. Messrs. Larsen, Kal-
dunski and Bell were appointed as the
aldermanic end of the committee.
Nearly all Of the three hours was
taken up in discussing garbage. The
meeting opened with five-minute
speeches from each and every one of
the members as to the payment of
collection and disposal of the garbage
for the month of January. Something
less than an hour was devoted to rou-
tine business, and then the talk about
garbage was again resumed. This time
it came up on the specifications which
had been prepared on which to adver-
tise for the collection and removal of
garbage for the eight months commen-
ClIS NdICn 1. 1u6 Sp6Clal COIIlulIICSS
had reported some weeks ago speci-
fications which called for the disposal
of the garbage by the rendering pro-
cess. The board of aldermen had the
first chance at the specifications, and
after some discussion struck out the
clause providing that the disposal
should be done by the rendering pro-
cess. This action was taken on the
statements of Aid. Kenny that there
was no plant in either New Brighton
or South st. Paul which could handle
! the stuff and that the insertion Of
| the clause in the specifications would
only increase the bid without having
! the work done. The assembly at it's
| last meeting by a unanimous vote
amended the specifications and in
serted the clause that the garbage
should be disposed Of by the rendering
| process. When the matter came back
to the aldermen last night the men,
bers decided by a vote of ten to one
to strike out the clause, and the speci-
/ fications will have to go back again
to the assembly for concurrence.
Aid. Kenny insisted that there was no
rendering plant either in New Brigh-
ton or South st. Paul, which could
IitdIIQIS lIlC DdSc COIIGCICQ III ~
Paul. The insertion Of the clause in
the specifications would simply raise
the bids to double the price of the
contract. He had been interested in
| the old Azotine plant and knew what
! he was talking about. Aid. Bell took
| the same view Of the matter and saw
| no reason why $1,000 should be paid to
| the contractors for work that would
| not be done DR.. Stone reported that
| one of his men had been told by Gen.
| Flower that the plant at South st. Paul
was prepared to handle 20 to 30 tons of
garbage per day. Aid. Shepard read a
letter from L. Heberle, president Of
! the Union Rendering company, at South
| st. Paul, which stated that the COM
pany had all the necessary equipments
to handle garbage brought to them.
Mr.. Shepard also said that the COM
pany had informed him that the gar
bage would be taken from the con-
! tractors free of charge. Aid. Kenny
! said the letter cut no figure with him,
/ from practical experience that it was
! impossible for the company at South
st. Paul to do the work. The Third
ward alderman scored a point by ask
! ing DR.. Stone If he knew Of his own
| knowledge, that any garbage had been
rendered during the past six years.
The health commissioner said he knew
uOlIlliS dDOGl CcI Uul IL
/ had been in charge of the office, gar
! bage had been rendered but short
! time Aid KaldunSki raised the QueS-
! ton that if the rendering company at
South ST. Paul would do the work free
! Of charge, why it was necessary to
provide in the specifications for the
work being done in this particular way.
On the roll call to strike out the assem-
bly, amendment, all but Aid. Shepard
| voted to eliminate the clause.
The bill of Fielding & Shepley for
! $1,2G4.07 for the collection and dispOsi-
ton of garbage during January, was
the cause Of a long discussion. The
original claim was for $1,227, but the
/ committee had deducted $23 as fines,
and recommended the approval of the
claim. Aid. Lindahl wanted the let
ter from the health commissioner,
| which was published some time ago.
| Mr. LindahI said the health commits
sioner had been given $1,000 this year
to look after the collection of garbage.
| The report of DR.. Stone had been to
| the effect that $251 should be deducted
from the ans unit of the bill for January,
the complaints having been investi-
gated and found correct. A majority
of the committee on claims had de-
| cided that $23 was all the fines to be
deducted. Aid. Kenny said there was
! the same fuss each month over the
/ garbage Dill. Inc nSd1tn cOIlIIllSSlOIbST
and his inspectors reported each month
that there had been lots of failures,
and fines had been reported, but each
month the council passed the bill with
out paying any attention to the fines.
He thought the fines should be de-
| Quoted.
DR.. Stone by way of explanation
i said the 904 complaints were all fail
! ures. and the amount Of the fines he
| had certified to which should be de-
/ Quoted was correct. DIR. Stone read
| from an ordinance to the effect that
the health commissioner was to in
vestigate all failures of the collection
| of garbage. He did not care to per-
secute the garbage collector for if he
did more than $1,000 could be deducted
| from the bill for January. DR.. Stone
i said it was not a question Of who want
| ed the garbage taken away, but that
| the contractor should do the work
under his contract. He considered it
| his duty under the law to see that the
contract should be carried out, and
he wanted the council to stand by him
| in seeing that the contract was en-
forced in all it's provisions
Aid. DonahoWer said he was in favor
| of standing by the health department
| and deductng the $251 from the bill
| as recommended by the health depart
ment. If this was not done what was
| the need Of having a. health department
and inspectors. Aid. Markham said he
was in doubt as to how to vote He
! wanted the contractor fined, IL he was
| negligent, but on the other hand he
was in favor Of doing strict Justice to
| the contractor He wanted the matter
| referred back to the committee for in
vestigation. The motion prevailed and
| the committees I'm claims -xr-iII hove