The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-09

Mr.. Arosin wanted the ordinance re-
ferred to the committee on license, and
the motion to refer was carried by
vote of to 4, Messrs. Dix, Reardon,
Thompson and Craig opposing the
reference.
E. e. Mcdonald, as attorney for the
bondsmen on the bond given by the
Minnesota Savings bank, submitted
proposition to settle for 1888, in full
of any and all claims. The bond was
in the sum of $4,000, and was given
as security for $4,000 deposited in the
institution by City Treasurer Horst.
The attorney for the sureties claims
that according to the charter Of the
city the amount to be deposited In the
bank should not exceed the assess
ment of the capital stock of such bank.
AS the assessed capital stock was the
amount proposed for a settlement he
asked that it be accepted. The mat
ter went to the committee on ways and
means, Corporation Attorney Mark
ham stating that the case would come
up in the court Nov. IS, and he would
like to have some action taken before
that date. The bondsmen were Her.
man L. Schade, George J. Mitsch, L.
]. Casserby, Charles E. Chapel, L. D.
Barnard, Frederick G. Stevens and
Thomas F. Conroy
The communication Of the secretary
of the charter commission, asking for
funds with which to employ a steno-
srapher, was laid on the table. Under
a resolution offered by Mr. Johnson
the sum of $3.50 was appropriated from
the certificates of indebtedness fund
for the use of the charter commission.
This, Mr.. Johnson explained, would
carry the commission E 1ng until Jan
1. at which time the council would
have funds on hand to meet the ex-
penses of the commission. The reso-
luton was adopted by a unanimous
vote.
The resolution of Aid Kenny, passed
by the board Of aldermen, was con-
Cured in by the assembly by an unani-
nous vote The resolution directs the
street car company to operate it's cars
only for the purpose Of carrying pas
sengers as provided under ordinance
1927. In case the company fails to
do as directed the corporation attor-
ney is to take steps to compel the
company to comply with the terms of
the ordinance.
The bids for furnishing and lighting
the gasoline lamps for the coming year,
were read. On motion of Mr.. Johnson
the certified check, which accompanied
the bid of Nicholas Feyen, was ordered
returned and his bid rejected. Feyen' S
bid was 971a cents per lamp per month,
while the lowest bid was n cents.
Mr. Kirke moved that all the bids
be rejected as he understood that in
case this was done much lower bids
could be secured
Mr.. Daily said there had been a deal
of buttonholing and talk about reject
ing all the bids, and he knew where 1t
came from. There had been bids re-
ceiVed in answer to the advertisement,
and they were made in good faith. He
favored giving the contract to the low
est bidder
Mr.. Johnson said he owed Mr.. Seeger
nothing, but some years ago when the
contract was taken away from Seeger,
the lights had been like lightning bugs.
During the past year the lamps had
been all right. He thought there was
such thing as getting the lights too
cheap.
Mr.. Kirke withdrew his motion to re-
ject all bids, and the same were re-
ferred to the committee on gas. A
meeting of the joint council committee
on gas will be held this afternoon to
consider the bids.
The application Of Fritz Kuehner to run a
saloon at 105 Hastings avenue was rejected,
This owing to the protests from resi-
dents and property owners.
The assembly refused to concur with the
board in awarding the contract for sup
Gillette-HerZog company, Of Minneapolis. The
contract was referred to the committee on
streets, the members Of the assembly being
opposed to letting contracts to Minneapolis
firms.
re assembly concurred in the action of
the mayor in the discharge of Patrolman j.
P. Lynch.
The assembly adjourned to Friday evening"
when the contract for the lighting of the
gasoline lamps will be considered.
The meeting of the board of aldermen was
presided over by Vice President Allard, in
the absence of President Bigelow
Aid Kenny asked that the vote by which
the action of the mayor in discharging Patrol
man John P. Walsh was concurred in be re-
considered. On the roll call for a reconsid-
GRAFTON there were seven votes in the aftirma-
tive and two in the negative, Messrs. Kali
dunski and Larsen voting against this &C
ton. The motion to refer the matter to the
committee on police for an investigation
brought out a lengthy discussion. Mr. Kenny
said the officer had been charged with rob-
berry, and when his case was presented to the
council the charge was changed to drunk
enness and disobedience OF orders. me next
day he had noticed the mayor in an inter
view stated that the charge of robbery had
not been or would not be withdrawn.
T. D. OBrien, attorney for Walsh, said
Sergeant Davis had charged Walsh with
robbing a man of $40. Walsh insisted that
he was entirely innocent of the charge made
against him by Davis. AS to the letter OF the
mayor Mr. O'Bren said the mayor had writ
ten II at the request vi 1llSHuS III OIuCl
TO let Walsh down as easily as possible. If
the council did not investigate the charge
made by Davis. he would, in justice to his
client have to take the matter into the
courts.
Walsh. in his own behalf. said there was
nothing about drunkenness OF disobedience OF
orders in the investigation before the mayor.
All he asked was fair investigation. in or
der that his character might be cleared from
the serious charge against 1t.
The matter referred 10 the committee
on police for investigation, all of the alder
men favoring this action except Aid. San
born.
The mayor notified the board that P. ].
Lynch had been removed from the police
force for drunkenness, and asked that his
action be concurred in. This was done by a
unanimous vote.
The board adopted the specifications for
lighting the city with gas and electricity for
the year 1898 Under the specifications the
contract is to be for lighting the city in one
district, as agreed upon by the joint commit
tee and the gas company few days ago.