The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-20

Ihetl. -OiuCldI reported the GTIDDen
Lumber company was the lowest bid
der at $13, $50.
The special committee on garbage re-
ported in favor Of awarding the bid for
collecting andaa removing garbage for
1877 to Eugene d. ,Kelliher. Aid. Dona-
mower said the committee was in favor
OF awarding the Contract to the lowest
Dluder, put had not gone into the ques-
ton OF the responsibility Of the bidders.
AID Llndahl SAID the specification call
ed Tor bond bling given by the con-
tractor and approved by the council.
Ala. Markham remarked, the bonds
men were never proceeded against and
IT was a very hard matter to proceed
on a bond. HNhe result was that the
question Of whether the work was to
be done well or bad depended on the
contractor
Aid. Stutzman said it was a question
whether some Off the bidders could get
good and sufficient bondsmen. Aid.
Donahower thought there was some
question about having the specif1ca-
tons amended and If this was done
new bids would shave to be advertised
| for. Aid. Kaldunski said Mr.. Preston
| wanted to be heard on the bid. w. J.
Preston said If they could not give the
| final bond, why the council could pro-
ceed against his bondsmen. He men
toned the names of J. G. Donnelly,
+. Berrfsford and ]. s. Mccormick.
| He was interested with E. D. KeHiher,
| the lowest bidder, and the one the COM
| mlttee recommended the award of the
! contract to-
In answer to q. question Of Aid.
| DonahoWer, Mr.. Kelliher stated he
was of age, that he was twenty-three
! years old.
| Aid. Lindahl moved that all bids
be rejected. Aid. Kaldunski seconded
the motion. Aid. Donahower sug
gested that new specifications be
drawn up under the supervision of the
! health officer, city engineer and
committee from both branches of the
! council. AID. Bigelow said it was per-
| fectly plain to him and also the
other aldermen that the work could not
| be done for the price bid by Kelliher.
| On the roll call to reject all bids, all
| the members, with the exception of
Bell and Kaldunski voted in favor OF
| the bids being rejected. A committee
| Of three from both branches of the
| council was ordered appointed, to pre-
pare Specifica tons for the collection
and removal Of garbage. To this COM
| mittee was added the health commits
siOner and city attorney. President
Markham named as such committee
Aid. Stutzman, KaIdunski and Bell
| The bond Of the Union bank, in the
sum of 5000, 600 With Maurice Auer-
bach, Robert Mannheimer, Ansel OPP
penheim J. B. Tarbox and Arnold
Kalman as sureties, was approved.
The committee ion. ways and means
submitted a report fixing the salaries
Of the police department at the same
scale as last yeaUy
The committee. reported in favor of
the salaries ofteTnployes in the offices
OF city clerk, city treasurer, engineering
department, and beard of public works
being fixed by theI heads Of the depart
1rnent.' fs~->~. &OrtS'{5,. -..t-.- -J-.
The resolution fixing the salary of
the janitor at the market house at $50
per month caused some discussion.
Aid. Lindahl said the committee on
public buildings had been ordering men
and repairs on the building and there
should be halt called. For December
the expenses were about $500 and the
receipts $3.50. Aid. Kaldunski wanted
the matter sent to the committee on
public buildings and intimated that in
the near future, the market house
might be closed so as to save the city
money.
A resolution was adopted directing
the mayor and president of the school
board to take steps for the erection
Of suitable addition to the Ericsson
school. The sum of 49, $50 was put in
the tax estimate for this purpose and
the First ward alderman, as he eX-
pressed it, wanted the work started at
once.
Aid. Kenny had resolution passed
directing the street railway company
TO clear all surplus snow from the
streets, fon which their tracks run, with
in twenty -four hours after the snow
T -fall.- Aid Bell and Shepard voted
against the resolution.
The sum Of $100 was appropriated
from, the police fund to buy a, rogues'
gallery.
The report from the board Of public
works, as published in the G | yes
terday, regarding the lighting of the
streets, was read and referred to the
committee on gas.
The board ON the recommendation of
the committee on license approved a
batch Of fifteen applications for liquor
licenses, among the number being one
from John Doreen for a license at 484
Robert street. This Is the place kept
by Charles F. Eggert over whose ap-
plication for a license the Citizens
league made a fuss Egger,t before any
final action was taken, withdrew his
application. The city directory does
not given the name of John Doreen.