The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28

draw contract in accordance with the
specifications was adopted by a vote of
TO 1, Aid. Shepard voting IN the mega
tive. "A recess was then taken, and
Vice President Craig called the assem-
bly, to order with Assemblymen Rear
don Thompson. Kirke, Daily, Albrecht
and Dix present.
With the consideration Of the reso-
luton Of the board Of aldermen, Assem-
blyman Kirke offered an amendment
providing for the acceptance of the bid
OF the st. Paul Carriage company pro-
Vfding for the rendering process for
disposing Of garbage, being $11, $50, and
$1,000 In excess Of the charge for other
disposition. Assemblymen Daily and
Mabon voted against the amendment.
but on the resolution as amended, AS
semblyman Daily was alone as opposed
to the measure. He stated in expla-
nation of his vote that he had heard
rumors OF the successful company be-
Ing in deal with the health depart
ment and added that in his opinion 1t
was impossible to perform the work
according to the specifications for the
sum bid by the carriage company. A
recess was then taken to allow the
board of aldermen to consider the
amended resolution.
Then the storm began to gather Aid.
DonahOWer moved to lay the resoIu-
ton on the table. but finally Withdrew
his motion in favor Of one by Aid.
Shepard to adopt, which was seconded
by Aid. Lindahl. Mr.. Shepard then
took the aldermen to task for 1illy-
dallying with so important a matter,
no bod
thought that to render the city garbage
meant a great outlay of funds, While
as a matter of fact the city contractor
was ready to undertake this disposition
of the refuse for merely 81 900 addition
al cost. Such being the case he was
of the belief that the child's play Of
the past should be put aside and deffn-
lite action taken. The motion to adopt
the amended resolution was then put
to vote and lost by vote of five to five,
Kaldunski, Kenny, Larson, Stutzman
and Bigelow being recorded in the
negative.
A deadlock seemed inevitable, but
Aid. Lindahl jumped into the breach
with suggestion for joint conference
committee of three members from each
body to consider the matter in special
session. The plan was favored and
the following committees were appoint
ed: Board of Observation-Disclosures
lindahl and Larson; assembly-Rear-
don, Kirke and Thompson.
In the committee room a lengthy dis
cussiOn was Waged on the adoption of
the rendering process, those faVOring
this method claiming that in addition
to its other advantages it gave the
city more protection in case suit should
be brought for improper disposition of
the garbage, while those opposed to
expending the extra $1,000 declared the
protection ample under the $10,25O bid.
citing the fact that the city had not
been sued within the last ten years in
regard to garbage matters and claim
ing that even if the rendering con-
tract was accepted the garbage would
in reality be disposed of in the same
manner as under the cheaper bid Fin
ally Assistant Corporation Attorney
Phillips, being called upon for his opin-
ion, stated that the protection to the
city was the same in either case, and
in a moment the opposing factions APP
peared to be reconciled, there being no
audible vote against a joint committee
report recommending the acceptance of
the Carriage cOmpany's lower bid, with
out the rendering process.
When the board of aldermen recon-
Vened the original resolution was i'm
mediately adopted by vote of 9 to l.
Aid. Shepard alone voting in the mega
tive on the ground that he favored the
rendering process.
Regardless of the report Of the Joint
committee a division arose when the
matter came before the assembly, and
the resolution was lost by the follow
ing tie vote: Yeas, AIbrecht, Kirke,
Reardon and Craig; nays, Dix, Mabon,
Thompson and Daily. Mr.. Thompson
stated that he had not voted in the
joint committee meeting, and even if
he had he had been a member of other
conference committees which had not
stood by the joint agreement and he
did not propose to do SO regarding the
issue in hand.
Assemblyman Reardon explained his
vote with an arraignment of the as
sembly for lodging an important mat
ter and stated that he was willing to
vote any old way to effect a final set
tlement of the garbage question He
thought the matter was understood
in the assembly, he said, but remarked
that his friend Assemblyman Kenny
had evidently put a spoke in the gar
bage wheel and prevented a settle
mGnt.
Mr.. Kenny asked for the floor a mo-
ment and replied warmly to Assembly
man Reardon's allegations, declaring