The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-25
SAME OLD SCISSORS
ASSEMBLY INSISTS THERE IS A
RENDERING PLANT AT SOUTH
ST. PAUL.
so BACK GOES THAT CLAUSE
OFT AGAIN WHEN THEY GET
TO TT.
JOINT COMMITTEE NECESSARY
To Settle a Question That Might
Have Been Disposed of Weeks
Ago.

The assembly took another whirl at
the garbage specifications last even
ing. The result was that the clause
which had been stricken from the
specifications by the board Of alder
men, relating to the garbage being dis
posed Of by the rendering process, was
again inserted.
Assemblyman Reardon also had
series of resolutions relating to depart
ment stores which. after some little
talk. were passed by a vote of the
seven members present, Messrs. DAILY
and Dix not putting in an appearance
at the meeting.
The special committee on garbage
through its chairman, Mr.. Thompson.
reported that there were two or three
rendering plants in South st. Paul.
These were sufficient to care for all the
garbage from St Paul Mr.. THOMPSON
explained in detail the rendering pro-
cess and said the owners of one Of the
Plants had satisfied him that the gar
bage could be properly handled. They
had agreed to take the garbage from
the contractors and care for it free of
charge. He denied that he had any
personal interest in the collection Or
disposal of garbage. Mr.. Kirke saw
no reason for striking out the render
ing clause from the specifications. On
motion of Mr.. Albrecht the report Of
the committee was adopted and the
specifications were again amended so
as to provide that the garbage shall
be disposed of by the rendering pro-
cess. The specificat ions as amended
will again go to the board Of alder
men for convenience. The board will
meet Tuesday evening and in case the
members insist on striking out the
clause relative to the disposal of rem
dering the matter viii he referred to a
committee en- conference from both
bodies.
DR.. Stone, seen last evening, said
there should be some action taken by
the council which would settle the
question at an early date. He had
been informed by the president of one
of the rendering plants at South st.
Paul that the garbage and dead Gli-
mails would be taken either from the
city or contractors without any ex-
pense. In view of this statement he
failed to see why the members of the
board of aldermen could not cCncu,
with the assembly in having the gar
bage disposed of by a rendering pro-
cess. The talk about it being more
expensive to the contractors to have
the garbage rendered did not, in his
opinion, have much weight in the face
of the letters from the owners of rem
dering plants, stating that the garbage
would be handled by them free of
charge.
A set of resolutions were handed up
by g.. Reardon relating to the depart
rnent stores.
The resolutions ask the legislature tC
empower the municipal governments
OF the state to license department
stores and indorsing an investigation
Of the stores by the senate committee
Mr.. Reardon, in speaking of the res
olutiOnS, said it would do no harm tC
pass them. Other states and cities
were taking action in the matter and
st. Paul might as well be "in the
swim as other cities.
Mr.. Craig said he was not ready
to vote for the resolutions, and sug-
gested they be referred to a commit
tee. What he objected to was tbs
preamble, which stated facts he waI
not prepared to say were true Until
he could investigate the charges, ne
should have to refuse to vote.
Mr. Kirke saw no harm in passing
the resolutions at once
MIR. Albrecht suggested the preamble
be amended so as to read "it is al
legged"
Mr.. Reardon agreed to this, and
after the amendment had been made
the resolutions were adopted by a
unanimous vote Of the seven members
present.
The city clerk was directed to send
a copy of the resolutions to the mem
bers of the Ramsey county delegation
in the legislature
A resolution directing the EMPLOY
ment of Mrs. E. Strickland as matron
at the smallpox infirmary at a salary
Of $35 per month was referred to thl
committee on ways and means.
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