The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-04
NEARBY OPPOSES TT.
Bill Proposing to Allow Lon. Car
bage COntracf

The house committee on municinal 1ooisto-
iS "a 0 OF which Representative w w. Dunn
Iast IISey' is chairman, met at the capitol
to r. an,o tO consider a grtst of bills sent
~ ~ aLlons them the Johns measure (nro-
t1uIhg mat cities Of over 80, 900 be authorized
snd IA@Ae nve,year contracts for the collection
Mccar removal OF garbagel: City Comptroller
tacCaruy ana n. w. Phillips, of the eity at
tofneys ONCE, were present and were 6esrd
IN IN opposition to the passage of the measure
NJ NJ McCaroy. IN substance, gave as his view
; ;la' such plan would amount to anticipat
ing future tax levies, would mortgage tban,
lor nVe years and effectually tie the hands
u NJ Inc city council during that period.
ne recognized in the move an entering
which, If allowed, would open IN the wav tf a
t1ns contracts for fuel for the city. oats for
one 9re department and so on. If contracts
ressor Dg made for five years, was there any
Ieaso1 Iney could not later be made for 6fty
"a Mr. Laybourn asked that Duluth Be
NOT included in the provisos of the hill If ~
Gnesf for anu LIT Mr. Cray made the same re-
4uest lor f1enneptn, on the ground that he
was unwilling to see such authority rferraS
upon her city council. ~ 0oAieir eu
mn Mr. -, Johns asked MIR McCardy if it were
not the TACT that, according to DR.. stones
statement the city could save SEQ 0Go bS
SSIsTTing nVe-year contract, to which Mr..
$3.50 aIuy replied that he deprecated any at
otinpI nlade by any company to do the work
at TOO low rate, the work was almost
pure 70 De poorly done and most EXPENSIVE
- tho me end. The feature which provided
mat the company to which such a contract
was awarded was to present to the citv tbe
plant at the expiration of the contract he
ana not think much Of -o
MT. Barta, of st. Paul thought that No
council should be allowed to make a con-
Isct the HE OF which was longer than the
ne ne Oh the body making it, and If this was
T TI mere was opportunity Of irregularities.
me hatter was held over until Mr. Johns
nlght consult further with Dr. Stone re-
garding the question.
me committee without ceremony turned
DOWN the Sheehan bill, which has ~ SEED tha
SENATE, authorizing cities to compromisa
Claims arising out of failures to keen con-
oracts. Mr.. McCard., appealed to for his
oplnlOn' thought to pass the bill would Ace
slinp4y opening the gates for the comnronlp
t ts,mg OF claims which should rightly be at-
tenGed TO by the courts. The COMMITTEES
Will recommend its indefinite postnonement
inc next measure taken up was House
Flie 650, by Mr.. Goss, of Winona county
me Dill provides for the separation Of farm
ANUS from cities, and applies to the sub
urD OF Sugarloaf in the east end of Winona
some OF whose citizens wish to be cut off
from the city. Representative Hill a mem
per OF the committee hailing from the citv
u W nona, considered the measure per-
hiclous one, and agreed to move for indef
nlte postponement. 1t appears that some
Hlteen years ago this suburb was ANNEXED
10 Wlnona and has since then enioved civ
improvements and aided in the payment Of
taxes NOW the people are anxious to get
away from the burden but will continue 10
ENJOY the benefits but the committee be-
neVes That this can only be done upon q
majority or the residents of both the city and
me poruon desiring to be cut off signing a
petition to be voted at a special election
and not upon simple application like the
one made to the legislature, The hill was
unceremonioUsly strangIed