The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-01
that it pass and it was pass

Mr.. Johnson further explained that he
could not vote for the passage Of the
ordinance at present. He had had no op-
portunity to look into it, and when on
top of this the statements were made by
| responsible parties that false represent
tations had been made, he could do
nothing but vote for reference back
to the committee. So far as he could
see there was no desperate need of it's
passage and short delay would not
prevent It's passage at some future date
or his voting for it if everything was
all right.
On the roll call. on Mr.. Days motion
to refer, the vote stood six to two,
Messrs. Albrecht and Dix opposing the
reference, and Mr. Kirke being absent.
Messrs. Daily. Johnson and Larson vot-
ed for the reference without any fur
Their explanation.
Mr. Reardon said he had intended
voting for the ordinance, but as 1t re-
quired seven votes and two Of the sew
en- members present had stated they
would not favor it's passage, he would
vote to have it referred back.
Mr.. Thompson and President Craig
offered the same explanation for their
votes.
An effort was made by Mr.. Dix to
| nave the motion recOnSidered, but it
was lost by tie vote, Messrs. DAILY,
Larson, Johnson and Reardon voting
against the reconsideration.
After the assembly adjourned Mr.
Dix stated that a gentleman interest
ed in the Northwestern Telephon COM
pany had approached him during the
afternoon and asked that he remain
away from the meeting with a view
of breaking the quorum. AS to whether
any of the other members had been
called on he could not say.
Mr.. Albrecht said he had not been
asked to remain away from the meet
ing, but that Mr.. Freely. of the North
western Telephone company had laid
before him statements as to the finan-
Cial condition of the new company. He
said he had advised Mr.. Freely to go
to, as he did not care to listen to such
matters.
Charles S. Cairns. counsel for the
Minnesota Central Telephone company,
In an interview after the meeting, said:
1.-The tactics being pursued by the
opposition are not new. They are the
same which the Bell companies have
| always used to bushwhack in the dark
and never come out in the open with
their opposition.
Notwithstanding several committee
meetings have been held by the as
sembly committee on streets and one
or two by the committee from the
board of aldermen at which this mat
ter has been considered, and all Of
which were publicly announced in ad-
vance, the Bell people hold their emf
sarries and say nothing until the day
that action is likely to be taken by
one of the branches of the common
council.
''They then spread the same reports
that were spread in Minneapolis, which
were thoroughly exploded after an in
vestigation by the committee from the
city council of Minneapolis The lines
are the property of the business men
in the country. who desire to use them,
if permitted, in ordering goods from
the wholesale houses In St. Paul and
in doing business with the merchants
and people.
eff not permitted to do So the bust
ness men in the country will feel that
they have been mistreated by the city
of st. Paul, and will naturally resent
it by giving all their trade to the city
of Minneapolis, into which city they
have been admitted with open arms"