The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-07
IN need OF The MONEY
BUT THE ALDERMEN WILL NOT
LET LOOSE
THEIR PATRIOTISM LOW EBB
Soldiers Reception Committee Asks
for $500 to He Used In Caring for
the Boys Returning From the
Front - Resolution Buried in
Committee - Northwestern Tele-
phone Company Work Delayed.

Mayor Kiefer Comptroller McCardy
and A. S. Tallmadge, officers Of the
soldiers reception committee, acting III
their connection with the organization,
attended the meeting of the board of
aldermen last evening. Some weeks
ago Comptroller McCardy, vino Is also
treasurer of the committee, forwarded
to the council an audited resolution
asking for the appropriation Of $500
from the city emergency fund for the
use Of the committee. The assembly
passed the resolution, but the alder
men refused and sent the measure TO
the ways and means committee.
Aid. Reeves last evening asked that
the resolution be recalled from the
committee. AS there were but eight
of the eleven members of the board
present and it required nine votes TO
appropriate money from the emergency
fund, no action was taken.
The Northwestern Telephone COM
pany was authorized to erect poles ana
toria street from Selby avenue to Mar
tin street. north side Of Martin street
from Victoria to Rice; east side OF
Mackubin street from Selby to Summit;
south side of Dearborn avenue from
Styker avenue to Ohio street.
Later in the evening Aid. Shepard
had the vote reconsidered and the reso-
luton referred to the committee on
streets.
Comptroller McCardy notified the
board that Frank Huber was not en-
titled to a rebate of 81 on his dog
license. Huber paid 81 June 1 for q
dog license and as the fee was after
ward reduced to 81, Mr.. Huber asked
for a return of half his payment. The
k10 To-
feet that "the council had no power TO
relieve any citizen of any lawful tax"
A resolution authorizing a three-yeat
lease from Aug. l, 1898, Of the present
police station on West Third street,
was passed. The rent Is 500 per
month
A communication from the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul railroad com
pany, asking for permission to lay and
operate spur track In front of block
&c. st. Paul proper, was referred TO
the committee on streets.
All the preliminary orders passed by
the assembly for macadanizing and
boulevarding streets in the Seventh
ward went to the committee on streets
at the request of Aid. Sanborn.
The contract for furnishing forage 20
the police department was awarded 70
Tierney & Co.
The aldermen agreed to the transfer
of the saloon license of ]. Fishback
from S91 West Seventh to 846 Cedar
street. The transfer was in location
only.
The ordinance fixing the salary Of the
twelve bicycle policemen at $3.50 per
year was passed under a suspension
of the rules. The bike f1atties" will
receive $40 per year more than the other
patrolmen.
Aid. Murphy introduced a resolution
providing that when members Of the
street force were discharged they
should be Immediately paid off and not
have to wait fifteen days for wages.
The committee on ways and means win
investigate and prepare suitable reso-
luton to remedy the matter.
The assembly resolution granting the Mis-
sissippi Valley Telephone company the right
to construct conduits and to erect poles on
certain streets was referred to the commit
tee on streets by the aldermen last night. -,
A resolution previously passed by the as
sembly, calling upon the Great Western
It's tracks crossing South Robert street was
referred t. the committee on streets but
upon explanation from Assistant Corporation
Attorney Taylor was reconsidered and passed.
Mr. Taylor said that to Immediately pass the
resolution would permit of the city entering
into an agreement with the company, so that
the bridge could be at once repaired by the
city without the latter prejudlcing any of its
rights in the mandamus proceedings before
the court
There was some opposition to a couple Of
resolutions providing for the expenditure OF
1898 to repair the hall in the Market house,
but they were finally passed after one of
them had been lost. The first resolution pro-
vided for the expenditure Of $3.50 for the
small hall on the second floor, where the La
dies auxiliary to the Manufacturers union
is to soon give an entertainment Aid. Muir
ply and President Donahower voted against
this, but in view of Aid Shepard's explana-
ton Of the reason for spending the money,
changed their votes on a reconsideration.
The second resolution, appropriating $50 for