The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-16

| IF. B. Doran had better appoint an
other board of public works."
In this language did Aid Lndahl, at
the meeting of the board of aldermen
last night, indicate his opinion of the
mayors judgment as eXemplified in the
personnel of the present board of pub
lie works.
THE board of public works doesn't
pay any attention to preliminary or
der" chimed in Aid. Kenny "All they
think of is drawing their salaries
| It's about time they stick a pin in
| themselves and find out where they're
| at"
Aid. Stutzman agreed that Aid. Ken
| ny s suggestion was a timely one.
AND so the aldermen turned down the
| quartette Of public works commission
! ers, who owe their 81, 500 jobs to Mayor
Doran.
The foregoing expression Of disap-
proval were called forth by the adverse
report of the board of public works on
the preliminary order for paving East
seventh street from the bridge to Hope
street. The board reported that the
naJorlty OF the property owners along
the line of the street were opposed to
the Improvement this year, but would
011er no objection next year.
On, we've heard that cry before"
exclaimed Aid. Kenny. That's been
the boiler for two or three years. It's
about time we had board Of public
works that realized the necessity of
improving the city's streets"
~ am with Aid. Kenny" spoke up
AID. L1ndahl IF. B. Doran had better
appoint another board of public works.
Just because some Eastern real estate
owners opposed the Improvement 1t Is
| blocked"
\ q ref hit
| committee on Streets" said Aid. Ken
! ny. Don't let the board Of p,1blic
works run things. It's about time those
fellers' stuck pin in themselves and
found out where they're at
u agree with Aid. Kenny" added
| Aid. StutZman, ''but I suggest we re-
| refer the adverse report to the board"
With request to reconsider their
action" supplemented Aid Sanborn.
"A new preliminary order is the
| proper proceeding" suggested Presi-
| dent Bigelow
Aid, Kenny-what's the use of that?
No attention will be paid to it. All
those fellows think of is drawing their
| salaries
why not amend the report by in
| structing the board of public works TO
proceed to make the improvement ?" in
| CURED Aid. Bell 81 make such a mo-
| ton
ID n
nounced the chair
At this juncture City Engineer Rund
lett, at the invitation of the board, said
that there was no question that the
street needed paving In it's present
condition it was almost impossible.
The original motion to refer the mat
ter to- the committee on streets was
lost by vote of 9 to 2, but upon
| motion of Aid. Donahower the adverse
| report was referred to the corporation
attorney. with instructions to prepare
a resolution requiring East Seventh
street to be paved between the points
named
The board passed the usual ordinance
locating the polling booths
The telephone ordinances. passed nv
the assembly, one granting to the Min
! nesota Central Telephone company a
long distance franchise, and the other
granting a local franchise to the Miss
issippi Valley Telephone company, were
referred to the committee on streets,
Whlch VIII hold a special meeting next
| Friday night at 7:30. The board will
meet next Tuesday night to take action
on the report of the committee.
During the brief discussion of the
| long distance franchise, Aid Sanborn
| offered an amendment to section II by
adding a clause providing that the
Minnesota Central Telephone company
|
| before Nov. 1, 1885,
The ordinance from the assembly
| authorizing the city clerk to advertise
for bids for a new market house and
site or for an exchange Of the present
market house site and building there
for, was passed without debate.
| In accordance With communica ton
| from the city clerk reminding the coun-
Gil that the time to appoint election
| judges and regulate other matters per-
| tanning to the county election. had ar
rived, the president appointed Alder
men Donahower, Kenny, Bell and AL
lard to represent the board on the Joint
| committee.
A communication was received from
Comptroller McCardy explaining why
he refused to audit the resolution for
| the payment Of the salaries of the two
men appointed by the health commits
sfoner to inspect the work Of garbage
| contractors.
| The resolution charged the salaries to
the general fund. but the comptroller
insists that they are chargeable to the
| health department fund.- which, he de-
clares, contains money enough to pay
! these men.
Health Commissioner Stone, who was
present, declared that if he had to pay
the men out Of the health department
! fund, he would be obliged to discharge
he didn't wish to criticise the city
comptroller, but he would say that his
| department fund had been cut 81, 900 be-
low last years appropriation.
The board adopted a resolution au-
thorizing the payment of the men out
of the general fund on the representa-
| ton Of DR.. Stone that the health de-
partment fund could not stand the eS-
| pense. The men are to receive $50
month each.
Several resolutions for the construc-
ton Of cycle paths were referred to the
! committee on streets.
| Bids for the renovation of the market
| house roof were received from the Ia
Der Roofing and Cornice company, Srib-
| ner, Libbey company, ST. Paul Roofing
and Cornice company, and August
| Walstein, and were referred to the COM
mittee on public bui dlngs.
The board Of public works sent in
recommendation for a final order for
boulevarding Grand avenue, from Flor
al avenue to Grotto street. It was re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
The award by the board Of public
works Of the contract for laying ce-
ment sidewalks during the coming sea-
son to the st. Paul Sidewalk company,
was confirmed, as was the award Of
the contract for laying wooden side
walks to the st. Paul Carriage COM
pany.
A petition, signed by nearly thirty
firms In the wholesale district, was re-
ceived asking the council to pass both
telephone ordinances.