The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-17


Passed Under Suspension of the
Rules.
The greater part of the session of the
assembly last evening was spent in dis
cussing In the committee of the whole
the question of collection and disposition
of garbage during the year 1900. Health
Commissioner Ohage presented the de-
tails of the plan by which the garbage
is to be handled under the health depart
ment next year. A report Of the COM
mittee which has had the subject under
consideration stated the work as at pres
ent conducted by the contractors was
undertaken for inadequate compensation,
and the service was maintained at the
lowest point tolerated by not very ex-
acting public. The specific causes to
which was attributed the prevailing evils
of the contract system were the impossi-
bility Of reaching nonresident property
owners and the lax enforcement of ex-
listing laws; the inadequcy of the force
Of inspectors to control the contractors
inadequate facilities employed by the
contractors for collection, and the 1nfre-
quency Of collections; the indiscriminate
disposal and distribution of garbage and
refuse in Objectionable places and lack of
all facilities on the part of the health de-
partment whereWith to abate nuisances.
The committee reported that 1t would
take 81 $50 to carry on the work under
the health department., this sum being
divided as follows: One superintendent,
$3.50; two inspectors, $500 each, 81, 400; forty
horses, $4,000 thirty men employed $15,-
600; total, $21, $50.
The assembly adopted the following
resolution by unanimous vote:
That it is the sense of the common
council that provision be made in the
from the general fund Of the city for the
year 1900 for the purpose of defraying
therefrom the expense of the collection
dead animals for the year 1900, Including
the necessary outfit therefor, the work
to be done by the employees Of the health
port Of the committee on streets Of the
assembly. dated Nov 16. and on file in
the b 9f1i is{+ Of the he, city clerk n,eo
that he had removed Detectives George
w Wells and James Y. Werrick from the
force for the ,''good Of the service was
read and the action of the mayor con-
CURED in by a unanimous vote.
The appointments Of Samuel Shedrosky,
Oscar, Olson and Andrew Evans as mem
proved.
The st, Paul Show Case company was
granted lease to the east half of. lot
3, block 183, Robertsons addition to West
ST. Paul. The Minnesota Canning COM
pany was also granted a lease for twenty
five years TIC the west half of lot 8, and
lots As and 6, Robertson's addition to
West st. Paul
A resolution by Assemblyman Nelson
passedN authorizing the health commits
sioner to appoint George G. Bowen as
inspector under the milk ordinance, vice
George Brookins, resigned. The salary
Of $500 is to commence Nov. Is and be
paid out Of the general fund
An ordinance amending the peddlers'
ordinance was passed under suspension
of the rules. 1t provides that no ped
,dlers' vehicles shall be allowed to re-
main longer than fifteen. consecutive min
'utes in one place, nor after said persons
shall have been ordered to remove by
any police officer.
. A resolution by Mr.. Kirke, authorizing
the Northwestern Telephone company to
put its wires IN conduits in the district
bounded by Selby and Portland avenues,
Dale and Victoria streets, was sent to
the committee on streets.
The final order for the paving of Rosabel
street, from the union depot grounds to
Eighth street, was referred back to the
committee on streets. Assemblyman AL
brecht stated that there was to be con-
siderable building on the street in the
spring and the property owners desired
the order for the paving to be delayed.
The final order was passed for the paw
ing of Broadway from Seventh to Grove
streets.
The bond of the Mississippi Valley Tel
ephone company In the sum of $4,000,
with the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty company as surety, was ap-
proved
An adjournment was taken to Thursday
evening, when the street lighting con-
tracts will be awarded.