The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-16
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
HEALTH COMMISSIONER oHAGE,s
ORDINANCE PASSED PROVIDING
FREE BATH HOUSES
MAYOR SENDS BOARD A VETO

Bids Opened for Construction of the
Superstructure of the WabasIla
CIausen Reports the Lowest Bid
der to Be j. C. Wagner 6 Co., of
MiIyvaulSee-st. Paul Firm Second.
The ordinance prepared at the instance
of Health Commissioner Ohage providing
for free bath house on the island to the
west of the Wabasha street bridge was
passed at the meeting of the board Of
aldermen last night. under a suspension
of the rules.
Commissioner Ohage said an attempt
had been made some years ago to fur
nish free baths, and the city had APP
prcpriated $1000 for the purpose. All that
had been done was to put in bath house
at the Bethel boat, just below the mouth
of two big sewers. He had prepared the
present ordinance early so that there
would be no trouble in opening the free
baths in June next. Permission had to be
obtained from the government at WASH
ington, and this he was certain would be
granted The bath houses would not be
an artistic triumph at first, but they
would answer the purpose, and would be
the nucleus of more modern structures.
The river at the west point of the island
was an ideal spot as the water for dis
lance of 100 to $50 feet was not over five
feet deep. No charge would be made for
the use of the baths, but those who did
not wish to bring soap and towels could
secure them by paying cents.
The revenue derived from this source
would pay the two attendants who would
have charge of the baths, and there would
be no expense at all to the city, as the
bath houses and stockade to protect the
bathers would be built by subscriptions
The Turnverin had agreed to furnish two
instructors daily, who would teach those
who wished to swim. He had been
prompted to take this step first by cleani1-
ness and also by the fact that each year
a large number of boys were drowned in
the river while bathing. The records
showed seventeen deaths by drowning in
the river in 1897; fourteen in 1898, and five
50 far this year.
LODGED A VETO.
The mayor sent in a veto of the resolu-
ton transferring a hotel runners license.
TIE veto was as follows:
Board File No. 1O399, being a resolution
to authorize the transfer of hotel run
ner's license No. 5, issued to Con Nc
Carthy for the year ending April II. 1900,
to Peter Murphy, is herewith returned
without my approval
1.-The objection thereto is this: MT
Murphy, in my opinion. is not a proper
person to be entrusted with any license.
The records of the municipal court Will
show that he has been before said court
In addition to the above complaints have
come to the executive of the foul Ian
guage used by this man in presence OF
visitors and passengers to and from the
union depOt that the police will seS
that he is entirely excluded from that
locality"
ferred without discussion to the commit
tee on license.
July Aid. Kenny introduced a resolu-
ton transferring to Peter Murphy the
hotel runners license issued April II TO
Con Mccarthy. 1t was passed by the
board of aldermen, but when 1t reached
the assembly was referred to the commit
tee on license. There was some question
in the committee as to whether Murphy
was entitled to the transfer, and dele
cation of hotel runners appeared before
the committee to protest against the
transfer. The point was made by those
who opposed the transfer that Murphy
had been before the police court several
times, and under the ordinance this pro-
vented him from securing license or
transfer.
The matter was laid over until the
Judges of the police could be heard from.
A few days later Clerk COnroy sent to the
committee a paper signed by Judges Hine
and Orr, setting forth that after a care
full examination of the records Of the
court since June 1854, he had been unable
rs1,Al. ,s,1-A
Peter Murphy for violation of any ordi-
nance of the city. On the strength of
this the assembly passed the resolution
directing the transfer by vote of to 8,
those voting against it being Messrs. AL
brecht, Benson and Nelson.
WABAsHA STREET BRIDGE
Bids were opened for the construction
of the superstructure of the Wabasha
street bridge. The bidders and amounts
were as follows:
Pennsylvania Steel company, $685. 403.5O;
Chicago Bridge and Iron company, $780,
5S3. 70; William A Lee, SIG, 81. 20; J. G.
Wagner & Co., $74,S125O; Toledo Bridge
company $S1,184; Gillette-Herzog Manu-
featuring company, $84,1475O; Charles L.
Strobel, $79, 03S.S0; King Bridge company,
81, 693 50; Wrought Iron Bridge company,
$S1, 1896 20.
City Engineer Claussen. to whom the
bids were referred for tabulatiOn, report
ed that the lowest bidder was ]. G. Wag-
ner & Co.. of Milwaukee. One estimate
made some weeks ago was that the SUI
perstructure would cost over $4,000, and
with the present price of iron the bid of
the Milwaukee firm at $74,S1250 was a
reasonable one, and the firm was re-
sensible one.
Aid. Bell inquired as to the next lowest
bidder, and was informed that William
7 Do, SON II
er than the Milwaukee firm.
Aid. Sanborn said there was no particu-
lar rush for the awarding of the contract
and moved that the bids be referred to
the committee on streets for considera-
ton. This action was taken and 1t is
understood an effort will be made to
award the contract to w. A. Lee, the
local contractor. who is the next lowest
bidder to J. G. Wagner & Co.
TELEPHONE ORDINANCE.
Aid. Reeves introduced an ordinance
giving the Northwestern Telephone COM
pany the right to erect poles and string
wires on the following streets:
West side Earl, from Hastings to Eau
Quier: south side Fauquier, from Earl
to Payne; south side Whitall, from
Payne to Westminster; south side Gran
tie, from Mississippi to CORTLAND road;
east side CORTLAND road, from Granite
to Sycamore; south side Sycamore, from
CORTLAND to Rice, north side Lafond
from Rice to Como; north side Mime
haha from Como to Fairvlew; east side
Fairview, from AIinnehaha to SeIby;
west side Smelling, from Selby to Mon
treaI; north side Montreal from Smelling
to Davern; west side Davern, from Mon
treaI to Stewart; west side Mather, from
Stewart to Mississippi.
AS one of the conditions for the au-
thority conferred the company so con-
meets it's lines and various exchanges
operated by or under its direction that