The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-05

The City Clerk Is instructed to he
turn Checks to the Bidders-Ai-
6ermen Passed the Resolution
Awarding the Contracts by Only
the Required Number of Votes
Tax Estimate COncurred In.
DIR. Ohages scheme to have the health
department take charge of the collection
and removal Of garbage was turned down
by the board of aldermen last evening.
but the assembly, which had regular
session Immediately after, stood by the
health commissioner and his plan to
man. The result is that the health COM
missioner will continue his work at least
for the present
The matter came up In the board of
aldermen on a report Of the committee
on streets, recommending that the con-
tracts be let to the lowest bidders The
report was amended so as to provide
that the corporation attorney, in drafting
the contracts for the several wards,
should provide that not more than $500
should be spent for the removing of rub
bish and refuse from vacant lots and
alleys during the year.
On the roll call to award the contracts
Aid. Bantz stated that he did not feel
like voting, as the specifications under
which the bids We're asked for We're SO
improperly drawn that the contractors
could not bid intelligently. He did not
think the Specifications should include
the removal of refuse or rubbish, and
suggested that they be amended and
new Dds asked for. Asked by President
DonahoWer how he desired to vote the
Eighth ward alderman said he was un-
decided. The roll call, proceeded with,
stood seven for the awarding of the con-
tracts and one against 1t took eight
votes to award the contracts and knock
out the pet scheme of Health Commits
sioner image Aid. Bantz was still I'M
decided as to how he should vote. but
after several appeals by his colleagues
voted for the awarding of the contracts.
Inose voting for the awards were: AID.
bantZ, BiomQuist, Bell, Kenny, Murphy.
reeves, Shepard and Donahower. Aid.
SanDorn voted no. and Aid, Allard
and Knauft were absent
Inc aldermen repaSsed the resolution
nAlns the tax estimate for this year. as
the corporation attorney, since its pas
sage, discovered that in order to insure
tHlcateS Of Indebtedness, the estimates
would have to be passed In 1900. The
board adjourned to this evening at &
Q CLOCK, When the ordinance authorizing
the issuance of tax levy certificates of
Indebtedness in anticipation of the tax
levy will be repassed.
Inc assembly was slow in commencing
business, and a caucus was held TO con-
sioer the action Of the board OF alder
men relative to the letting Of the gar
oase contracts. by unanimous vote
poth Iii the caucus and in the assembly.
the members decided to allow DR.. Cha ee
TO proceed with his plan, voting unani-
lnously to reject all bids received for re-
moving the garbage, and passing a reso-
iution dlrectlnS the city clerk to return
the certified checks to the several bid
derS.
The ordinance passed by the alder
men, liking the tax estimate figures for
lSOU, was conCurred in
Inc appointment of Kenneth Clark by
Mayor Kiefer as member OF the fire
board was agreed to.
Abraham Weleh's plea for reinstate-
ment on the police force was filed. The
report Of the committee on streets adj
verse to the paving of Rosabel street
was adopted. 4-,.I
The communication from the comp
trolier, announcing that he would not
transfer the $4,000 in the insurance fund
to the school fund, was read and referred
by President Dix to the committee on
education, but later this action was
reconsidered and the letter filed
The bond Of J. C. Donahower as a.
member of the board Of water commits
sioners. with John Peterson and A r.
Kiefer as sureties was approved. There
was some question as to whether the
mayor could act as surety on the bond
of another city official, but the approval
of the bond by First Assistant Corpora
ton Attorney Griggs removed the doubt
on this point.
q. f. Croker, q veteran of the Civil
war and man Of integrity and ability"
the resolution stated, was ordered en-
ployed from month to month as a keeper
of the West side dump at $45 per
Croker had been discharged from his
month. The resolution also recited that
position by the city engineer for insult
ficient reasons, and on account of such
discharge the resolution giving him
back his job was passed. Messrs. AL
brecht and Warner voted no.
The ordinance amending the hotel run
ners' ordinance so that the judges of
the police court do not have to certify
that the applicant has not been con-
Vlcted OF any mlSQemenOr In that court,
was passed.
The ordinance granting the Edison
company the right to use White Bear
avenue to bring in the current from APP
pie River Falls was amended in this
particular and passed.
The corporation attorney advised that
the Chicago Bridge and Iron company
could not be obliged to pay SEQ per day
for failure to complete It's contract for
the Sixth street bridge within the speci-
fed time, and the final estimate In IA
yor Of the company was passed.
The assembly adjourned to this even
ing at $40 o'clock, when it will meet to
pass the ordinance authorizing the is
suance Of tax levy certificates of indebt-
edness.