The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-17

Cycle Path Ordered.
The board Of aldermen last night turned
down the pet scheme Of Health Commits
sioner Ohage, to have the department col
lect and remove the garbage, by refusing
to audit the pay roll for the men and
teams employed during the first half of
the month
The award Of the contract for a new
police alarm system which was recon-
mended to be given to the Auto-Electric
company, was also turned down, and the
bids returned back to the committee on
streets.
Health Commissioner Ohages pay roll
aggregated $616.14, and the commissioner
asked: AS all the men are needy the
pay roll be approved" The pay roll in
detail was as follows:
J. H. Bohrer, collector and four teams,
w per month each, $40; John Farley,
Patrick O'Donnell. John Hinterscheid.
one team each, at Stopper month, $35 each
". j. Preston, collector and five teams, at
$1o per month, s175; Robert Patterson, col
$32 Is; William Urbach rubbish collector
and one team, at $166 per day, $S75 Nick
Ihill. William Fohs. August Bartz, Fred
tAucIi6, aug uSC InOnldS, NICK BleS, JOnn
Vogd, Michael Hider. rubbish collectors,
at $3.50 per day.
Aid. Knauft wanted the roll sent to
the comptroller for audit. Aid. Kenny
ton to Indefinitely postpone was car
ried by a vote of to 5, those favoring
such action being Messrs. Bell, Murphy,
Reeves, Kenny, Shepard and Donahower.
| The contract for a new police alarm
| system was the subject of long debate.
ho of he
report Of the committee, and Aid.
| Reeves seconded it.. Aid. Knauft said the
| firm which the committee recommended
| the award to had bid $12, 700 less this time
| than when the first bids were opened
| last summer. He was not impressed
with either the sincerity or reliability of
| the firm, and contended the council would
| not be justified in awarding the contract
! to them.
Aid. Shepard said the Electric
company was the lowest bidder, and, as
the company agreed to give bonds, he
could not vote for the highest bidder
! Aid. Knauft inquired if the Eleventh
ward alderman had not voted last sum-
mer for the Auto Electric company
| when its bid of s2S7O0 was the highest
of the three bidders.
| Aid. Kenny declared there was no need
of awarding the contract to any of the
three bidders. E. B. Birge had Of
fered for $4,000 to put the present sys-
tenn in repair and guarantee it for ten
years. There was no need of spending
$4,000 or $4,000 for what could be done
for $1,000.
L. j. Auerbacher, representing the Au-
to-Electric company, said his company
had capital of $1,0O0OO0, and would
give bonds for any amount asked for
by the city, and guarantee the system
TXn1 ha aan fol
planned the beauties of the system which
! he represented, and said while the Auto
Electric company might have capital
stock of 81, 100000, its paid up capital last
July was but 1000. Banks Cregier ad
vanced the views that he was the lowest
; bidder under the specifications, and Of
fered to give a bond in any sum fixed
| by the mayor, comptroller and chief of
police. that his system would give salts
faction. On the roll call to award the
! contract to the Auto Electric company,
the aldermen lined up as follows:
For the Auto company, Messrs. Bell,
: Murphy, Reeves, Shepard and Donahow-
er. Against the award, Messrs. Allard,
BlomQuist. Kenny, Knauft, Sanborn and
Bantz. All the bids were then sent back
to the committee on streets. Aid. Muir
ply moved that an adjournment be taxi
en- to Jan. "a, in order that the represent
atives of the three companies need not
remain in the city until the next regular
meeting, Feb 6. This was agreed to.
The resolution vacating portion of
Olive street, between Third, Pine, John
and Prince streets, for the use of the
Wisconsin Central Railway company
was adopted and the city clerk directed
to give notice of such vacation. The
company desires to enlarge Its freight
house.
The board of public works sent in the
award of contracts for the paving of
Broadway, from Seventh to Grove; Ninth
street. from Broadway to Locust, and
Wacouta street. from Seventh to Ninth
streets, but as the communication failed
to state what the streets were to be
paved with, the communications were
referred back for correction.
Bids for furnishing the city with lum-
Der were presented by the Gribben Lum-
Der company, John Martin Lumber COM
pany and Jefferson & Kasson.
The contract, estimated at $1,000 was
awarded to the Gribben Lumber COM
pany, after the bids had been tabulated
by the city engineer.
Peter Murphy's application for hotel
runners license was approved.
The application of the Edison Electric
Light and Power company to build a
sandrock tunnel in Wabasha street, from
Second to Seventh street, was referred to
the committee on streets. A resolution
fixing the salary of police sergeants at
STE per month, raise Of S.. per month,
was sent to the committee on police.
bicvcle path was ordered constructed on
Burr street, from Collins to Minnehaha
streets, between the street railway
tracks: on the east side of Burr street,
from Minnehaha to jerks street, and on
the south side of jerks street, from Burr
to Payne avenue, at an expense OF s4oo'
To be paid from the cycle path fund
Aid. Shepard requested the corporation
attorney to report in writing now much
the health department could eXpend IN
any one year, and If the $4,000 appro-
priated for the garbage fund could be
expended Il by the health commissioner
without further appropriation. AID Bell
also requested the health commissioner
70 report as to the number OF employees
In his department, compensation OF each
and the length of time employed. Inc
resolution passed by the assembly re-
iecting all bids for the collection ana re-
moval of garbage was laid on the taoie.
Aid. Bell prepared resolution ordering
the return of all checks sent In by the
bidders. except those of the st. Paui
Carriage company, M. j. MORTALITY a
Englund and George Brooklns- Inc
sixth ward alderman said 1t was posi-
HE that the assembly would agree Win
the board as to the letting OF contracts
for removing garbage. Whlle the matter
was being discussed the board aaJourneo.
MitcheIIs Are Divorced.
Judge Kelly yesterday filed an order In