The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-14
HAD A WARM TIME.
JOINT coMafITTEE BATS GASOLINE
PROPOSITION BOTH
WAYS
ATToRNEYsaHAvE HOT SCRAP
No Hopes OF american Development
Compssny securing Consider
alton zof It's AI1uring
ba 4;a=e Bid.
ATToRNEYsaHAvE HOT SCRAP

The Joint committee on streets spent
over twot hours yesterday afternoon in
the consideration of bid from the
American development company to light
the city with incandescent gasoline
lamps, and while it concluded its labors
by practically agreeing to accept the
bid, yet ITS action amounted to moth
ing. Jointly theAyote was eight to five.
but in a division of the bodies the as
sembly was decidedly in the negative.
-Four of the votes to reject came from
its side of the house, while in the board
committee President Schiffmann was
alone in this respect.
The controversy will now go before the
respective bodies at their next meeting,
and as the assembly will undoubtedly re-
fuse to concur the rejection OF the bid
is sure.
Any hope of the American Development
company securing consideration of its
bid was shattered by the statement Of
the assistant corporation attorney, who
held that he call for bids was clearly in
conflict with the specifications in that
sufficient publicity had not been given.
Between the, call and the opening or the
bids six days only interviewed, while in
order to comply with the specifications,
which demanded a display of exhibits five.
days previous to the opening, eleven, days.
in his opinion. should have interviewed.
Mr.. Griggs said he had ceuntenanced the
rejection of all bids not complying with
the specifications, but on investigation
he had found he was in error.
AsSemblymen Wheeler and Benson both
grasped this as a way out of the diff
Guilty, and wanted the bid rejected. The
representative of the American Devel
opment company also responded with
repetition of his former proposition to
again bid if another call was made.
Aid. Murphy, however, opposed it on
the ground that the city had received
similar propositions before, but for some
reason or other the city always got the
worst of the deal. .fFhis proposition is
aIuring," said MIR. Murphy .'but ST.
Paul has no assurances that if we accept
the bid it will be,forthcoming and carried
out as we are told. Tt is all on paper.
As the representative of the American
Developments company, Harris Richard
son, an attorney FSehemently objected to
his client being stunned down, and in his
remarks injectedBsa sentence to the effect
that Mr.. Paterson the agent of the
Cleveland company was asking Cor a
retria1 with the corporation attorney as
his counsel. ops
'.This is azpefsoflal affront," cried out
Assistant Cooperation Attorney Griggs,
: as he rose eco Ills feet, and trembling
with anger faced Ibis accuser. 81 wont
stand it.. Such remarks are contemplate.
4 have heard such statements before, and
if they areUrepeated those responsible
will have to answer to me. They are
false. [ am working to ssive this city
what it should have cheap light, and
serve notice on the American Develop.
ment company now that if / am here q
year hence i will be found doing the
same thing. If ana the counsel for the
Cleveland firm, then my chief is guilty
too He = is Interested with me- in this
question, and have his help. l have
said ST. Pauls is paying tl:rees times as
much as thought for it's light, and L
stand by that assertion" a4s.is
Here Mr.. Richardson. attempted to- deny
that he had made any accusation or
seNen. said the words credited TO. him, but
MI, Griggs refused to be, .pacided. II re-
peat It is conteplpffble,''' he answered..
Mr.. Paterson. the representative of the
Cleveland firm, consumed the. remainder
of the time in explaining. his position,
and the responsibility Of the company,
after which a vote to reject, followed
by one, to accept the bid of the American
Development company was taken. The
latter alone carried, but owing to the di-
. vision it was of no effect:
: The consideration of the bid for gas
lighting was put over to another date.