The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01
AN ART COMMISSION
Provided Form Ordnance introduced
in City Council.
CAR SWEEPING is REGULATED
Alderman McCune Attacks the Bill
Boards-PrOmiscuOu Police
Dept Purchases Stopped.

The city council discussed wide range
OF municipal matters last evening and got
some business out of the way. Much,
however, was only temporarily disposed
OF. Among the matters disposed of or
acted upon, including an ordinance for
municipal art commission, were the fol-
lowing:
Alderman Holmes car-sweeping Ordi-
nance was adopted after a vain effort on
the part of Alderman Mccoy and few
others to defeat the purpose of the ordi-s
nance by not including car sweepers in it's
application.
The waterworks committee was turned
down in it's purpose to advertise for bids
for the construction of the superstructure
of the new northeast pumping station.
By a vote of sixteen to eight the council
decided to continue in effect the plan of
building the new station by day labor
and ignore the question Of cost. The COM
mittee was unanimously in favor of ad-s
vertising for bids and of doing the work
by contract, in case it was found that 1t
could be done more cheaply thus.
The practice of the Purchasing OF sup
plies by every Tom, Dick and Harry in
the police department was summarily
stopped by a resolution, fathered by
Chairman Nelson of the police committee.
requiring that all bills hereafter contain
the 0. K. of the mayors secretary. Chair
man Nelson explained that the present
system in the department was very loose.
Alderman Powers fought another
losing fight in his attempt to gain Off
cial recognition for minority reports. 1t
was a tie vote. The Recommendation of
the majority Of the rules committee that
the question be laid on the table was also
lost, and by the same vote, and the matter
is now under the head Of unfinished bust
ness.
Aimed at Bill Boards.
The unsightly condition of the Washing
ton avenue route to St. Paul on account of
the great number of bill boards lining the
avenue had impressed itself upon Alderman
McCune, and last night he struck blow
for reform by fathering a motion that the
Milwaukee and Great Western railway
companies, which it seemed to him, con-
troll the matter in large part, be instructed
| to have the boards on their rights of way
| removed The motion was referred to
! the aldermen of the fifth and sixth wards.
Municipal Art Commissions.
! Alderman 'Chatfeld presented his long
contemplated ordinance calling for the
creation of municipal art commission
| in accordance with the act Of the last
legislature. Alderman Chatfield explained
that the time seemed opportune for push
| ing the movement The ordinance was
given it's first reading. The legislative
enabling act provides that the commission
shall consist of five persons, to be ap-
pointed by the mayor as follows: One
man out of three whose names are to be
submitted by the oldest art society; one
out of three to be submitted by the parl
board; one out of three to be submitted
by the library board; a painter, sculptor
or architect, and fifth, a citizen not
member or identified with any fine art
society. 49,
| The Hose Problem. ~. .
The expected, long drawn-out contes
over the award Of the contract for fir
hose did not materialize last night. TIL
committee met in the afternoon, and afte
the usual brisk exchange of opinion, thre
Of the five members voted to give tn
contract for fire hose to the Bowers Rub
Der company and the chemical hose con
tract to the Plant company. Alderme
Leighton and Peterson thought the fir
hose contract should be split up anon
the Plant company, the Northwestern
Betting company and the w. S. Mott com
! pany, and prepared minority report !
, accordance. The inevitable contest on tn
J. floor of the council was delayed owing
the refusal of Alderman Dwyer at TT
, eleventh hour to sign the majority repor
Alderman Dwyer widened the breee
between himself and his colleagues on TT
) fire committee bit more last night by Ii
sisting upon an investigation to deter
i mine the responsibility for the chang
s in the plans of the new fire engine hous
7 on Fourth street, necessitated by an errt
s in the original lot measurements.
. charged that there had been serious i
. regularities by some one. The other con
a mittee members retorted that he knew a
+ about the matter at the time the chang
. were authorized, and the Dwyer motto
. was laid on the table by bare MAJORS
: of one, however.
% Alderman Dwyer also tried to open I
% the fire department horse purchase ma
Y ter anew by motion that the city cle1
g advertise for bids for twelve horses al
q that they be purchased on inspectio
= This notion also went to the bone yard.