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
Observation-Disclosures 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 ALTERS disposed of or
acted upon, including an ordinance for a
municipal art commission were the fol-
lowing:
+ Alderman Holmes car-sweeping ordi-
nance was adopted after vain effort on
the part of Alderman Mccoy and few
others to defeat the purpose of the ordi-
nance by not including car sweepers in its
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 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-
vertising for bids and Of doing the work
by contract, in case it was found that it
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 o. 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. II
was 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 ut 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 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 tc
the aldermen of the fifth and sixth wards
Municipal Art Commission.
Alderman 'Chatfeld presented his long
contemplated ordinance calling for the
creation of a municipal art commission
in accordance with the act of the las1
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 bt
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, citizen not
member or identified with any fine art
society.
| 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 a minority report l
accordance. The inevitable contest on tn
floor of the council was delayed owing t
the refusal of Alderman Dwyer at tn
eleventh hour to sign the majority repor
Alderman Dwyer widened the breec
between himself and his colleagues on tn
fire committee bit more last night by III
sisting upon an investigation to deter
mine the responsibility for the chang
) in the plans of the new fire engine hous
' on Fourth street, necessitated by an erre
in the original lot measurements. f
, charged that there had, been serious il
regularities by some one. The other CON
! mittee members retorted that he knew a
about the matter at the time the change
; were authorized, and the Dwyer motto
was laid on the table by bare majorit
of one, however.
Alderman Dwyer also tried to open u
the fire department horse purchase maj
? ter anew by motion that the city cler
; advertise for bids for twelve horses an
that they be purchased on inspection
: This notion also went to the bone yard.