The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-12
KNOCKS The
ADMINISTRATION
POWERS CRITICIzEs
MAYOR.
Alderman Rand's Crafty RejoMder
Larger Police Force Is Assured
All Night and Every Night Light
ing Schedule Is Adopted Without
Dissenting Voice.

AAAN ASAsstAo EssAASt ANAS3AAS.
ing Schedule Is Adopted Without
Dissenting Voice.
For the sake of the good old times,
Mayor James G.. Haynes attended the
council meeting last evening and was
royalty. entertained. First his antag-
onist. in the late mayoralty contest.
Alderman Fred NJ. Powers, tried to
shoot the administration full of holes
by exposing the Park theater Peter
Blar, the proprietor, had been con-
victed Of maintaining winerooms, and
yet, after it was established that he
was a yiolator Of the law, the noto-
rious resort was still permitted to re-.
main open. -
Z. When Alderman Lars M. Rand
arose apparently to defend the adj
ministration, he made few very craft
ty remarks. why shall we set our
selves UP as a criminal seourt and crit
icize our president, whosis mayor half
the time?" he asked II hardly know
what kind of an administration this
is half the time. There seems to be
something of an understanding, and
part Of the time it is democratic, and
then republican. But if either Mr..
Powers or myself. were mayor, j, don't
know that conditions would be bet
tered any, ~. s5s ,%
Alderman Dwyers argued: that the
fact that a conviction had been, OBJ
tanned indicated that the administra-
ton was doing its duty and wanted
the council to mind its own business.
Mayor Haynes was given the courtesy
of the floor to make a defense OF his
administration and the incident was
closed. 81 s,iss
The point was made by Alderman
Powers that the council had a right
to revoke theater licenses as we'll as
to issue them and he dug UP an old
law to prove his statement. He
moved to revoke the licenses of both
the Park and the. Columbia theaters.
The matters were referred to the COM
mittee on licenses.
Tilt with Electric Company.
1 Previous to the bout with the ad-
ministration cohorts, Alderman Pow-
ers had a tilt with the champions Of
the electric companies. He was beaten
in an attempt to secure the passage
of an amendment requiring the Min
neapolis General Electric company
to cut it's overhead wires on the APP
/ plcatiOn Of house movers, but took. Up
| the fight again later in the evening
and obtained the; passage of an
amendment requiring the Northwest
ern: Telephone company to cut it's
Wires.
The vote by which the Minneapolis
General Electric company escaped the
task of pulling down their wires
whenever they interfered with the
free passage in certain, streets stood as
4 follows:
In favor of the Powers amendment.
Mumnn, Sam T.. Adams, Merrill. Rand,
/ Powers. Larson. Mccoy, DIVER. Duryea,
Peter Nelson. Westphal and President
! Jones-12. A:s; ~: &NI
Nays-Gei'l,er, Lane Chatfeld. Nye,
| Holmes. Nels j. Nelson. McI4askey
Vaughan. Clark, A. s. Adams, Bow,
/ When the same pFopesition was ap-
piled to the Northwestern Telephone
company, .AlderInensEyet and, McLas-
key switched and tho Powers amend
ment Twas carried BY the following
4 vote: ..tsiB,
4 @Ayes-Munlm. Nye, p Sam E. Adams
Merrill. Rand. McLaskey. Powers, Larson
i Mccoy, ;Dwyer. Duryea. Peter Nelson
i Westphal and President Jones-14. f
Il Nays-Gerber, Lane. Chatfield,. Holmes
i Nels y. Nelson, Vaughan Clark. A. S
81 The adoption of the amendment
/ will be of little benefit to housemovers
4 as it is applicable only to a few blocks
OH O1llNeIS1Gy dNSlllei IN II. cLiiu UlOCh
: on Fiftieth. avenue N. but the vote is
:. important as indicating how the al
dermen stand on public questions
The votes also show that the Mime.
. apolis General Electric company i:
more Docular in the council than the
4 Northwestern Telephone company
for some reason or other.
! His ordinance compelling all com
panies using electric wires to cut the
same on application and tWenty-fou1
hours notice was given its first read
ing.
Bonds ito Be Issued.
81 The council provided for the issu
ance of the. rennaindergof the improve
4 ment bonds authorized by the last leg
islature. The aggregate amount u
.$415,000 Of which $175,000 is for TIN
) permanent Improvement fund, $500
8 for the revolving fund and $4,000
for bridges. These bonds Will rul
5 thirty years and will draw per cen
: interest altho several attempts wer
; made to have the Interest reduced t.
81 and 3a per cent.
l l.. The ordinance regulating the stor
age and sale of gasolene, naphthf
+, kerosene and turpentine was passed.
AT the request. Of Mayor. Haynes tn
, maximum size for the police force wa
increased from 225 to- 40 men to tax
$ effect Jan. /.
8 All Night Lights.
3 The all night and every night serv
> ice for street lighting was adopte
z without a dissenting vote. It ma
:. cause a slight deficit in the lightin
! fund, but this is of no consequence j
A view of, the general demand TO
4 lighted streets.
: At the instance. of Alderman wv. F
g Nye. the city engineer was, instructe
G to. Drenare an eStimate of the. cost q
: removing the garbage crerna tory fror
the workhouse to Halls island.
AS the next regular meeting day G
! the council falls on Christmas tn
: councillWi meet next Friday instead
n Roosevelt as a Boxer.
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