The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
MICROBES AND
NON.UNIONISM
GROUNDS ON WHICH AID. DWYER
FOUGHT RIVER ICE CUTTING.
Union Wins in City Council Against
Firm Employing Nonunion Labor
Stone for NOrthtOwn Bridge to Be
Dressed Here-COuncil Throws a
Bouquet at DR.. p. NJ. Hall.

Alderman James Dwyer, the famous
ice man in the city council, was a lit
tie mixed last evening on bacteriOlOgy
and trade unionism, but his political
instincts were on the alert and he Sc
cured the passage of a resolution pro-.
hibiting nonunion concerns from cut
ting ice in the Mississippi river. The
resolution was not worded quite that
way, but such was about the effect of
his measure.
The committee on health and hos
pitfalls had decided that there would
be no harm in allowing breweries and
cold storage companies to take ice
from the river for refrigerating pur-
poses only The Ice Wagon Drivers
and Helpers union protested against
the petition of one concern on the
ground that it employed nonunion Ia
Dor. An effort was made to have the
matter referred to the committee on
health and hospitals, but Mr.. Dwyer
| declared that it was not a question OF
health but of union ice. Later, how
| ever, he launched into labored dis
sertation on the danger from microbes,
and spoke strongly against allowing
| ice to be cut from the river, which was
| contaminated by sewage.
Alderman Chatfeld asked whether
| it was the microbes or unionism which
governed MI. Dryers position on the
question under discussion. Mr.. Dwyer
| hesitated a moment, smiled his in
tgenuous smile and frankly answered,
"Both." -
The union won out on the follow
4 ing vote:
t tAyes-Aldermen Ryan, Nelson, N. j.;
Rand, McLaskey, Vaughan, Larson, Nc
Coy, Dwyer Duryea, Nelson, Peter; West
Nays = Aldermen Gerber, Chatfeld
Mumm, Nye. Adams. S. E.; Merrill Pow
ers, Clark, Bow, Schoonmaker, President
Jones-11.
Alderman Dwyer followed up his
success by securing the passage Of a
resolution holding back all petitions
for permission to cut ice in the Missls-
! sippi and gave notice of the introduce
ton of an ordinance prohibiting ice
cutting in the river.
Victory for the Stone Cutters.
The Stone Cutters union won a
signal victory in their campaign for
Ethe substructure of the new bridge
across the river at Thirty-second av-
enue n, for the council awarded the
contracts for stone from the Kettle
River quarries to be delivered mere
| ''in the rough"
generous appreciation of the work
Of Health Commissioner P. M. Hall
was shown by the council in the pass
age of a resolution congratulatlng him
on winning the $4,000 damage suit
against him and expressing confidence
in his administration Of the depart
ment Of health. The resolution was
prepared and introduced by Alderman
G.. A. Westphal. and coming from the
other side of the house the resolution
is doubly encouraging to DR.. Hall.
Low Theater Licenses.
The matter of revoking the licenses
of the Columbia and Park theaters
did not come before the council, as
the committee which was to inter-
view the mayor had not yet found him.
! Alderman Powers took another step
in his crusade by moving for the re-
vocation of the license Of F. L. Knep-
per. SIT Washington avenue S, who
had been convicted of violating the
anti-winerOOm ordinance.
Old City Hall Lease.
The proposition to lease the old city
hall to Emil Johnson. who intends to
convert it into a lodging house, was
referred back to the committee on
public grounds and buildings with the
committee on ways and means, and
the aldermen Of the fourth ward
added. Alderman Dwyer sent up a
resolution providing that the city hal
be turned over to the board Of edu.
cation for a. free business col
: lege, after having advertised fol
bids for new glass for the whole
Third avenue side of the city hall tC
replace the panes destroyed by the
Paulle fire, the courthouse and city
hall commission has now concluded
that it is not required to furnish the
> glass more than once. The matter
was sent to the committee on public
grounds and buildings.
+ Place for f. j. Warren.
Building Inspector James G. Hough
: ton announced the appointment O.
: Fred J. Warren as assistant clerk fol
: the department and the appointment
4 was confirmed.
The resolution on establishing tn,
$ level of Lake Calhoun at an elevation
n of 144 feet, six inches higher than a
Y present, was returned to the specia
! committee. r
y y The city clerk was instructed to adver
. tise for bids for covering the thre
:, city patrol wagons.
The December payrolls were passe,
!. last night which will give city EN-
y ployes their wages In time for tn
: rhoHdays.
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