The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-11
COULDN'T BROOK
COUNCIL DELAY
MAYOR WILL NOW SIGN KRED-
DONE PAVING CONTRACT.
He Notified the Council Last Evening
That He Had Waited Long Enough
for Opponents OF the Contract to
Act if They We're Ever Going To.

Mayor j. C. Haynes gave the alder
men another chance last evening to
clear the kreodone paving contract
muddle, but the aldermen declined to-
the mayor will sign the contract be-
fore the day is over. Alderman Fred
M. Powers urged that the action
awarding the contract to the Republic
lCreosoting company be reconsidered
but made no fight as he realized that
he was in a hopeless minority.
In communication to the council
was still withheld from the contract
in order that the aldermen might re-
consider. He announced that he
would otherwise sign the contract
without delay as Third avenue S was
torn up and impossible and the prop
erty owners were anxious for the paw
ing even at $1.71 a yard. Moreover.
fully a third Of the paving for this
season was to be of creosoted wood
block and unless the contract was
! signed the improvement of the streets
would be delayed and the laboring
men would be deprived Of work. AS
there was no intimation of corruption
he would be forced to sign the con-
tract He suggested, however, that
the paving assessments be annulled on
such streets as the majority of the
property owners were opposed to Gre
osoted wooden blocks. Furthermore,
there should be rigid inspection of
the creosoted Blocks and he particu-
larly cautioned the aldermen against
letting any large contracts by motion
and thereby depriving the mayor of
his right of veto.
Circus License Debate.
The aldermen had brief tilt over
the proposition of the license commit
tee to reduce the circus license for
the benefit Of the Ringing Brothers
show from $500 to $500. Aldermen
Powers, Dwyer, and Rand opposed the
measure and even wanted the fee in
creased. Mr.. Powers reminded the
aldermen that circuses were followed
by train Of pickpockets, swindlers
and toughs, who caused a carnival OF
crime. Alderman Dwyer moved that
the license fee be raised to $500. AL
derman E. G. Chatfeld appeared as
the special champion for the small
/ license but was unconyincing to his
colleagues, who eventually sent the
report back to the committee on
/ licenses. e.z
A formal resolution thanking the
street railway company for giving free
transportation to Il the $4,000 school
children on liberty bell day was intro
duced and unanimously passed.
To Remove Grade Crossings.
The S. E. Adams ordinance abolish.
ing grade crossings was referred to q
special committee of one alderman
from each ward the members Of the
committee on railroads to be included
The action Of the committee or
roads and bridges In. returning all the
certified checks accompanying the
bridge bids, except that Of the Mime.
apolis Steel and Machinery company
was approved: The contract will be
formally awarded ito. the Minneapolis
company as soon3 as the, war depart.
ment has approved the plans,
An ordinance making it a misde.
meanor punishable by a fine not te
exceed $25, to ride on the outside 0:
street cars or to cling to the car while
riding a bicycle or motor cycle, wa'
J passed. u
There were only nineteen aldermen
: present, among the absentees being
President D. P. Jones and Vice Presi
dent III. G. McLaskey. Alderman A
S. Adams was selected to preside an(
did so with Incoming dignity.