The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
POWERS SMELLS
ANOTHER MOUSE
HE FAILS TO AROUSE OTHER AL.
DERMEN, HOWEVER.
He Intimates that Alderman Holmes
Is Interested in a Paving Company,
but the Charge Receives Small At
tention-The Mayor Sends In
Comprehensive Message.

Another of Alderman f. M. Powers
council meeting. The aldermen
sighed YEARLY and unanimously
turned him down.
In the discussion Of paving con-
tracts, Powers dramatically charged
Alderman G. B. Holmes of the fifth
ward with being attorney for. the creo-
soted wood company and with using
his position as chairman of the paw
ing committe to throw the bulk of city
work to that company.
Alderman Holmes jumped to his
feet, with hot retort. He denied
that he was attorney for the company
but acknowledged that the official
publication of the articles Of incor-
poration bore the name of &c. B.
| Holmes, attorney" Nevertheless he
eating in Minneapolis and conducted
the incorporation proceedings. Now
he had no further interest in the con-
| Germ. .-
But even if he had lost his interest
in creosoted blocks, the other alder
men had not and several told what
a magnificent paving material it made.
i Alderman Powers was not convinced,
however, and maintained that cedar
block on concrete were not only
cheaper but far more desirable. He
stated that while the life of cedar
the interest on the difference in cost
between the two kinds of paving
would pay for a new surface of cedar
blocks every seven years.
A. But Creosote Won Out.
His arguments fell on deaf ears, for
the friends Of the creosoted block have
a controlling majority in the council.
Out Of $10S,000 to be spent on work
re-ordered from last season, $4,000
will go to creosoted wood, as against
: 1000 for sandstone, brick and mac
adam, and not a cent for cedar block
There is still $4,000 to be spent on
| paving this season, and an attempt
: is to be made to capture nearly the
whole sum for creosoted blocks.
Every alderman present, except
? Powers, voted for the report of the
4 paving committee. This report die
not include the new work, which viii
be considered at a special meeting
, next Friday.
Free Lunch Attacked.
t Alderman S. r. Adams introduced
an ordinance abolishing free lunche:
e in saloons. Such action is desired, no
/ only. by the liquor dealers. but also
by Health Commissioner P. NJ. Hal
r as q sanitary measure and by all those
K engaged in charitable and social re
form work. .n. -
a. Message from the Mayor.
:, A feature of the meeting was al
u annual report from Mayor j. =
7, Haynes, who summarized the work o
: the city departments for 1908, com
: plimented the police and made man.
| recommendations. He urged the di
: version of BaSSettS creek into the lax
: system of Minneapolis, the passag
e Of an automobile ordinance to supple
: ment the state law, the passage Of
io{1 no, cixyo
: dinance, the passage Of an ordinance
prohibiting the sale Of dangerous ex
d plosives for Fourth of July celebrat
# ing, and the establishment of a fire.
: employment bureau.
d The council passed the ordinance
e authorizing the health department t.
: tag wells condemned as dangerous
S The tags are to be Of brass and ar
to be fastened to the 'pumpe in con
:, spicuous places. ---.5
To Enlarge Reservoirs.
,e The city engineer was instructed t
" prepare estimates Of the cost of con
r. structing two additional basins at tn
Is reservoir, duplicating the presen
,e capacity Of 9S,0O0,000. ..,..
The council adopted the report o
IS the committee on sewers, providin
e for the apportionment of none
among the various wards. ,t
Il Alderman Schoonmaker, gave motto
Of an ordinance, fixing the level Q
: Lake Harriet at 1873 feet.
,e Liberty Bell Plan.
D 1t was decided to join the CONNER
cial bodies in a request to the city G
Philadelphia to permit the Libert
Bell to be shown in Minneapolis. 49,.
Permission was given to John Burn
to attach drinking troughs for dogs o
Re the horse fountains. Mr.. Burns wi
at
pense. .....:
10 Alderman Westphal gave notice {
l. an ordinance to repeal the curfew OF
a dinance, which was unnecessary be
is cause it was not enforced.
ly The Powers resolution providing fo
le the refundment of sewer assessmer
ar rebates in such a manner that the
10 can be applied on the payment Of cur
r, rent taxes was passed. "'
Of - d.