The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
MAN TO ABAIE
The SMOKE EVIL
COUNCIL AUTHORIZES APPOINT
MENT or AN INSPECTOR.
He Will Be Licensed Chief Engineer
Of Five Years Experience After
Fight for Delay Only Three Votes
Are Cast Against Ordinance Other
Council Business.

After close fight Health Commits
sioner p. M. Halls new smoke ordi-
nance creating the Office of smoke in
spector was passed by the council last
night.
times before 1t came to the final vote.
In original form it required the inspect
or to be a licensed engineer Of ten
years experience. AS soon as it was
read Alderman Mccoy proposed an
amendment, demanding that the inspect
or be licensed chief engineer. AS
Alderman Mccoy is himself an expert
enced engineer, his amendment was
taken in good faith and passed.
amendment reducing the experience re-
quirement. from ten to FIVE years; Al
derman Mccoy offered substitute
amendment just as roll was to be called
which. placed the requirement. at fif-
teen years experience. President Mer-
rill ruled the motion out OF order de-
| claring it merely a ruse to gain time,
and the Rand amendment was passed
by a vote Of Ia to 10.
/ ) On the final vote only Aldermen
Westphal, Mccoy and Ehle voted
against the ordinance.
| The new official is to have full
police powers and is to work under
The supervision Of the health depart
ment. He is required to give bond Of
| $500 and must devote all his time to
Ethe work Of abating the smoke nui-
sance. s.G.J 49,
The ordinance giving the Great
Northern permission to construct a
spur track in the alley between Wash.
ington avenue and Third street and
from Fourth avenue to Tenth avenue
N, was read to the council and referred
to The same special committee that con
sidered the application. .as f-...s,..
i Chief j. r. Canterbury of the fire
department. reported that more fremen
are required to be on detail at several
theaters built in the city recently. In
1904 city fremen served an aggregate
Of $40 days Of twenty-four hours each
to the theaters. This, the chief said
that theaters employ their own mon fol
this purpose. The matter was referred
i Because Of the high r is asked by
the bonding companies for furnishing
bonds for City Treasurer Hubert, Aid
erman Holmes moved that the Henne
pin members of the legislature be asked
to secure the passage of a. law designat
repositories. If this is done, and thu
banks compelled to give bonds, tn
treasurer's bond would be obtained at :
much lower figure. This motion wal
, carried.
&C. A. Nimocks reported that tn
overcharges in assessments are no
being paid promptly, and asked tina
a bond issue Of $4,000 be, pro
yided for the payment: He charge
that $4,000 in the water fund for pay
> ment of overcharges has been withheld,
and asks that the COMMITTEES be in
structed to pay over that amount. TIL
{ protest was referred to the water com
mittee for consideration
Z The report of the license committe
9 which yesterday turned down the appl
: cation Of g. e. Schraps for a license 70
: his restaurant on Sixth street, wa
2 adopted without comment. The repo1
! also RECOMMENDED that G. X. Levy's az
8 plication to conduct theater in the oil
Columbia building be not granted. !.
. r. e. Kenaston and E. j. Phelps di
I not make the application for fra1
9 chise allowing their proposed Mime
1 apolis- Mankato trolley line ITO .ente
. Minneapolis. They will be inco,
g porated before the next meeting and 8
! that time will make the application.