The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-06

the postoffice authorities until 1880
o'clock. while the first notice was re-
ceived at $3.50 in the afternoon.
Not only this, but the notice calling
for the special meeting for the consid-
Grafton of the pay roll did not bear the
inscription of the notice inclosing the
second notice, which was marked in
large characters
Confidential"
When asked why the notice of the
compromise resolution was marked
confidential" George T. Redington,
city clerk, who admitted sending both
notices, stated that he could not recol-
lect that the envelopes were so marked.
When told 7, e G lob had such an
envelope in its possession. he said
Il don't know what II was for.
don't remember anything about it,
What Council Believes
In this connection and in view Of
the fact that the control of the streets
by the city council would force the
street railway company TO pay the 5
per cent gross earnings tax and sub
NIT to regulation of fares, which is
plainly understood. certain members of
the council affected to believe that the
immediate advantages of the city to
be gained by improvements, requiring
hundreds of laborers, is of much more
Importance.
The acceptance by the street railway
company of the resolution, which was
filed with the city clerk last Saturday,
has, in the minds of certain aldermen
relegated the compromise resolution TO
the dismal past
No attempt is made by many alder
men and assemblymen to justify their
vote for the amendment other than
Mr.. Michael advised it,
This excuse appears to be all right
with a majority of the members of the
council who had never heard the terms
of the compromise resolution until read
by the corporation attorney, but there
are other members OF the council, con-
sisting of a few of the leaders, who
were called into a conference by the
corporation attorney and had explain
ed TO them the exact terms of the COM
promise.
The apparent efforts on the part of
the city promoters of the compromise
resolution to keep the fact of its exis-
tence from the public until action had
peen taken, can be readily seen by the
extraordinary efforts put forth to Sc
cure secrecy on the part of the mem
bers OF the council
Why Were Citizens Ignored
If the compromise resolution as
adopted was such a good thing for the
city why was il deemed advisable to
keep the fact that such a settlement
was approaching? Why did not the
corporation attorney who had thereto
fore made public all the terms of the
compromise Indicate through the press
the agreement that was accepted by
the council on Wednesday night2
These questions in the mind of the
public have a bearing on the ultimate
settlement. The self satisfied smile of
the members of the council who declare
that they consider the compromise a
good thing for the. city is not suffi-
cient proof to interested citizens that
they have received all that is due them.
10 questions put to the partisans OF
the adopted resolution as TO it's merits,
no answer can be secured other than
that 1T is good thing for the city,
AS TO whether the city has benefited
they do not care to state, other than
regarding the gross earnings tax and
the right of the streets conceded to the
councii, which the corporation attorney
held the supreme court would grant.
One alderman stated yesterday that he
was certain that IL the matter had been
postponed one day. and II the press or the
public had not had chance to discuss
the matter at all, that the resolution would
have been Overwhelmingly defeated
I'VE didn't know what we were voting
for, we took the word of Mr.. Michael that
II was all right" said an alderman, "but .
understand now that select coterle OF the
council was Invited to 90 over the matter
with Mr.. Michael before the resolution was
called up In the council. also understand
that certain Of these eouneIImen agreed to